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195/45 R16 Tires

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207 Tire Reviews
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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Accelera Delta (3) 97% 90% 93% 87% 90% 83%
Michelin Alpin (9) 86% 94% 88% 76% 94% 91%
Kleber Quadraxer 3 (25) 87% 83% 86% 77% 88% 92%
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 (112) 90% 86% 80% 84% 90% 84%
Nexen N Fera SU4 (79) 91% 87% 83% 80% 81% 87%
Michelin Alpin 5 (29) 84% 91% 82% 79% 90% 85%
Vredestein Sportrac 5 (101) 88% 85% 83% 83% 86% 84%
Toyo Proxes CF2 (108) 88% 82% 81% 83% 85% 86%
Continental ContiSport Attack (7) 94% 74% 90% 91% 74% 86%
Kleber Krisalp HP3 (36) 85% 85% 82% 81% 84% 88%
Falken ZE914 (99) 89% 81% 84% 80% 82% 81%
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (305) 90% 88% 84% 84% 73% 82%
Nexen N Fera Primus (10) 87% 90% 84% 77% 84% 80%
Hankook Winter i cept evo (28) 80% 79% 76% 72% 80% 79%
Avon WV7 (14) 82% 84% 83% 76% 82% 88%
Vredestein Sportrac 3 (60) 85% 91% 80% 80% 76% 79%
Petlas Velox Sport PT711 (3) 90% 70% 90% 90% 87% 73%
Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) 85% 91% 78% 76% 76% 80%
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 (123) 89% 80% 80% 79% 80% 80%
Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response (103) 88% 84% 84% 77% 76% 80%
Michelin Pilot Exalto (56) 86% 81% 76% 80% 83% 77%
Michelin CrossClimate 2 (142) 87% 82% 76% 74% 82% 84%
Semperit Speed Life 3 (2) 85% 90% 80% 90% 80% 75%
General Altimax Sport (32) 80% 79% 79% 78% 87% 80%
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun (113) 86% 82% 81% 80% 77% 79%
Toyo Proxes Comfort (18) 83% 82% 79% 74% 83% 83%
Kumho Ecsta HS51 (38) 87% 83% 77% 80% 77% 84%
Hankook Winter i cept RS2 (49) 84% 84% 76% 79% 85% 75%
Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (68) 84% 79% 81% 81% 77% 76%
Vredestein Quatrac 5 (38) 82% 79% 80% 82% 82% 85%
Michelin CrossClimate (150) 87% 84% 81% 79% 84% 88%
Uniroyal RainSport 3 (288) 84% 92% 79% 78% 64% 83%
Syron Street Race (5) 100% 80% 96% 90% 52% 56%
Kleber Quadraxer 2 (14) 82% 75% 87% 82% 83% 87%
Cooper Zeon CS8 (17) 86% 79% 79% 75% 76% 82%
Nexen N Blue HD Plus (80) 82% 78% 77% 76% 77% 82%
Barum Bravuris 2 (127) 85% 78% 79% 71% 75% 80%
Lassa DriveWays (18) 80% 81% 79% 76% 86% 68%
Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (114) 84% 75% 76% 78% 74% 79%
Avon ZV5 (112) 84% 78% 77% 77% 71% 77%
Habilead SportMax S2000 (15) 83% 75% 77% 75% 71% 77%
Lassa Snoways Era (12) 78% 76% 77% 75% 76% 79%
Dunlop Sport BluResponse (191) 88% 84% 79% 75% 61% 83%
Jinyu YH12 (28) 81% 74% 79% 69% 79% 80%
Continental Sport Contact 3 (245) 87% 80% 81% 77% 62% 74%
Kumho Ecsta HM KH31 (27) 81% 73% 76% 74% 72% 78%
Maxxis MA Z1 Victra (64) 88% 77% 73% 77% 71% 66%
Nexen N Fera SU1 (145) 82% 75% 74% 75% 71% 79%
Toyo Proxes TR1 (71) 84% 75% 77% 81% 71% 67%
Sava intensa uhp (16) 82% 73% 77% 71% 77% 76%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo (45) 81% 73% 75% 73% 75% 72%
Uniroyal RainSport 5 (86) 75% 85% 67% 68% 72% 79%
Yokohama S Drive (65) 83% 69% 75% 77% 71% 68%
Continental Premium Contact 2 (200) 84% 77% 75% 73% 62% 73%
Toyo T1R (288) 83% 69% 75% 75% 63% 70%
Continental Sport Contact (18) 81% 73% 72% 73% 66% 71%
Bridgestone Turanza T005 (180) 80% 78% 72% 73% 66% 72%
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 (157) 84% 78% 76% 73% 60% 65%
Fulda Carat Exelero (16) 74% 79% 69% 73% 72% 69%
Triangle Sportex TSH11 (19) 76% 61% 74% 72% 69% 69%
