205/60 R15 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Premium

WinterContact TS 870

'26#1

'26#1

'26#2

9.8

Price from

£138

Price from£138

Expert summary

Continental has been dominating the winter tyre segment for years, and the TS870 is no different. It is very well-balanced and offers great mileage, making the premium price point worthwhile in the long run.

Recommended

#3

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#3 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Wet circle cornering

95%

Snow cornering

93%

+23

Snow handling - objective

64%

Price/value

63%

Snow traction

61%

Test results

2026185/65 R15#1(Good)

2026205/55 R16#1(-)

2026225/50 R17#2(Good)

2026225/45 R17#4(Highly recommended)

2025225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2024205/55 R16#1(Good)

2024205/55 R16#1(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#8(-)

2023225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2023225/45 R17#1(Good)

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205/60 R15 91 H EVc

B C 70dB

£138

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£138

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2

Upper-middle

G-FORCE WINTER 2

'26#10

'25#11

'25#12

8.2

Price from

£109

Price from£109

Expert summary

G-Force Winter 2 is our favorite budget winter tyre. It's great on snow and offers good safety on all surfaces, which is no surprise as BFGoodrich is a part of the Michelin group.

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Snow handling - objective

100%

Snow braking

100%

+23

Dry lane changing

39%

Dry handling

35%

Wet handling - objective

22%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#10(-)

2025225/40 R18#11(-)

2025225/40 R18#12(Good)

2024205/55 R16#10(Good)

2024205/55 R16#13(-)

2023225/45 R18#4(Good)

2023225/45 R18#5(-)

2023205/60 R16#8(Satisfactory)

2022185/65 R15#5(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#6(-)

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205/60 R15 95 H XL£109

mytyres.co.uk

£109

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3

WinterDrive

'25#10

'25#15

'25#19

6.6

Performance

Price/value

100%

Ice braking

97%

Snow traction

86%

+11

Wet circle cornering

26%

Rolling resistance

26%

Wet handling

5%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#10(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#15(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#19(-)

2024205/55 R16#24(-)

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Upper-middle

EuroWinter HS02

'26#7

'25#9

'24#7

6.5

Price from

£84

Price from£84

Expert summary

The EuroWinter HS02 is one of the few affordable winter tires with good mileage and low rolling resistance. It offers strong driving characteristics, with only slight weaknesses on snow.

Performance

Interior noise

90%

Dry braking

75%

Dry steering response

75%

+16

Snow braking

6%

Lateral guidance on snow

0%

Snow handling - objective

0%

Test results

2026205/55 R16#7(-)

2025215/55 R17#9(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#22(-)

2023205/60 R16#11(Satisfactory)

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205/60 R15 91 H £84

mytyres.co.uk

£84

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5

Budget

MP93 Nordicca

'26#8

'26#17

'25#11

6.2

Expert summary

A cheap tyre from European manufacturer that is very snow-focused, while sacrificing performance on both dry and wet. It could be recommended as a cheap option for extreme climates with a lot of snow.

Performance

Ice braking

68%

Snow handling - objective

67%

Snow braking

65%

+14

Safety

19%

Wet handling

19%

Dry driving behavior

13%

Test results

2026225/55 R18#8(Satisfactory)

2026245/45 R19#17(-)

2025225/40 R18#11(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#38(-)

2022215/60 R16#15(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#31(-)

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205/60 R15 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

78%

2. Michelin Alpin 6

74%

3. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

57%

4. Barum Polaris 5

57%

5. Ceat WinterDrive

50%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

46%

Wet

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

84%

2. Michelin Alpin 6

70%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

59%

4. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

57%

5. Barum Polaris 5

41%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca

37%

7. Ceat WinterDrive

20%

Snow

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

91%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870

77%

3. Michelin Alpin 6

63%

4. Ceat WinterDrive

62%

5. Barum Polaris 5

61%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca

54%

7. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

45%

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Customer reviews

313 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Michelin Alpin A4 4.3/5 (54)

Continental WinterContact TS 860 3.6/5 (47)

Nokian WR D3 4.2/5 (37)

Michelin ALPIN 6 3.9/5 (34)

Michelin Alpin 5 3.7/5 (28)

Sava Eskimo S3+ 3.4/5 (25)

Continental WinterContact TS 870 3.7/5 (24)

Nexen WinGuard Sport 3.3/5 (23)

Falken EuroWinter HS01 3.7/5 (21)

Barum Polaris 3 3.6/5 (20)

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205/60 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 25 tyre models available, which can be compared to 200/55 R17, 165/70 R14, 235/65 R16. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 123 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1969.78 mm, which is very similar to 245/40 R17(1972.29 mm), 185/60 R16(1974.18 mm), 195/70 R14(1974.81 mm), 215/45 R17(1964.44 mm), 245/35 R18(1975.12 mm), 215/40 R18(1976.69 mm), 180/55 R17(1978.58 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 205/60 R15: H(210km/h), S(180km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 91, 95. You can find 205/60 R15 on 32 car models - mainly .