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195/55 R15 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Bridgestone Turanza T005

/89%

£117

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Recommended: Price/value

BFGoodrich Advantage

/76%

£108

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Recommended: Lowcost

Maxxis Premitra HP5

/78%

£63

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Best summer tyres in tests
195/55 R15 tyre test
195/55 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:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on dry roads
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

195/55 R15 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Vredestein Ultrac 86%

2. Nokian WetProof 86%

3. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 85%

4. Bridgestone Turanza T005 82%

5. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 80%

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 80%

7. Kumho Ecsta HS52 79%

8. Michelin Primacy 4 79%

9. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 76%

10. Firestone Roadhawk 76%

11. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 76%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 74%

13. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 67%

14. Toyo Proxes Comfort 66%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 65%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Vredestein Ultrac 93%

2. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 89%

3. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 86%

4. Maxxis Premitra HP5 86%

5. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 82%

6. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 82%

7. Firestone Roadhawk 81%

8. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

9. Nokian WetProof 77%

10. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 75%

11. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 73%

12. Toyo Proxes Comfort 71%

13. Kumho Ecsta HS52 71%

14. Michelin Primacy 4 71%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 62%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 90%

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52 88%

3. Firestone Roadhawk 85%

4. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 84%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 83%

7. Vredestein Ultrac 82%

8. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 82%

9. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

10. Toyo Proxes Comfort 80%

11. Nokian WetProof 79%

12. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 79%

13. BFGoodrich Advantage 73%

14. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 73%

15. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 72%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 82%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

3. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 79%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 78%

5. Maxxis Premitra HP5 76%

6. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 76%

7. Vredestein Ultrac 75%

8. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 75%

9. Nokian WetProof 75%

10. Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%

11. Firestone Roadhawk 73%

12. Bridgestone Turanza T005 73%

13. Kumho Ecsta HS52 73%

14. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 70%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Kumho Ecsta HS52 83%

2. Michelin Primacy 4 82%

3. Bridgestone Turanza T005 75%

4. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 72%

5. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

6. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 70%

7. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 70%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 68%

