195/50 R16 Tyres
The following tyres have been reviewed in 195/50 R16.
| Tyre Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Alpin 5 (24) | 85% | 93% | 84% | 78% | 91% | 90% |
| Nexen N Fera SU4 (73) | 91% | 88% | 84% | 79% | 81% | 88% |
| Vredestein Sportrac 5 (98) | 88% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 84% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Sport (15) | 91% | 87% | 84% | 91% | 77% | 79% |
| Toyo Proxes CF2 (103) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 86% |
| Bridgestone Potenza GIII (7) | 96% | 83% | 87% | 91% | 74% | 66% |
| Falken ZE914 (99) | 89% | 81% | 84% | 80% | 82% | 81% |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 (42) | 89% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 79% | 86% |
| Nokian WRG2 (72) | 85% | 87% | 83% | 80% | 83% | 85% |
| Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE004 (20) | 88% | 78% | 86% | 89% | 73% | 75% |
| Yokohama Advan Sport V105 (42) | 91% | 82% | 83% | 83% | 76% | 78% |
| Michelin CrossClimate 2 (123) | 87% | 83% | 75% | 74% | 83% | 84% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (90) | 91% | 78% | 83% | 87% | 71% | 73% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun (101) | 87% | 83% | 81% | 80% | 77% | 79% |
| Kumho Ecsta HS51 (37) | 87% | 83% | 77% | 80% | 79% | 85% |
| Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 (47) | 83% | 78% | 80% | 81% | 76% | 86% |
| Continental UltraContact UC6 (46) | 87% | 82% | 73% | 76% | 80% | 84% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) | 84% | 92% | 79% | 78% | 64% | 83% |
| Nokian WetProof (22) | 87% | 89% | 76% | 83% | 65% | 81% |
| Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (66) | 84% | 79% | 81% | 81% | 77% | 75% |
| Viking Protech Newgen (14) | 80% | 79% | 67% | 76% | 88% | 80% |
| Nexen N Blue HD Plus (70) | 83% | 79% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 84% |
| Kumho Winter Craft WP51 (14) | 81% | 75% | 71% | 72% | 82% | 84% |
| Gislaved Ultra Speed 2 (4) | 88% | 83% | 88% | 83% | 63% | 63% |
| Dunlop Direzza DZ03 (7) | 94% | 66% | 89% | 89% | 71% | 47% |
| Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2 (24) | 84% | 76% | 73% | 77% | 85% | 74% |
| Barum Bravuris 2 (127) | 85% | 78% | 79% | 71% | 75% | 80% |
| Ovation VI 388 (17) | 84% | 79% | 78% | 82% | 82% | 74% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE71R (14) | 99% | 81% | 84% | 92% | 52% | 41% |
| Maxxis All Season AP2 (21) | 84% | 80% | 73% | 76% | 77% | 72% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS31 (62) | 82% | 78% | 74% | 79% | 74% | 78% |
| Hankook OPTIMO K415 (54) | 82% | 75% | 75% | 73% | 85% | 75% |
| Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D (40) | 81% | 84% | 80% | 77% | 76% | 77% |
| Dunlop Sport BluResponse (185) | 88% | 84% | 79% | 75% | 62% | 83% |
| Nexen N Blue ECO (34) | 83% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 69% | 74% |
| Bridgestone A001 (47) | 91% | 92% | 89% | 80% | 84% | 83% |
| Accelera 651 Sport (24) | 82% | 71% | 77% | 75% | 74% | 73% |
| Michelin Primacy 3 (191) | 85% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 69% | 80% |
| Infinity Ecosis (10) | 80% | 74% | 73% | 67% | 73% | 79% |
| Ohtsu FP7000 (4) | 95% | 73% | 78% | 88% | 67% | 85% |
| Toyo Proxes TR1 (67) | 84% | 75% | 78% | 81% | 71% | 67% |
| Kumho Ecsta HM KH31 (27) | 81% | 73% | 76% | 74% | 72% | 78% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 5 (70) | 76% | 86% | 69% | 68% | 76% | 80% |
| Falken ZE912 (200) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Michelin Pilot Primacy (52) | 80% | 76% | 71% | 68% | 85% | 71% |
| Prestivo PV S1 (11) | 78% | 72% | 75% | 78% | 77% | 70% |
| Maxxis Premitra HP5 (35) | 84% | 77% | 74% | 75% | 64% | 68% |
| GT Radial Champiro FE1 (7) | 79% | 73% | 66% | 79% | 73% | 76% |
