Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autoexpress 2026

θερινές Testing was conducted at the Continental Contidrom proving ground near Hannover in northern Germany, with all tyres bought anonymously from retail.

2026

Year

8

Tyres

Audi A3, driven by Auto Express expert tester John Barker.

Winner

Falken ZIEX ZE320

καλύτερη σχέση ποιότητας-τιμής

Maxxis Premitra HP6

Test vehicle

Audi A3

ελαστικά που δοκιμάστηκαν

8

Price vs quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Το Falken Ziex ZE320 κέρδισε στο φρενάρισμα σε στεγνό οδόστρωμα, ακινητοποιούμενο σχεδόν 0,5 μέτρα νωρίτερα από το δεύτερο Continental· το οικονομικό Dynamo ήταν το χειρότερο.

1

Falken ZIEX ZE320

βαθμολογία: νικητής της δοκιμής

85 €

91 V

elastika-online.gr

+3 More sizes →

94V 94V · 97 €94W · 99 €

Wet91.9

Dry100

Rolling resistance87

Noise98.7

Wet

Wet handling#1/8

Aquaplaning cross#3/8

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/8

Wet circle cornering#3/8

Wet braking#6/8

Dry

Dry braking#1/8

Dry handling#1/8

Comfort

Noise interior#3/8

Economy

Rolling resistance#4/8

Summary

2

Continental PremiumContact 7

βαθμολογία: Highly recommended

91 €

91 H

elastika-online.gr

+2 More sizes →

91V 91V · 91 €

Wet100

Dry99.1

Rolling resistance83

Noise99.4

Wet

Wet braking#1/8

Wet circle cornering#2/8

Wet handling#4/8

Aquaplaning cross#6/8

Aquaplaning longitudinal#6/8

Dry

Dry braking#2/8

Dry handling#3/8

Comfort

Noise interior#2/8

Economy

Rolling resistance#6/8

Summary

3

Firestone Roadhawk 2

βαθμολογία: Highly recommended

80 €

91 H

elastika-online.gr

+3 More sizes →

91V · 82 €91W · 91 €94V

Wet92.3

Dry98.7

Rolling resistance88.9

Noise100

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/8

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/8

Wet handling#3/8

Wet circle cornering#4/8

Wet braking#5/8

Dry

Dry handling#4/8

Dry braking#7/8

Comfort

Noise interior#1/8

Economy

Rolling resistance#3/8

Summary

4

Maxxis Premitra HP6

βαθμολογία: Recommended

80 €

91 V

elastika-online.gr

+1 More sizes →

94W · 83 €

Wet92.6

Dry99.6

Rolling resistance92.9

Noise97.5

Wet

Wet circle cornering#1/8

Wet braking#4/8

Wet handling#5/8

Aquaplaning cross#7/8

Aquaplaning longitudinal#7/8

Dry

Dry handling#2/8

Dry braking#6/8

Comfort

Noise interior#6/8

Economy

Rolling resistance#2/8

Summary

5

Pirelli Cinturato (C3)

βαθμολογία: Recommended

107 €

94 V

elastika-online.gr

Wet95.4

Dry98.6

Rolling resistance81.3

Noise98.1

Wet

Wet braking#2/8

Wet handling#2/8

Aquaplaning cross#4/8

Aquaplaning longitudinal#4/8

Wet circle cornering#8/8

Dry

Dry braking#3/8

Dry handling#6/8

Comfort

Noise interior#5/8

Economy

Rolling resistance#7/8

Summary

6

Michelin Primacy 5

βαθμολογία: Recommended

122 €

91 H

elastika-online.gr

+5 More sizes →

91V · 129 €91V 91W · 122 €+2

Wet93.3

Dry97.5

Rolling resistance100

Noise97.4

Wet

Wet braking#3/8

Aquaplaning longitudinal#4/8

Aquaplaning cross#5/8

Wet circle cornering#5/8

Wet handling#7/8

Dry

Dry braking#5/8

Dry handling#8/8

Comfort

Noise interior#7/8

Economy

Rolling resistance#1/8

Summary

7

Nokian Powerproof 2

βαθμολογία: Recommended

Wet90.3

Dry98.6

Rolling resistance86.8

Noise97.4

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#2/8

Aquaplaning longitudinal#2/8

Wet handling#6/8

Wet braking#7/8

Wet circle cornering#7/8

Dry

Dry braking#4/8

Dry handling#6/8

Comfort

Noise interior#7/8

Economy

Rolling resistance#5/8

Summary

8

Dynamo Street-H MH01

βαθμολογία: Not recommended

Wet78

Dry98.7

Rolling resistance74.7

Noise98.4

Wet

Wet circle cornering#6/8

Aquaplaning cross#8/8

Aquaplaning longitudinal#8/8

Wet braking#8/8

Wet handling#8/8

Dry

Dry handling#4/8

Dry braking#8/8

Comfort

Noise interior#4/8

Economy

Rolling resistance#8/8

Summary

Detailed results

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.

#	ονομασία	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	150 € 94 W
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	98 € 91 H +3 More
3	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	129 € 91 H +18 More
4	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	95 € 91 H +5 More
6	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	98 € 91 V +2 More
7	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	101 € 91 H +3 More

9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	113 € 91 H +17 More
10	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	96 € +8 More
11	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	99 € 91 H +4 More
12	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
13	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	101 € 94 V
14	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	95 € 91 H +20 More
15	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
16	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	87 € 91 H +10 More

17	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	73 € 91 H +4 More
18	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	103 € 91 H +5 More
19	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP4 75%	75%	Upper-middle	115 € 91 H +9 More
20	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	82 € 91 H +6 More
21	Budget Fulda EcoControl HP2 74%	74%	Budget	77 € 91 H +3 More
22	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	92 € 91 V +2 More
23	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	129 € 91 H +5 More
24	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	90 €

25	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	97 € 91 H +4 More
26	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	83 € 91 H +9 More
27	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	92 € 91 H +8 More
28	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	71 € 91 H +3 More
29	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	89 € 91 H +3 More
30	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
31	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	99 € 91 H +4 More
32	Budget Debica Presto HP2 64%	64%	Budget	92 € 91 H +3 More

33	Budget Sava Intensa HP2 63%	63%	Budget	82 € 91 H +3 More
34	Budget Kenda Kenetica Pro KR210 62%	62%	Budget
35	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 61%	61%	Premium	86 € 91 H +8 More
36	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
37	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	73 € 91 H +3 More
38	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	112 € 91 V +1 More
39	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	95 € 91 H +16 More
40	Budget Lassa Revola 49%	49%	Budget

41	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
42	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
43	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
44	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
45	Premium Vredestein ULTRAC 43%	43%	Premium	113 € +4 More
46	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
47	Budget Viking Protech NewGen 40%	40%	Budget	77 € 91 V +3 More
48	Budget Apollo Alnac 4G 39%	39%	Budget

49	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	72 € 0 V +9 More
50	B Triangle Effexsport TH202 33%	33%	B
51	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	107 € +10 More
52	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
53	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
54	Budget Gislaved Ultra Speed 2 25%	25%	Budget
55	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
56	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget

57	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
58	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
59	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	82 € 91 V +3 More
60	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
61	Budget Delinte DH2 17%	17%	Budget
62	Budget Imperial EcoDriver 5 15%	15%	Budget
63	Budget Radar RPX-800 14%	14%	Budget
64	Budget Firemax FM601 14%	14%	Budget

65	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
66	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
67	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
68	Budget Atlas Green HP 5%	5%	Budget