185/55 R16 tyres
731 registrations · 536 patterns · 239 brands — every one compared on its EU label
The EU product database lists 731 tyres in size 185/55 R16: 517 summer tyres, 61 all-season tyres, 153 winter and 3PMSF tyres.
Summer tyres in 185/55 R16
517 registrations from 379 patterns and 229 brands.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
From 80 km/h on a wet road, a class A tyre stops in about 34 m. The most common class in this size, C, needs about 41 m; the weakest on sale, D, about 47 m.
Fuel efficiency
Between the most (A) and least (D) efficient tyres on sale in this size: about 0.50 L/100 km, or 75 litres a year at 15,000 km.
Rolling noise
Declared rolling noise runs from 66 dB to 72 dB; half the tyres are at 70 dB or quieter. Every 3 dB is roughly a doubling of sound energy.
All summer tyres on sale in 185/55 R16
Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise. Each pattern is shown with its best-labelled variant in this size; variants differ in load and speed index.
| # | Tyre | Wet | Fuel | Noise | Snow / ice | Variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continental UltraContact | A | B | 70 dB | — | 2 |
| 2 | Cooper Summer | A | B | 71 dB | — | 2 |
| 3 | Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance | A | B | 71 dB | — | 2 |
| 4 | Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun | A | C | 67 dB | — | 4 |
| 5 | Falken Ziex ZE320 | A | C | 67 dB | — | 1 |
| 6 | Yokohama BluEarth-GT AE51 | A | C | 68 dB | — | 1 |
| 7 | Michelin Primacy 4+ | A | C | 68 dB | — | 3 |
| 8 | Linglong Sport Master | A | C | 68 dB | — | 1 |
| 9 | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | A | C | 69 dB | — | 3 |
| 10 | Arivo Premio Comfort 6 | A | C | 69 dB | — | 1 |
| 11 | Kleber Dynaxer HP4 | A | C | 69 dB | — | 1 |
| 12 | Michelin Primacy 3 | A | C | 69 dB | — | 1 |
| 13 | Firestone Roadhawk | A | C | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 14 | Firestone Roadhawk Roadhawk 2 | A | C | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 15 | Uniroyal RainSport 5 | A | C | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 16 | BFGoodrich Advantage 2 | A | C | 70 dB | — | 2 |
| 17 | Kleber Dynaxer HP5 | A | C | 70 dB | — | 2 |
| 18 | Sailun Atrezzo ELITE2 | A | C | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 19 | Nexen N'FERA Primus | A | C | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 20 | BFGoodrich Advantage | A | C | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 21 | Kumho HS52 | A | C | 70 dB | — | 4 |
| 22 | Toyo PROXES Comfort | A | C | 70 dB | — | 9 |
| 23 | Maxxis HP6 | A | C | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 24 | Leao Nova-force Acro | A | C | 71 dB | — | 1 |
| 25 | GitiSynergy H2 | A | C | 71 dB | — | 2 |
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All-season tyres in 185/55 R16
61 registrations from 46 patterns and 36 brands.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
From 80 km/h on a wet road, a class A tyre stops in about 34 m. The most common class in this size, B, needs about 37 m; the weakest on sale, C, about 41 m.
Fuel efficiency
Between the most (C) and least (D) efficient tyres on sale in this size: about 0.18 L/100 km, or 28 litres a year at 15,000 km.
Rolling noise
Declared rolling noise runs from 67 dB to 71 dB; half the tyres are at 70 dB or quieter. Every 3 dB is roughly a doubling of sound energy.
All all-season tyres on sale in 185/55 R16
Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise. Each pattern is shown with its best-labelled variant in this size; variants differ in load and speed index.
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Winter and 3PMSF tyres in 185/55 R16
153 registrations from 111 patterns and 74 brands.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
From 80 km/h on a wet road, a class B tyre stops in about 37 m. The most common class in this size, C, needs about 41 m; the weakest on sale, E, about 52 m.
Fuel efficiency
Between the most (C) and least (E) efficient tyres on sale in this size: about 0.34 L/100 km, or 51 litres a year at 15,000 km.
Rolling noise
Declared rolling noise runs from 67 dB to 72 dB; half the tyres are at 71 dB or quieter. Every 3 dB is roughly a doubling of sound energy.
All winter and 3PMSF tyres on sale in 185/55 R16
Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise. Each pattern is shown with its best-labelled variant in this size; variants differ in load and speed index.
| # | Tyre | Wet | Fuel | Noise | Snow / ice | Variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxxis AP2 | B | C | 69 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 2 | Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | B | C | 70 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 3 | Sailun Ice BLAZER Alpine² | B | C | 70 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 4 | Austone SP-401 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 2 |
| 5 | Fortune FSR-401 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 2 |
| 6 | Chengshan CSC-401 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 7 | Marshal MH22 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 2 |
| 8 | Milestone CarMile Winter | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 9 | Funtoma RoadFun Winter | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 10 | Continental WinterContact TS 860 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 11 | Hankook Winter i*cept RS3 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 4 |
| 12 | Continental WinterContact TS 870 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 13 | Nexen WINGUARD Snow'G WH2 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 14 | Roadstone WINGUARD Snow'G WH2 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 15 | Roadstone EUROVIS Alpine 2 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 16 | Petlas SnowMaster 2 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 17 | Starmaxx PolarMaxx | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 18 | Nexen EUROVIS Alpine 2 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 19 | Falken Eurowinter HS02 | B | D | 69 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 20 | Falken Eurowinter HS01 | B | D | 70 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 21 | Maxxis AP3 | B | D | 70 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 22 | Kumho WP52+ | B | D | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 2 |
| 23 | Kumho HA32 | B | D | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 2 |
| 24 | Kumho WP52 | B | D | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 25 | Delinte AW6 | B | D | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
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Related sizes
For comparison, 8% of tyres in 185/55 R16 declare class A for wet grip.
185/55 on other rims
- 185/55 R151,942 tyres
1,312 patterns · 4% A wet grip - 185/55 R14493 tyres
397 patterns · 2% A wet grip
Other widths in /55 R16
- 205/55 R164,442 tyres
2,118 patterns · 11% A wet grip - 195/55 R162,671 tyres
1,520 patterns · 10% A wet grip - 215/55 R161,977 tyres
1,281 patterns · 11% A wet grip - 225/55 R161,242 tyres
866 patterns · 11% A wet grip - 175/55 R1678 tyres
67 patterns · 0% A wet grip
Fit a different size only if it is approved for your vehicle (registration document or owner’s manual). Load index and speed rating must be at least those of the original tyre.
Questions
Which summer tyres in 185/55 R16 have the best EU label?
Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the top three on sale are Continental UltraContact (A/B/70 dB), Cooper Summer (A/B/71 dB), Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance (A/B/71 dB). 0 patterns in this size reach class A for both wet grip and fuel efficiency.
What are the quietest summer tyres in 185/55 R16?
The lowest declared rolling noise belongs to Autogreen SportChaser-SC2 (66 dB), Hankook iON ST AS (66 dB), Atlas AS380NB (66 dB). The median in this size is 70 dB.
How many 185/55 R16 summer tyres have A for wet grip?
55 of 517 registrations (11%) declare class A for wet grip.
Estimates from the class ranges in Regulation (EU) 2020/740. A label class is a range, so a real tyre can sit anywhere inside it. Every 3 dB doubles the sound energy.
Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 731 registrations in this size, data as of 23 October 2026. Label values are the suppliers’ declarations. Braking and fuel figures are estimates from the middle of each class range (passenger car tyres only).