215/45 R16 - Best winter tyres 2025 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Dry
1.
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
81%
2.
Continental WinterContact TS 870
81%
3.
Vredestein Wintrac
77%
4.
Michelin Alpin 6
74%
5.
Toyo Observe S944
62%
6.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
61%
7.
Barum Polaris 5
57%
Wet
1.
Continental WinterContact TS 870
88%
2.
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
81%
3.
Michelin Alpin 6
70%
4.
Vredestein Wintrac
66%
5.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
61%
6.
Barum Polaris 5
41%
7.
Toyo Observe S944
40%
Snow
1.
Continental WinterContact TS 870
82%
2.
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
72%
3.
Michelin Alpin 6
63%
4.
Barum Polaris 5
61%
5.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
58%
6.
Vredestein Wintrac
52%
7.
Toyo Observe S944
44%
Comfort
1.
Continental WinterContact TS 870
82%
2.
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
76%
3.
Vredestein Wintrac
70%
4.
Michelin Alpin 6
60%
5.
Toyo Observe S944
57%
6.
Barum Polaris 5
55%
7.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
52%
Economy
1.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
91%
2.
Continental WinterContact TS 870
88%
3.
Barum Polaris 5
77%
4.
Vredestein Wintrac
77%
5.
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
69%
6.
Firestone Winterhawk 4
63%
7.
Michelin Alpin 6
59%
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215/45 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 17 tyre models available, which can be compared to 205/40 R18, 190/50 R17, 205/65 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (215mm), which means the sidewall height has 96.75 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 1884.64 mm, which is very similar to 175/70 R14(1886.84 mm), 195/50 R16(1889.35 mm), 185/60 R15(1894.38 mm), 185/65 R14(1872.7 mm), 215/40 R17(1896.89 mm), 205/40 R17(1871.76 mm), 165/65 R15(1870.82 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 215/45 R16: H(210km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 86, 90. You can find 215/45 R16 on 7 car models - mainly Seat, Skoda, Audi, Ford, Volkswagen.
