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Auto Express tyre test 2026: 205/55 R16
Auto Express compared 8 tyres in size 205/55 R16.
Volkswagen Golf; Skoda Octavia
Positions follow the original publisher classification.
Discipline positions compare tyres within this test and are separate from the overall finishing order.
These are the publisher’s percentages of the best result, not physical measurements. No absolute values have been reconstructed.
Unavailable source values are shown as — and are not estimated.
| Published overall result | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 | 100 / 100 |
| 2. | Michelin CrossClimate 3 | 99.6 / 100 |
| 3. | Continental AllSeasonContact 2 | 99.4 / 100 |
| 4. | Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 | 99.3 / 100 |
| 5. | Nokian Seasonproof 2 | 99 / 100 |
| 6. | Falken EuroALL Season AS220 | 98.2 / 100 |
| 7. | Linglong Sport Master 4S | 97.7 / 100 |
| 8. | Tomket Allyear 3 | 92.4 / 100 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 1/8. Auto Express · Published overall result: 100 / 100.
- Published overall result: 100 / 100 · 1/8
- Best discipline position: Dry braking (1/8)
- Lowest discipline position: Snow braking (8/8)
| Snow braking (%) | 95.5 |
|---|---|
| Snow traction (%) | 95.6 |
| Snow handling – objective (%) | 98.4 |
| Longitudinal aquaplaning (%) | 96.4 |
| Cornering aquaplaning (%) | 91.4 |
| Wet braking (%) | 100 |
| Wet handling – objective (%) | 100 |
| Wet circle cornering (%) | 99.6 |
| Dry braking (%) | 100 |
| Dry handling – objective (%) | 98.7 |
| Interior noise (%) | 99.9 |
| Rolling resistance (%) | 85.5 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
Michelin CrossClimate 3: 2/8. Auto Express · Published overall result: 99.6 / 100.
- Published overall result: 99.6 / 100 · 2/8
- Best discipline position: Snow braking (1/8)
- Lowest discipline position: Interior noise (8/8)
| Snow braking (%) | 100 |
|---|---|
| Snow traction (%) | 100 |
| Snow handling – objective (%) | 100 |
| Longitudinal aquaplaning (%) | 93.8 |
| Cornering aquaplaning (%) | 85.3 |
| Wet braking (%) | 94.1 |
| Wet handling – objective (%) | 99.3 |
| Wet circle cornering (%) | 97.7 |
| Dry braking (%) | 95.8 |
| Dry handling – objective (%) | 98.3 |
| Interior noise (%) | 99 |
| Rolling resistance (%) | 99.2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
Continental AllSeasonContact (★72) 2: 3/8. Auto Express · Published overall result: 99.4 / 100.
- Published overall result: 99.4 / 100 · 3/8
- Best discipline position: Wet circle cornering (1/8)
- Lowest discipline position: Interior noise (7/8)
| Snow braking (%) | 96.8 |
|---|---|
| Snow traction (%) | 94.8 |
| Snow handling – objective (%) | 97.5 |
| Longitudinal aquaplaning (%) | 91.7 |
| Cornering aquaplaning (%) | 86.7 |
| Wet braking (%) | 99.7 |
| Wet handling – objective (%) | 99.9 |
| Wet circle cornering (%) | 100 |
| Dry braking (%) | 93.4 |
| Dry handling – objective (%) | 99.7 |
| Interior noise (%) | 99.3 |
| Rolling resistance (%) | 93.2 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6: 4/8. Auto Express · Published overall result: 99.3 / 100.
- Published overall result: 99.3 / 100 · 4/8
- Best discipline position: Interior noise (1/8)
- Lowest discipline position: Rolling resistance (7/8)
| Snow braking (%) | 97.9 |
|---|---|
| Snow traction (%) | 95.8 |
| Snow handling – objective (%) | 98 |
| Longitudinal aquaplaning (%) | 95.3 |
| Cornering aquaplaning (%) | 87.8 |
| Wet braking (%) | 99.7 |
| Wet handling – objective (%) | 98.3 |
| Wet circle cornering (%) | 99.6 |
| Dry braking (%) | 97 |
| Dry handling – objective (%) | 99 |
| Interior noise (%) | 100 |
| Rolling resistance (%) | 86.1 |
Nokian Seasonproof 2
Nokian Seasonproof 2: 5/8. Auto Express · Published overall result: 99 / 100.
