195/65 R16 Tires

The following tires have been reviewed in 195/65 R16.
Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Dunlop Winter Response 2 (10) 86% 90% 92% 82% 87% 93%
Nokian WR C Van (2) 90% 90% 80% 85% 90% 95%
Pirelli Snowsports (3) 90% 97% 83% 90% 97% 80%
Nokian iLine (16) 94% 90% 86% 77% 86% 94%
Fulda Kristall Montero 3 (29) 86% 88% 84% 81% 89% 89%
Nokian Line (65) 92% 90% 89% 89% 82% 86%
Vredestein Sportrac 5 (98) 88% 85% 84% 83% 86% 84%
Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D (37) 89% 93% 88% 88% 88% 92%
Hankook Winter i cept evo (28) 80% 79% 76% 72% 80% 79%
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 (115) 90% 81% 80% 79% 80% 81%
Zeta Ztr18 (2) 85% 75% 70% 90% 80% 80%
Cooper WeatherMaster Snow (7) 82% 85% 83% 78% 80% 82%
Vredestein Quatrac 5 (37) 82% 79% 80% 82% 82% 85%
Uniroyal RainExpert 3 (36) 83% 93% 78% 75% 66% 81%
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (247) 86% 84% 76% 78% 73% 85%
Sava Eskimo S3 Plus (29) 76% 75% 71% 73% 78% 83%
Cooper CS2 (11) 81% 68% 81% 79% 82% 84%
Dunlop Sport BluResponse (184) 88% 84% 79% 76% 62% 83%
Michelin Energy Saver (136) 83% 71% 74% 71% 85% 80%
Continental Eco Contact 3 (54) 80% 78% 73% 68% 74% 78%
Sportiva Compact (7) 89% 70% 73% 71% 70% 70%
Fulda EcoControl (23) 80% 67% 66% 69% 69% 72%
Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season (1) 70% 80% 60% 70% 50% 70%
Continental Eco Contact 5 (89) 80% 68% 68% 68% 74% 68%
Yokohama Advan dB V552 (10) 70% 63% 68% 68% 60% 81%
Goodyear Eagle NCT5 (91) 75% 61% 68% 61% 78% 69%
Apollo Alnac 4g (14) 71% 66% 67% 66% 63% 71%
Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 (62) 75% 68% 67% 66% 63% 67%
Pirelli SNOWCONTROL (3) 60% 53% 57% 60% 63% 67%
Autogrip F107 (127) 58% 27% 44% 36% 60% 50%
Mohawk M112 (28) 59% 34% 44% 40% 53% 46%

195/65 16 Tire Review Highlights

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance rated 50% while driving a Mercedes Benz C220 CDI Estate
Driving on a combination of roads for 18000 average miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2023-05-11 07:19:46
Zeta Ztr18 rated 74% while driving a Fiat doblo
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 easy going miles
Overall Nice tire for light truck and good for light offroad use.
tire reviewed on 2023-04-20 13:09:10
Apollo Alnac 4g rated 94% while driving a Suzuki Baleno
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
My four tires lasted till 88000 kms.
tire reviewed on 2022-11-17 14:31:17
Fulda Kristall Montero 3 rated 84% while driving a Citroën C5
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 average miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2022-10-14 09:01:43
Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season rated 69% while driving a Mercedes Benz Vito
Driving on mostly motorways for 25000 spirited miles
Bought used Vito 110 CDI with some worn summer Pirelli tires and had also one set of winter Sava. Since I hated idea of having two sets for this van, I decided to go with all rounders - all season tires. I was looking for something which might have good value for money ratio, but obviously tests were not positive for many van tires. Since Vito is RWD I knew I needed good traction in rear and Vredestein as brand was always brand which I looked when I was getting tires, but never bought any. This time I decided to give it a chance, and I can say I am satisfied. I can see tires are bit worn, especially since van is 99% on highway, but I hope they will survive up to 50.000 km. I would buy again!
tire reviewed on 2022-06-15 12:25:25
Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 rated 91% while driving a Hyundai hyndai verna 1.6 crdi
Driving on mostly town for 93000 easy going miles
With, my current set of tires i have already clocked 93K kms on Indian city drive conditions and I will replace them at around 110K mark.
tire reviewed on 2022-03-02 03:40:27
Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D rated 81% while driving a Ford Focus
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 average miles
Excellent on dry road, bit on icy or wet dissaster...last week i had 2 time understeer with normalna speed. Road was wet...I'm a little bit disapointed.
tire reviewed on 2022-02-05 13:00:15
Dunlop Winter Response 2 rated 100% while driving a Volkswagen Touran 2.0 TDI 170HP DSG
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
One of the best tires for winter conditions. When I drove in snow I had felling like I drive on dry surface. Highly recommended. I will by again for sure.
tire reviewed on 2021-10-17 15:39:11
Sportiva Compact rated 81% while driving a Citroën 1.0 petrol
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 average miles
Tires a little noisy. Good quality price choice. Wear equivalent to other brands.
tire reviewed on 2021-06-01 06:52:22
Vredestein Quatrac 5 rated 85% while driving a Ford Bmax
Driving on mostly motorways for 50000 average miles
Living in the Netherlands, grip in wet conditions is more important than in snow. I drove 80.000 km with one set and still have 3.5 mm left. Grip in the wet is great compared to my previous tires (factory fit on a Ford Fiesta, don't know which ones). When going to Germany in winter, grip in snow turned out to be bad. a slight incline was too much on compacted snow. To me, this doesn't matter because that's 0,5 of the 80.000 km I drove with those tires. The grip in the wet, wear and comfort make them a 'buy again'! 3 mm is fine for next summer if they'll last that long, 1,6 mm is required in the Netherlands. So this is past 'mid life' but will take some time before replacement.
tire reviewed on 2019-12-07 16:14:10
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 rated 76% while driving a Volvo 240 estate
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 easy going miles
I have reviewed this tire (HVP3) before in comparison to the ContiPremiumContact 5 (CPC5) which I have on the other axle. I swapped them around a few times and kept notes (click on make and model car for my other reviews as this one is only on wear).

The 240 estate with an understressed 111 bhh engine isn't going to wear rubber in a hurry. I already wrote that the HVP3 isn't the best tire when it comes to treadlife, but now I found something peculiar.
The HVP3 wears noticeably quicker on the rear axle than on the front. This would seem logical for a RWD car, but the CPC5 shows almost no difference between the two axles.

If this difference between front and rear wear remains the same throughout the life of the HVP3, it would actually be a worse tire than the aleady infamous CPC5 (when it comes to treadlife, that is).

Even though this is a great tire grip and comfort wise, mile munchers may be better off with another tire.
tire reviewed on 2019-11-01 04:25:10
Continental Eco Contact 3 rated 61% while driving a Skoda Octavia
Driving on mostly town for 50000 easy going miles
I have ContiEco Contact 3 on Skoda Octavia 2 since 2011 and they are very good tires: very good on dry road, good on wet road, no aquaplaning , silent on hi speed and very resistant. The wear is excellent for these tires, I have been owning it for 7 years and they are still good. On the other hand they have 2 problems: low driving feedback and the rubber is getting older. Now, after 7 years, they became noisy and not so confident as they were new.
tire reviewed on 2019-04-22 06:53:34
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