225/55 R16 Tyres

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Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 (2) 90% 85% 85% 95% 95% 90%
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 (32) 93% 91% 88% 89% 84% 86%
Hankook Ventus RSS Z211 (1) 90% 80% 90% 80% 100% 80%
Uniroyal MS Plus 77 (7) 88% 96% 78% 88% 78% 88%
Yokohama AVS Sport (6) 93% 80% 90% 90% 82% 82%
Continental PremiumContact 7 (18) 94% 95% 90% 87% 84% 78%
Nokian Line (65) 92% 90% 89% 89% 82% 86%
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 (78) 92% 89% 82% 85% 90% 84%
Fulda SportControl (40) 92% 87% 85% 83% 85% 86%
Goodyear UltraGrip 8 (58) 88% 92% 86% 82% 86% 87%
Apollo Acelere Winter (4) 85% 88% 83% 83% 90% 85%
Falken Eurowinter HS01 (20) 88% 90% 86% 76% 88% 82%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (406) 92% 89% 85% 85% 80% 87%
Kleber Quadraxer (42) 81% 87% 79% 71% 89% 87%
Platin RP 410 Diamant (3) 90% 87% 83% 73% 93% 93%
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 (48) 90% 92% 82% 88% 80% 81%
Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D (37) 89% 93% 88% 88% 88% 92%
Hankook Optimo 4S (32) 86% 86% 79% 78% 78% 88%
Continental WinterContact TS 850 (56) 88% 90% 85% 85% 85% 90%
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (301) 90% 88% 84% 84% 74% 82%
Bridgestone Turanza GR90 (21) 81% 86% 83% 81% 74% 92%
Michelin CrossClimate Plus (111) 88% 86% 82% 74% 88% 87%
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 (40) 82% 84% 78% 78% 87% 83%
Uniroyal RainExpert (132) 85% 91% 81% 76% 75% 86%
Pirelli Sottozero Serie II (28) 85% 88% 90% 82% 82% 88%
Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 (41) 89% 81% 80% 80% 78% 86%
Matador MP 44 Elite 3 (16) 90% 84% 85% 71% 81% 78%
Kumho Ecsta HS52 (10) 91% 81% 85% 85% 82% 64%
Continental UltraContact (11) 87% 83% 83% 72% 90% 81%
Neuton NT5000 (66) 88% 77% 81% 76% 84% 83%
Momo North Pole W2 (7) 82% 78% 78% 84% 68% 70%
Continental WinterContact TS 830 P (37) 86% 86% 82% 78% 85% 87%
Avon ZZ5 (93) 90% 83% 83% 86% 70% 82%
Hankook Winter i cept evo2 (25) 86% 79% 82% 82% 85% 86%
Goodyear UltraGrip 7 Plus (30) 85% 86% 80% 65% 82% 83%
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons (61) 84% 83% 82% 82% 86% 82%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Directional 5 (30) 87% 81% 79% 85% 76% 78%
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (89) 91% 78% 83% 87% 71% 74%
Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) 85% 91% 78% 76% 76% 80%
Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response (103) 88% 84% 84% 77% 76% 80%
Continental WinterContact TS 850 P (18) 84% 86% 86% 86% 81% 79%
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun (97) 87% 83% 82% 80% 77% 79%
Avon Ice Touring ST (40) 81% 86% 74% 72% 82% 81%
Michelin CrossClimate (143) 88% 85% 82% 80% 84% 89%
Continental UltraContact UC6 (45) 87% 83% 73% 77% 80% 84%
Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (89) 85% 81% 81% 82% 78% 76%
