265/70 R16 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Ecocontact 6

7.7

£187

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Efficientgrip 2 SUV

'26#3

'25#3

'23#4

9.2

Expert summary

Comfortable and quiet SUV tyre that is very well balanced with a lean towards durability

Recommended

#13

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#13 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Mileage

100%

Interior noise

100%

Exterior noise

91%

+12

Dry handling

64%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

62%

Dry braking

49%

Test results

2026235/55 R18#3(Recommended)

2025215/55 R18#3(Exemplary)

2023225/65 R17#4(Exemplary)

2022235/55 R18#1(Exemplary)

2021215/60 R17#1(Exemplary)

2021235/55 R18#2(-)

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Turanza T005

'25#4

'24#3

'23#3

8.8

Price from

£169

Price from£169

Expert summary

The Turanza T005 was introduced in 2018, but still stands as a great tyre, offered in incredible 350 different sizes. It’s universal also in it’s properties - it’s a balanced mix of wet and dry performance with above-average rolling resistance.

Performance

Rolling resistance

95%

Dry driving behavior

84%

Wet handling - objective

83%

+21

Price/value

29%

Exterior noise

25%

Grass traction

11%

Test results

2025205/55 R16#4(Recommended)

2024215/40 R18#3(Very good)

2023205/55 R16#3(-)

2023205/55 R16#3(Highly recommended)

2023205/55 R16#4(Good)

2022215/55 R17#1(-)

2022215/55 R17#1(Highly recommended)

2022245/45 R19#2(Very good)

2022185/65 R15#2(Good)

2022215/60 R16#3(Good)

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265/70 R16 112 T

C C 72dB

£169

mytyres.co.uk

£169

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EcoContact 6

'26#6

'22#7

'22#8

7.7

Price from

£187

Price from£187

Performance

Dry steering response

100%

Rolling resistance

100%

Fuel efficiency

100%

+16

Aquaplaning - longitudal

11%

Aquaplaning - cross

8%

Wet handling - objective

0%

Test results

2026195/55 R16#6(Good)

2022215/55 R17#7(Good)

2022185/65 R15#8(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#19(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#23(-)

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265/70 R16 112 H mfs

C D 71dB

£187

mytyres.co.uk

£187

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4

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Wrangler AT Adventure

'25#10

'22#3

5.6

Price from

£167

Price from£167

Test results

2025255/55 R18#10(Conditionally recommended)

2022275/65 R18#3(-)

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265/70 R16 112 T

D D 73dB

£167

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£167

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Upper-middle

Zeon 4XS Sport

'26#29

'23#11

4.9

Performance

Gravel traction

100%

Wet handling - objective

90%

Dry handling

80%

+15

Comfort

20%

Fuel efficiency

14%

Aquaplaning - cross

11%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#29(-)

2023225/65 R17#11(Conditionally recommended)

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Budget

SL369

'26#4

4.1

Performance

Exterior noise

100%

Cost per warranted mile

100%

Wet braking

83%

+11

Subjective dirt handling

0%

Comfort

0%

Subjective noise

0%

Test results

2026265/70 R17#4(-)

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

79%

2. Bridgestone Turanza T005

78%

3. Firestone Roadhawk

72%

4. Continental EcoContact 6

50%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

72%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

65%

3. Firestone Roadhawk

60%

4. Continental EcoContact 6

35%

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Customer reviews

395 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Continental EcoContact 6 2.8/5 (154)

Michelin Latitude Cross 3.9/5 (59)

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GoodYear Efficientgrip SUV 3.3/5 (32)

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Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 2.5/5 (9)

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265/70 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 19 tyre models available, which can be compared to 235/45 R19, 175/80 R14, 185/75 R16. Let's break down the sizing - 70 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 70% of the tyre width (265mm), which means the sidewall height has 185.5 mm. The wheel diameter is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2442.27 mm, which is very similar to 265/65 R17(2438.82 mm), 275/40 R22(2446.67 mm), 265/60 R18(2435.36 mm), 245/70 R17(2434.11 mm), 265/55 R19(2431.91 mm), 245/75 R16(2431.28 mm), 275/45 R21(2453.27 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 265/70 R16: H(210km/h), Q(160km/h), R(170km/h), S(180km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 102, 110, 111, 112, 116, 117, 121. You can find 265/70 R16 on 6 car models - mainly .

265/70 R16 is found on 6 vehicles:

Land Cruiser J7/J9/J12/J15