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215/60 R16 - Best winter tyres 2023 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

/90%

£121

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Recommended: Price/value

Kleber KRISALP HP3

/89%

£121

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Recommended: Lowcost

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

/82%

£110

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Best winter tyres in tests
215/60 R16 tyre test
215/60 R16 tyre ranking based on test results
Tyre price comparison

Best winter tyres in tests (2023)

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

/91%

Tested 6x in 2023, 11x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - ADAC 2022 215/60 R16
Test winner - ADAC 2022 185/65 R15
Test winner - AUTOZEITUNG 2022 225/45 R17
Test winner - AUTOEXPRESS 2022 225/45 R19
Test winner - AUTOKLUBCR 2022 225/45 R17
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2022 225/45 R17

Pluses:

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

Minuses:

check the prices for Continental WinterContact TS 870

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

/90%

Tested 10x in 2023, 35x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - AUTOBILD 2022 245/40 R19
Test winner - AUTOBILD 2022 215/55 R17
Test winner - TYREREVIEWS 2022 225/45 R17
Recommended by AUTOZEITUNG 2022 225/45 R17
Recommended by AUTOMOTORSPORT 2022 245/45 R19
Recommended by ADAC 2022 215/60 R16
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2022 215/55 R17
Recommended by ADAC 2022 185/65 R15

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Short braking distance on wet roads
Short braking distance on snow
Exceptional traction on snow
Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption

Minuses:

check the prices for Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

/90%

Tested 3x in 2023, 20x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ADAC 2022 215/60 R16
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2022 215/55 R17

Pluses:

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

Minuses:

check the prices for GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

215/60 R16 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 96%

2. Nokian WR D4 94%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 94%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 93%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 92%

6. Kleber Krisalp HP3 89%

7. Firestone Winterhawk 4 89%

8. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 86%

9. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

10. Uniroyal MS plus 77 83%

11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 82%

12. Nokian WR Snowproof 81%

13. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

14. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 71%

15. Toyo Observe S944 67%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 91%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 89%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 85%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

6. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 80%

7. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

8. Firestone Winterhawk 4 79%

9. Falken Eurowinter HS01 78%

10. Kleber Krisalp HP3 78%

11. Nokian WR D4 73%

12. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 72%

13. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

14. Nokian WR Snowproof 69%

15. Toyo Observe S944 68%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 92%

2. Michelin Alpin 6 87%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 87%

4. Toyo Observe S944 85%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof 83%

7. Nokian WR D4 82%

8. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 81%

9. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 80%

10. Kleber Krisalp HP3 76%

11. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%

12. Firestone Winterhawk 4 75%

13. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

14. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

15. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 96%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 89%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 87%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 87%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 4 85%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

7. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

8. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 79%

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3 79%

10. Toyo Observe S944 77%

11. Falken Eurowinter HS01 77%

12. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

13. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%

14. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72%

15. Nokian WR D4 70%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 88%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 85%

3. Nokian WR D4 85%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof 82%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%

