Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autobild 2021

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 PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£86 91 H +2 More
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£75 91 H +3 More
3	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 96%	96%	Premium	£102 94 W
4	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 94%	94%	Premium	£97 94 V
5	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£74 91 V +2 More
6	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£69 0 V
7	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£67 91 H +3 More
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£83 91 H +17 More
9	Upper-middle Yokohama ADVAN A052 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£198 94 W
10	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£62 91 V +3 More
11	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£92 91 H +4 More
12	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£91 94 V
13	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£80 91 H +20 More
14	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
15	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 76%	76%	Premium	£82 91 H +3 More
16	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£74 91 H +5 More
17	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£56 91 H +4 More
18	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
19	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£55 91 H +10 More
20	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£70 91 H +6 More
21	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	£59 91 V +2 More
22	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 73%	73%	Premium	£92 91 H +5 More
23	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£81
24	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£79 91 H +4 More
25	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£73 91 H +3 More
26	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium	£96 91 H +5 More
27	Budget Sava Intensa HP2 63%	63%	Budget	£53 91 H +3 More
28	Budget Kenda Kenetica Pro KR210 62%	62%	Budget
29	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 56%	56%	Upper-middle	£75 91 H +4 More
30	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 55%	55%	Budget	£62 91 V +1 More
31	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£71 91 H +16 More
32	Budget Lassa Revola 49%	49%	Budget
33	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
34	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
35	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
36	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
37	Premium Vredestein ULTRAC 43%	43%	Premium	£85 +4 More
38	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
39	Budget Viking Protech NewGen 40%	40%	Budget	£72 91 V +3 More
40	Budget Apollo Alnac 4G 39%	39%	Budget
41	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£68 0 V +9 More
42	B Triangle Effexsport TH202 33%	33%	B
43	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£63 +10 More
44	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 30%	30%	Budget	£59 91 V +3 More
45	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
46	Budget Gislaved Ultra Speed 2 25%	25%	Budget
47	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
48	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
49	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
50	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
51	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 19%	19%	Budget
52	Budget Delinte DH2 17%	17%	Budget
53	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
54	Budget Imperial EcoDriver 5 15%	15%	Budget	£77 91 H +3 More
55	Budget Firemax FM601 14%	14%	Budget
56	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
57	Budget Radar RPX-800 14%	14%	Budget
58	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
59	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
60	Budget Atlas Green HP 5%	5%	Budget