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2021 ADAC Summer Tire Test - 205/55 R16
Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tire, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.
- Tested size
- 205/55 R16
- Tires tested
- 15
- Disciplines
- 1
Read the measurements, not just the rank
Lower is better for braking distances and lap times; higher is better for subjective scores and aquaplaning speed. Bars start at zero. Read the gap alongside the position: adjacent tires can be separated by very different margins.
Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tires does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.
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Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tires does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.
Value
1Wear
Predicted tread life in KM
Higher is better ↑| Position / Tire | Result | Gap to best |
|---|---|---|
| 34,362 miles | Best | |
| 26,968 miles | -7,394 miles | |
| 25,849 miles | -8,513 miles | |
| 25,228 miles | -9,134 miles | |
| 23,674 miles | -10,688 miles | |
| 23,239 miles | -11,123 miles | |
| 21,313 miles | -13,049 miles | |
| 20,878 miles | -13,484 miles | |
| 20,195 miles | -14,167 miles | |
| 20,008 miles | -14,354 miles | |
| 20,008 miles | -14,354 miles | |
| 17,398 miles | -16,964 miles | |
| 16,528 miles | -17,834 miles | |
| 16,311 miles | -18,051 miles | |
| 15,410 miles | -18,952 miles |
The difference between best and worst was 55.2% (18,952 miles).
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