| Federal SS535 (5) | 90% | 65% | 83% | 58% | 80% | 60% |
| Yokohama ADVAN A460 (20) | 84% | 74% | 77% | 74% | 81% | 65% |
| Three A P606 (47) | 79% | 73% | 69% | 69% | 72% | 76% |
| Rovelo Sport A1 (25) | 78% | 68% | 71% | 72% | 72% | 71% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (88) | 79% | 86% | 77% | 73% | 61% | 75% |
| Continental Premium Contact 2 (198) | 84% | 77% | 75% | 73% | 62% | 73% |
| Toyo T1R (288) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 75% | 63% | 70% |
| General G Max AS 05 (6) | 77% | 68% | 82% | 78% | 83% | 77% |
| Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) | 84% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 60% | 65% |
| Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) | 85% | 75% | 76% | 72% | 61% | 66% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime2 (61) | 79% | 73% | 72% | 71% | 67% | 72% |
| Meteor HP Sport (2) | 70% | 65% | 70% | 75% | 80% | 70% |
| Kumho Solus KH17 (56) | 76% | 70% | 70% | 69% | 67% | 70% |
| Michelin Energy (42) | 71% | 65% | 59% | 61% | 84% | 76% |
| Nokian W Plus (15) | 77% | 70% | 69% | 68% | 86% | 82% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 01 (124) | 78% | 67% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 65% |
| Continental VikingContact 7 (13) | 60% | 64% | 57% | 64% | 56% | 83% |
| Sunitrac Focus 9000 (10) | 79% | 66% | 63% | 75% | 77% | 57% |
| Nankang Noble Sport NS20 (35) | 73% | 59% | 67% | 61% | 77% | 73% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (165) | 79% | 69% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 64% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER33 (22) | 75% | 59% | 69% | 61% | 91% | 57% |
| Nankang NS2 (211) | 76% | 58% | 65% | 62% | 73% | 62% |
| Michelin Primacy MXM4 (7) | 76% | 70% | 72% | 66% | 77% | 64% |
| Hifly HF805 (61) | 75% | 61% | 64% | 64% | 55% | 64% |
| Landsail LS388 AS (52) | 77% | 68% | 70% | 67% | 70% | 75% |
| Hankook Optimo H426 (9) | 81% | 76% | 66% | 63% | 60% | 58% |
| Davanti DX390 (25) | 68% | 58% | 59% | 60% | 65% | 63% |
| Continental EcoContact 6 (116) | 74% | 57% | 60% | 61% | 54% | 69% |
| Rapid p609 (34) | 68% | 55% | 57% | 60% | 62% | 58% |
| RoadX RXMOTION H11 (7) | 74% | 50% | 64% | 54% | 60% | 59% |
| Landsail DH2 (25) | 69% | 55% | 56% | 52% | 57% | 61% |
| Accelera Alpha (131) | 65% | 44% | 53% | 48% | 69% | 56% |
| Pirelli P6000 (175) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 48% | 67% | 60% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE329 (10) | 76% | 53% | 56% | 60% | 33% | 49% |
| Minerva minerva F109 (6) | 70% | 43% | 52% | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| Triangle WinterX TW401 (2) | 65% | 65% | 50% | 50% | 55% | 45% |
| Wanli S1088 (85) | 57% | 35% | 41% | 39% | 59% | 38% |
| Tomket Allyear 3 (2) | 50% | 20% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 35% |
195/50 16 Tyre Review Highlights
Landsail LS388 AS rated 35% while driving a Fiat 124 Spider
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
These tyres were already on my car when I purchased it. Initially I thought they were OK but as I put more miles on my car the problems started to show. In the dry the tyre handles ok at best however there is very minimal feedback through the steering wheel. I found the wheels spinning more often than not when pulling away from a set of traffic lights and I'm not an aggressive driver by any means. In the wet these problems are heightened. Trying the get the tyres to grip when pulling away is virtually impossible, and there is absolutely no feel at all in those weather conditions. The only scenario I can think of where these tyres would be usable is motorway/highway driving as they are decently quiet. Overall I would reccomend steering clear of this tyre if you can.
Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 rated 76% while driving a Toyota Toyota Yaris XP150
Driving on a combination of roads for 28000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 28000 spirited miles
If there’s ever a reliability scoring here, I would rate these tyres 3/10. My daily commute has a few rough roads and punctures were too frequent compared to other tyres. A fairly hefty potholes were able to damage the sidewalls to the point it can’t be salvaged anymore.
Before I had to change this set because the severity of recent damage, the tyres are actually holding up wear pretty well. I bet it still has 10k km left in it. Dry performance is mediocre as expected from an eco-tyre. Road noise is excellent until it gets rather rough in the last couple of thousand kilometers. Comfort-wise it is better than the OEM tyres (bridgestone turanza) but nothing special.
Wet performance is superb, brilliant, I can’t compliment it enough. The car just doesn’t falter in heavy rain and high speed. Even if there were puddles, it would hydroplane slightly and instantly gripped back again.
Overall, this is a pretty solid tyre if it’s used on smooth, pothole-less roads. It has the advantages of an eco tyre plus a few luxury touches. However not recommended for rough road usages.
Before I had to change this set because the severity of recent damage, the tyres are actually holding up wear pretty well. I bet it still has 10k km left in it. Dry performance is mediocre as expected from an eco-tyre. Road noise is excellent until it gets rather rough in the last couple of thousand kilometers. Comfort-wise it is better than the OEM tyres (bridgestone turanza) but nothing special.
Wet performance is superb, brilliant, I can’t compliment it enough. The car just doesn’t falter in heavy rain and high speed. Even if there were puddles, it would hydroplane slightly and instantly gripped back again.
Overall, this is a pretty solid tyre if it’s used on smooth, pothole-less roads. It has the advantages of an eco tyre plus a few luxury touches. However not recommended for rough road usages.
RoadX RXMOTION H11 rated 39% while driving a Ford Fiesta Mk7.5
Driving on mostly country roads for 17000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 17000 spirited miles
Important points about these tyres:
1. Wet braking and handling towards the end of life, combined with the increase in aquaplaning activity as they wear low severely hinders progress.
2. This summer compound goes really hard bellow about 5'C.
3. The tyres loose pressure evenly at a rate of about 1psi per month in the beginning and they loose about 1psi per week towards the end.
Tyre wear:
1. At about 12,000 miles, as a result of my driving style, the wear on the NSF tyre shoulder is excessive.
2. At about 15,000 miles, the wet weather handling is progress hindering and the aforementioned shoulder is pretending to be a racing slick.
3. At about 17,000 There is an average of about 3-4mm of wear left and I can not wait to get rid of them.
Other noteworthy things:
1. The tyres loose traction on any amount of progressive throttle input in the lower gears if wet and cold.
2. The tyres hold most tyre dressings very well and they look good.
3. Driving on fresh show is fine, but driving on compacted snow or ice is hopeless, I ended up buying special snow chains to fit my cars low profile wheel arch.
4. They taught me what I need in a tyre, and its an all season, water clearing monster, so I can make maximum safe progress in all conditions.
Personally I will not be fitting them again, but they are cheep and if all you do is plod around town they might be right for you.
1. Wet braking and handling towards the end of life, combined with the increase in aquaplaning activity as they wear low severely hinders progress.
2. This summer compound goes really hard bellow about 5'C.
3. The tyres loose pressure evenly at a rate of about 1psi per month in the beginning and they loose about 1psi per week towards the end.
Tyre wear:
1. At about 12,000 miles, as a result of my driving style, the wear on the NSF tyre shoulder is excessive.
2. At about 15,000 miles, the wet weather handling is progress hindering and the aforementioned shoulder is pretending to be a racing slick.
