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205/55 R15 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125

3.75/5

£100

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Kumho Ecsta HS51

3.9/5

£76

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Kumho Ecsta HS51 205/55 R15 88 V 78%
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Best summer tyres in tests
205/55 R15 tyre test
205/55 R15 tire tests

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

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Cars with 205/55 R15 tyres

205/55 R15 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 86%

2. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 83%

3. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 76%

4. Nexen N Fera Primus 75%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

6. Maxxis Mecotra 3 72%

7. Nexen N blue HD Plus 65%

8. Continental EcoContact 6 62%

9. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 62%

10. Petlas Imperium PT515 56%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 93%

2. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 88%

3. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 87%

4. Nexen N Fera Primus 79%

5. Nexen N blue HD Plus 71%

6. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

7. Petlas Imperium PT515 70%

8. Maxxis Mecotra 3 68%

9. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 68%

10. Continental EcoContact 6 52%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

2. Maxxis Mecotra 3 90%

3. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 85%

4. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 80%

5. Continental EcoContact 6 79%

6. Nexen N blue HD Plus 71%

7. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 70%

8. Nexen N Fera Primus 63%

9. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 63%

10. Petlas Imperium PT515 48%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Continental EcoContact 6 85%

2. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 82%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

4. Nexen N blue HD Plus 77%

5. Petlas Imperium PT515 76%

6. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 75%

7. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

8. Nexen N Fera Primus 70%

9. Maxxis Mecotra 3 66%

10. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 62%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Continental EcoContact 6 92%

2. Maxxis Mecotra 3 80%

3. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 74%

4. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

5. Petlas Imperium PT515 71%

6. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 68%

7. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 67%

8. Nexen N Fera Primus 63%

9. Nexen N blue HD Plus 62%

10. Barum Bravuris 5 HM ?%

Price

Did you know ...?

205/55 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 15 tyre models available, which can be compared to 195/70 R15, 195/45 R15, 205/50 R16. Let's break down the sizing - 55 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 55% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 112.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1905.38 mm, which is very similar to 215/35 R18(1909.15 mm), 175/65 R15(1911.66 mm), 195/65 R14(1913.54 mm), 215/40 R17(1896.89 mm), 185/55 R16(1916.06 mm), 185/60 R15(1894.38 mm), 205/50 R16(1920.77 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 205/55 R15: V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 88, 92.

205/55 R15 tire tests

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