Toyo Proxes 4 (45) 80% 63% 72% 66% 77% 74%
Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) 85% 75% 76% 72% 61% 66%
Avon ZV7 (141) 81% 76% 71% 71% 56% 77%
Aoteli P607 (25) 78% 62% 69% 68% 76% 70%
Continental Eco Contact 5 (90) 80% 68% 68% 69% 74% 68%
Three A Farroad FRD 26 (25) 77% 62% 68% 66% 76% 71%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050 (57) 83% 69% 76% 69% 66% 61%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (215) 83% 70% 75% 72% 66% 59%
Michelin Energy (42) 71% 65% 59% 61% 84% 76%
Pirelli PZero Nero (141) 83% 65% 71% 71% 67% 64%
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 (79) 81% 84% 76% 72% 54% 71%
Firestone Firehawk SZ90 (25) 76% 67% 73% 69% 68% 60%
Pirelli P Zero (178) 84% 69% 74% 72% 57% 63%
Nankang Noble Sport NS20 (37) 73% 58% 67% 61% 75% 72%
Laufenn S fit EQ (14) 78% 63% 62% 57% 73% 73%
Goodyear EfficientGrip (145) 77% 68% 64% 61% 70% 72%
Pirelli P Zero Nero GT (37) 81% 64% 63% 68% 70% 64%
Wanli S1063 (80) 74% 58% 63% 61% 77% 65%
Nankang NS2 (211) 76% 58% 65% 62% 73% 62%
Maxxis MA Z4S Victra (18) 89% 77% 79% 78% 80% 78%
Landsail LS288 (36) 74% 60% 65% 61% 68% 70%
Pace Toledo TL1000 (16) 74% 59% 65% 63% 69% 64%
Kumho WinterCraft WP71 (17) 67% 61% 53% 53% 73% 51%
Davanti DX390 (29) 69% 58% 58% 61% 66% 63%
Hifly Win Turi (7) 71% 59% 67% 59% 77% 76%
Pace ALVENTI Pace (24) 67% 66% 61% 49% 59% 68%
Marangoni Zetalinea (15) 72% 45% 64% 64% 68% 57%
Aplus A609 (1) 60% 50% 60% 60% 50% 70%
Goodyear Assurance MaxLife (4) 75% 30% 50% 48% 83% 65%
Nordexx NS9000 (12) 67% 50% 55% 51% 68% 55%
Joyroad Sport RX6 (12) 62% 39% 59% 53% 73% 64%
Sunny SN3630 (8) 64% 40% 50% 45% 79% 69%
Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (136) 70% 47% 57% 55% 69% 48%
Accelera PHI (165) 67% 44% 52% 51% 65% 58%
Compasal Smacher (6) 66% 53% 53% 52% 58% 68%
Achilles ATR Sport (58) 61% 40% 53% 47% 60% 55%
Rotalla F105 (29) 64% 31% 45% 41% 58% 58%
Wanli S1097 (7) 51% 36% 43% 40% 55% 56%
Minerva minerva F105 (16) 59% 41% 47% 38% 53% 48%
Event WL905 (129) 59% 30% 41% 39% 60% 49%
Haida HD921 (43) 60% 40% 47% 45% 49% 38%
Infinity INF 040 (19) 64% 33% 43% 36% 55% 42%
Mohawk M112 (28) 59% 34% 44% 40% 53% 46%
195/45 R16 Tire Review Highlights
Writing about the Three A Farroad FRD 26 rated 46%
while driving a Citroën C2 VTS
Ok in dry conditions. Absolutely horrible cornering on wet surfaces. Nice for drifting: predictive, the grip is ok, good wear (in drift). Comfort is ok, wears out quite quick.
tire reviewed on 2026-03-24 11:20:40
Writing about the Sava intensa uhp rated 63%
Quite a decent budget dedicated summer tire.
tire reviewed on 2026-03-16 08:58:27
Writing about the Michelin CrossClimate 2 rated 80%
while driving a Fiat Panda
I've done 40k kms in my daily car with the crossclimate2 in the last 3 and half years. At this point there is some tread left but almost at the legal limit, so I need to change them soon. I live in northern italy near Milan, i got a lot of heat during summer in recent years and mildly cold winters with close to zero snow. Tires for a daily use on a little fiat panda have been really good in wet and dry, i always felt them solid when new and even now. With wear i think they lose a bit of Rolling resistance but nothing too concerning. I've tried them a couple times in the snow (when they were at mid life tread) and i found them a bit poor.. didn't get stuck but had a lot of wheel spinning and not much confidence in general. At the end of life the tread is a bit damaged on the sides.
