2015 Auto Bild 215/55 R16 Technical Tyre Test

Test Summary
Best tyre for dry roads	Michelin Primacy 3
Best tyre for wet roads	Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
The lowest fuel use	Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
The most comfortable	Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance Dunlop Sport BluResponse Continental Premium Contact 5
The best dry handling	Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
The quietest tyre	Yokohama C Drive2

We like technical data, and Auto Bild Belarus have gone the extra mile with their 2015 215/55 R16 tyre test.

An interesting mix of ten tyres were on test, all bought on the open market. It seems instead of multiple sets of tyres (Auto Express use 10 tyres per manufacturer during testing), Auto Bild Belarus decided to use the same four tyres for all the wet and dry tests, which gives us an interesting wear indication at the end of the test. No so interesting for Continental, who's tyre started falling falling apart after just three laps of the final dry handling tests.

In addition to the usual dry, wet and the mentioned wear tests, Auto Bild included some subjective scoring, and the tyres also had their rubber hardness tested (shore test.) All results are in the table below.

Results

1st: Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
215/55 R16	Total: 981.4 Dry: 297.2 Wet: 593.5 Subjective: 18 Comfort: 8 Rolling Resistance: 33 Noise: 31.7 Wear: Tread depth at the start: 8mm Tread depth at the end: 7.25mm (-10%) The best level of grip on wet roads, high level of grip on dry roads, minimum rolling resistance, safe handling, good comfort, low noise None mentioned Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 73 Read Reviews Buy from £99.40
2nd: Dunlop Sport BluResponse
215/55 R16	Total: 971.9 Dry: 303.9 Wet: 581.5 Subjective: 17 Comfort: 8 Rolling Resistance: 28.9 Noise: 32.6 Wear: Tread depth at the start: 7.8mm Tread depth at the end: 7mm (-8%) Good level of grip on wet asphalt, good level of grip on dry roads, safe handling, good comfort, low noise None mentioned Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 67 Read Reviews Buy from £91.00
3rd: Michelin Primacy 3
215/55 R16	Total: 965.4 Dry: 310 Wet: 568.9 Subjective: 17 Comfort: 7 Rolling Resistance: 30.8 Noise: 31.7 Wear: Tread depth at the start: 6.9mm Tread depth at the end: 6.5mm (-6%) The best level of grip on dry roads, good level of grip on wet asphalt, safe handling Low comfort Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 72 Read Reviews Buy from £112.80
4th: Continental Premium Contact 5
215/55 R16	Total: 963.4 Dry: 298.6 Wet: 579.7 Subjective: 15 Comfort: 8 Rolling Resistance: 30 Noise: 32.1 Wear: Tread depth at the start: 8mm Tread depth at the end: 7.4mm (-8%) Good level of grip on dry pavement, good level of grip on wet asphalt, safe handling, good comfort Very poor wear during dry track laps Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 64 Read Reviews Buy from £103.00
5th: Fulda SportControl
215/55 R16	Total: 947.2 Dry: 291.9 Wet: 579.9 Subjective: 13 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 24 Noise: 32.4 Wear: Tread depth at the start: 8.6mm Tread depth at the end: 7.6mm (-12%) Good resistance to aquaplaning, short braking distance on dry roads Noise / comfort Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 71 Read Reviews
6th: Maxxis MA Z4S Victra
215/55 R16	Total: 895.7 Dry: 289 Wet: 530.1 Subjective: 17 Comfort: 5 Rolling Resistance: 22.3 Noise: 32.3 Wear: Tread depth at the start: 7.6mm Tread depth at the end: 7.4mm (-3%) Good balance and handling, good dry braking Long braking distance in the wet, noisy, low comfort, high rolling resistance Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 65 Read Reviews
7th: Yokohama C Drive2
215/55 R16	Total: 885.6 Dry: 283.8 Wet: 525.4 Subjective: 11 Comfort: 5 Rolling Resistance: 27.4 Noise: 33 Wear: Tread depth at the start: 8mm Tread depth at the end: 7.5mm (-7%) Very quiet, good dry braking Long braking in the wet, low resistance to aquaplaning, poor handling, low comfort Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 62 Read Reviews
8th: Nokian Hakka Green
215/55 R16	Total: 855.8 Dry: 277.8 Wet: 529.2 Subjective: 10 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 28.8 Noise: 4 Wear: Tread depth at the start: 7.5mm Tread depth at the end: 7.2mm (-4%) Good curved aquaplaning Long braking in the dry and wet, poor handling in the wet, noisy, low comfort Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 64 Read Reviews
9th: Premiorri Solazo
215/55 R16	Total: 868.9 Dry: 279 Wet: 522.5 Subjective: 10 Comfort: 4 Rolling Resistance: 21.8 Noise: 31.6 Wear: Tread depth at the start: 7.4mm Tread depth at the end: 7mm (-5%) None mentioned Very bad handling in the dry and wet, low resistance to aquaplaning, long braking in the dry and wet, low comfort, high noise, high rolling resistance Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 71 Read Reviews
10th: Belshina Bel 203
215/55 R16	Total: 834.7 Dry: 281.6 Wet: 488.4 Subjective: 7 Comfort: 4 Rolling Resistance: 21.8 Noise: 31.9 Wear: Tread depth at the start: 7mm Tread depth at the end: 6.7mm (-4%) Cheapest tyre on test Very long wet braking, poor handling in the dry and wet, low resistance to aquaplaning, low comfort, noisy, high rolling resistance Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 71 Read Reviews