Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - ADAC 2023

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	£127 94 W
2	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£78 91 H +2 More
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£61 91 H +3 More
4	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 95%	95%	Premium	£96 94 V
5	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£75 91 V +2 More
6	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£96 0 V
7	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£67 91 H +3 More
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£81 91 H +3 More
9	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 81%	81%	Premium	£93 91 H +5 More
10	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£61 91 V +3 More
11	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£84 91 H +17 More
12	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£89 94 V
13	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£81 91 H +20 More
14	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
15	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
16	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£56 91 H +4 More
17	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£72 91 H +6 More
18	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£70
19	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£74 91 H +3 More
20	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£63 91 V +1 More
21	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£74 91 H +4 More
22	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£80 91 V +1 More
23	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£71 91 H +16 More
24	Budget Lassa Revola 49%	49%	Budget
25	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
26	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
27	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
28	Premium Vredestein ULTRAC 43%	43%	Premium	£86 +4 More
29	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
30	B Triangle Effexsport TH202 33%	33%	B
31	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
32	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
33	Budget Gislaved Ultra Speed 2 25%	25%	Budget
34	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
35	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
36	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
37	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£60 91 V +3 More
38	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
39	Budget Imperial EcoDriver 5 15%	15%	Budget	£75 91 H +3 More
40	Budget Firemax FM601 14%	14%	Budget
41	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
42	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
43	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
44	Budget Atlas Green HP 5%	5%	Budget