185/55 R16 Tyres

The following tyres have been reviewed in 185/55 R16.

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Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Leao Nova Force Acro (2) 95% 70% 85% 85% 0% 100%
RoadX RXMOTION H12 (9) 95% 81% 84% 78% 97% 81%
Michelin Energy X2 Plus (7) 89% 87% 74% 89% 87% 87%
Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus (6) 87% 87% 80% 82% 88% 92%
Vredestein Quatrac (21) 87% 91% 76% 86% 92% 82%
Falken Eurowinter HS01 (22) 88% 90% 85% 76% 88% 80%
Vredestein Sportrac 5 (100) 88% 85% 84% 83% 86% 84%
Toyo Proxes CF2 (104) 88% 82% 82% 83% 84% 86%
Michelin X Ice Snow (14) 79% 79% 75% 73% 88% 88%
Kumho Ecsta HS52 (19) 91% 82% 88% 82% 75% 70%
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 (120) 89% 80% 80% 79% 80% 80%
Bridgestone Ecopia EP300 (15) 83% 77% 75% 82% 86% 78%
Hankook Winter I cept RS3 (17) 87% 87% 76% 81% 81% 66%
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun (106) 86% 82% 81% 80% 76% 79%
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 (8) 79% 79% 74% 74% 78% 83%
Continental UltraContact (21) 86% 83% 77% 74% 78% 85%
Continental UltraContact UC6 (50) 86% 82% 73% 75% 79% 83%
Toyo Celsius (17) 83% 76% 71% 67% 81% 82%
Ovation VI 388 (18) 84% 78% 76% 81% 78% 74%
Jinyu YH12 (28) 81% 74% 79% 69% 79% 80%
Toyo NanoEnergy 3 (40) 82% 66% 74% 75% 82% 82%
Michelin Energy Saver (136) 83% 71% 74% 71% 85% 80%
Nexen N Fera SU1 (142) 82% 76% 75% 76% 72% 80%
Michelin Energy XM2 (54) 80% 74% 73% 74% 86% 72%
Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (194) 83% 77% 77% 72% 78% 71%
Continental ComfortContact CC6 (51) 79% 67% 71% 71% 78% 89%
Hankook Kinergy 4S2 (48) 81% 81% 70% 73% 77% 75%
Leao Nova Force (7) 86% 71% 74% 79% 58% 81%
Falken ZE912 (200) 82% 74% 75% 70% 71% 79%
Sailun Atrezzo Elite (22) 85% 74% 75% 68% 66% 74%
Continental Premium Contact 2 (199) 84% 77% 75% 73% 62% 73%
Petlas Snow Master W651 (27) 77% 66% 64% 69% 86% 71%
Federal Formoza AZ01 (4) 88% 67% 80% 73% 50% 65%
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 (25) 77% 73% 69% 64% 71% 73%
Sunitrac Focus 9000 (10) 79% 66% 63% 75% 77% 57%
Jinyu Gallopro YH18 (9) 79% 56% 60% 70% 71% 74%
Toyo Proxes Sport (22) 75% 62% 70% 65% 69% 69%
Goodyear EfficientGrip (144) 77% 68% 64% 61% 70% 72%
Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 (68) 75% 68% 67% 67% 65% 69%
Continental EcoContact 6 (132) 74% 56% 59% 60% 53% 70%
Landsail DH2 (25) 69% 55% 56% 52% 57% 61%
Bridgestone Ecopia EP25 (13) 65% 46% 65% 62% 58% 64%
Accelera PHI (161) 68% 44% 53% 51% 66% 58%
Maxtrek MAXIMUS M1 (78) 69% 39% 56% 52% 67% 60%
Dunlop SP Sport 2030 (9) 64% 58% 48% 49% 38% 38%
Bridgestone Ecopia EP500 ologic (3) 63% 63% 53% 63% 10% 53%
Forceum HEXA (11) 60% 40% 51% 40% 40% 39%
Kormoran Snowpro B2 (4) 45% 53% 33% 43% 63% 35%

185/55 16 Tyre Review Highlights

Kumho Ecsta HS52 rated 0% while driving a Suzuki Swift
Driving on for 0 miles
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tyre reviewed on 2025-08-29 15:44:17
Continental UltraContact rated 77% while driving a Suzuki Swift
Driving on mostly motorways for 10000 spirited miles
Overall an excellent tire which will last up to 50.000 KM.
BUT I found them very soft. maybe too soft. I lost the grippy responsive feel of the steering wheel. if your driving style is sporty don't buy them, but if you drive mostly city and in average speeds these are very good tires.
I'm planning to move them to the rear axle and put sportier tires in the front. Probably the Kumho Ecsta HS52 (value for money and sportier) since continental PremiumContact 7 are nit available in 185/55r16
tyre reviewed on 2025-08-29 08:48:24
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 rated 81% while driving a Suzuki Swift 1,2 2013
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 spirited miles
I’ve had these tyres now for about 5000 miles now and I must say I’m very pleased. The wear seems better so far than the reviews say and I don’t baby the car.
An even split of day to day runnings, moterway and b road blasts give me a good idea of what they’re capable of.
Dynamics of the car are stable and consistent, surprisingly communicative and you feel what they’re doing very well. In hotter weather when pushing on you can feel the tread through the steering getting pushed about so not the best but that’s really faster than you want to be going anyway. Expected for an all weather tyre.

Driven in snow to and they do fantastic, very grippy and the wet performance is fantastic. Compared to my previous summer tyres these are miles above with hydroplaning as well.

