165/65 R15 - Best summer tyres 2025 - market overview, tests, reviews
Table of contents:
Best summer tyres in tests (2025)
Max. price
Options
Bridgestone Turanza T005
The Turanza T005 was introduced in 2018, but still stands as a great tyre, offered in incredible 350 different sizes. It’s universal also in it’s properties - it’s a balanced mix of wet and dry performance with above-average rolling resistance.
- Short braking distance on dry roads
- Exceptional handling on the wet
- Great handling on dry roads
- Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
- Very good aquaplaning resistance
- High drive-by noise levels
- Low mileage
- Bad value for the money
| Rank | Year | Organization | Size | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 2024 | Sportauto | 215/40 R18 | Very good |
4 | 2023 | ADAC | 205/55 R16 | Good |
3 | 2023 | Autoklub ČR | 205/55 R16 | - |
3 | 2023 | Tyre Reviews | 205/55 R16 | Highly recommended |
2 | 2022 | AutoMotorSport | 245/45 R19 | Very good |
1 | 2022 | Autozeitung | 215/55 R17 | Highly recommended |
1 | 2022 | Autobild | 215/55 R17 | - |
4 | 2022 | Promobil | 235/55 R17 | Recommended |
3 | 2022 | ADAC | 215/60 R16 | Good |
2 | 2022 | ADAC | 185/65 R15 | Good |
4 | 2022 | Autobild | 215/55 R17 | Good |
3 | 2021 | ADAC | 205/55 R16 | Good |
4 | 2021 | ADAC | 225/50 R17 | Good |
3 | 2021 | Autobild | 215/60 R17 | Exemplary |
5 | 2021 | Autobild | 205/55 R16 | Exemplary |
Cars with 165/65 R15 tyres
165/65 R15 tyre test Personalize
Best tyres in your size
Dry
1.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
78%
2.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
76%
3.
Firestone Roadhawk
72%
4.
Michelin e.Primacy
70%
5.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
67%
6.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
66%
7.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
41%
8.
Barum Bravuris 5 HM
30%
Wet
1.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
74%
2.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
72%
3.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
68%
4.
Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun
68%
5.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
62%
6.
Firestone Roadhawk
60%
7.
Michelin e.Primacy
31%
Comfort
1.
Michelin e.Primacy
86%
2.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
75%
3.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
56%
4.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
54%
5.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
47%
6.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
32%
7.
Firestone Roadhawk
31%
8.
Barum Bravuris 5 HM
30%
Economy
1.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
94%
2.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
87%
3.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
86%
4.
Firestone Roadhawk
68%
5.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
60%
6.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
33%
This is a preview of our comprehensive tyre test. The full test includes:
Detailed property breakdowns
Interactive sorting and filtering
Side-by-side comparisons
Did you know ...?
165/65 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 26 tyre models available, which can be compared to 185/70 R14, 165/65 R14, 155/70 R13. Let's break down the sizing - 65 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 65% of the tyre width (165mm), which means the sidewall height has 107.25 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1870.82 mm, which is very similar to 195/55 R15(1870.82 mm), 205/40 R17(1871.76 mm), 185/65 R14(1872.7 mm), 165/80 R13(1866.73 mm), 185/50 R16(1857.94 mm), 215/45 R16(1884.64 mm), 175/60 R15(1856.68 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 165/65 R15: H(210km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 81. You can find 165/65 R15 on 7 car models - mainly Renault, smart, Peugeot, Volkswagen.