Toyo Proxes T1 Sport (50) 90% 79% 86% 84% 67% 78%
Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) 84% 92% 79% 78% 64% 83%
Vredestein Ultrac Cento (22) 83% 78% 76% 73% 86% 82%
Nexen N Blue HD Plus (67) 83% 79% 78% 76% 77% 83%
Nokian V (7) 89% 84% 74% 77% 87% 73%
Vredestein Sportrac 2 (6) 73% 87% 82% 77% 90% 67%
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (245) 86% 84% 76% 78% 73% 85%
Nexen Arrowspeed CP661 (12) 81% 74% 73% 75% 80% 76%
Michelin Primacy 4 (153) 85% 81% 74% 77% 82% 84%
Kumho Winter Craft WP51 (14) 81% 75% 71% 72% 82% 84%
Viking Wintech (15) 82% 76% 77% 74% 80% 82%
Nokian One (15) 89% 79% 79% 75% 85% 79%
Barum Bravuris 2 (127) 85% 78% 79% 71% 75% 80%
Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04 (61) 84% 77% 76% 76% 76% 81%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT (175) 88% 84% 83% 82% 60% 82%
Bridgestone Potenza RE71R (13) 98% 80% 85% 93% 53% 40%
Nexen N Fera SU1 (128) 84% 76% 76% 78% 74% 82%
Tigar High Performance (22) 82% 72% 80% 75% 74% 80%
Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (114) 84% 75% 76% 78% 74% 79%
Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D (40) 81% 84% 80% 77% 76% 77%
Avon ZV5 (112) 84% 78% 77% 77% 71% 77%
Dunlop Sport BluResponse (181) 88% 84% 79% 76% 62% 83%
Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme (64) 83% 86% 82% 77% 87% 86%
Firestone TZ300A (24) 80% 79% 70% 78% 78% 74%
Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) 83% 75% 77% 76% 72% 74%
Vredestein Ultrac (20) 84% 79% 72% 75% 65% 78%
Bridgestone A001 (47) 91% 92% 89% 80% 84% 83%
Michelin Primacy 3 (191) 85% 79% 76% 77% 69% 80%
Michelin Energy XM2 (50) 81% 74% 73% 74% 86% 73%
Michelin Energy Saver (136) 83% 71% 74% 71% 85% 80%
Tigar Winter 1 (10) 73% 74% 76% 70% 81% 82%
Dunlop Direzza DZ101 (8) 85% 68% 80% 79% 67% 76%
Yokohama Advan A032R (2) 100% 70% 85% 85% 40% 50%
Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) 88% 80% 81% 77% 62% 74%
Cooper Zeon CS6 (33) 83% 74% 69% 74% 85% 72%
Ohtsu FP7000 (4) 95% 73% 78% 88% 67% 85%
Avon ZZ3 (115) 84% 75% 78% 75% 70% 74%
Nokian WR A3 (75) 92% 87% 88% 82% 90% 91%
Michelin Primacy HP (198) 85% 75% 77% 74% 77% 76%
Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue (33) 86% 71% 75% 71% 87% 77%
Michelin Primacy LC (12) 82% 79% 67% 68% 73% 88%
Bridgestone Turanza GR100 (4) 83% 80% 78% 65% 73% 78%
Kumho Ecsta HM KH31 (27) 81% 73% 76% 74% 72% 78%
Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco (49) 83% 77% 77% 74% 72% 77%
Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (193) 83% 77% 77% 72% 78% 71%
Uniroyal RainSport 5 (65) 77% 86% 70% 69% 75% 80%
Continental Premium Contact 5 (116) 87% 82% 76% 77% 58% 78%
Falken ZE912 (200) 82% 74% 75% 70% 71% 79%
Hankook Kinergy 4S2 (32) 80% 80% 69% 72% 77% 78%
Goodride All Season Elite Z 401 (3) 87% 73% 70% 70% 0% 87%
Bridgestone Turanza T005 (137) 83% 81% 74% 74% 67% 74%
Maxxis Premitra HP5 (34) 84% 77% 74% 75% 66% 69%