Overall i've been satisfied!
tire reviewed on 2026-01-24 04:11:56
Writing about the Accelera PHI rated 48%
while driving a Mazda 2 2008 86hp
Driving on mostly town for 9000 easy going miles
cheap; XL with alloy wheel protection but lasted only 9,000 miles on light use on a small Mazda 2 car. Previous tires lasted 22,000 miles. Makes them uneconomic.
tire reviewed on 2026-01-01 14:16:55
Writing about the Hankook Ventus S1 evo rated 79%
while driving a Lancia Ypsilon 1.4 16V
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 spirited miles
Very good small car tires allowing for spirited driving with a wide safety margin. I got them with the car and didn’t give them a deeper thought throughout the 40.000 km they lasted, being convinced all decent brand low profile tires should perform like that nowadays. So I thought… until I replaced them with a set of newly introduced Continental EcoContact 6. I never thought the gap in the level of grip through the bends and general feel of the car would be so huge. Knowing that I would surely buy them again, unfortunately they don’t make them anymore. In general, getting UHP 16" tires is getting more and more difficult these days, it’s aging SportContact 3, equally dated Pilot Sport 3 and that’s about it.
tire reviewed on 2025-12-02 10:47:26
Writing about the Kleber Quadraxer 3 rated 88%
while driving a Fiat 500
Driving on mostly country roads for 1000 average miles
After about 25,000 km on the Kleber Quadraxer 2, I decided to switch to the Quadraxer 3. In the photo, the QD2 are shown at the top, while the QD3 are at the bottom. Wear on the QD2 was extremely minimal (as shown), thanks to extensive extra-urban use, keeping the car in a garage, and meticulous pressure checks.

Compared to the previous model, under the same conditions and pressures, the improvement is clear—especially in dry road performance. Steering feels much more direct and enjoyable, while the tires remain quiet and safe. I will update the review as mileage increases.

They are extremely sensitive to pressure changes, so check it often. The price is higher than the QD2, but justified by the improvement.
tire reviewed on 2025-12-02 01:59:03
Writing about the Aplus A609 rated 59%
while driving a Kia Motors Rio
Driving on mostly town for 0 average miles
I think i will not buy again , for the price its good but i prefer not to buy again.
tire reviewed on 2025-10-07 01:59:55
Writing about the Nexen N Blue HD Plus rated 74%
while driving a Kia Motors Picanto
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 spirited miles
For a factory-mounted (kia picanto 1.0 tgdi) it has really good grip and and response, they are lasting almost 50k km and still going, 1.5mm of rubber left.
tire reviewed on 2025-06-04 10:27:16
Writing about the Nankang Noble Sport NS20 rated 49%
while driving a Ford Fiesta
Driving on mostly motorways for 25000 spirited miles
Initial impressions were very good, except for the noise. However the tire wear wear was very pronounced, after 20k km (of to be fair quite aggresive driving) the tread depth was at the minimum markers. Performance, especially in the wet is very negatively affected as the tire wears. All in all for the price (around 100€ a pair) no major complaints. However I have recently switched to second hand PS3s and there is no comparison, in my opinion it is worth getting used premium instead.
tire reviewed on 2025-03-13 05:55:13
Writing about the Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun rated 76%
while driving a Citroën C2 VTS
Driving on mostly country roads for 10 spirited miles
I have these tires on my 2005 Citroen c2 vts. I wear these tires Only on summer because i have another set of wheels with winter tires. I am very happy with their performance on dry and wet! I don't have a lot of options on my dimension 195/45/16 i highly recommend that tire. If the new falken ziex ze320 launch in my dimension i Will put a set of the new ones. otherwise i am looking for kumho hs52 and the same falken ziex ze 310 again
tire reviewed on 2025-02-20 03:58:42
Writing about the Goodyear Assurance MaxLife rated 51%
while driving a Toyota Prius
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 average miles
These tires have some of the worst wet grip I've ever seen in my life. Very dangerous. Apparently longevity is more important than safety with these tires.
tire reviewed on 2024-11-17 15:25:15
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 rated 57%
while driving a Citroën C2 VTS
Driving on mostly country roads for 2500 spirited miles
I drive a citroen C2 VTS and the only size available is 195/45/16. I decided to test the PS3, coming from 3 sets of Yokohama Advan Fleva v701, and i'm quite disappointed. I use the car only for fun (mainly "touge driving") so my review is only for the sportiness of the tire. The grip is ok at slow speed , but the sidewall are very soft and the car moves a lot. In the wet they are pretty good. After 4k kms my fronts are already at the legal limit... for the (high) cost of the tire in relation to the grip they offer, i'll consider something else for sure.
tire reviewed on 2024-09-16 00:23:04
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