215/65 R16 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

#1

elastika lab.euRecommended#1 χειμερινά ελαστικά 2026

Performance

Wear

100%

Gravel traction

100%

Sand traction

100%

+29

Wet handling - objective

38%

Ice lateral guidance

33%

Price/value

8%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#1(Exemplary)

2025275/35 R19#1(Outstanding)

2025245/45 R19#2(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#2(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#2(-)

2024235/35 R19#1(Exemplary)

2024245/45 R18#1(Exemplary)

2024235/35 R19#1(νικητής της δοκιμής)

2023225/45 R18#1(νικητής της δοκιμής)

Price variants (1)

215/65 R16 102 H

B B 68dB

185 €

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185 €

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2

Premium

UltraGrip Performance 3

'26#6

'25#1

9.3

Price from

148 €

Price from148 €

#5

elastika lab.euRecommended#5 χειμερινά ελαστικά 2026

Performance

Dry driving behavior

100%

Wet side guide

100%

Gravel traction

91%

+27

Interior noise

62%

Rolling resistance

58%

Price/value

53%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026205/55 R16#6(-)

2025225/40 R18#1(καλό)

2025215/55 R17#1(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#1(Highly recommended)

2025215/55 R17#2(καλό)

2025225/45 R17#2(-)

2025275/35 R19#3(πολύ καλό)

2025225/40 R18#3(-)

2025235/50 R19#4(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#5(καλό)

Price variants (2)

215/65 R16 98 H XL EVR

C C 71dB

148 €

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148 €

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215/65 R16 102 H XL EVR

C B 72dB

148 €

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148 €

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3

Upper-middle

W462 Winter i*cept RS3

'26#3

'25#2

'25#4

8.1

Price from

108 €

Price from108 €

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

2026205/55 R16#3(-)

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(-)

2023225/45 R17#4(-)

2023205/60 R16#5(καλό)

Price variants (4)

215/65 R16 98 H

B C 72dB

108 €

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108 €

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215/65 R16 98 H

B C 72dB

143 €

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143 €

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215/65 R16 102 H

B C 72dB

110 €

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110 €

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215/65 R16 102 H

B C 72dB

136 €

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136 €

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4

Premium

Winter

'26#8

'25#1

'25#2

7.5

Price from

110 €

Price from110 €

Performance

Snow traction

100%

Snow cornering

100%

Comfort

100%

+11

Interior noise

30%

Dry handling

26%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

23%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026205/55 R16#8(-)

2025225/40 R18#1(-)

2025225/40 R18#2(Exemplary)

Price variants (1)

215/65 R16 102 H

C C 71dB

110 €

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110 €

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5

Premium

Alpin 7

'26#4

'25#1

'25#3

8.2

Price from

158 €

Price from158 €

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Snow handling - objective

100%

Wet side guide

100%

+17

Aquaplaning - cross

55%

Interior noise

41%

Snow acceleration

33%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026205/55 R16#4(-)

2025215/65 R17#1(πολύ καλό)

2025215/55 R17#3(πολύ καλό)

2025235/50 R19#3(Exemplary)

2025225/45 R17#4(-)

2025215/55 R17#5(καλό)

2025215/55 R17#6(καλό)

Price variants (1)

215/65 R16 98 H XL

B C 71dB

158 €

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158 €

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6

Premium

Blizzak 6

'26#4

'25#1

'25#2

9.0

Price from

136 €

Price from136 €

#7

elastika lab.euRecommended#7 χειμερινά ελαστικά 2026

Performance

Snow safety

100%

Lateral guidance on snow

96%

Gravel traction

91%

+26

Interior noise

49%

Dry braking

49%

Price/value

34%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026205/55 R16#4(-)

2025235/50 R19#1(νικητής της δοκιμής)

2025275/35 R19#2(πολύ καλό)

2025225/40 R18#3(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#3(καλό)

2025225/45 R17#3(-)

2025215/55 R17#3(καλό)

2025245/45 R19#4(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#6(-)

2025215/55 R17#6(πολύ καλό)

Price variants (2)

215/65 R16 98 H

B C 70dB

164 €

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164 €

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215/65 R16 102 H

B C 70dB

136 €

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136 €

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7

Upper-middle

WinterCraft WP52+

'25#4

'25#5

8.7

Price from

114 €

Price from114 €

#10

elastika lab.euRecommended#10 χειμερινά ελαστικά 2026

Performance

Dry braking

95%

Wet braking

93%

Wet handling

88%

+10

Snow traction

47%

Comfort

42%

Aquaplaning - cross

31%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#4(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#4(-)

2025215/55 R17#5(καλό)

Price variants (2)

