Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autobild 2024

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	£65 91 H +3 More
3	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£103 94 V
4	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£83 91 H +18 More
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£96 91 V +4 More
6	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£82 91 H +5 More
7	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£77 91 V +2 More
8	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£69 0 V
9	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium
10	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£64 91 H +3 More
11	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£62 91 V +3 More
12	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£80 91 H +20 More
13	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£92 94 V
14	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
15	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£56 91 H +4 More
16	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
17	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£67 91 H +6 More
18	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£95 91 H +5 More
19	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£65
20	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£78 91 H +4 More
21	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£75 91 H +3 More
22	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
23	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£75 91 H +4 More
24	Budget Debica Presto HP2 64%	64%	Budget	£56 91 H +3 More
25	Budget Sava Intensa HP2 63%	63%	Budget	£56 91 H +3 More
26	Budget Kenda Kenetica Pro KR210 62%	62%	Budget
27	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£60 91 V +1 More
28	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£62 91 H +3 More
29	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£76 91 H +16 More
30	Budget Lassa Revola 49%	49%	Budget
31	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
32	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
33	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
34	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	£365 91 H +3 More
35	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
36	Budget Viking Protech NewGen 40%	40%	Budget	£72 91 V +3 More
37	Budget Apollo Alnac 4G 39%	39%	Budget
38	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£53 0 V +9 More
39	B Triangle Effexsport TH202 33%	33%	B
40	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£63 +10 More
41	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
42	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
43	Budget Gislaved Ultra Speed 2 25%	25%	Budget
44	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget	£63 91 H +3 More
45	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
46	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
47	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
48	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£59 91 V +3 More
49	Budget Delinte DH2 17%	17%	Budget
50	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
51	Budget Imperial EcoDriver 5 15%	15%	Budget	£65 91 H +3 More
52	Budget Radar RPX-800 14%	14%	Budget
53	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
54	Budget Firemax FM601 14%	14%	Budget
55	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
56	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
57	Budget Atlas Green HP 5%	5%	Budget