205/70 R15 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Blizzak LM-005

8.7

£153

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£118

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VanContact Winter

205/70 R15 106 R

£135

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Best tyres in tests (2026)

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Premium

Blizzak LM-005

'26#8

'24#1

'24#5

8.7

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£153

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Expert summary

A great winter tyre with balanced handling characteristics. Great in the wet, but slightly less durable than newer models.

Recommended

#11

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#11 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Wet side guide

100%

Wet braking

97%

Wet circle cornering

92%

+26

Mileage

40%

Snow safety

33%

Price/value

20%

Test results

2026185/65 R15#8(Sufficient)

2024215/55 R17#1(Test winner)

2024235/35 R19#5(Good)

2023235/55 R18#1(Highly recommended)

2023255/45 R20#1(Outstanding)

2023225/45 R18#1(Test winner)

2023225/45 R18#1(-)

2023225/40 R18#1(Very good)

2023225/45 R17#2(Recommended)

2023235/60 R18#3(Highly recommended)

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205/70 R15 96 T

A C 71dB

£153

mytyres.co.uk

£153

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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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Budget

Sport Master Winter

'26#4

'26#7

'26#9

6.0

Performance

Dry driving behavior

67%

Price/value

63%

Dry handling - objective

62%

+22

Wet side guide

13%

Dry steering response

13%

Wet safety

11%

Test results

2026185/65 R15#4(Satisfactory)

2026225/55 R18#7(Satisfactory)

2026225/45 R17#9(Recommended)

2026205/55 R16#9(-)

2026245/45 R19#21(-)

2025225/45 R17#5(-)

2025215/55 R17#8(Good)

2025245/45 R19#9(-)

2025215/55 R17#10(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#16(-)

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Budget

Competus Winter 2+

'26#15

'25#4

5.6

Performance

Aquaplaning - cross

100%

Wet braking

83%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

67%

+9

Exterior noise

0%

Rolling resistance

0%

Snow traction

0%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#15(-)

2025215/65 R17#4(Weak)

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205/70 R15 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

77%

2. Linglong Sport Master Winter

64%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

87%

2. LingLong Sport Master Winter

39%

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca

37%

Snow

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

66%

2. Matador MP93 Nordicca

54%

3. Linglong Sport Master Winter

43%

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Customer reviews

256 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.4/5 (174)

Nokian WR D3 4.2/5 (37)

Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 3.8/5 (14)

Nokian WR Snowproof 2.6/5 (6)

Matador MP93 Nordicca 3.2/5 (5)

Ovation W 586 3.2/5 (5)

Continental Conticrosscontact Winter 3/5 (5)

Uniroyal SNOW MAX 2 2.2/5 (4)

Continental VanContact Winter 2.3/5 (3)

Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN 2.9/5 (3)

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205/70 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 41 tyre models available, which can be compared to 195/75 R16, 195/50 R15, 215/50 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 70 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 70% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 143.5 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2098.58 mm, which is very similar to 265/35 R19(2098.9 mm), 215/55 R17(2099.53 mm), 235/45 R18(2100.78 mm), 175/75 R16(2101.41 mm), 265/30 R20(2095.44 mm), 235/50 R17(2094.81 mm), 265/40 R18(2102.35 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 205/70 R15: C(km/h), H(210km/h), R(170km/h), S(180km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 96, 100, 104, 106. You can find 205/70 R15 on 15 car models - mainly .