195/55 R15 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Sport BluResponse

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Ventus Prime 4

195/55 R15 85 V

£97

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Ecsta HS52

195/55 R15 85 V XL

£68

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Ecsta HS52

195/55 R15 85 H XL

£70

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195/55 R15 85 H 4PR

£73

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195/55 R15 85 H .

£77

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Turanza T005

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Expert summary

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.

Performance

Dry braking

80%

Wet handling

77%

Wet circle cornering

72%

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Aquaplaning - longitudal

57%

Comfort

42%

Exterior noise

24%

Test results

2025205/55 R16#4(Recommended)

2024215/40 R18#3(Very good)

2023205/55 R16#3(-)

2023205/55 R16#3(Highly recommended)

2023205/55 R16#4(Good)

2022215/55 R17#1(-)

2022215/55 R17#1(Highly recommended)

2022245/45 R19#2(Very good)

2022185/65 R15#2(Good)

2022215/60 R16#3(Good)

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195/55 R15 85 V

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£110

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£110

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£119

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Falken ZIEX ZE320

85%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

79%

3. Kumho Ecsta HS52

78%

4. Bridgestone Turanza T005

78%

5. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

73%

6. Toyo Proxes Comfort

72%

7. Firestone Roadhawk

72%

8. Maxxis Premitra HP5

70%

9. Vredestein Ultrac

69%

10. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

69%

11. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

66%

12. Maxxis Premitra HP6

63%

13. BFGoodrich Advantage

62%

14. Giti Gitisynergy H2

54%

15. Vredestein Ultrac+

52%

Wet

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5

81%

2. Vredestein Ultrac

78%

3. Semperit Speed-Life 3

73%

4. Bridgestone Turanza T005

72%

5. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

72%

6. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

68%

7. Maxxis Premitra HP5

67%

8. Falken ZIEX ZE320

66%

9. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

65%

10. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

62%

11. Kumho Ecsta HS52

61%

12. Firestone Roadhawk

60%

13. Toyo Proxes Comfort

56%

14. GT Radial FE2

54%

15. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

47%

Comfort

1. Falken Ziex ZE320

87%

2. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

85%

3. Semperit Speed-Life 3

82%

4. Continental EcoContact 6

79%

5. Toyo Proxes Comfort

72%

6. Uniroyal RainSport 5

71%

7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

65%

8. Vredestein Ultrac+

63%

9. Kumho Ecsta HS52

61%

10. BFGoodrich Advantage

57%

11. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

57%

12. Vredestein Ultrac

56%

13. Maxxis Premitra HP5

54%

14. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

53%

15. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

47%

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Customer reviews

951 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Uniroyal RainSport 3 3.7/5 (123)

Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.4/5 (122)

Michelin Primacy 4 3.6/5 (122)

Dunlop Sport BluResponse 3.7/5 (121)

Continental EcoContact 6 2.7/5 (95)

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 3.8/5 (91)

Bridgestone Turanza T001 3.1/5 (82)

Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun 3.6/5 (78)

Uniroyal RainSport 5 3.5/5 (60)

Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 3.6/5 (57)

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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: 0(km/h), 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 .

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