235/85 R16 Tyres

The following tyres have been reviewed in 235/85 R16.
Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
General GRABBER HTS (1) 90% 90% 70% 80% 100% 90%
Cooper Discoverer MS (9) 89% 87% 77% 77% 80% 71%
General Grabber UHP (19) 90% 85% 83% 76% 86% 85%
BFGoodrich Mud Terrain TA KM2 (5) 88% 70% 66% 88% 93% 84%
Michelin Latitude Cross (52) 85% 84% 77% 74% 89% 80%
Kumho Road Venture MT KL71 (7) 86% 84% 82% 59% 93% 77%
General Grabber AT3 (21) 85% 78% 80% 74% 87% 84%
Cooper Discoverer AT3 (16) 86% 82% 76% 73% 74% 80%
Goodyear Wrangler All Terrain Adventure (16) 85% 78% 78% 78% 75% 78%
BFGoodrich All Terrain TA KO2 (30) 85% 66% 73% 75% 86% 74%
General Grabber AT (16) 81% 71% 73% 75% 76% 73%
Goodyear Wrangler MT R (4) 67% 53% 60% 57% 73% 57%
Continental Cross Contact AT (14) 81% 70% 83% 73% 79% 75%
Insa Turbo Sahara (2) 80% 75% 30% 30% 70% 70%
GT Radial Adventuro AT (4) 65% 40% 53% 55% 88% 75%

