215/65 R15 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Kristall Control HP2

'25#13

'25#18

6.8

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Expert summary

Kristall Control HP2 is an affordable snow specialist with some compromises in the wet and dry handling and braking.

Performance

Ice lateral guidance

97%

Aquaplaning - cross

91%

Lateral guidance on snow

86%

+20

Wet handling

18%

Wet circle cornering

16%

Dry lane changing

0%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#13(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#18(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#18(-)

2024205/55 R16#19(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#20(-)

2023205/60 R16#9(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#23(-)

2022225/45 R17#6(-)

2022215/55 R17#18(-)

2021225/50 R17#11(Satisfactory)

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215/65 R15 96 H

C C 72dB

£90

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£90

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215/65 R15 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Barum Polaris 5

57%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

41%

Wet

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

50%

2. Barum Polaris 5

41%

Snow

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

68%

2. Barum Polaris 5

61%

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Customer reviews

387 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.4/5 (174)

Michelin Alpin A4 4.3/5 (54)

Continental WinterContact TS 860 3.6/5 (47)

Nokian WR D3 4.2/5 (37)

Barum Polaris 3 3.6/5 (20)

Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 3.8/5 (14)

Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.9/5 (14)

Barum Polaris 5 2.7/5 (14)

Firestone Winterhawk 3 2.7/5 (10)

Continental VanContact Winter 2.3/5 (3)

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215/65 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 21 tyre models available, which can be compared to 175/70 R13, 155/65 R13, 155/80 R13. Let's break down the sizing - 65 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 65% of the tyre width (215mm), which means the sidewall height has 139.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2075.02 mm, which is very similar to 305/25 R20(2075.02 mm), 255/30 R20(2076.59 mm), 195/65 R16(2073.14 mm), 255/35 R19(2076.91 mm), 255/40 R18(2077.22 mm), 225/45 R18(2072.51 mm), 255/45 R17(2077.54 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 215/65 R15: H(210km/h), R(170km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 96, 100, 102, 104. You can find 215/65 R15 on 19 car models - mainly .