185/50 R16 Tyres

The following tyres have been reviewed in 185/50 R16.

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Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Kumho Ecsta HS51 (35) 87% 85% 77% 80% 80% 86%
Nexen N Fera SU1 (128) 84% 76% 76% 78% 74% 82%
Continental Premium Contact 2 (198) 84% 77% 75% 73% 62% 73%
Toyo T1R (288) 83% 69% 75% 75% 63% 70%
Kumho Ecsta KH11 (5) 72% 64% 68% 66% 83% 73%
Bridgestone Turanza T001 (105) 80% 70% 70% 67% 63% 72%
ESA Tecar Super Grip 7 (1) 70% 60% 60% 60% 80% 90%
Hifly HF805 (58) 75% 61% 64% 64% 54% 63%

185/50 16 Tyre Review Highlights

Bridgestone Turanza T001 rated 59% while driving a SEAT Mii
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 average miles
These were fitted from new on seat Mii fr line. When new they are Ok for grip in dry and poor in the wet. Wear rate is high on such a small and light car which is only driven modestly and us never pushed. More of a concern is they started to crack within the tread pattern after only around 10 months from production. I think forr the money they are a poor quality tyre and I wouldn't buy again as they just don't measure up to the other tyres I have used in the past. My other car has Goodyear eagle vector 4 season tyres which are better in every way than the Bridgestone and I would highly recommend those without hesitation.
tyre reviewed on 2021-10-12 12:50:30
Toyo T1R rated 40% while driving a Nissan Micra
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 average miles
Regretted buying them from the first day, they understeer in the wet badly. In the dry they were acceptable but noticeably not as sharp as the previous Continentals. I only had to do one emergency stop in just under 30,000 miles and they just barely stopped the car in time in the damp, they did not skid but even now with new Kumho's fitted, I can instantly tell that the Toyo's were a bad tyre. They lacked grip. They did fantastic for milage (just under 30,000 miles with just over 3mm tread left, ~7mm on the rear) but that is likely due to a hard compound. I will never buy a Toyo again, which I had considered a decent brand. It isn't like the price was value for money either, the tyres had to be changed before they reached the end of their tread and my new (cheaper) Kumho's are much sharper than the Toyo's ever were. In fact these Kumho Ecsta HS51's are comparable to the Continentals in the dry and the wet and are more comfy over bumps. But my understanding is that Kumho have come a long way recently, seeing the have come first in the tyre tests. I paid £58.87 for Kumho's, £74.29 for the Toyo's previously (per corner).
tyre reviewed on 2021-06-06 04:32:06
Continental Premium Contact 2 rated 100% while driving a Volkswagen Volkswagen Up! White Up! 75PS/95NM
Driving on a combination of roads for 43882 easy going miles
Fitted for 8 seasons / 70622km / 43882mi, still 3 mm profile left on our Volkswagen Up! White Up! 75PS/95NM MY2013. I am completely astonished from those tyres' performance! Maybe it is because of the small car and its tiny weight - during the last 8 seasons i found our citycar very reliable and confident on every wet or dry road we drove. This is the best summer tire I've driven so far. I will speak out only superlatives for Continental Premium Contact 2. Now I am really unsure which one should I pick for the next couple of years: Michelin Primacy 4 185/50R16 81H or Continental Premium Contact 2 185/50R16 81T. Higher price, higher speed index, newer model, newer technology versus the old but well known, reliable and confident Conti model...?
tyre reviewed on 2021-01-16 17:36:03
Toyo T1R rated 30% while driving a Volkswagen up!
Driving on mostly town for 3000 average miles
Bought 4 to replace Continental Premium Contact 2s and been disappointed from the start. Car slides when taking corners wet or dry to the point that worry about lose control. Regret selecting these and if could get money back I would but tyres don’t come with that. Have had to modify driving style because of these. Already showing signs of wear after 3000 miles.
tyre reviewed on 2018-07-19 21:32:58
Toyo T1R rated 69% while driving a Nissan Micra
Driving on a combination of roads for 14000 easy going miles
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tyre reviewed on 2018-02-09 00:55:53
Kumho Ecsta HS51 rated 89% while driving a Nissan Micra
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 easy going miles
Original fit was continental fitted set of these four years ago and just replaced with latest kumho ecsta tyres had 2mm. Left even wear across tread I travel mixed roads a and motorway daily .
tyre reviewed on 2018-02-01 08:01:48
Nexen N Fera SU1 rated NAN% while driving a Nissan Micra
Driving on mostly motorways for 1500 easy going miles
Bought these budget tyres for a Nissan Micra and was compelled to write this review as this tyre is so un frickin believeably quiet. Honestly it's like driving a different car. Great tyre for the price.
tyre reviewed on 2015-08-04 06:53:31
ESA Tecar Super Grip 7 rated 66% while driving a Mercedes Benz A
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 easy going miles
Very comfortable tyre, good aquaplaning resistance, quiet. Wear seems good to. The only thing it does very bad is the grip in snow. Absolutely inconsistent, absolutely no traction even with 2 cm. of snow. Keep away from such products.
tyre reviewed on 2015-02-21 19:22:18
Hifly HF805 rated 97% while driving a Nissan Note 1.5 dci
Driving on a combination of roads for 600 spirited miles
To be honest I didn't really check these out before buying them but what a great choice!
Grip in the dry is very good but in the wet they are fantastic. Yes they will lose traction eventually but you have to go quite mental to do so.

I previously had continental tyres on the car & they honestly didn't grip as well as these, especially in the wet.

They also have very good integrated rim protection.

I have a set of Infinity tyres on my other car (BMW 5 series) which are quite bad in the wet so I'll be replacing them with these!
tyre reviewed on 2014-10-24 20:53:02
Continental Premium Contact 2 rated 55% while driving a Nissan Micra
Driving on mostly country roads for 11000 easy going miles
With very little options open to me with the size of tyre fitted to my Micra I am struggling to find an alternative make of tyre to replace these with that have worn out after just 11,000. They were fitted on the car from new and all four now need replacing. The car has been driven sensibly so I am at a loss as to why the wear is so bad. So
tyre reviewed on 2013-09-30 15:35:36
Kumho Ecsta KH11 rated 90% while driving a Audi A2
Driving on a combination of roads for 40000 average miles
Bought this car 2nd hand with these tyres fitted all round and dealer agreed to replace the front ones for the same tyres which lasted just short of 40,000 miles!! on 'A' class and country roads. And, over the 3 years of life returned an average 69mpg.
'Comfort' and 'Grip' are difficult to measure objectively in this car as it has a firm suspension, drives like a go-kart round corners and roundabouts and, sticks to the road like glue in all but icy conditions.
Would I buy it again? - unfortunately, the KH11 is no longer made...
tyre reviewed on 2013-04-04 15:01:12
Toyo T1R rated 79% while driving a Audi
Driving on mostly motorways for 60000 spirited miles
After trying out Goodyear & Michelin, I find the TOYO-T1R gives the best ultimate grip levels. The tradeoff is they wear out faster than others, but as they are priced mid-level, more frequent replacement doesn't necessarily mean more expense.
Maybe sidewall twist under cornering gives fractionally less precision than some others, but its barely noticeable.
They can aquaplane, even when new, in deep water but I'm not sure any others would be any better. Grip on ice is also v poor, but that's not unexpected for a summer tyre.
Overall I'm happy with this tyre and have bought about 8 now.

tyre reviewed on 2011-09-25 06:22:19
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