good value as budget tyres, wet grip and dry handling are average
165/80 R13 Tyres
Everything we know about the 165/80 R13 tyre size: 4 owner reviews covering 45,200 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.
- 4owner reviews
- 45,200 milescovered on them
- 127tyres made in this size
165/80 R13 EU tyre label data
EU label values are declared for each individual size, so the figures here are exact for 165/80 R13 rather than a range across a model. 71 tyres carry label data in this size. The most common load index is 83 (up to 487 kg per tyre). Speed ratings on offer: H (210 km/h), T (190 km/h), R (170 km/h), Q (160 km/h). 14 tyres in this size carry the 3PMSF severe snow marking.
A Best wet grip
2 tyres in this size hold the top EU wet grip rating, class A. The highest scoring on Tyre Reviews:
- Falken Sincera SN832 Ecorun Summer 8.8
- Uniroyal RainExpert 3 Summer 7.1
67dB Quietest tyres
The quietest 165/80 R13 tyres are labelled at 67 dB external noise:
- BFGoodrich Touring Summer 6.6
- Roadmarch Winter XPro 888 Winter 4.5
- Arivo Premio Arzero Summer 3.7
- Constancy LY166 Summer
- Accelera Eco Plush Summer
- i-Link L Grip 55 Summer
Label values come from the EU EPREL database and apply to the EU market versions of each tyre. Wet grip and rolling resistance run from class A (best) to E; noise is the measured drive-by figure. A good label is a floor, not a verdict - the tests and owner ratings above tell you far more.
What does 165/80 R13 mean?
A 165/80 R13 tyre is 165 mm wide, its sidewall is 80% of that width (132 mm) tall, and it fits a 13 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 594 mm.
| Section width | 165 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 132 mm |
| Rim diameter | 13" (330 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 594 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 1,867 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 536 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 862 |
Also written as
165/80R13 165/80 ZR13 165-80-13 165 80 13
Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tyre runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.
What cars use 165/80 R13 tyres?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tyres for that exact car.
Every tyre reviewed in 165/80 R13
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 2 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sailun Atrezzo Eco | Summer | 58% | 2 | 42,000 miles |
Reviews only cover part of the market: 127 tyres are made in 165/80 R13. Browse every 165/80 R13 tyre →
What drivers say about their 165/80 R13 tyres
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
currently using the tyres on both my Toyota Probox cars, one car has a 2nd set, it's a budget tyre with suprisingly good mileage , good all round preformance & value for it's price
I bought a second hand Ford Bantam pickup. It was fitted with brand new Goodride PR28 tyres. No complaints till the rainy season started. Handling is not so bad but when you brake the car just slides. First time it happened I thought there was oil on the road but when it happened for the third time I realized that it is the tyres. Just no grip when you brake. After sliding sideways into an intersection I decided to get other tyres. Only 5000 km on them but will not take chances. Will never buy goodride again.
Its hard to get a decent 165 R13 tyre these days. Its either no-name budget tyres or £200 plus per tyre specialist ones. What happened to the middle ground? These tyres are pretty much it for that area now.
I bought two for my Skoda Estelle 130. They went on the rear, but honeslly the handling is now horrible - the sidewall is too soft so the car feels like its on a waterbed, wobbling and lurching. So I moved them to the front and here they are tolerable.
Its like Nankang never bothered to actulaly try these tyres on the road and just made them and sold them. I ended up ordering Vreidestein Sprint + online but these are now discontinued. The Spring + are fine, no lurching.
To sum up, Nankang sucks the fun out of driving and leaves your passengers feeling queasy.
I bought two for my Skoda Estelle 130. They went on the rear, but honeslly the handling is now horrible - the sidewall is too soft so the car feels like its on a waterbed, wobbling and lurching. So I moved them to the front and here they are tolerable.
Its like Nankang never bothered to actulaly try these tyres on the road and just made them and sold them. I ended up ordering Vreidestein Sprint + online but these are now discontinued. The Spring + are fine, no lurching.
To sum up, Nankang sucks the fun out of driving and leaves your passengers feeling queasy.
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Where this data comes from
Owner ratings are submitted through the review form on this site, naming the tyre, the size and the distance covered, and are checked by hand before publication. Test results come from independent published tyre tests indexed by size, and label values from the EU EPREL database.
About the TR Score
The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, so you can check a car-specific ranking against the wider evidence.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.