Michelin Pilot Primacy (52) 80% 76% 71% 68% 85% 71%
Falken FK452 (211) 82% 72% 75% 73% 69% 73%
Federal SS535 (5) 90% 65% 83% 58% 80% 60%
Fulda Carat Progresso (13) 78% 72% 75% 74% 71% 72%
Three A P606 (47) 79% 73% 69% 69% 72% 76%
Prestivo PV8000 Sport (1) 90% 70% 70% 70% 50% 80%
Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (180) 83% 73% 73% 75% 69% 74%
Avon ZV7 (125) 83% 78% 73% 72% 61% 79%
Continental Premium Contact 2 (198) 84% 77% 75% 73% 62% 73%
Toyo T1R (288) 83% 69% 75% 75% 63% 70%
Avon ZX7 (42) 83% 81% 75% 73% 58% 77%
Kumho Solus KH15 (24) 76% 69% 71% 60% 75% 80%
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) 84% 78% 76% 73% 60% 65%
Sailun Ice Blazer WSL 2 (3) 70% 73% 70% 77% 77% 63%
Kormoran Road Performance (24) 80% 65% 66% 69% 73% 79%
Petlas Snow Master W651 (27) 77% 66% 64% 69% 86% 71%
Hankook Ventus Prime2 (61) 79% 73% 72% 71% 67% 72%
Altenzo Comforter (87) 78% 59% 69% 62% 75% 79%
Bridgestone DriveGuard (26) 84% 83% 77% 74% 47% 69%
Toyo Proxes C1S (36) 78% 69% 71% 69% 66% 71%
Pirelli P 7 (85) 79% 69% 71% 68% 73% 65%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) 83% 69% 74% 72% 66% 59%
Rovelo RPX 998 (30) 80% 62% 69% 65% 65% 73%
Continental WinterContact TS 810 (5) 76% 70% 76% 56% 58% 76%
Continental Eco Contact 5 (88) 80% 67% 68% 68% 74% 68%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM30 (9) 77% 72% 65% 56% 76% 69%
Dunlop SP Sport 01 (124) 78% 67% 71% 69% 69% 65%
Kinforest KF550 UHP (20) 74% 65% 70% 68% 65% 69%
Sumitomo HTR Z (4) 83% 73% 80% 70% 50% 68%
Viking Snow Tech II (10) 76% 66% 76% 53% 76% 74%
Event Potentum (14) 75% 67% 59% 66% 74% 68%
Bridgestone Turanza T001 (105) 80% 70% 70% 67% 63% 72%
Nexen CP641 (33) 75% 59% 62% 67% 76% 70%
Goodyear Eagle NCT5 (91) 75% 61% 68% 61% 78% 69%
Bridgestone Turanza GR80 (6) 65% 70% 62% 58% 60% 80%
Goodyear EfficientGrip (139) 77% 68% 63% 61% 71% 71%
Nokian eNTYRE (24) 78% 62% 68% 55% 78% 67%
Wanli S1063 (80) 74% 58% 63% 61% 77% 65%
Evergreen EU72 (48) 75% 61% 60% 60% 73% 67%
Nankang NS2 (211) 76% 58% 65% 62% 73% 62%
Landsail LS288 (36) 74% 60% 65% 61% 68% 70%
Bridgestone Turanza ER300 RFT (11) 66% 57% 67% 67% 70% 65%
Dunlop SP Sport 9000 (60) 75% 64% 64% 61% 65% 62%
Landsail LS388 AS (49) 77% 69% 72% 68% 71% 77%
Nexen N3000 (45) 73% 55% 63% 62% 63% 67%
Dayton D320 (9) 78% 60% 60% 54% 60% 70%
Sailun Atrezzo SH402 (12) 71% 54% 64% 64% 60% 67%
Goodyear Eagle GT (2) 75% 75% 60% 60% 40% 55%
Kenda KOMET PLUS KR23 (22) 73% 57% 66% 61% 71% 77%
Maxxis MA V1 (19) 69% 61% 61% 53% 65% 61%
GT Radial Champiro VP1 (5) 78% 56% 66% 66% 55% 56%
Continental EcoContact 6 (94) 75% 58% 57% 61% 54% 69%
Premiorri Solazo S Plus (8) 70% 49% 51% 54% 70% 66%
Firestone TZ100 (8) 71% 60% 65% 63% 59% 49%
Landsail DH2 (24) 71% 55% 58% 54% 57% 60%
Kenda KAISER KR20 (64) 66% 46% 55% 54% 71% 55%
Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (136) 70% 47% 57% 55% 69% 48%
Primewell PZ900 (59) 72% 58% 54% 57% 57% 50%
Accelera Alpha (130) 65% 44% 53% 49% 69% 56%