9. Maxxis Premitra HP5 66%

10. Toyo Proxes Comfort 66%

11. BFGoodrich Advantage 65%

12. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 65%

13. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 64%

14. Nokian WetProof 64%

15. Vredestein Ultrac 55%

Price

195/55 R15

1. Maxxis Premitra HP5 £63

2. Toyo Proxes Comfort £66

3. Kumho Ecsta HS52 £76

4. Vredestein Ultrac £79

5. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 £82

6. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 £88

7. Dunlop Sport BluResponse £95

8. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance £103

9. BFGoodrich Advantage £113

10. Bridgestone Turanza T005 £117

11. Michelin Primacy 4 £126

12. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun ?%

13. Firestone Roadhawk ?%

14. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 ?%

15. Nokian WetProof ?%

195/55 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	82.3% 83% 79.6%	Firmenauto 2021	Premium	£117 85 H + 1
2.	Dunlop Sport BluResponse	76% 81.8% 76.5%	Autobild 2018	Premium	£95 85 H + 1
3.	Nokian Wetproof	85.6% 79.2% 76.5%	Firmenauto 2021	Upper-middle	£109 85 H + 1
4.	Kleber Dynaxer HP4	66.5% 72.1% 83.2%	GTÜ 2022	Upper-middle
5.	Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN	76.3% 78.6% 74.6%	GTÜ 2022	Upper-middle	£89 85 H + 3
6.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2	79.8% 83.5% 82.7%	Autobild 2018	Premium	£103 85 H + 1
7.	Maxxis Premitra HP5	79.6% 82.5% 78.3%	Firmenauto 2021	Lowcost	£63 85 V
8.	BFGoodrich Advantage	65.4% 73% 75.4%	Firmenauto 2021	Upper-middle	£113 85 V + 1
9.	Pirelli P1 Cinturato Verde	64.9% 55.7%	Firmenauto 2021	Premium	£122 85 V + 2
10.	Toyo Proxes Comfort	65.9% 80.1% 84.1%	Firmenauto 2021	Upper-middle	£66 89
11.	Uniroyal RainSport 5	85% 72.7% 76.3%	GTÜ 2022	Upper-middle	£82 85 H + 1
12.	Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4	74% 89.8% 79.3%	Autobild 2018	Premium	£88 85 H + 3
13.	Firestone Roadhawk	76.2% 85% 75.7%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle	£95 85 V + 2
14.	Semperit Speed-Life 3	77.8% 66.8% 74.5%		Lowcost	£85 85 V
15.	Continental PremiumContact 5	66% 62.5%	Firmenauto 2021	Premium
16.	Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7	64.7% 75.2% 73.7%		Premium
17.	Vredestein Sportrac 5	77.3% 88.5% 74.8%	Autobild 2018	Premium
18.	Cooper Zeon CS8	80% 73.8% 80%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle
19.	Michelin Energy Saver+	74.6%		Premium
20.	Falken Sincera SN110	82.1%		Upper-middle	£70 85 H
21.	Fulda EcoControl HP! Newer model available: Fulda EcoControl HP2	90.3%	Autobild 2018	Lowcost
22.	Hankook Kinergy eco K425		ADAC 2014	Premium	£103 85 H
23.	Uniroyal RainSport 3	58.4%		Upper-middle
24.	Toyo Proxes R888R			Upper-middle
25.	Kumho Ecowing ES01 KH27	81% 79.1%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle
26.	Yokohama Advan Fleva V701	84%		Upper-middle	£89 85 V
27.	Semperit Speed-Life 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Life 3	65.9%		Lowcost
28.	Kumho Ecsta HS51! Newer model available: Kumho Ecsta HS52	73.8% 80% 73.9%		Upper-middle
29.	Giti Synergy E1	83.5% 66.2%	Autobild 2018	Lowcost
30.	Kleber Dynaxer HP3	83.2% 80.1% 90%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle
31.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM	61.7% 62.5%	GTÜ 2022	Lowcost	£70 85 V
32.	Matador MP47 Hectorra 3	67.5% 75%	GTÜ 2022	Lowcost
33.	Nokian Line	82.7% 78.6% 84.2%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle
34.	Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN		Autobild 2013	Upper-middle
35.	BFGoodrich G-Grip			Upper-middle
36.	Sava Intensa HP! Newer model available: Sava Intensa HP2	78.2%	Autobild 2018	Lowcost	£67 85 H + 3
37.	Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo			Premium
38.	Barum Bravuris 3 HM			Lowcost
39.	Imperial EcoDriver 5	73.2%		Lowcost
40.	Kormoran Road Performance		Autobild 2018	Lowcost
41.	Debica Presto HP		Autobild 2018	Lowcost	£58 85 H + 3
42.	Matador Hectorra 5	74.3%		Lowcost

Did you know ...?

195/55 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 75 tyre models available, which can be compared to 235/65 R17, 165/70 R14, 235/40 R18. Let's break down the sizing - 55 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 55% of the tyre width (195mm), 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 165/65 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 195/55 R15: H(210km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 85, 89. You can find 195/55 R15 on 42 car models - mainly Fiat, Ford, Seat, Lancia, CITROËN.

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195/55 R15 is found on 42 vehicles:

145
146

ZX
Berlingo
Xsara

Nubira

Barchetta
Coupé
Bravo
Marea

Ka+
Focus
Fiesta

Civic
Integra

Matrix

Lacetti

Rio

Kalina

Dedra
Delta
Ypsilon

Premacy
323

Vaneo

Space Star

Almera

Astra

206
306

Mégane

400
45

Toledo
Ibiza
Cordoba

Roomster
Fabia

Liana

Fox
Polo

S40/S50/V40/V50

195/55 R15 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Bridgestone Turanza T005

BFGoodrich Advantage

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

195/55 R15 tyre test

Wet

Aquaplaning

Dry

Noise

Costs

Price

195/55 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

Did you know ...?

195/55 R15 - Tyre price comparison

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195/55 R15 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Bridgestone Turanza T005

BFGoodrich Advantage

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

195/55 R15 tyre test

195/55 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

Did you know ...?

195/55 R15 - Tyre price comparison

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