205/45 ZR16 tyres
450 registrations · 337 patterns · 179 brands — every one compared on its EU label
The EU product database lists 450 tyres in size 205/45 ZR16: 368 summer tyres, 62 all-season tyres, 20 winter and 3PMSF tyres.
Summer tyres in 205/45 ZR16
368 registrations from 287 patterns and 177 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, D, about 47 m.
Fuel efficiency
Between the most (B) and least (E) efficient tyres on sale in this size: about 0.51 L/100 km, or 76 litres a year at 15,000 km.
Rolling noise
Declared rolling noise runs from 67 dB to 75 dB; half the tyres are at 71 dB or quieter. Every 3 dB is roughly a doubling of sound energy.
All summer tyres on sale in 205/45 ZR16
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 | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | A | C | 69 dB | — | 4 |
| 2 | Sentury Qirin 990 | A | C | 70 dB | — | 2 |
| 3 | Tyfoon Successor 8+ | A | C | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 4 | Nexen N'FERA Primus | A | C | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 5 | Maxxis HP5 | A | C | 70 dB | — | 2 |
| 6 | Sentury-Landsail Qirin 990 | A | C | 70 dB | — | 2 |
| 7 | Nankang AS-3 | A | C | 72 dB | — | 1 |
| 8 | Marshal MU12 | A | C | 72 dB | — | 1 |
| 9 | Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | A | C | 72 dB | — | 1 |
| 10 | Praxent Furijeter PU90 | A | C | 72 dB | — | 1 |
| 11 | Botrian Vorttexa BU78 | A | C | 72 dB | — | 1 |
| 12 | Otani EK3000 | A | C | 72 dB | — | 1 |
| 13 | Momo Toprun M300 AS Sport | A | D | 68 dB | — | 2 |
| 14 | Envoy Aterna | A | D | 68 dB | — | 1 |
| 15 | Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 | A | D | 71 dB | — | 2 |
| 16 | Michelin Pilot Sport 3 | A | D | 71 dB | — | 1 |
| 17 | Gripmax PureGrip RS Z-1 | A | D | 72 dB | — | 1 |
| 18 | Autocruze Catchfors UHP | B | B | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 19 | Sebring Summer 3 | B | B | 71 dB | — | 1 |
| 20 | Taurus Summer 3 | B | B | 71 dB | — | 1 |
| 21 | Kormoran Summer 3 | B | B | 71 dB | — | 1 |
| 22 | Riken Summer 3 | B | B | 71 dB | — | 1 |
| 23 | Tigar Summer 3 | B | B | 71 dB | — | 1 |
| 24 | Blackarrow P15 | B | B | 71 dB | — | 1 |
| 25 | Orium Summer 3 | B | B | 71 dB | — | 1 |
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All-season tyres in 205/45 ZR16
62 registrations from 36 patterns and 33 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, 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 73 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 205/45 ZR16
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 | Lanvigator Catchfors A/S II | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 2 | Royal Black Royal A/S II | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 3 | Powertrac Powermarch A/S II | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 4 | Greentrac Season Master | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 5 | Davanti Alltoura | B | D | 68 dB | 3PMSF | 2 |
| 6 | Tracmax All Season Trac Saver X-privilo | B | D | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 7 | Rotalla Setula 4 Season RA03 | B | D | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 8 | Roadking All Season Argos | B | D | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 9 | Tourador X All Climate TF2 | B | D | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 10 | Blackarrow 4S | C | C | 67 dB | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 1 |
| 11 | Autogreen All Season Versat-AS2 | C | C | 67 dB | 3PMSF | 2 |
| 12 | Sonix Prime A/S | C | C | 69 dB | 3PMSF | 4 |
| 13 | Fronway Fronwing A/S | C | C | 69 dB | 3PMSF | 4 |
| 14 | Rockblade Rock A/S ONE | C | C | 69 dB | 3PMSF | 4 |
| 15 | Arivo Carlorful A/S | C | C | 69 dB | 3PMSF | 4 |
| 16 | Grenlander Greenwing A/S | C | C | 69 dB | 3PMSF | 4 |
| 17 | iLink Multimatch A/S | C | C | 69 dB | 3PMSF | 4 |
| 18 | ZMax X-spider A/S | C | C | 69 dB | 3PMSF | 4 |
| 19 | Zelda Surate A/S | C | C | 70 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 20 | Lykeen LUMIRA 4Season | C | C | 70 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 21 | Kpatos CrossWeather Max | C | C | 70 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 22 | Firemax CrossWeather Max | C | C | 70 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 23 | Tomket Allyear Pro | C | C | 70 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 24 | Nereus ClimaRide AS7 | C | C | 70 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 25 | Winrun All Season AS51 | C | C | 70 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
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Winter and 3PMSF tyres in 205/45 ZR16
20 registrations from 14 patterns and 12 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, C, about 41 m.
Fuel efficiency
Between the most (B) and least (D) efficient tyres on sale in this size: about 0.35 L/100 km, or 52 litres a year at 15,000 km.
Rolling noise
Declared rolling noise runs from 67 dB to 72 dB; half the tyres are at 67 dB or quieter. Every 3 dB is roughly a doubling of sound energy.
All winter and 3PMSF tyres on sale in 205/45 ZR16
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 | Nama NAS768 | B | B | 69 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 2 | Aplus AS909 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 3 | Wanli SC501 | C | C | 67 dB | 3PMSF | 2 |
| 4 | Sunny NC501 | C | C | 67 dB | 3PMSF | 2 |
| 5 | Aptany RC501 | C | C | 67 dB | 3PMSF | 2 |
| 6 | Milever MC545 | C | C | 67 dB | 3PMSF | 2 |
| 7 | Milestone MA01 | C | C | 67 dB | 3PMSF | 2 |
| 8 | Novex AS 5G | C | C | 67 dB | 3PMSF | 2 |
| 9 | Dovroad Zyphira AS | C | C | 70 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 10 | Invovic EL869 | C | C | 70 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 11 | Sunwide Tutti Forza | C | C | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 12 | Vittos ASP11 | C | D | 67 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 13 | Aptany RC536 | C | D | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 14 | Milever MC547 | C | D | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
Related sizes
For comparison, 6% of tyres in 205/45 ZR16 declare class A for wet grip.
205/45 on other rims
- 205/45 ZR17666 tyres
512 patterns · 9% A wet grip - 205/45 ZRF1738 tyres
36 patterns · 0% A wet grip
Other widths in /45 ZR16
- 215/45 ZR16131 tyres
105 patterns · 1% A wet grip - 195/45 ZR1650 tyres
40 patterns · 2% 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 205/45 ZR16 have the best EU label?
Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the top three on sale are Hankook Ventus Prime 4 (A/C/69 dB), Sentury Qirin 990 (A/C/70 dB), Tyfoon Successor 8+ (A/C/70 dB). 0 patterns in this size reach class A for both wet grip and fuel efficiency.
What are the quietest summer tyres in 205/45 ZR16?
The lowest declared rolling noise belongs to Federal/Hero Formoza FD2 (67 dB), Federal/Hero 595RS-PRO (67 dB), ZMax Zealion (67 dB). The median in this size is 71 dB.
How many 205/45 ZR16 summer tyres have A for wet grip?
25 of 368 registrations (7%) 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 — 450 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).