215/70 R16 - Best winter tyres 2025 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Best winter tyres in tests (2025)
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Dry
1.
FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02
92%
2.
Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P
79%
3.
Vredestein Wintrac
77%
4.
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
77%
5.
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
65%
6.
Toyo Observe S944
62%
7.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
61%
8.
Uniroyal WinterExpert
36%
Wet
1.
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
87%
2.
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
72%
3.
Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P
72%
4.
Vredestein Wintrac
66%
5.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
61%
6.
Falken Eurowinter HS02
55%
7.
Uniroyal WinterExpert
52%
8.
Toyo Observe S944
40%
Snow
1.
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
67%
2.
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
66%
3.
Uniroyal WinterExpert
64%
4.
Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P
63%
5.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
58%
6.
Vredestein Wintrac
52%
7.
Toyo Observe S944
44%
8.
Falken Eurowinter HS02
24%
Comfort
1.
Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P
73%
2.
Vredestein Wintrac
70%
3.
FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02
69%
4.
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
61%
5.
Toyo Observe S944
57%
6.
Uniroyal WinterExpert
52%
7.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
52%
8.
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
48%
Economy
1.
Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P
94%
2.
Uniroyal WinterExpert
91%
3.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
91%
4.
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
85%
5.
Vredestein Wintrac
77%
6.
Firestone Winterhawk 4
63%
7.
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
58%
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215/70 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 47 tyre models available, which can be compared to 205/70 R15, 245/35 R19, 185/55 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 70 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 70% of the tyre width (215mm), which means the sidewall height has 150.5 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 2222.36 mm, which is very similar to 285/35 R20(2222.68 mm), 205/55 R19(2224.56 mm), 245/35 R21(2214.51 mm), 225/55 R18(2213.88 mm), 275/45 R18(2213.88 mm), 285/30 R21(2212.94 mm), 285/40 R19(2232.42 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 215/70 R16: H(210km/h), Q(160km/h), R(170km/h), S(180km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 100, 104, 108, 110. You can find 215/70 R16 on 20 car models - mainly Ford, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Opel, CITROËN.