Pirelli P6000 (175) 66% 46% 55% 48% 67% 60%
Runway ENDURO 916 Plus (45) 66% 53% 52% 54% 62% 41%
Triangle TR918 (11) 65% 30% 57% 46% 76% 62%
Westlake SA 07 (8) 71% 41% 45% 49% 58% 64%
Marangoni Verso (38) 69% 48% 55% 47% 49% 54%
Zeta Ztr10 (31) 59% 44% 48% 46% 60% 60%
Tigar Prima (8) 60% 45% 54% 51% 46% 56%
Falken ZE512 (27) 67% 47% 52% 50% 45% 55%
Tracmax IcePlus S110 (3) 53% 37% 17% 15% 53% 60%
Nankang S600 (11) 60% 39% 47% 47% 65% 39%
Event WL905 (129) 59% 30% 41% 39% 60% 49%
Infinity INF 05 (68) 56% 31% 42% 39% 62% 45%
Autogrip F107 (127) 58% 27% 44% 36% 60% 50%
Mohawk M112 (28) 59% 34% 44% 40% 53% 46%
Wanli S1088 (85) 57% 35% 41% 39% 59% 38%
Constancy LY266 (1) 60% 0% 40% 40% 80% 10%
Linglong Winter Hero Radial 650 (4) 37% 13% 43% 18% 77% 38%
Fullrun HP199 (79) 48% 28% 32% 33% 53% 27%
Rockstone Radial F105 (25) 38% 20% 33% 30% 54% 36%
Sunny SN3800 (63) 50% 29% 30% 29% 44% 28%
Sunew YS112 (11) 34% 22% 21% 21% 19% 20%

225/55 16 Tyre Review Highlights

Ohtsu FP7000 rated 60% while driving a Mitsubishi GTO
Driving on mostly town for 28000 average miles
I drive a FWD Mitsubishi 3000gt. I've only ever driven on a couple tires in my life, but Imo, these tires are amazing in the dry. They are definitely a sporty compound. The understeer on corner exit even when pushed past the limit is very progressive and predictable. They do not squeal when pushed past the limit like eco tires, they grip very hard. However, these tires will start to show their weakness when ambient temps start to drop below 70F. Ride quality starts to drop as they get hard, and they will lose traction. Hydroplaning/rain was never an issue, Great confidence in the rain. But as said before, if it's cold rain especially, they will spin. They are advertised as all seasons but think of them more like summers. During heavy snowstorms with a couple mm of fresh snow on the ground, my car will get squirrely only going 55 on the interstate. This is even with new (less than 5000 mile) tread. The treadwear rating is pretty low, so I'm not surprised that 30,000 miles in, they are about 75% worn to the first wear bar.

They have seen a low double-digit amount of first gear burnouts though during special occasions btw =D
tyre reviewed on 2024-03-11 14:43:14
Goodride All Season Elite Z 401 rated 65% while driving a Ford Mustang GT Convertible
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 spirited miles
Update after almost a year:

it's a winter tyre in the first place. Snow traction, braking, cold wet roads, sludge, the tyre performs fine.

Delayed steering response has indeed been noticeable.

As soon the outside temperature is above 10-15°C then the car becomes unstable above 80km/h. This was a little disappointing but since I have another set of rims with summer tyres I will keep using them in the winter.

They were also fitted on a small Hyundai rental car and I would say that the performance was acceptable in summer conditions.