235/85 16 Tyre Review Highlights

General Grabber AT3 rated 77% while driving a Mercedes Benz W460 230GE G Wagon
Driving on mostly country roads for 13000 average miles
Great overall tire, obviously ATs are not the best at everything but I found this one to do quite good at almost everything. Only when things get extremely muddy they obviously arent that great.They are really good in fresh powdered snow but horrible on ice. I studded them to increase snow/ice performance which worked quite well. They have been wearing really little on my solid axle 1991 G-Wagon. I did absolutely rip one sidewall though. Would i buy them again? Probably not I think the Falken Wildpeak AT is a overall better especially Winter-Performance wise but these generals are way better than the bfg ko2s in the snow and wet, as they have much more siping.
tyre reviewed on 2023-12-11 18:20:19
GT Radial Adventuro AT rated 86% while driving a Toyota Landcruiser
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 easy going miles
I find GT Radial Adentro A/T 11 and GT Radial Adeventro A/T to be very good tire in Uganda. We have used it on landcrusires for over four years, it gives value for money.
Rosiemary Ssemwanga .L
Fleet Supevisor.
MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit.
tyre reviewed on 2023-11-24 06:57:21
Cooper Discoverer AT3 rated 93% while driving a Land Rover Defender
Driving on mostly country roads for 12000 easy going miles
I have has these on a Defender 110 TDCI for twelve months now, driving a mixture of country roads, motorways, field edges (shooting & fishing), plus snow in the alps (skiing). I've also done about 800 miles of towing a two ton sailing boat.
All in all that's a 12,000 varied workout, and I've nothing but praise for these Discoverer AT3 LT tyres. A compliant, quiet ride with decent a steering feel. I've been buying and using all terrain tyres for some 20 years now and these are my favourites. .
tyre reviewed on 2023-11-02 14:24:15
Continental Cross Contact AT rated 76% while driving a Land Rover Defender
Driving on a combination of roads for 55000 easy going miles
No comments left
tyre reviewed on 2022-01-18 12:36:01
Michelin Latitude Cross rated 56% while driving a Land Rover Defender
Driving on mostly country roads for 4000 miles
Replaced the 15 Yr old budget AT tyres on my 90 with these 3 years ago. Really disappointed with these Michelins. They are only an improvement in terms of tyre noise (quieter). In all other respects the same as the 15yr old Power guards, apart from body roll, which is sadly increased. Expected much much more from a premium new tyre.
tyre reviewed on 2021-08-26 17:56:14
Goodyear Wrangler MT R rated NAN% while driving a Land Rover
Driving on mostly country roads for 31000 average miles
Got them in 2015 and now 2021 they are needing a change. They are still road legal but the depth is no longer good enough for heavy mud. I have completed just over 30k miles. It's a farm vehicle that pulls a 3t horse muck tipper trailer into fields every week. It also goes down wet clay farm tracks which only the tractors go on. For 6 months of the year, the field is very wet. By winter, the field is trashed and with the muck pile being pushed around by a tractor, there are a few inches of water and horse wee on top of a few inches of sloppy mud and a lot of rutting from tractors and other vehicles dropping their muck off. It is a mud bath and it's on a hill. For almost 5 years, I have not had any trouble getting in or out of the muck field with the trailer. I have seen other vehicles struggle and get stuck. Some I have helped get out. I mention this as the trailer is a serious drag to pull through the slop yet these tyres didn't let me down. That is until recently. I have had to disconnect the trailer on two occasions. Grip returned without it but had to winch the trailer instead. Most mud tyres start to give up their mud grip after around 50% wear. These got to about 70% wear before I felt I was not getting the same grip. I could probably get another 10k road miles on them but the mud grip is now on par with an AT rather than an MT tyre. Other characteristics are the tyre is not that good when new. Fine in the mud and on dry road in the wet, for the first 3000 odd miles they lack grip but that does come good later. Indeed, initially, I thought of changing them early. However, it was early spring the weather soon improved and I decided to wait. Come Autumn with a few thousand more miles on them, the wet grip was much improved. I have experienced that with other tyres where a mm or two of wear and the road grip improves. Road noise is typical of mud tyres. They sing quite loudly in the wet but no more than other mud tyres. Lastly, snow grip. Really fantastic. We use the defender as an emergency support vehicle during snow taking staff to the hospital and carrying things back and forth to those snowed in. It didn't let me down once. I considered paying more and going with BFG KM3s. I would probably get an extra 20k miles out of those but they cost a third more. Plus, with the mileage it does, I would be more concerned about the age of the tyre than the grip. So, I am getting a new set of the same tyres.
tyre reviewed on 2021-02-20 21:12:32
BFGoodrich All Terrain TA KO2 rated 58% while driving a Land Rover Defender
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
Very disappointing, especially in the wet , not what they used to be.
tyre reviewed on 2021-02-05 21:28:10
BFGoodrich All Terrain TA KO2 rated 72% while driving a Land Rover Defender
Driving on mostly country roads for 5000 average miles
Grip really well in the dry. Wet braking is a problem. They lock up at the slightest braking pressure. Good grip in mud and snow but braking problems are there again. In snow they lock up as soon as the brakes are applied. For braking in wet or snowy conditions they are the worst tyres I have had. Only done 5000 miles but intend to replace them.
tyre reviewed on 2021-01-15 13:00:50
Insa Turbo Sahara rated 46% while driving a Land Rover Defender
Driving on mostly country roads for 100 average miles
Fitted to rear wheels of 110 Land Rover. Impressive, chunky, deep tread. But these M+S tyres cause vehicle to wander badly at any speed over 45mph. One is concerned that it could it could over turn! Real loss of feeling. Dangerously bad lateral grip. After 50 miles no longer feel safe and am returning to dealer to have better known make fitted. Really annoyed.
tyre reviewed on 2021-01-06 13:28:40
Goodyear Wrangler All Terrain Adventure rated 100% while driving a Land Rover Defender
Driving on a combination of roads for 130 spirited miles
Best tyre I have had on my deffender
tyre reviewed on 2020-08-17 14:05:49
Goodyear Wrangler MT R rated 86% while driving a Land Rover Defender
Driving on mostly country roads for 12 average miles
These were factory fitted on my Defender 90. They have lasted well and I’ve never encountered any problems. Most importantly they look great. I will definitely buy again when it comes to replacing.
tyre reviewed on 2020-05-10 21:20:57
Continental Cross Contact AT rated 94% while driving a Land Rover Defender
Driving on a combination of roads for 80778 average miles
These tyres were original tyres fitted to my new 2015 Land Rover Defender. They were subjected to varied on road and off road conditions in Southern Africa. They are now being replaced at 130 000km (80778 mi) with legal tread on all tyres. They handled well in both wet and dry conditions with no punctures on any tyre. The performance in sand was better than mud. My one complaint is that the tread traps and throws stones, require checking for stone boring into the tread. I have long been a fan of BFG All Terrain KO but I have never had a tyre last like these tyres, note I maintain a rigorous rotation, balancing and alignment program. I can strongly recommend these tyres as 70/30 multi purpose tyres.
tyre reviewed on 2020-04-23 23:21:33
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