It is 2021 and there are more grippy tires out there. In the dry, they seem to be very sensitive to temperature and pressure. When set to the point, they grip well in the dry with good feedback. Little overpressure/overtemperature and feedback is only mediocre, the grip also of course weeker. Sidewalls are quite stiff, but little under pressure yields floatiness.
In the wet, they are reasonable but rather do not try to accelerate in the corner using an FWD car, as a skid is quite inevitable. Noise is a bit higher than for other tires. Road roughness they filter out reasonably.
For Moderator - please consult that this tire may be so much sense to optimal pressure and temperature point (I also tested 195/40R16 size with similar observations).
215/35 R16 Tires
Everything we know about the 215/35 R16 tire size: 2 owner reviews covering 1,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 2owner reviews
- 1,000 milescovered on them
- 4tires made in this size
215/35 R16 EU tire label data
EU label values are declared for each individual size, so the figures here are exact for 215/35 R16 rather than a range across a model. 1 tires carry label data in this size. The most common load index is 81 (up to 462 kg per tire). Speed ratings on offer: Y (300 km/h).
71dB Quietest tires
The quietest 215/35 R16 tires are labelled at 71 dB external noise:
- Hankook Ventus S1 evo Summer 8.5
Label values come from the EU EPREL database and apply to the EU market versions of each tire. 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 215/35 R16 mean?
A 215/35 R16 tire is 215 mm wide, its sidewall is 35% of that width (75 mm) tall, and it fits a 16 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 557 mm.
| Section width | 215 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 75 mm |
| Rim diameter | 16" (406 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 557 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 1,750 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 572 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 920 |
Also written as
215/35R16 215/35 ZR16 215-35-16 215 35 16
Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tire runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.
What cars use 215/35 R16 tires?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tires for that exact car.
What drivers say about their 215/35 R16 tires
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
I don't know what's wrong with the people who slate these tires unless they've bought Chinese fakes. These tires have been awesome in the dry and wet on my little 4x4 but they are crap in the snow. Drag racing on an airfield at over 100mph though a standing car sized puddle and not even the slightest hint of aquaplaning. Tires were a lot newer then though. It's just a shame they've stopped making them in my size.
I've never reached the limit of these tires as the speed required would probably have killed me if it went wrong.
I've never reached the limit of these tires as the speed required would probably have killed me if it went wrong.
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Where this data comes from
Owner ratings are submitted through the review form on this site, naming the tire, the size and the distance covered, and are checked by hand before publication. Test results come from independent published tire tests indexed by size, and label values from the EU EPREL database.
About the TR Score
The Tire Reviews Score rates each tire 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 Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.