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185/55 R15 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

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/83%

£86

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/72%

£78

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Table of contents:

Best summer tyres in tests
185/55 R15 tyre test
185/55 R15 tyre ranking based on test results
Tyre price comparison

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

/89%

Tested 4x in 2024, 32x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2024 215/40 R18
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16

Pluses:

Short braking distance on dry roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Great handling on dry roads
Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption

Minuses:

check the prices for Bridgestone Turanza T005

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52

/81%

Tested 7x in 2024, 9x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ADAC 2024 215/55 R17
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16

Pluses:

Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on dry roads
Short braking distance on wet roads
Great handling on dry roads
Low drive-by noise levels

Minuses:

check the prices for Kumho Ecsta HS52

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

/81%

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:

check the prices for Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

185/55 R15 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 86%

2. Vredestein Ultrac 86%

3. Nokian WetProof 86%

4. Bridgestone Turanza T005 84%

5. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 83%

6. Semperit Speed-Life 3 81%

7. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

8. Kumho Ecsta HS52 79%

9. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 76%

10. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 75%

11. Firestone Roadhawk 73%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

13. Toyo Proxes Comfort 66%

14. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 64%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 63%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Vredestein Ultrac 94%

2. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 93%

3. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 88%

4. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 87%

5. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 84%

6. Semperit Speed-Life 3 81%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

8. Nokian WetProof 78%

9. Firestone Roadhawk 77%

10. Toyo Proxes Comfort 71%

11. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

12. Kumho Ecsta HS52 71%

13. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 68%

14. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 58%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52 88%

3. Firestone Roadhawk 87%

4. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 86%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

6. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 85%

7. Vredestein Ultrac 83%

8. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

9. Nokian WetProof 80%

10. Toyo Proxes Comfort 80%

11. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 80%

12. BFGoodrich Advantage 74%

13. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 72%

14. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 70%

15. Semperit Speed-Life 3 67%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 82%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

3. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

4. Nokian WetProof 78%

5. Vredestein Ultrac 78%

6. Semperit Speed-Life 3 77%

7. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 76%

8. BFGoodrich Advantage 76%

9. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 75%

10. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 75%

11. Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%

12. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

13. Kumho Ecsta HS52 73%

14. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

15. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Michelin Primacy 4 89%

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52 83%

3. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 79%

4. Semperit Speed-Life 3 78%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 78%

6. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 74%

7. BFGoodrich Advantage 74%

8. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

9. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

10. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 69%

11. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 68%

12. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 67%

13. Toyo Proxes Comfort 66%

14. Nokian WetProof 62%

15. Vredestein Ultrac 55%

Price

185/55 R15

1. Toyo Proxes Comfort £62

2. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 £72

3. Semperit Speed-Life 3 £74

4. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 £79

5. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 £81

6. Dunlop Sport BluResponse £86

7. Vredestein Ultrac £89

8. Firestone Roadhawk £93

9. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance £100

10. Bridgestone Turanza T005 £116

11. BFGoodrich Advantage ?%

12. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun ?%

13. Kumho Ecsta HS52 ?%

14. Michelin Primacy 4 ?%

15. Nokian WetProof ?%

185/55 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 same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Bridgestone Turanza T005	84.3% 85.2% 78.9%	ADAC 2019	Premium	£116 82 V + 1
2.	Dunlop Sport BluResponse	75.4% 86.1% 77.7%	ADAC 2016	Premium	£86 82 H + 1
3.	Nokian Wetproof	86.1% 80.1% 81.3%		Upper-middle
4.	Kleber Dynaxer HP4	63.6% 71.8% 78.7%		Upper-middle	£79 82 V + 1
5.	Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN	76.1% 79.5% 74.8%	ADAC 2019	Upper-middle	£74 82 H + 1
6.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2	82.7% 85.1% 78.7%	ADAC 2016	Premium	£100 82 V + 2
7.	Pirelli P1 Cinturato Verde	64.9% 55.7%	ADAC 2019	Premium
8.	BFGoodrich Advantage	63.2% 74% 81.1%	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£100 82 V + 1
9.	Toyo Proxes Comfort	65.9% 80.1% 84.1%		Upper-middle	£62 82
10.	Uniroyal RainSport 5	86.3% 70% 83.2%		Upper-middle	£72 82 H + 1
11.	Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4	73.1% 92% 80.3%		Premium	£81 82 H + 1
12.	Firestone Roadhawk	73.1% 86.6% 73.3%	ADAC 2019	Upper-middle	£93 82 V + 1
13.	Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7	62% 78.8% 85%	ADAC 2022	Premium	£131 82 H + 4
14.	Continental PremiumContact 5	66% 62.5%		Premium	£107 82 H + 1
15.	Vredestein Sportrac 5	81.9% 86.8% 79.6%	ADAC 2016	Premium
16.	Cooper Zeon CS8	80% 73.8% 80%		Upper-middle	£77 0 V + 1
17.	Michelin Energy Saver+	70.5%		Premium
18.	Falken Sincera SN110	67.9%	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£73 82 H
19.	Fulda EcoControl HP! Newer model available: Fulda EcoControl HP2	90.3%	Autobild 2015	Lowcost	£69 82 H + 1
20.	Uniroyal RainSport 3	58.4%		Upper-middle
21.	Kumho Ecowing ES01 KH27	73% 73.9%	ADAC 2016	Upper-middle	£93 82 H + 2
22.	Semperit Speed-Life 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Life 3	65.9%		Lowcost
23.	Kumho Ecsta HS51! Newer model available: Kumho Ecsta HS52	79.4% 80% 79.3%		Upper-middle
24.	Giti Synergy E1	74.6% 90.5%	ADAC 2019	Lowcost
25.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM	61.7% 62.5%		Lowcost	£77 82 V + 1
26.	Kleber Dynaxer HP3	72% 89.2% 59.1%	ADAC 2013	Upper-middle
27.	Matador MP47 Hectorra 3	62.7% 70.3%	ADAC 2022	Lowcost
28.	Nokian Line	85.5% 78.3% 69.4%	ADAC 2016	Upper-middle
29.	Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN			Upper-middle
30.	BFGoodrich G-Grip			Upper-middle
31.	Barum Bravuris 3 HM			Lowcost
32.	Kormoran Road Performance			Lowcost
33.	Matador Hectorra 5	74.3%		Lowcost	£79 0 + 1

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, Volkswagen, Opel, Seat, Rover.

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185/55 R15 is found on 43 vehicles:

C2

Materia

Bravo
Tipo
500
Punto
Brava

Jazz

Getz
i10

Aveo

Picanto

Granta
Kalina

Ypsilon

Elise

2

TF
F

Colt

Note

Tigra
Corsa
KARL

206
306

Mégane
Twingo
Clio

400
200
25

Cordoba
Mii
Ibiza

Citigo

roadster

Ignis

Yaris
MR2

Polo
Corrado
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185/55 R15 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Dunlop Sport BluResponse

Firestone Roadhawk

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

185/55 R15 tyre test

Wet

Aquaplaning

Dry

Noise

Costs

Price

185/55 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

Did you know ...?

185/55 R15 - Tyre price comparison

Type

Price

Segment

Extra

Wet grip

Fuel consumption

Noise

Weight index

Speed index

Make

I'm looking for ...

185/55 R15 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Dunlop Sport BluResponse

Firestone Roadhawk

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

185/55 R15 tyre test

185/55 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

Did you know ...?

185/55 R15 - Tyre price comparison

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