185/50 R16 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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W462 Winter i*cept RS3

7.4

163 €

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7.9

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Premium

WinterContact TS 870

'26#1

'26#1

'26#2

9.8

Price from

149 €

Price from149 €

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#3

2026

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Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Wet circle cornering

95%

Snow cornering

93%

+23

Snow handling - objective

64%

Price/value

63%

Snow traction

61%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026185/65 R15#1(καλό)

2026205/55 R16#1(-)

2026225/50 R17#2(καλό)

2026225/45 R17#4(Highly recommended)

2025225/45 R17#1(νικητής της δοκιμής)

2024205/55 R16#1(καλό)

2024205/55 R16#1(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#8(-)

2023225/45 R17#1(νικητής της δοκιμής)

2023225/45 R17#1(καλό)

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185/50 R16 81 H XL EVc

B D 71dB

149 €

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149 €

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2

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UltraGrip Performance 3

'26#3

'26#6

9.2

Price from

142 €

Price from142 €

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#7

2026

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Performance

Dry driving behavior

100%

Wet side guide

100%

Wear

95%

+27

Interior noise

62%

Rolling resistance

58%

Price/value

53%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026225/45 R17#3(Highly recommended)

2026225/50 R17#3(καλό)

2026205/55 R16#6(-)

2026185/65 R15#6(Satisfactory)

2026245/45 R19#9(-)

2025245/45 R19#1(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#1(καλό)

2025215/55 R17#1(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#2(καλό)

2025225/45 R17#2(-)

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185/50 R16 81 H EVR

C D 70dB

142 €

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142 €

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W462 Winter i*cept RS3

'26#3

'26#6

8.2

Price from

163 €

Price from163 €

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Wet side guide

100%

Dry steering response

100%

+21

Rolling resistance

36%

Wet safety

33%

Interior noise

31%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026185/65 R15#3(Satisfactory)

2026205/55 R16#3(-)

2026225/50 R17#6(Satisfactory)

2025215/55 R17#2(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#4(πολύ καλό)

2024205/55 R16#4(Satisfactory)

2024215/55 R17#4(Recommended)

2024215/55 R17#5(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#6(καλό)

2024205/55 R16#14(-)

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185/50 R16 81 H mfs

B D 71dB

163 €

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163 €

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4

Premium

Blizzak 6

'26#4

'26#5

'26#5

9.1

Price from

156 €

Price from156 €

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#8

2026

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Performance

Snow safety

100%

Lateral guidance on snow

96%

Gravel traction

91%

+26

Interior noise

49%

Exterior noise

47%

Price/value

34%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026205/55 R16#4(-)

2026225/50 R17#5(Satisfactory)

2026225/45 R17#5(Highly recommended)

2026245/45 R19#5(-)

2025235/50 R19#1(νικητής της δοκιμής)

2025275/35 R19#2(πολύ καλό)

2025215/55 R17#3(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#3(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#3(Exemplary)

2025225/45 R17#3(-)

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185/50 R16 85 H

B C 70dB

156 €

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156 €

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Upper-middle

WinterCraft WP52+

'26#6

'26#11

'26#12

8.1

Price from

115 €

Price from115 €

Performance

Dry braking

97%

Wet braking

93%

Wet circle cornering

84%

+14

Snow handling - objective

43%

Dry handling - objective

29%

Aquaplaning - cross

28%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026225/45 R17#6(Recommended)

2026245/45 R19#11(-)

2026185/65 R15#12(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#4(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#4(-)

2025215/55 R17#5(καλό)

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185/50 R16 81 H

B D 71dB

115 €

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115 €

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Upper-middle

EuroWinter HS02

'26#7

'25#9

'24#7

6.5

Price from

115 €

Price from115 €

Performance

Interior noise

90%

Dry braking

75%

Dry steering response

75%

+16

Snow braking

6%

Lateral guidance on snow

0%

Snow handling - objective

0%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026205/55 R16#7(-)

2025215/55 R17#9(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#22(-)

2023205/60 R16#11(Satisfactory)

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185/50 R16 81 H 115 €

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115 €

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Budget

Speed-Grip 5

'26#13

'25#11

'25#14

8.0

Price from

140 €

Price from140 €

Performance

Interior noise

100%

Dry handling - objective

88%

Aquaplaning - cross

84%

+17

Wet handling

36%

Wet handling - objective

25%

Snow handling - objective

25%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026245/45 R19#13(-)

2025225/40 R18#11(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#15(-)

2024205/55 R16#3(Exemplary)

2024215/55 R17#4(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#6(-)

2023225/45 R17#6(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#16(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#19(-)

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185/50 R16 81 H

C D 71dB

140 €

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

77%

2. Michelin Alpin 6

74%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

73%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

70%

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

69%

7. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906

67%

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

65%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

64%

10. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

57%

Wet

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

84%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

77%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

73%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

70%

6. Michelin Alpin 6

70%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

59%

8. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906

58%

9. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

57%

10. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

56%

Snow

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

78%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

73%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

70%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

69%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

68%

6. Michelin Alpin 6

63%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

57%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

50%

9. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

45%

10. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906

44%

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Continental WinterContact TS 860 3.6/5 (47)

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