215/65 R16 98 H

B C 72dB

114 €

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114 €

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215/65 R16 98 H

B C 72dB

115 €

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115 €

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8

Premium

WinterContact TS 870 P

'25#1

9.4

Price from

137 €

Price from137 €

#4

elastika lab.euRecommended#4 χειμερινά ελαστικά 2026

Performance

Dry handling - objective

93%

Rolling resistance

92%

Mud traction

91%

+26

Gravel traction

46%

Sand traction

46%

Price/value

4%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025215/55 R17#1(καλό)

2025215/55 R17#1(Outstanding)

2025235/50 R19#1(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#3(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#5(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#6(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#7(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#13(-)

2024215/55 R17#2(Highly recommended)

2024235/55 R18#2(πολύ καλό)

Price variants (3)

215/65 R16 98 T XL

B C 71dB

148 €

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148 €

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215/65 R16 98 H EVc

B C 71dB

137 €

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137 €

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215/65 R16 102 H XL

B C 71dB

148 €

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148 €

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9

Premium

Winter Sport 5

'25#4

'24#2

'24#4

8.6

Price from

140 €

Price from140 €

#14

elastika lab.euRecommended#14 χειμερινά ελαστικά 2026

Performance

Snow handling - objective

100%

Ice braking

85%

Safety

85%

+19

Exterior noise

35%

Dry handling - objective

29%

Snow acceleration

14%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#4(καλό)

2024215/55 R17#2(καλό)

2024235/35 R19#4(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#5(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(καλό)

2024205/55 R16#11(-)

2023205/60 R16#1(καλό)

2023225/45 R17#4(καλό)

2023225/45 R18#7(καλό)

2023225/45 R18#15(-)

Price variants (8)

215/65 R16 98 H

C C 72dB

208 €

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208 €

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215/65 R16 109

C D 73dB

140 €

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140 €

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10

Budget

Polaris 6

'25#2

'25#9

'25#10

8.3

Price from

106 €

Price from106 €

Performance

Exterior noise

100%

Price/value

100%

Snow acceleration

100%

+12

Aquaplaning - cross

38%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

36%

Snow cornering

21%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025215/65 R17#2(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#9(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#10(-)

Price variants (1)

215/65 R16 102 H XL

C B 72dB

106 €

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106 €

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11

Premium

Cinturato Winter 2

'25#6

'25#7

'25#8

7.2

Price from

210 €

Price from210 €

Performance

Snow safety

100%

Snow handling

72%

Wet circle cornering

70%

+22

Dry steering response

13%

Safety

7%

Lateral guidance on snow

6%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025215/55 R17#6(καλό)

2025215/55 R17#7(καλό)

2025215/55 R17#8(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#10(καλό)

2024205/55 R16#4(-)

2024215/55 R17#6(-)

2024215/55 R17#7(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#11(Sufficient)

2024205/55 R16#13(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R17#5(-)

Price variants (1)

215/65 R16 102 H

B B 71dB

210 €

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210 €

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12

Upper-middle

WinterExpert

'25#5

'25#8

'25#12

8.1

Price from

111 €

Price from111 €

Performance

Rolling resistance

93%

Dry handling - objective

86%

Ice braking

78%

+21

Safety

19%

Wet side guide

0%

Wet handling - objective

0%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#5(-)

2025225/40 R18#8(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(-)

2024205/55 R16#9(καλό)

2023225/45 R18#11(-)

2023225/45 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2023205/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

2022245/45 R19#7(Sufficient)

2022215/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

Price variants (1)

215/65 R16 102 H XL 111 €

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111 €

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13

Upper-middle

EuroWinter HS02

'26#7

'25#9

'24#7

6.5

Price from

98 €

Price from98 €

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)

Price variants (1)

215/65 R16 98 H

B D 68dB

98 €

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98 €

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14

Upper-middle

Snowproof 2 SUV

'25#8

'24#9

'23#5

7.1

Price from

114 €

Price from114 €

Performance

Price/value

100%

Aquaplaning - cross

93%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

85%

+17

Dry steering response

22%

Snow traction

20%

Wet braking

19%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025235/50 R19#8(Sufficient)

2024235/55 R18#9(καλό)

2023235/60 R18#5(Recommended)

Price variants (2)

215/65 R16 98 H

B C 70dB

114 €

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114 €

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215/65 R16 102 H

B C 70dB

119 €

elastika-online.gr

119 €

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15

Upper-middle

Krisalp HP3

'25#7

'25#12

'25#14

8.0

Price from

138 €

Price from138 €

Performance

Snow braking

96%

Ice lateral guidance

90%

Snow traction

88%

+19

Dry handling

31%

Dry handling - objective

25%

Wet handling - objective

13%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#7(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#12(-)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#8(καλό)

2024205/55 R16#16(-)

2023225/45 R18#4(-)

2023205/60 R16#10(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#11(Satisfactory)

2022215/60 R16#7(Satisfactory)

2022225/45 R17#8(-)

Price variants (2)