For a small car they are fine. Heavy and high performance I rather use them in winter only.
tyre reviewed on 2024-01-30 21:09:19
Toyo Proxes C1S rated 71% while driving a Volvo
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 average miles
When the tyres is new it have a good grip in dry and wet but after 10000km the grip is still good in dry but there is some aquaplanning in wet. The wear rate is acceptable compared with other tyres. When the tyres is new the noise level is to the minimun but as it wear out the noise can be heard from inside the car when going through rough road.
tyre reviewed on 2023-12-16 13:40:38
Michelin Primacy 4 rated 80% while driving a BMW E39 5 series
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
In the dry the Primacy 4's been excellent. Grip feels almost infinite, to the point where I find it hard to use all of it on public roads. In terms of comfort, it's a quiet, pleasant tire to cruise with. At highway speeds up to 180 km/h I can't really find any fault with the tire. It's relatively quiet and absorbs enough of the road to almost feel like driving on a cloud.
In the wet the grip is still above average, much better than my current winter tire (Vredestein Wintrac Pro in the same tire size). Comfort and noise levels are in check, although it's harder to judge noise with all the extra noises introduced by the water on the road.
One thing I sometimes miss is communication during turn in and feedback from the road. I guess this could be party because of the relatively meaty sidewall but to me it was noticeable enough to point it out.
Regardless of that downside, overall a great tire that suits the characteristics of a 5 series well.
tyre reviewed on 2023-10-04 23:03:16
Bridgestone Turanza T005 rated 99% while driving a BMW 320d efficient dynamics
Driving on mostly motorways for 40000 average miles
My BMW 320d came with run flat tires but the driving was very stiff with a lot of noise and vibrations.
I call BMW ans questioned the type of tires that my car came originally.
It was non run flat 225/55/16R, the company that I bought the car paid for 4 new Bridzestone turanza.
I drove he car in weekly basis from Aberdeen to midlands and then from midlands to the south cost.
I drove any condition and time of the day and I never experienced any problem.
I really filled safe in any condition and also on rain and wet.
During the winter I was using winter tires - Michelin alpine since the BMW is dangerous driving on snow with summer tires.
I had only one flat, actually one small screw from one of my garage projects penetrated into the tire, I removed it after hundreds of miles and plug it.
Best tire ever.
I have tested other Bridgestone types in my old E30, michelin, vredestein and others but the specific tire appears flexible, safe, reliable, longlasting, trustworthy.
I was running the tire at the mid and higher pressures even when it was empty.
This is my first review for car tires.
02/09/2023
tyre reviewed on 2023-09-02 22:25:53
Tigar High Performance rated 96% while driving a Mercedes Benz E270
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
No comments left
tyre reviewed on 2023-08-31 14:00:04
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 rated 90% while driving a Mercedes Benz C200 Kompressor Sedan Auto (W203)
Driving on mostly motorways for 600 average miles
i made only 600km and i found very good tyre
tyre reviewed on 2023-07-17 06:27:06
Continental PremiumContact 7 rated 100% while driving a Mercedes Benz E320 CDI
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
500 miles later.... scuffed & broken in. V6 Merc 3 liter diesel E Class. BIG LUMP. Previous Cross Climates 30k. I have given the rubbers max marks for every criteria. Yes they are that dam good ! I am not worried if they last 12 months or 3 years. I will buy them again. It has transformed my remapped Merc to something else ! Scooby Subaru difference. The car sits in the road and steers razor sharp. The braking was tested return trip to the Cotswold in the wet. WOW kid you not THE CONFIDENCE IT GIVES YOU IS IMMENSE. Cross Climates carnt come close sorry ! Heres the kicker i have 16 rims , nothing sporty so if you did have wider wheels OMG you would be like a Cheshire cat. That said , I have 530Nm with a XLR pedal box. So it can shift. I never thought that tyres could alter / transform the ride, comfort , noise so much. Wasnt expecting that and can only comment on my truck. Have owned Scoobys , M3 , Porsche , MR2s, Mercs am an old fart 58. So I have an idea what a positive transformation these CP7s have made to the overall ride , steering razor sharp, grip, comfort, noise. Braking and direction is immense. I have lost about 2MPG rolling resistance tough. I have been bamboozled by the amount of tyres and compounds on offer. However, the expert review here and other research made me DO IT. I am so happy I payed the extra lolly. I feel like i have a two ton Subaru they are that good! Enjoy the trip.
