Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autobild 2021

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Kumho Ecsta HS51

Rating: Exemplary

Wet1-

Dry2+

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Wet Side Guide#1/20

Wet Braking#5/20

Dry

Dry Braking#2/20

Dry Handling#4/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/20

Mileage#3/20

Rolling Resistance#17/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/20

Ride Comfort#12/20

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/20

Wet Handling#8/20

Wet Side Guide#12/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Aquaplaning Cross#20/20

Dry

Dry Handling#9/20

Dry Braking#13/20

Economy

Mileage#3/20

Price Value Ratio#8/20

Rolling Resistance#13/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/20

Ride Comfort#12/20

Semperit Speed-Life 3

Rating: Exemplary

£58

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91V · £64 91W · £76 94V · £65

Wet1-

Dry2-

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Braking#1/20

Wet Handling#3/20

Wet Side Guide#3/20

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/20

Dry

Dry Handling#14/20

Dry Braking#19/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Mileage#5/20

Rolling Resistance#10/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/20

Ride Comfort#19/20

Debica Presto HP2

Rating: Exemplary

£53

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91V · £53 91W · £65 94V

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#5/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/20

Wet Side Guide#12/20

Wet Handling#13/20

Dry

Dry Handling#4/20

Dry Braking#13/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/20

Mileage#5/20

Rolling Resistance#10/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/20

Ride Comfort#12/20

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Rating: Exemplary

£90

91 H

tyres.pneus.online.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91H 91H +2

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Handling#3/20

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/20

Wet Side Guide#9/20

Dry

Dry Braking#4/20

Dry Handling#4/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/20

Mileage#9/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/20

Ride Comfort#19/20

Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125

Rating: Good

£70

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91V 91V 94H · £70 +2

Wet1-

Dry1-

Running costs3+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/20

Wet Handling#3/20

Wet Side Guide#5/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#1/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Mileage#16/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/20

Ride Comfort#12/20

Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2

Rating: Good

£91

91 V

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91V · £101 94V 94V +1

Wet1-

Dry1-

Running costs3+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/20

Wet Handling#3/20

Aquaplaning Cross#5/20

Wet Side Guide#9/20

Dry

Dry Braking#2/20

Dry Handling#9/20

Economy

Mileage#13/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Rolling Resistance#17/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/20

Ride Comfort#12/20

Michelin Primacy 4

Rating: Good

£93

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91H 91H · £103 +2

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/20

Wet Braking#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Wet Side Guide#12/20

Wet Handling#13/20

Dry

Dry Braking#4/20

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Mileage#2/20

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Rolling Resistance#4/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/20

Ride Comfort#4/20

Firestone Roadhawk

Rating: Good

£93

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91V · £93 91V 91W +1

Wet2+

Dry2+

Running costs3

Wet

Wet Handling#1/20

Wet Side Guide#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/20

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Dry Braking#4/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Mileage#16/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#12/20

Noise Exterior#20/20

Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2

Rating: Good

£72

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91V · £72 91W · £87 91Y · £90 +1

Wet2-

Dry2

Running costs1

Wet

Wet Braking#7/20

Wet Side Guide#9/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Wet Handling#15/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Dry

Dry Braking#13/20

Dry Handling#14/20

Economy

Mileage#1/20

Price Value Ratio#1/20

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#6/20

BFGoodrich Advantage

Rating: Satisfactory

£75

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £75 91V · £82 91V +2

Wet2-

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Braking#7/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/20

Wet Handling#18/20

Aquaplaning Cross#19/20

Wet Side Guide#20/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Dry Braking#13/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Mileage#9/20

Price Value Ratio#10/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/20

Ride Comfort#6/20

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: Satisfactory

£83

91 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94W · £84

Wet2

Dry2+

Running costs3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/20

Wet Side Guide#5/20

Wet Handling#8/20

Wet Braking#16/20

Dry

Dry Braking#4/20

Dry Handling#4/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Mileage#16/20

Rolling Resistance#17/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/20

Ride Comfort#6/20

Toyo Proxes Comfort

Rating: Satisfactory

£72

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91 · £78 91H · £73 91H · £77 +2

Wet2-

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Handling#8/20

Wet Side Guide#12/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Wet Braking#19/20

