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185/60 R16 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Lowcost

Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21

/67%

£70

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Best winter tyres in tests
185/60 R16 tyre test
185/60 R16 tyre ranking based on test results
Tyre price comparison

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

/98%

Tested 2x in 2024, 13x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - ADAC 2023 225/45 R17
Test winner - AUTOEXPRESS 2023 225/45 R17

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on snow
Great handling on dry roads
Short braking distance on dry roads

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Continental WinterContact TS 870

2. Michelin ALPIN 6

/72%

Tested 1x in 2024, 27x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ADAC 2023 225/45 R17

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional handling on the wet
Exceptional traction on snow
Great handling on dry roads
Great handling on snow

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Michelin ALPIN 6

3. Michelin Alpin 6

/72%

Tested 2x in 2024, 27x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/60 R16

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional handling on the wet
Exceptional traction on snow
Great handling on dry roads
Great handling on snow

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Michelin Alpin 6

185/60 R16 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 91%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 85%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 83%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

5. Semperit Master-Grip 2 80%

6. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 79%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 78%

8. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 78%

9. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 76%

10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 75%

11. Barum Polaris 5 74%

12. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 73%

13. Toyo Observe S944 69%

14. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 ?%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 89%

2. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 83%

4. Semperit Master-Grip 2 82%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 82%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 81%

7. Falken Eurowinter HS01 78%

8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 77%

9. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 76%

10. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 74%

11. Barum Polaris 5 74%

12. Toyo Observe S944 73%

13. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 71%

14. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 65%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 91%

2. Michelin Alpin 6 85%

3. Toyo Observe S944 85%

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 84%

5. Continental WinterContact TS 860 84%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 82%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 78%

8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 77%

9. Barum Polaris 5 76%

10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 75%

11. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 75%

12. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 75%

13. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 74%

14. Semperit Master-Grip 2 ?%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 96%

2. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 87%

3. Semperit Master-Grip 2 85%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

5. Continental WinterContact TS 860 83%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 82%

7. Falken Eurowinter HS01 81%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 78%

9. Toyo Observe S944 77%

10. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 75%

11. Barum Polaris 5 75%

12. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 74%

13. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 63%

14. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 88%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 86%

3. Semperit Master-Grip 2 82%

4. Barum Polaris 5 82%

5. Michelin Alpin 6 77%

6. Toyo Observe S944 76%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 76%

8. Continental WinterContact TS 860 75%

9. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 74%

10. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 74%

11. Falken Eurowinter HS01 70%

12. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 67%

13. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 ?%

14. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?%

Price

185/60 R16

1. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 £70

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 £77

3. Toyo Observe S944 £80

4. Barum Polaris 5 £81

5. Semperit Master-Grip 2 £92

6. UNIROYAL WinterExpert £99

7. Falken Eurowinter HS01 £101

8. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 £113

9. Continental WinterContact TS 870 £137

10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 ?%

11. Continental WinterContact TS 860 ?%

12. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ ?%

13. Michelin Alpin 6 ?%

14. Pirelli Cinturato Winter ?%

185/60 R16 tyre ranking based on test results

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name		Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870		83.3% 84.8% 84.2% 78.9%		ADAC 2019	Premium
2.	Michelin ALPIN 6		84% 82.6% 85% 80.8%		ADAC 2022	Premium
3.	GoodYear UltraGrip 9+		81.5% 78.4% 77.9% 75.3%		ADAC 2022	Premium
4.	Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		77.2% 83.1% 77.2% 78.9%		ACE 2018	Premium
5.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001		80.5% 77.4% 82.4%		ACE 2018	Premium
6.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02		78.1% 74.6% 75.2% 80.9%		ADAC 2019	Upper-middle	£101 86 H
7.	Toyo Observe S944		72.7% 69% 84.7% 76.2%			Upper-middle	£80 0 H
8.	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21		71% 78.3% 74.9%		ADAC 2022	Lowcost	£70 86 H
9.	Uniroyal WinterExpert		65.2% 73.4% 75% 75.2%			Upper-middle	£99 86 H
10.	Barum Polaris 5		73.7% 74.3% 75.7% 73.9%		ADAC 2022	Lowcost	£81 86 H
11.	Semperit Master-Grip 2		81.8% 80.4% 84.6%			Lowcost	£92 86 H
12.	Imperial SnowDragon HP					Lowcost

Did you know ...?

185/60 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 10 tyre models available, which can be compared to 165/60 R15, 165/60 R14, 165/65 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (185mm), which means the sidewall height has 111 mm. The wheel diameter is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1974.18 mm, which is very similar to 195/70 R14(1974.81 mm), 245/35 R18(1975.12 mm), 245/40 R17(1972.29 mm), 215/40 R18(1976.69 mm), 180/55 R17(1978.58 mm), 205/60 R15(1969.78 mm), 225/50 R16(1983.6 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 185/60 R16: H(210km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 86, 90.

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