tyre reviewed on 2023-04-07 09:10:00
Nokian One rated 83% while driving a Subaru Impreza
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 spirited miles
These tyres have proved far quieter than the continental ProContact that I tried on my Subaru Impreza, and the grip I’ve found superior to Pirelli and Michelin all season offerings. The dry grip has always pushed slightly further than expected, and the wet grip is confidence inspiring, though there’s not much communication before the tyre let’s go on dry or wet conditions
tyre reviewed on 2023-04-01 01:57:10
Continental UltraContact rated 86% while driving a Mercedes Benz E Class
Driving on mostly motorways for 5000 average miles
Mercedes W211 e200k. After five years with uniroyal rain sport 3,I changed them with continental ultra contact. The car now is extremely quiet in highways and very comfortable in b roads. I ve also seen an improvement in fuel consumption. It is a highly recommended tyre for those who want comfort ride,fuel economy and good handling in different weather conditions. On the other hand the cost is high.
tyre reviewed on 2023-03-19 21:41:42
Michelin CrossClimate rated 68% while driving a Mercedes Benz E320 CDI
Driving on a combination of roads for 28000 average miles
UK roads 16 inch rims e Class Merc. Tyres tread is about 4mm after 28k , 4 years. Some brisk driving, majority mixture of roads. Carnt say they were that good in the winter as an all season tyre, hence will not pruchase again. The side walls have all cracked on 7k miles per year. I do use Autoglym trye dressing and been researcing, it can dry your tyres out. Buying water based dressing in future. The dry grips ok along with wet, but an e class elegance isnt a low profile fast racing car on 16 rims. Its remapped etc & the rears smoke in 3rd still. Not sure why cough cough ! on striaght lines. Too much body role when pushing on. My next tyres will be Conti 7s or the Bridgestones 005. Not many reviews on the Contis by owners yet. Had my fill of Michelins time for change. It appeals the extra MPG offered by B 005 , reviews saying wear too quick hmmmmmmm Contis not sure yet ..
tyre reviewed on 2023-03-04 18:23:07
Goodride All Season Elite Z 401 rated 84% while driving a Ford Mustang gt
Driving on a combination of roads for 100 average miles
Since no one has reviewed them yet besides the all season test published here I will give an initial impression. First thoughts are actually positive compared to autobild which gave quite a negative review regarding the wet braking performance. I drive an old Mustang which I bought recently and it came with Nankang summer tyres on the rear and Lanvigator catchgre all season on the front. Those previous tyres were absolutely garbage in the wet. It would slide in the slightest turn on the highway and a little bit more acceleration it would spin easily. None of these issues with Goodride Z401. I had to choose between those and the slightly more expensive Sailun Atrezzo 4 season. The latter wasn't in stock so I took the gamble. It would make sense to buy premium tyres for a high performance car but since it's old/high mileage, unknown history I am careful with investing. Of course safety matters and the biggest threat I saw was wet breaking. I promised myself to behave in wet conditions. The weather was dry but roads wet since the humidity is most of the time close to a 100% and temperature +1°C. I stepped on the accelerator in the turns expecting that it would spin and break out like the Nankang did. No spinning whatsoever. Braking in the wet/Icy conditions...no surprises. Biggest advantage...they are quiet. The Sailun Atrezzo isn't....(they were on the rentalcar glad I didn't buy them). So far I am happy with them. Sometimes you have to experience things yourself and not blindly follow online reviews but always take your driving style in consideration. With a more modern sophisticated car you would notice without doubt the difference between a Goodride and the premium brands. With a classic, which most owners treat it with respect and usually not a daily driver I think you will be fine with those budget tyres. Snow traction/breaking looked ok on the autobild test. I will add my experience in the next review after 5k miles or so.
tyre reviewed on 2023-02-16 11:01:06
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