7. Firestone Winterhawk 4 80%

8. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

9. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 80%

10. Toyo Observe S944 79%

11. Kleber Krisalp HP3 79%

12. Uniroyal MS plus 77 77%

13. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 72%

14. Falken Eurowinter HS01 71%

15. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 68%

Price

215/60 R16

1. Toyo Observe S944 £93

2. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 £110

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 £111

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ £121

5. Kleber Krisalp HP3 £121

6. Nokian WR Snowproof £130

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 £134

8. Continental WinterContact TS 870 £150

9. Michelin Alpin 6 £205

10. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?%

11. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 ?%

12. Falken Eurowinter HS01 ?%

13. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 ?%

14. Nokian WR D4 ?%

15. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?%

215/60 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.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	ADAC 2022	Autobild 2022	Premium	£121 99 H
2.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	91.4% 82.4% 86.6% 90.6%	ADAC 2022	Autobild 2022	Premium	£134 99 H
3.	Michelin ALPIN 6	84% 83.5% 86.7% 83.5%	ADAC 2022	Autobild 2022	Premium	£205 95 H + 2
4.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%		ADAC 2017	Premium
5.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	83.5% 92.4% 82.9% 76.1%	ADAC 2022	Autobild 2022	Premium	£130 95 H + 3
6.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	78.1% 89.1% 75.7% 78.6%	ADAC 2022	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£121 99 H
7.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%		ADAC 2017	Premium
8.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	72.3% 95.7% 73.9% 83.9%		Autobild 2022	Upper-middle
9.	Nokian WR D4	73.4% 93.7% 81.9% 72.5%		ADAC 2017	Upper-middle
10.	Semperit Speed-Grip 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 3			Offroad 2014	Lowcost
11.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III				Premium	£135 95 H + 2
12.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	80.6% 77.4% 83.7%			Premium
13.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330	75.8% 90.5% 85.7% 67.4%		Automotorsport 2019	Upper-middle	£117 99 H + 2
14.	Firestone Winterhawk 4	79% 88.8% 74.9% 84.3%		Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£111 99 H
15.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	79.5% 71.1% 80.6% 80.6%		Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£110 0 H
16.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02	78.2% 74.2% 74.2% 77.1%	ADAC 2022	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle
17.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	71.4% 85.5% 74.3% 72.7%		Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£101 99 H + 1
18.	Toyo Observe S944	68.2% 67.4% 85.2% 79.5%	ADAC 2022	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£93 0 H
19.	Nokian WR Snowproof	68.5% 80.8% 82.6% 85.9%	ADAC 2022	Automotorsport 2019	Upper-middle	£130 95 H + 1
20.	Continental VanContact Winter	94.2% 85.1% 61.8%			Premium	£184 103 T
21.	Pirelli CARRIER WINTER	66.3%			Premium
22.	Sava Eskimo HP2	63.5% 78.7% 72.1% 73.5%	ADAC 2022	Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£108 99 H + 1
23.	Giti GitiWinter W1	65.8% 77.2% 72.4% 72.7%		Autobild 2022	Lowcost
24.	Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906	68.3% 67.6% 84%	ADAC 2022		Upper-middle	£115 99 H
25.	Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52	68.1% 79% 74.8% 71.4%			Upper-middle
26.	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21	72.3% 70.3% 70.6%			Lowcost
27.	Nokian WR D3			Autobild 2013	Upper-middle
28.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32				Premium
29.	Debica Frigo HP2	73.8% 88.5% 77.1%		Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£100 99 H + 2
30.	Nokian WR C3	30.7% 95.8% 59.9%			Upper-middle
31.	Uniroyal WinterExpert	60.5% 79.1% 71.3%	ADAC 2022	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£109 99 H
32.	Barum Polaris 5	62.6% 79.5% 69.1% 77.1%		Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£94 99 H
33.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	81.6% 70.5% 85.4%			Upper-middle
34.	Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4	66.5% 83.4% 77.3% 71.3%			Upper-middle
35.	Semperit Master-Grip 2	78.1% 91.1% 69.1%			Lowcost
36.	Matador MP93 Nordicca		ADAC 2022	Autobild 2022	Lowcost
37.	Fortune Fsr901				Lowcost
38.	Kormoran SNOW			Autobild 2022	Lowcost
39.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca	72.1% 80.3% 76.9%			Lowcost
40.	Imperial SnowDragon HP				Lowcost
41.	Imperial SnowDragon 2			Autobild 2013	Lowcost
42.	BFGoodrich ACTIVAN WINTER				Upper-middle

Did you know ...?

215/60 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 63 tyre models available, which can be compared to 205/65 R15, 175/65 R14, 215/60 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (215mm), which means the sidewall height has 129 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 2087.27 mm, which is very similar to 225/35 R20(2090.73 mm), 305/30 R19(2091.04 mm), 225/40 R19(2081.62 mm), 235/50 R17(2094.81 mm), 265/30 R20(2095.44 mm), 255/45 R17(2077.54 mm), 255/40 R18(2077.22 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 215/60 R16: H(210km/h), Q(160km/h), R(170km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 95, 99, 103, 108. You can find 215/60 R16 on 46 car models - mainly CITROËN, Peugeot, Opel, Ford, Volkswagen.

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215/60 R16 is found on 46 vehicles:

C8
DS 5
Jumpy
DS 4

500X
Scudo
Ulysse

S-MAX
Mondeo
Galaxy

HR-V
Accord

Sonata

Camaro
Orlando

Optima

Thesis
Phedra

MPV
CX-3

V-Klasse

Outlander
Grandis

Astra
Insignia
Zafira

3008
Expert
508
807

Alhambra
Ateca

Yeti
Karoq
Superb

Outback
Forester

SX4
Vitara

Camry
Previa

Passat
Sharan
Beetle

S60/V60

Transporter

215/60 R16 - Best winter tyres 2023 - market overview, tests, reviews

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Best winter tyres in tests (2023)

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

215/60 R16 tyre test

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Wet

Dry

Noise

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Price

215/60 R16 tyre ranking based on test results

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215/60 R16 - Best winter tyres 2023 - market overview, tests, reviews

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Best winter tyres in tests (2023)

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

215/60 R16 tyre test

215/60 R16 tyre ranking based on test results

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