- Published overall result: 99 / 100 · 5/8
- Best discipline position: Cornering aquaplaning (1/8)
- Lowest discipline position: Dry handling – objective (8/8)
| Snow braking (%) | 96.5 |
|---|---|
| Snow traction (%) | 94 |
| Snow handling – objective (%) | 97.9 |
| Longitudinal aquaplaning (%) | 100 |
| Cornering aquaplaning (%) | 100 |
| Wet braking (%) | 95.5 |
| Wet handling – objective (%) | 98.5 |
| Wet circle cornering (%) | 99.8 |
| Dry braking (%) | 93 |
| Dry handling – objective (%) | 96.9 |
| Interior noise (%) | 99.7 |
| Rolling resistance (%) | 96.4 |
Falken EuroALL Season AS220
Falken EuroALL Season AS220: 6/8. Auto Express · Published overall result: 98.2 / 100.
- Published overall result: 98.2 / 100 · 6/8
- Best discipline position: Interior noise (2/8)
- Lowest discipline position: Wet handling – objective (6/8)
| Snow braking (%) | 97.6 |
|---|---|
| Snow traction (%) | 95 |
| Snow handling – objective (%) | 96.6 |
| Longitudinal aquaplaning (%) | 88.4 |
| Cornering aquaplaning (%) | 74.4 |
| Wet braking (%) | 94.9 |
| Wet handling – objective (%) | 97.7 |
| Wet circle cornering (%) | 98.7 |
| Dry braking (%) | 95 |
| Dry handling – objective (%) | 99.3 |
| Interior noise (%) | 99.9 |
| Rolling resistance (%) | 94 |
Linglong Sport Master 4S
Linglong Sport Master 4S: 7/8. Auto Express · Published overall result: 97.7 / 100.
- Published overall result: 97.7 / 100 · 7/8
- Best discipline position: Dry handling – objective (1/8)
- Lowest discipline position: Wet handling – objective (7/8)
| Snow braking (%) | 97.7 |
|---|---|
| Snow traction (%) | 93.6 |
| Snow handling – objective (%) | 95.1 |
| Longitudinal aquaplaning (%) | 85.5 |
| Cornering aquaplaning (%) | 65.8 |
| Wet braking (%) | 93.3 |
| Wet handling – objective (%) | 97.5 |
| Wet circle cornering (%) | 98.7 |
| Dry braking (%) | 93.4 |
| Dry handling – objective (%) | 100 |
| Interior noise (%) | 99.6 |
| Rolling resistance (%) | 96.6 |
Tomket Allyear 3
Tomket Allyear 3: 8/8. Auto Express · Published overall result: 92.4 / 100.
- Published overall result: 92.4 / 100 · 8/8
- Best discipline position: Rolling resistance (1/8)
- Lowest discipline position: Wet handling – objective (8/8)
| Snow braking (%) | 97.4 |
|---|---|
| Snow traction (%) | 93.3 |
| Snow handling – objective (%) | 94.4 |
| Longitudinal aquaplaning (%) | 81.3 |
| Cornering aquaplaning (%) | 62.8 |
| Wet braking (%) | 77.2 |
| Wet handling – objective (%) | 89.8 |
| Wet circle cornering (%) | 93.8 |
| Dry braking (%) | 86.9 |
| Dry handling – objective (%) | 98.6 |
| Interior noise (%) | 99.4 |
| Rolling resistance (%) | 100 |
The original source includes an additional reference tyre outside the ranked results grid. Continental WinterContact TS 870
The original source includes an additional reference tyre outside the ranked results grid. Continental PremiumContact 7