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Matador MP 16 Stella 2

The Matador MP 16 Stella 2 is a Touring Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

6.8
Tyre Reviews Score Based on User Reviews
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
83%
Wet Grip
65%
Road Feedback
75%
Handling
70%
Wear
83%
Comfort
77%
Buy again
68%
10 Reviews
74% Average
192,108 miles driven
2 Tests (avg: 26th)
Matador MP 16 Stella 2

Matador MP 16 Stella 2

Summer Economy
BETA
6.8 / 10
Based on User Reviews · Limited Confidence · Updated 30 Jan 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

Learn more about our methodology
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 2
Publications: 2
Period: 2015
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 10
Avg Rating: 74.4%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 2.03
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.8 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 8 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.1 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2015 Market Overview - Braking Test Auto Bild 2015 185/60 R15 35/52 0 metrics
2015 European Tyre Test 185/60R14 ADAC 2015 185/60 R14 16/16 0 metrics
2
Tests
26th
Average
16th
Best
35th
Worst
Latest Tyre Test Results
16th/16
Low fuel consumption and wear
Very weak in the wet, weak on dry roads
35th/52

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Top 3 Matador MP 16 Stella 2 Reviews

Given 60% while driving a Ford Fiesta (175/65 R14) on a combination of roads for 20,000 average miles
Absolute last resort. It is perfectly fine in dry conditions, very resilient in terms of wear, very nice comfort and grip. But any wetness means you go aquaplanning all over the place with even the slightest brake force. It's definitely not controllable during an aquaplanning, definitely chaotic handling at the rear wheels. I've never seen this with any tires with my car. They are very cheap, but very annoying to drive in rain, both in town and especially on highways.
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June 13, 2022
Given 80% while driving a Fiat Panda (155/65 R13) on a combination of roads for 50,000 easy going miles
Very long life on Fiat Panda 1.1 Hobby. Comfortable, very good grip in dry, good in the wet if shock- absorbers are ok. A bit understeering if compared to Toyo 350 i had before these tyres. Never problems, probably i' ll by them again.
November 14, 2018
Given 51% while driving a Toyota Yaris (185/60 R14 H) on mostly town for 18,000 easy going miles
Fitted on a Toyotas Yaris 2001. Last week I bought a set of 4 Petlas VELOX SPORT PT741 for 175€ because the previous ones (Matador MP16 Stella2 & Riken Maystorm 2 B2) were unacceptable to dangerous. They may were soft and had a good duration (wear) but on the wet they were dangerous. There are a lot of other budget tyres in the market to consider.
October 8, 2018
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Latest Matador MP 16 Stella 2 Reviews

Given 73% while driving a Hyundai Getz (165/65 R14 T) on a combination of roads for 30,000 easy going miles
Used on Getz, on the bumpy roads of GREECE. Soft, easy to warm, nice handling, not so much noise, honest one.
May 1, 2014
Given 84% while driving a Toyota Yaris (175/65 R14) on mostly town for 12,000 average miles
very good, cheap tyres. driven 12,000 miles tread still like new.
May 31, 2013
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Given 99% while driving a Peugeot 107 (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 8 average miles
great value for money defo recomed them to anyone for there car
last just as long as a premium tyre
October 26, 2011