185/55 R15 - Best summer tyres 2025 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Best summer tyres in tests (2025)
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| Rank | Year | Organization | Size | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 2025 | Automotorsport | 215/55 R17 | Very good |
5 | 2025 | Autobild | 215/55 R18 | Good |
4 | 2023 | Automotorsport | 255/45 R20 | Very good |
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.
| Rank | Year | Organization | Size | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2025 | motor | 205/55 R16 | Recommended |
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 |
Cars with 185/55 R15 tyres
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Best tyres in your size
Dry
1.
Kumho Ecsta HS52
82%
2.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
78%
3.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
76%
4.
Vredestein Ultrac
73%
5.
Toyo Proxes Comfort
73%
6.
Firestone Roadhawk
72%
7.
Nokian Wetproof
68%
8.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
67%
9.
Falken e.Ziex
67%
10.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
66%
Wet
1.
Uniroyal RainSport 5
81%
2.
Vredestein Ultrac
80%
3.
Nokian Wetproof
75%
4.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
74%
5.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
72%
6.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
68%
7.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
68%
8.
Kumho Ecsta HS52
64%
9.
Cooper Zeon CS8
63%
10.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
62%
Comfort
1.
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
85%
2.
Nokian Wetproof
85%
3.
Cooper Zeon CS8
77%
4.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
75%
5.
Falken e.Ziex
71%
6.
Uniroyal RainSport 5
71%
7.
Toyo Proxes Comfort
70%
8.
Apollo Alnac 4G
66%
9.
BFGoodrich Advantage
57%
10.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
56%
Economy
1.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
94%
2.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
87%
3.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
86%
4.
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
72%
5.
Firestone Roadhawk
68%
6.
BFGoodrich Advantage
68%
7.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
60%
8.
Nokian Wetproof
53%
9.
Kumho Ecsta HS52
52%
10.
Uniroyal RainSport 5
51%
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Did you know ...?
185/55 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 48 tyre models available, which can be compared to 165/70 R14, 205/70 R15, 195/65 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 55 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 55% of the tyre width (185mm), which means the sidewall height has 101.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1836.26 mm, which is very similar to 175/65 R14(1831.86 mm), 205/50 R15(1840.97 mm), 165/70 R14(1842.86 mm), 195/45 R16(1828.09 mm), 195/40 R17(1846.63 mm), 195/60 R14(1852.28 mm), 165/60 R15(1818.98 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 185/55 R15: H(210km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 82, 86. You can find 185/55 R15 on 43 car models - mainly Fiat, Opel, Renault, Rover, Seat.
