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205/45 R16 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

/90%

£123

Recommended: Price/value

Kleber KRISALP HP3

/89%

£115

Today's discount (02.05):
Toyo Snowprox S954 205/45 R16 87 H 78%
£103mytyres.co.uk

Table of contents:

Best winter tyres in tests
205/45 R16 tyre test
205/45 R16 tyre ranking based on test results

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

/99%

Tested 5x in 2024, 7x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by AUTOEXPRESS 2023 225/45 R17
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/45 R18

Pluses:

Exceptional handling on the wet
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Short braking distance on snow
Great handling on dry roads
Exceptional traction on snow

Minuses:

-

check the prices for GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870

/98%

Tested 2x in 2024, 13x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - ADAC 2023 225/45 R17
Test winner - AUTOEXPRESS 2023 225/45 R17

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on snow
Great handling on dry roads
Short braking distance on dry roads

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Continental WinterContact TS 870

3. Michelin ALPIN 6

/72%

Tested 1x in 2024, 27x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ADAC 2023 225/45 R17

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional handling on the wet
Exceptional traction on snow
Great handling on dry roads
Great handling on snow

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Michelin ALPIN 6

205/45 R16 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 92%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 91%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 91%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 91%

5. Continental WinterContact TS 860 85%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 83%

7. Kleber Krisalp HP3 83%

8. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 83%

9. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

11. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 80%

12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 75%

13. Toyo Snowprox S954 71%

14. Michelin Alpin 5 ?%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 94%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 89%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 88%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%

6. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

7. Continental WinterContact TS 860 83%

8. Toyo Snowprox S954 79%

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3 79%

10. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 77%

11. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 77%

12. Michelin Alpin 5 77%

13. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 76%

14. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Toyo Snowprox S954 92%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 91%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 85%

5. Continental WinterContact TS 860 84%

6. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 84%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

8. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 82%

9. Michelin Alpin 5 79%

10. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 78%

11. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 77%

12. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 76%

13. Kleber Krisalp HP3 74%

14. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 96%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 93%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 87%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 86%

7. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

8. Continental WinterContact TS 860 83%

9. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 83%

10. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 82%

11. Kleber Krisalp HP3 81%

12. Toyo Snowprox S954 81%

13. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 78%

14. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 74%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 88%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 86%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 80%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 79%

5. Michelin Alpin 6 77%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 76%

7. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 75%

8. Continental WinterContact TS 860 75%

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3 74%

10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 70%

11. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 70%

12. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 67%

13. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 67%

14. Toyo Snowprox S954 61%

Price

205/45 R16

1. Toyo Snowprox S954 £103

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 £106

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 £113

4. Kleber Krisalp HP3 £115

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 £122

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 £123

7. Michelin Alpin 6 £143

8. Continental WinterContact TS 870 £152

9. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 £165

10. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?%

11. Continental WinterContact TS 860 ?%

12. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 ?%

13. Michelin Alpin 5 ?%

14. Pirelli Cinturato Winter ?%

205/45 R16 tyre ranking based on test results

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	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005		90.4% 80.1% 83% 85.4%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£123 87 H
2.	Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870		83.3% 84.8% 84.2% 78.9%		Használtautó.hu 2020	Premium
3.	Kleber KRISALP HP3		78.7% 82.7% 73.7% 79.3%		ADAC 2023	Upper-middle	£115 87 H
4.	Michelin ALPIN 6		84% 82.6% 85% 80.8%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£143 87 H
5.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		76.8% 73.4% 79.2% 86.2%		ADAC 2018	Premium
6.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2		73.2% 92.4% 73.3% 80.4%		ADAC 2023	Upper-middle
7.	Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3		85.5% 90.7% 83.7% 83.7%		Használtautó.hu 2020	Upper-middle
8.	Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		77.2% 83.1% 77.2% 78.9%		ADAC 2018	Premium
9.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5		76.3% 74.8% 77.8%			Lowcost	£122 87 H
10.	Toyo Snowprox S954		78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%			Upper-middle	£103 87 H
11.	Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52		77% 79.7% 75.6% 82.5%		ADAC 2018	Upper-middle	£106 87 H
12.	Fortune FSR901					Lowcost
13.	Imperial SnowDragon 3					Lowcost

Did you know ...?

205/45 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 10 tyre models available, which can be compared to 165/60 R15, 165/60 R14, 165/65 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 92.25 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 1856.37 mm, which is very similar to 175/60 R15(1856.68 mm), 185/50 R16(1857.94 mm), 195/60 R14(1852.28 mm), 195/40 R17(1846.63 mm), 165/80 R13(1866.73 mm), 165/70 R14(1842.86 mm), 165/65 R15(1870.82 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 205/45 R16: H(210km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 83, 87. You can find 205/45 R16 on 17 car models - mainly Skoda, Rover, Volkswagen, Alfa Romeo, Alpine.

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205/45 R16 is found on 17 vehicles:

155

A610

Matrix

Shuma

MX-5

A-Klasse

ZR

Colt

206

Clio

25
45

Ibiza

Roomster
Fabia

Golf
Polo