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205/55 R15 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Best summer tyres in tests (2024)
1. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
Tested 8x in 2024, 22x in total.
Test results:
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/65 R17
- Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 225/55 R17
- Recommended by ADAC 2024 215/55 R17
Pluses:
- Very good aquaplaning resistance
- Exceptional handling on the wet
- Short braking distance on dry roads
- Short braking distance on wet roads
- Great handling on dry roads
Minuses:
- -
2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
Tested 1x in 2024, 22x in total.
Test results:
- Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16
Pluses:
- Very good aquaplaning resistance
- Exceptional handling on the wet
- Short braking distance on dry roads
- Short braking distance on wet roads
- Great handling on dry roads
Minuses:
- -
3. Nexen N Fera Primus
Tested 3x in 2024, 6x in total.
Test results:
- Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16
- Recommended by ADAC 2024 215/55 R17
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16
Pluses:
- -
Minuses:
- -
205/55 R15 tyre test
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205/55 R15
205/55 R15 tyre ranking based on test results
Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
| # | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN | Upper-middle | £90 88 V | ||||
| 2. | Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 | Premium | £141 88 V | ||||
| 3. | Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Premium | £100 88 V + 1 | ||||
| 4. | Uniroyal RainSport 5 | Upper-middle | £105 88 V | ||||
| 5. | Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7 | Premium | |||||
| 6. | Petlas Imperium PT515 | Lowcost | |||||
| 7. | Uniroyal RainSport 3 | Upper-middle | |||||
| 8. | Fulda EcoControl HP! Newer model available: Fulda EcoControl HP2 | Lowcost | |||||
| 9. | Hankook Ventus Prime2 K115 | Premium | |||||
| 10. | Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 | Upper-middle | £99 88 V | ||||
| 11. | Kumho Ecsta HS51! Newer model available: Kumho Ecsta HS52 | Upper-middle | £71 88 V | ||||
| 12. | Barum Bravuris 5 HM | Lowcost | £104 88 V | ||||
| 13. | Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN | Upper-middle |
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.