Summer tyre test 195/65 R15 - Autobild 2018

Summer

2018

Year

51

Tyres

Winner

Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125

Tested tyres

51

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125

Rating: -

£62

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £85 91H · £62 91H · £74 +2

Stopping distance on dry34,5

Stopping distance on wet35,2

2

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Rating: -

£74

91 T

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £76 91H 91H +2

Stopping distance on dry35,7

Stopping distance on wet34,3

3

Firestone Roadhawk

Rating: -

£64

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91H · £79 91H · £66 91V · £64 +1

Stopping distance on dry35,2

Stopping distance on wet36,5

4

Pirelli P1 Cinturato Verde

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry36,2

Stopping distance on wet36

5

Continental ContiPremiumContact 5

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry36,4

Stopping distance on wet36

6

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry36,7

Stopping distance on wet35,9

7

Uniroyal RainExpert 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,7

Stopping distance on wet34,5

8

Dunlop Sport BluResponse

Rating: -

£58

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91H 91V · £58 91V +1

Stopping distance on dry36

Stopping distance on wet37,3

9

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: -

£63

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £63 91H 95V · £86

Stopping distance on dry35,6

Stopping distance on wet38,1

10

Vredestein Sportrac 5

Rating: -

£83

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91H · £83 91V

Stopping distance on dry36,8

Stopping distance on wet37

11

Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry37,5

Stopping distance on wet37,6

12

Infinity Ecosis

Rating: -

£49

91 V

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95T · £49

Stopping distance on dry38,1

Stopping distance on wet37

13

Cooper Zeon CS8

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry37,7

Stopping distance on wet37,5

14

Nokian Line

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry37,5

Stopping distance on wet38

15

Michelin Energy Saver +

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry37,5

Stopping distance on wet38,7

16

Avon ZV7

Rating: -

£91

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91T 91V +2

Stopping distance on dry38,3

Stopping distance on wet38,2

17

Fulda EcoControl HP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry37

Stopping distance on wet39,6

18

Kleber Dynaxer HP3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,2

Stopping distance on wet37,7

19

Giti Synergy E1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry37,9

Stopping distance on wet39,2

20

BF Goodrich g-Grip

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,3

Stopping distance on wet39,1

21

Barum Brillantis 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,4

Stopping distance on wet38,3

22

Yokohama Bluearth AE-50

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry37,7

Stopping distance on wet40,2

23

Matador MP 44 Elite 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,1

Stopping distance on wet38,9

24

Minerva Radial 209

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,1

Stopping distance on wet39,9

25

Debica Presto HP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry37,4

Stopping distance on wet40,7

26

Sava Intensa HP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry37,7

Stopping distance on wet40,5

27

Toyo Proxes CF2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry37,8

Stopping distance on wet40,5

28

Kumho EcowinG ES01 KH27

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,3

Stopping distance on wet40,4

29

Wanli Harmonic H220

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,9

Stopping distance on wet38,8

30

GT Radial Champiro FE1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38

Stopping distance on wet40,8

31

Nexen N blue HD plus

Rating: -

£56

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91H 91H · £66 +2

Stopping distance on dry38,3

Stopping distance on wet40,6

32

Viking CityTech II

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,3

Stopping distance on wet39,6

33

Landsail LS388

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,9

Stopping distance on wet40,5

34

Gislaved Ultra Speed

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry41,1

Stopping distance on wet38,4

35

Semperit Comfort-Life 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry40

Stopping distance on wet39,8

36

A-plus A606

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38

Stopping distance on wet42,2

37

Dayton Touring 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,4

Stopping distance on wet42,9

38

Aptany Harmonic RP203

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry40,5

Stopping distance on wet40,9

39

Imperial Ecodriver 4

Rating: -

£67

91 H

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91V · £67 95T · £70

Stopping distance on dry39,9

Stopping distance on wet41,6

40

Kormoran Road Performance

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,2

Stopping distance on wet43,5

41

Three-A P306

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry40,1

Stopping distance on wet41,6

42

Hifly HF201

Rating: -

£53

91 H

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91V · £70 95H · £71

Stopping distance on dry38,9

Stopping distance on wet42,9

43

Grenlander Colo H01

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,6

Stopping distance on wet42,9

44

Evergreen DynaComfort EH226

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,9

Stopping distance on wet44,2

45

Goodride RP28

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,4

Stopping distance on wet45,9

46

Insa Turbo Ecosaver Plus

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry42,4

Stopping distance on wet42,6

47

Tristar Ecopower 3

Rating: -

£69

91 H

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91V · £70 95T · £70

Stopping distance on dry39,6

Stopping distance on wet46,1

48

Farroad FRD 16

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry41

Stopping distance on wet47

49

Rotalla Setula E-Pace RH02

Rating: -

£46

91 H

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91V · £50 95T · £50

Stopping distance on dry39,7

Stopping distance on wet48,5

50

Duraturn Mozzo 4S+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry41,3

Stopping distance on wet49,7

51

Fortuna G745

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry41,2

Stopping distance on wet51,9

Same size tyres not featured in the test

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	Segment	Price
1	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£64 91 H +1 More
2	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	£65 91 H +2 More
3	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£86 91 H +2 More
4	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£61 91 +3 More
5	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£84 91 T +10 More
6	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£53 91 H +2 More
7	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£60 91 H +3 More
8	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP4 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£68 91 T +4 More

9	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium
10	Budget Fulda EcoControl HP2 74%	74%	Budget	£49 91 H +2 More
11	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	£56 91 V +1 More
12	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£74 91 T +4 More
13	Upper-middle Uniroyal RAINEXPERT 5 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£51 91 T +5 More
14	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£67 91 T +4 More
15	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
16	Budget Debica Presto HP2 64%	64%	Budget	£54 91 H +1 More

17	Budget Sava Intensa HP2 63%	63%	Budget	£55 91 H +1 More
18	Budget Kenda Kenetica Pro KR210 62%	62%	Budget
19	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£60 91 H +2 More
20	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£69 91 H +2 More
21	Budget Norauto Prevensys 4 55%	55%	Budget
22	Budget Petlas Imperium PT515 51%	51%	Budget
23	Budget Lassa Revola 49%	49%	Budget
24	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget

25	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
26	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	£86 91 T +5 More
27	Budget Apollo Alnac 4G 39%	39%	Budget
28	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
29	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget	£65 +3 More
30	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
31	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
32	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£59 91 H +4 More

33	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
34	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
35	Budget Atlas Green HP 5%	5%	Budget