Overall would get again and couldn’t recommend more especially for the price.
tyre reviewed on 2025-07-02 08:21:58
Continental EcoContact 6 rated 76% while driving a Suzuki Swift
Driving on mostly town for 30000 average miles
Dry Grip: Fantastic and consistent for the whole duration of the tire. Grip seemed to fade after 45,000 Km.
Wet Grip: Didn't need it much but was quite pleased from it when needed.
Road feedback: Soft tyres with more that enough road feedback , especially when the road is not smooth.
Handling: More than enough for a passenger car
Wear: They tyre stayed consistent with its performance in all aspects until 45,000 Km which is good. But after that it needed replacement ASAP. I usually dont feel i should change tyres before 50k Km so the wear could be a bit better.
Comfort: Comfortable on comfortable roads, decent on bad roads.
Buy again: Definitely, the tyres best feature is the fuel consumption which saved me a lot over the time i was using it. Lower my average fuel consumption by about 0.2 L/100 Km.
tyre reviewed on 2025-04-09 23:01:23
Hankook Kinergy 4S2 rated 78% while driving a Honda Jazz
Driving on a combination of roads for 38000 average miles
Extremely well performing tire in all conditions, if you don't push it too hard (especially when the temperatures are in the 30s). They're a very good fit for my Hybrid Jazz, that I drive in Swiss weather all year long; lots of wet and cold don't make the tires feel unsafe in any circumstance; even snow performance is acceptable. The noise levels are also quite good, and the wear is surprisingly low without much of an ageing effect of the rubber. I am now at 38000 miles and there is still quite a lot of tread available. Considering the price of this tire is at least 30% lower than the premium brands (Bridgestone, Michelin...) and that for my car Pirelli and Continental are not available, I am finding it very hard to buy another tire for my car! Exceptional tire for the price.
tyre reviewed on 2024-09-29 04:47:36
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 rated 67% while driving a Nissan Note E11
Driving on mostly country roads for 1300 easy going miles
I bought a full set of Maxxis Premitra AP3 tyres to replace the old, worn Nexen summer tyres that came with the car. The improvement was immediate, with better grip and control, and even the sound of the tyres is more appealing. I wouldn’t say they’re quieter, but they do have a more pleasant, lower tone. The water-dispersing ability is vastly superior—where the Nexens made it feel like I was braking every time I drove through a deeper puddle, the Maxxis tyres just glide through without losing speed.

As I’m driving a small, light car at reasonable speeds on narrow country roads, I can’t speak for how boy racers might feel about this product. But for the miserable, wet weather of this Irish summer, I find them perfectly adequate.
tyre reviewed on 2024-09-22 08:17:11
Federal Formoza AZ01 rated 77% while driving a Honda Fit (Jazz)
Driving on mostly country roads for 20000 spirited miles
Being using these tires for the last 4 years, done about 20000km on them and the grip is amazing, its on a Honda Fit RS GP4 and the tires grip really well on the dry. Didn't get a lot of mileage out of it probably because of the way i drive. but i would recommend these tires for someone who drives spiritedly time to time i have confidence of the grip. being through a lot of pot holes because i am from a South Asian country with bad roads but no issues with the tires.
tyre reviewed on 2024-08-21 13:51:05
Toyo NanoEnergy 3 rated 77% while driving a Toyota Calya 2016
Driving on a combination of roads for 45000 average miles
I've using this tire since 2016 until 2024 still perform at it's best like new. Already clocking 70K km but still at 50% wear.
tyre reviewed on 2024-07-28 20:26:59
Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 rated 79% while driving a Suzuki Baleno
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
The grip and handling, at the120-180 km/t is quite good(if the tracking and balancing of the wheels is in order)
Changing tires now, after 65.000km, over the last 7 years ..mostly due to the age of the tires)
tyre reviewed on 2024-06-17 12:07:39
RoadX RXMOTION H12 rated 100% while driving a Unknown Unknown
Driving on mostly town for 0 easy going miles
Had 4 new RoadX tyres fitted. Very impressed so far. They look great, handle great and the price was unbeatable.
These are the XL version (extra load) which are possibly over engineered for my car but with the reinforced side walls and stronger construction they should last longer on the pot holed roads we all have to suffer in the UK.
I don't drive to the limit of the tyres, plus the cars safety systems would kick in before the tyres let go (ABS/Traction Control/VSC/Brake Assist).

Four new RoadX tyres for the price of one brand named tyre!
RoadX are owned by Sailun which also make great tyres.
tyre reviewed on 2024-02-17 12:09:04
Toyo Proxes Sport rated 60% while driving a Honda Fit (Jazz)
Driving on mostly country roads for 300 average miles
First off, ignore the optimistic reviews on here. They are obvious and sound like Yanks on crack with their excess positivity. Proxes are fine for the money, but pretty hopeless in some situations such as the wet, or over a cattle grid. Nearly lost control on hitting a cattle grid recently at relatively slow speed. I've had Proxes twice and wasn't all that impressed on either occasion in the wet.
tyre reviewed on 2024-01-16 11:42:48
Bridgestone Ecopia EP300 rated 87% while driving a Honda City
Driving on mostly town for 62700 average miles
I've just changed my tyres to this brand, so I'm kinda new with these tyres. However, I can say after a few weeks with this tyres... it is much better than previous tyres that I used. The tyre brand previously was Toyo (can't remember which model), it was ok... slightly rough, kinda loud road noise. Went to this tyre service centre, told them my budget... show them my car. In an instant the owner knew which tyre was perfect for me... at first I thought he was joking with the price, it is more cheaper that Toyo... and handling was far far better, smoother (bare in mind, its the raining reason so the road is always wet & slippery) and also quieter (I know... new tyres, of course its quieter). But for Bridgestone to give these kind of quality with this price point. I say yes, I would definitely recommend to others
tyre reviewed on 2024-01-13 00:54:43
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