Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - ACE 2019

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£120 94 W
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£64 91 H +3 More
3	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£75 91 V +2 More
4	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£92 94 V
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£95 91 V +4 More
6	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	£69 91 H +5 More
7	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£82 91 W +5 More
8	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£77 91 W +2 More
9	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£69 0 V
10	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£63 91 V +3 More
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£82 91 V +3 More
12	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£65 +8 More
13	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£85 91 V +4 More
14	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£61 91 V +3 More
15	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
16	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£86 94 V
17	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£79 91 W +20 More
18	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
19	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£54 91 V +10 More
20	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£73 91 V +5 More
21	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£56 91 H +4 More
22	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP4 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£84 91 V +9 More
23	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£70 91 H +6 More
24	Budget Fulda EcoControl HP2 74%	74%	Budget	£53 91 V +3 More
25	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	£60 91 W +2 More
26	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£97 91 W +5 More
27	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£65
28	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£78 91 H +4 More
29	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£73 91 H +9 More
30	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£62 91 W +3 More
31	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£74 91 V +3 More
32	Budget Debica Presto HP2 64%	64%	Budget	£60 91 H +3 More
33	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£74 91 H +4 More
34	Budget Sava Intensa HP2 63%	63%	Budget	£61 91 H +3 More
35	Budget Kenda Kenetica Pro KR210 62%	62%	Budget
36	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£92 91 V +4 More
37	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£60 91 V +1 More
38	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£62 91 H +3 More
39	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£78 91 V +1 More
40	Budget Lassa Revola 49%	49%	Budget
41	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
42	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
43	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
44	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
45	Premium Vredestein ULTRAC 43%	43%	Premium	£83 +4 More
46	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
47	Budget Viking Protech NewGen 40%	40%	Budget	£72 91 V +3 More
48	Budget Apollo Alnac 4G 39%	39%	Budget
49	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£58 0 V +9 More
50	B Triangle Effexsport TH202 33%	33%	B
51	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£60 +10 More
52	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
53	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
54	Budget Gislaved Ultra Speed 2 25%	25%	Budget
55	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget	£69 91 V +3 More
56	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
57	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
58	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
59	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£59 91 W +3 More
60	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
61	Budget Delinte DH2 17%	17%	Budget
62	Budget Imperial EcoDriver 5 15%	15%	Budget	£73 91 H +3 More
63	Budget Radar RPX-800 14%	14%	Budget
64	Budget Firemax FM601 14%	14%	Budget
65	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
66	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
67	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
68	Budget Atlas Green HP 5%	5%	Budget