215/65 R16 102 H 138 €

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138 €

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16

Upper-middle

G-FORCE WINTER 2

'25#11

'25#12

'24#10

8.2

Price from

139 €

Price from139 €

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Snow handling - objective

100%

Snow braking

100%

+23

Dry lane changing

39%

Dry handling

35%

Wet handling - objective

22%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#11(-)

2025225/40 R18#12(καλό)

2024205/55 R16#10(καλό)

2024205/55 R16#13(-)

2023225/45 R18#4(καλό)

2023225/45 R18#5(-)

2023205/60 R16#8(Satisfactory)

2022185/65 R15#5(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#6(-)

2022215/55 R17#9(καλό)

Price variants (2)

215/65 R16 98 H 139 €

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139 €

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215/65 R16 102 H 145 €

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145 €

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17

Budget

Speed-Grip 5

'25#11

'25#14

'25#15

8.0

Price from

105 €

Price from105 €

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

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(-)

2022185/65 R15#3(καλό)

Price variants (2)

215/65 R16 98 H

C C 72dB

105 €

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105 €

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18

Upper-middle

Winterhawk 4

'25#7

'25#16

'25#18

6.3

Price from

104 €

Price from104 €

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

95%

Ice braking

92%

Ice lateral guidance

82%

+24

Safety

19%

Dry braking

15%

Dry lane changing

14%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#7(-)

2025225/40 R18#16(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#18(Sufficient)

2024205/55 R16#10(-)

2024215/55 R17#10(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#18(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#6(-)

2023205/60 R16#7(καλό)

2023225/60 R18#9(Not recommended)

2023225/45 R18#20(Not recommended)

Price variants (2)

215/65 R16 98 H

B C 71dB

104 €

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104 €

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19

Budget

Kristall Control HP2

'25#13

'25#18

6.8

Price from

108 €

Price from108 €

Performance

Ice lateral guidance

97%

Aquaplaning - cross

91%

Lateral guidance on snow

86%

+20

Wet handling

18%

Wet circle cornering

16%

Dry lane changing

0%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#13(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#18(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#18(-)

2024205/55 R16#19(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#20(-)

2023205/60 R16#9(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#23(-)

2022225/45 R17#6(-)

2022215/55 R17#18(-)

2021225/50 R17#11(Satisfactory)

Price variants (1)

215/65 R16 98 H

C B 72dB

108 €

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108 €

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20

Upper-middle

BluEarth Winter V906

'25#8

'25#28

'24#8

5.5

Price from

106 €

Price from106 €

Performance

Dry lane changing

89%

Dry handling

86%

Comfort

82%

+20

Snow traction

14%

Snow safety

11%

Lateral guidance on snow

0%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025245/45 R19#8(-)

2025225/40 R18#28(-)

2024215/55 R17#8(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#19(-)

2024205/55 R16#20(Satisfactory)

Price variants (1)

215/65 R16 98 H

B D 71dB

106 €

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106 €

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21

Budget

Premitra Snow WP6

'26#10

'25#10

'25#19

3.3

Price from

93 €

Price from93 €

Performance

Safety

94%

Dry steering response

89%

Price/value

84%

+29

Mud traction

18%

Snow handling - objective

11%

Wet safety

0%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026205/55 R16#10(-)

2025245/45 R19#10(-)

2025225/40 R18#19(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#44(-)

2024245/45 R18#11(Satisfactory)

2024215/55 R17#13(Sufficient)

2024205/55 R16#41(-)

2023225/45 R18#34(-)

2022225/45 R17#6(-)

2022185/65 R15#8(Satisfactory)

Price variants (2)

215/65 R16 102 H 93 €

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93 €

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22

Budget

Eskimo HP2

'25#23

'24#23

'23#14

6.2

Price from

103 €

Price from103 €

Performance

Price/value

97%

Ice lateral guidance

97%

Rolling resistance

87%

+16

Aquaplaning - longitudal

16%

Exterior noise

13%

Wet circle cornering

8%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#23(-)

2024205/55 R16#23(-)

2023225/45 R17#14(Satisfactory)

2022215/60 R16#9(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#22(-)

2021225/50 R17#10(Satisfactory)

2021205/55 R16#13(-)

2021205/55 R16#17(Satisfactory)

Price variants (1)

215/65 R16 98 H

C B 72dB

103 €

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103 €

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23

Budget

Frigo HP2

'25#27

'23#18

5.6

Price from

95 €

Price from95 €

Performance

Price/value

92%

Snow braking

77%

Snow traction

74%

+12

Wet circle cornering

15%

Exterior noise

12%

Dry handling - objective

0%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#27(-)

2023225/45 R18#18(Conditionally recommended)

2023225/45 R18#18(-)

2022215/55 R17#24(-)

Price variants (1)

215/65 R16 98 H

B C 72dB

95 €

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95 €

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