3. At about 17,000 There is an average of about 3-4mm of wear left and I can not wait to get rid of them.
Other noteworthy things:
1. The tyres loose traction on any amount of progressive throttle input in the lower gears if wet and cold.
2. The tyres hold most tyre dressings very well and they look good.
3. Driving on fresh show is fine, but driving on compacted snow or ice is hopeless, I ended up buying special snow chains to fit my cars low profile wheel arch.
4. They taught me what I need in a tyre, and its an all season, water clearing monster, so I can make maximum safe progress in all conditions.
Personally I will not be fitting them again, but they are cheep and if all you do is plod around town they might be right for you.
General G Max AS 05 rated 86% while driving a Toyota Yaris
Driving on mostly country roads for 7000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 7000 spirited miles
These are my favorite 3 season tires for my modified Yaris. The turn-in feel rivals track day tires. I actually used to track on these tires and they were just fantastic given what type of tire they are. They are firm but not too stiff. I briefly tried another brand of tires when my first set of AS05s wore out and it just ruined the car for me, I actually stopped driving it as much. Then I bought another set when they went on clearance to make room for the new AS07. I did not get the 7s as I read they were not as good and sharp as the 5s. Getting them back on the car was like old hat. It all came right back and I started enjoying the car again. I generally do not leave them on for snow as I have snow tires on the original wheels but the 2 times Ive been caught in snow they were manageable enough.
Landsail DH2 rated 20% while driving a Toyota Yaris SR 2012
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 spirited miles
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Toyo Proxes TR1 rated 54% while driving a Toyota Sienta
Driving on mostly town for 42000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 42000 average miles
buy this tyre unplanned & without survey. noisy tyre and very soft wall.
been around malaysia with this tyre from KL to Kedah & KL to Johor with noisy level that cant be handle. not recommended for other to buy this tyre.
been around malaysia with this tyre from KL to Kedah & KL to Johor with noisy level that cant be handle. not recommended for other to buy this tyre.
Prestivo PV S1 rated 55% while driving a Toyota Urban Cruiser
Driving on mostly country roads for 15000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 15000 average miles
Tyres are 6 and 5 years old done 15k 5mm tread left but perished and dangerous. Failed MOT had to change the fronts a year earlier. Avoid not worth the money tyres dated 5217 and 0818
Goodyear Eagle F1 Sport rated 84% while driving a Suzuki Swift 1.4
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 spirited miles
These are my second set of these Eagle F1's. The first set lasted me almost 40k until the treads were down to about 50%. Even though the grip was there but ride was getting quite harsh which were not helped by my stiff suspension. Dry grip is amazing, you can take any corners with these rubbers. They just stick to the tarmac, period. Wet grip too is phenomenal, you can drive in confidence in the wet. I once hit 180km/h with two elderly passengers in the car and there were unperturbed! They wear quite fast though but as UHP's its expected, but you will smile every time you take a corner and leave much more powerful cars behind. Seriously underrated tyres in my opinion.
Yokohama Advan Sport V105 rated 87% while driving a Mazda MX 5 1.5 2015
Driving on mostly country roads for 24000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 24000 spirited miles
Supplied as OE by Mazda on the Mk4 MX-5 1.5. Very enjoyable tyre for a mainly fair weather car. Good dry balance. I love this tyre, which make the MX-5 feel quite darty and reponsive and have just replaced the original 4 at nearly 24,000 miles, slightly early because one was written off by a puncture. They still had c. 3mm left on them.
Subjectively would say they are noisy, and despite being on a fairly compliant car they are a bit jiggly on a poor surface at low speeds, probably due to the stiff sidewall.
Subjectively would say they are noisy, and despite being on a fairly compliant car they are a bit jiggly on a poor surface at low speeds, probably due to the stiff sidewall.
Yokohama Advan Sport V105 rated 87% while driving a Mazda MX 5 1.5 2015
Driving on mostly country roads for 23000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 23000 spirited miles
These tyres were supplied as OE for the Mazda MX-5 ND 1.5. They still have 3mm tread at 23,000m, wear has been equalised by occasional rotation. They seem to be optimal for the MX-5 with great dry balance and plenty of dry grip. What the absolute performance is in the wet I couldn't say, it's a summer car and I always drive to poor conditions, but I have never had any surprises on wet roads.