Dry

Dry Braking#4/20

Dry Handling#4/20

Economy

Mileage#9/20

Price Value Ratio#10/20

Rolling Resistance#13/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/20

Ride Comfort#6/20

Uniroyal RainSport 5

Rating: Satisfactory

£56

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91V · £56 91W · £79 94V · £67

Wet2+

Dry2-

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/20

Wet Handling#3/20

Wet Side Guide#3/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Dry

Dry Braking#19/20

Dry Handling#20/20

Economy

Mileage#9/20

Price Value Ratio#10/20

Rolling Resistance#17/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#4/20

Noise Exterior#6/20

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

Rating: Satisfactory

£67

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91V · £75 91V · £67 91V · £69 +2

Wet2-

Dry2

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Wet Handling#18/20

Wet Side Guide#18/20

Dry

Dry Braking#4/20

Dry Handling#9/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Mileage#5/20

Rolling Resistance#13/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/20

Ride Comfort#6/20

Fulda EcoControl HP2

Rating: Satisfactory

£57

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91V · £60 91W · £61 94V · £69

Wet2-

Dry2

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/20

Wet Side Guide#5/20

Wet Handling#8/20

Wet Braking#20/20

Dry

Dry Braking#13/20

Dry Handling#14/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Mileage#5/20

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/20

Ride Comfort#6/20

Nokian WetProof

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs3

Wet

Wet Side Guide#5/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Wet Handling#8/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Dry

Dry Braking#4/20

Dry Handling#9/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Price Value Ratio#19/20

Mileage#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/20

Ride Comfort#12/20

Kleber Dynaxer HP4

Rating: Satisfactory

£79

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £79 91V · £124 91V · £87 +2

Wet2-

Dry2

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Braking#7/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/20

Wet Side Guide#12/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Wet Handling#15/20

Dry

Dry Braking#13/20

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Price Value Ratio#10/20

Mileage#13/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#6/20

Dunlop Sport BluResponse

Rating: Satisfactory

£67

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91V · £68 91V · £85 91V · £74 +2

Wet2-

Dry2

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/20

Wet Side Guide#12/20

Wet Handling#15/20

Wet Braking#16/20

Dry

Dry Braking#4/20

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#16/20

Price Value Ratio#19/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#6/20

Nexen N blue HD Plus

Rating: Satisfactory

£51

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £51 91H · £63 91H +2

Wet3+

Dry2+

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Wet Braking#16/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Wet Handling#18/20

Wet Side Guide#18/20

Dry

Dry Braking#4/20

Dry Handling#9/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#8/20

Mileage#13/20

Rolling Resistance#13/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#6/20

Same size tyres not featured in the test

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	£107 94 W
2	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£100 94 V
3	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£77 91 H +2 More
4	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 90%	90%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2 88%	88%	Premium	£85 94 V
6	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 84%	84%	Premium	£98 91 H +5 More
7	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£87 0 V
8	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£72 91 V +2 More

9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£76 91 H +3 More
10	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£88 94 V
11	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£57 91 H +3 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£55 91 H +8 More
13	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£62 91 V +3 More
14	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£58 91 H +17 More
15	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 71%	71%	Premium	£89 91 H +4 More
16	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 70%	70%	Premium	£68 91 H +17 More

17	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
18	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 66%	66%	Premium	£94 91 H +5 More
19	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£77 91 H +3 More
20	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 61%	61%	Budget
21	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 60%	60%	Budget	£50 91 V +2 More
22	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 60%	60%	Budget
23	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 56%	56%	Premium	£78 91 H +19 More
24	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£56 91 H +4 More

25	Budget Sava Intensa HP2 54%	54%	Budget	£53 91 H +3 More
26	Premium Continental UltraContact 53%	53%	Premium	£80 91 H +3 More
27	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£79 91 H +4 More
28	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 33%	33%	Premium	£72 91 H +11 More
29	Premium Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 33%	33%	Premium
30	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 32%	32%	-
31	Budget Lassa Revola 28%	28%	Budget
32	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£57 0 V +9 More

33	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
34	Budget Apollo Alnac 4G 18%	18%	Budget	£50 +5 More
35	Budget Avon ZV7 12%	12%	Budget	£63 91 V +9 More
36	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget