One ranking from 154 independent road tests by 39 testers (Auto Bild, Sport Auto, Auto Express, Auto Bild Sportscars) and 54,450 reviews by owners. Every score shows its margin of error.
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Sport Auto 2026: 2nd of 7Auto Bild 2026: 2nd of 20Auto Zeitung 2026: 2nd of 10
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Ranked by Relative Score less a margin for thin evidence, so a tire proven in twenty tests stays ahead of one lucky result; a tire replaced by a newer generation drops back. Of 1,010 rated tires of this kind, these are the top 30. Click a column to sort.
| # | Tire | Rim sizes | Compare or buy | ||||||
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| 1 | 89± 4 | 92 | 95 | 79 | 82 | 86 | 17–23″130 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 2 | 86± 4 | 93 | 92 | 79 | 47 | 87 | 16–22″66 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 3 | 85± 4 | 92 | 91 | 79 | 56 | 81 | 16–21″56 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 4 | 85± 5 | 92 | 91 | 82 | 40 | 83 | Check price on Amazon | ||
| 5 | 85± 4 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 94 | 15–21″35 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 6 | 84± 8 | 87 | 83 | 82 | – | 80 | 16–22″51 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 7 | 84± 5 | 95 | 97 | 70 | 62 | 69 | 18–24″123 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 8 | 83± 4 | 84 | 78 | 88 | 72 | 88 | 16–22″86 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 9 | 83± 6 | 89 | 89 | 73 | 69 | 77 | 17–24″193 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 10 | 84± 4 | 90 | 86 | 82 | 70 | 79 | 17–22″64 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 11 | 82± 5 | 91 | 88 | 75 | 65 | 74 | 17–22″106 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 12 | 81± 5 | 88 | 87 | 69 | 64 | 74 | 17–21″50 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 13 | 81± 6 | 86 | 89 | 80 | 76 | 71 | 15–18″33 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 14 | 80± 5 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 16–22″41 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 15 | 79± 5 | 88 | 87 | 74 | 45 | 72 | 16–22″108 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 16 | 81± 8 | 84 | 79 | 79 | – | 77 | 18–22″29 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 17 | 81± 8 | 84 | 81 | 80 | – | 76 | 17–22″44 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 18 | 80± 5 | 91 | 86 | 64 | 58 | 72 | 17–23″65 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 19 | 83± 4 | 88 | 93 | 79 | 69 | 72 | 17–22″110 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 20 | 78± 5 | 84 | 83 | 67 | 65 | 75 | 14–20″53 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 21 | 78± 6 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 84 | 72 | 16–22″72 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 22 | 78± 4 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 71 | 75 | 17–22″131 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 23 | 79± 5 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 68 | 80 | 16–21″97 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 24 | 79± 6 | 85 | 91 | 76 | 69 | 66 | Check price on Amazon | ||
| 25 | 77± 4 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 15–22″148 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 26 | 78± 4 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 72 | 85 | 16–21″66 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 27 | 78± 6 | 81 | 83 | 78 | 64 | 72 | 19–21″39 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 28 | 81± 4 | 89 | 87 | 76 | 71 | 71 | 16–20″62 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 29 | 78± 6 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 16–20″20 sizes | Check price on Amazon | |
| 30 | 76± 5 | 75 | 77 | 73 | – | 79 | 14–20″94 sizes | Check price on Amazon |
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Why each one ranks where it does: its scores, where it placed in the road tests, and what owners like and dislike.
Ranked 1st of 30 from 31 tests · 1,898 owner reviews. Strongest: dry 95, wet 92. Weakest: comfort 79. Won 8 road tests.
EU label (best size): wet grip A · rolling resistance A · 68 dB
Ranked 2nd of 30 from 23 tests · 6,469 owner reviews. Strongest: wet 93, dry 92. Weakest: noise 47. Won 3 road tests.
EU label (best size): wet grip A · rolling resistance A · 70 dB
Ranked 3rd of 30 from 32 tests · 583 owner reviews. Strongest: wet 92, dry 91. Weakest: noise 56. Won 14 road tests.
EU label (best size): wet grip A · rolling resistance B · 71 dB
Ranked 4th of 30 from 9 tests · 19 owner reviews. Strongest: wet 92, dry 91. Weakest: noise 40. Won 1 road test.
Ranked 5th of 30 from 23 tests · 5,935 owner reviews. Strongest: treadwear 94, wet 83. Weakest: noise 75. Won 4 road tests.
EU label (best size): wet grip A · rolling resistance A · 67 dB
Ranked 6th of 30 from 564 owner reviews. Strongest: wet 87, dry 83. Weakest: treadwear 80.
EU label (best size): wet grip A · rolling resistance A · 68 dB
Ranked 7th of 30 from 22 tests · 1,611 owner reviews. Strongest: dry 97, wet 95. Weakest: noise 62. Won 18 road tests.
EU label (best size): wet grip A · rolling resistance A · 70 dB
Ranked 8th of 30 from 11 tests · 2,704 owner reviews. Strongest: comfort 88, treadwear 88. Weakest: noise 72. Won 2 road tests.
EU label (best size): wet grip A · rolling resistance B · 70 dB
Ranked 9th of 30 from 4 tests · 54 owner reviews. Strongest: dry 89, wet 89. Weakest: noise 69. Won 1 road test.
EU label (best size): wet grip A · rolling resistance A · 66 dB
Ranked 10th of 30 from 18 tests · 3,601 owner reviews. Strongest: wet 90, dry 86. Weakest: noise 70. Won 7 road tests.
EU label (best size): wet grip A · rolling resistance A · 68 dB
The top five in each category, ranked by the category score less its margin.
Ranked by dry, wet together, each score less its margin. Quotes are owners’ own words on the point.
Dry 97 ±4 Wet 95 ±4
“Phenomenal wet and dry grip with high cornering limits”
Dry 95 ±4 Wet 92 ±3
“Exceptional wet and dry grip with predictable, progressive behavior at the limit”
Dry 92 ±4 Wet 93 ±4
Dry 91 ±4 Wet 92 ±4
“Outstanding grip and braking performance in both wet and dry conditions”
Dry 91 ±5 Wet 92 ±4
“Exceptional grip and predictable handling in both wet and dry conditions”
SUV versions are built for the extra weight: stiffer sidewalls and higher load ratings. The best-ranked ones, wherever they sit in the full list.
Every independent road test of these tires from the last two years and who won it. Our ranking combines all of them.
Testers pick one size per test. These are the sizes tested most often since 2023, with every tire ranked by its places there.
11 tests: Auto Express 2026, Vi Bilägare 2026, Netzwelt 2026, Moottori 2025, Wybór Kierowców 2025, Auto Bild 2024, Auto Bild 2024, Motor 2023, ADAC 2023, Autoklub ČR 2023, Autoklub ČR 2023
8 tests: ACE 2026, Die Reifentester 2025, Auto Express 2025, Auto Bild 2025, ADAC 2025, Auto Bild 2025, Auto Bild Sportscars 2023, AUTO Straßenverkehr 2023 2023
6 tests: Motor 2026, UTAC / Aftonbladet 2025, Auto Zeitung 2024, Auto Express 2024, ACE/ARBÖ/GTÜ 2024, UTAC 2023
4 tests: evo 2025, evo 2024, Auto Zeitung 2023, Gute Fahrt 2023
Wet braking is where summer tires differ most: the best and the worst tire of the same test stopped a median 8.5 m apart, across 47 tests since 2023. On dry roads the gap was 4.0 m (48 tests).
Tread life differs even more: in 10 wear tests the longest-lasting tire went a median 134% further than the shortest. Check the treadwear column next to the dry one.
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 leads this ranking.
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 ranks first with 89 ± 4, from 31 tests · 1,898 owner reviews. Next come Michelin Pilot Sport 5 and Continental PremiumContact 7.
Continental SportContact 7: wet score 95, the highest here once the margin is counted. Runner-up: Michelin Pilot Sport 5.
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6: noise score 82, the highest here once the margin is counted. Runner-up: Pirelli Scorpion.
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2: treadwear score 94, the highest here once the margin is counted. Runner-up: Michelin Primacy 5.
Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV, ranked first among the SUV versions with 80.
Dunlop Blue Response TG won Auto Motor und Sport 2026 (195/55 R16, 8 tires).
Each tire’s score blends independent road tests (60%: braking distances, lap times, noise measured by the testers) with owner reviews found online (40%; comfort 40/60), all on one scale where the average tested tire gets 70. Newer tests count more, and each result is weighed against the other tires in the same test.
The ± after a score is its margin of error: with more tests and reviews the score would most likely stay within it. The list ranks by the score less a margin for thin evidence, so a lucky result never wins, and a tire replaced by a newer generation drops back. A tire needs two road tests or enough owner reviews to be listed.
Testers behind this list include Auto Bild, Sport Auto, Auto Express, Auto Bild Sportscars, Auto Motor und Sport, Auto Bild Allrad, ADAC, evo.
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