Steering and turn in are consistent and sharp, I really like the feel and have loved driving the car for the last 6 years. This might be the best tyre for this car, certainly for fair weather use. The sidewalls are very stiff which presumably accounts for the agile feel of the steering. There are few 'sporty' tyres available in this size and rather than go for a premium touring tyre from Goodyear/Michelin/Continental, which might perform better on measurements overall, I have chosen to fit the same tyres again.
Subjectively the tyres are quite noisy, and ride at low speed can be jiggly - not important for me in this application. I'm glad they are still available. The V105 has reportedly been replaced by the V107 but that does not seem to be available in 196/50R6.
Steering and turn in are consistent and sharp, I really like the feel and have loved driving the car for the last 6 years. This might be the best tyre for this car, certainly for fair weather use. The sidewalls are very stiff which presumably accounts for the agile feel of the steering. There are few 'sporty' tyres available in this size and rather than go for a premium touring tyre from Goodyear/Michelin/Continental, which might perform better on measurements overall, I have chosen to fit the same tyres again.
Subjectively the tyres are quite noisy, and ride at low speed can be jiggly - not important for me in this application. I'm glad they are still available. The V105 has reportedly been replaced by the V107 but that does not seem to be available in 196/50R6.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun rated 81% while driving a Nissan almera gti
Driving on mostly country roads for 8900 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 8900 spirited miles
Very impressive tyre. Most impressive is that I use it on a car whose only electronic on it is the ECU. No abs, no esp, no trc, no nothing... Almera N15 2.0Gti slightly modified outputting 161hp now, sending on front wheels 138.8 of them. A set of H&R and KYB excel Gs, merged with front and rear tower brace, along with front fender bars, trying to make things safer. Having in mind all the above written, I feel that "communication" between driver and tyres is a bit pricier than with all new era electronic parafernalia 2020+ cars.
First of all, and I think my 50% value, is that these tyres are highly predictable. They do almost nothing without inform you first. You know some tenths of sec before when the tyres and which of them are to break traction point, through steering or full bucket seat I use forces. Dry braking performance (remember no ABS) is highly impressive and wheel blocking rarely occurs (F: 36psi/R: 33psi) on average+ tarmac. On slippery one, you must use your mind to brake optimally. On wet braking (grippy average+ tarmac) braking force is limited by aquaplaning resistance which I found to be a bit higher from average. Nothing special, just a safe wet braking. I don't know how do they name exactly this compound, but I found 310s very grippy with plenty of feedback on mountain b-roads. Being not exactly an everyday driver (I use my N15 mostly in weekends and mostly on b-roads) concerning this car, tread has been reduced by 2mm during first 4.000mi. But that's nothing special on my N15 gti, as I use it as mentioned above (an everyday Qashqai j11 1.7dci is my daily driven one). Over all 310s ecorun are pretty impressive during fast driving too, apart from a good comfort set. Their tread compound collaborates perfectly with a nonAbs etc car. Weel done Japs.
Kumho Ecsta HS51 rated 83% while driving a Renault Unknown
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 average miles
I bought a set of 4 of these in 2016, prompted by a financially painful pot-hole experience, which made me reluctant to spash out on a replacement set of Michelins, which this was - and our three other cars are - equipped with. They were just as quiet, and satisfactory in wet and dry conditions (but untested in snow), given I don't push hard in corners, but do maintain momentum while generally averaging 60+ mpg. I swapped fronts to rears, and achieved about 25,000 miles from the set, and changed when they were down to around 2mm. Much lower mileage than I get from the usual tyres, but less at stake in this pot-hole strewn country. One tyre recently developed cracks on the inner sidewall, which would have been an MOT failure, if I hadn't been able to swap the spare there and then. I can't be sure about the cause of the cracking, which deveIoped on a rear tyre, I've repalced the front tyres with Michelins again, but have just fitted HS52s to the rear axle, to see how they fare, hoping that they do as well or better than the HS51s, and will be inspecting the inner sidewall more closely on this set.
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