165/60 R15 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Premium

Blizzak LM-005

8.7

£97

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KRISALP HP3

7.9

£88

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Budget

Speed-Grip 5

7.9

£63

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Best tyres in tests (2026)

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Premium

WinterContact TS 870

'26#1

'26#1

'26#2

9.8

Price from

£96

Price from£96

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

theTyre 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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Price variants (1)

165/60 R15 77 T EVc

C D 69dB

£96

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£96

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2

Premium

Blizzak LM-005

'26#8

'24#1

'24#5

8.7

Price from

£97

Price from£97

Expert summary

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

Recommended

#9

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#9 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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165/60 R15 81 T

A C 70dB

£97

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£97

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3

Upper-middle

W462 Winter i*cept RS3

'26#3

'26#6

8.2

Price from

£80

Price from£80

Expert summary

There aren’t many things to dislike about the Winter i*cept RS3, except perhaps for slightly lower mileage and higher rolling resistance. For its price, it performs well in all weather conditions.

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Wet side guide

100%

Dry steering response

100%

+21

Rolling resistance

36%

Wet safety

33%

Interior noise

31%

Test results

2026185/65 R15#3(Satisfactory)

2026205/55 R16#3(-)

2026225/50 R17#6(Satisfactory)

2026205/45 R17#6(Good)

2025215/55 R17#2(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#4(Very good)

2024205/55 R16#4(Satisfactory)

2024215/55 R17#4(Recommended)

2024215/55 R17#5(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#6(Good)

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165/60 R15 81 T

B D 71dB

£80

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£80

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£97

In stock · Free shipping

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165/60 R15 81 T XL

B D 71dB

£80

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£80

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Upper-middle

G-FORCE WINTER 2

'26#10

'26#11

'25#11

8.2

Price from

£82

Price from£82

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 braking

99%

Snow traction

94%

+23

Dry handling - objective

35%

Dry handling

35%

Wet handling - objective

28%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#10(-)

2026245/45 R19#11(Good)

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)

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Price variants (2)

165/60 R15 77 T £86

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£86

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165/60 R15 81 T XL £82

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£82

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Upper-middle

KRISALP HP3

'26#5

'26#8

'26#8

7.9

Price from

£87

Price from£87

Expert summary

Old but gold, that is how we can pretty much describe the Krisalp HP3. It's a winter tyre that is great on snow for a good price, which is what the average driver is looking for. It's not a premium tyre, but you get a lot of bang for your buck.

Performance

Snow braking

96%

Snow handling - objective

94%

Ice lateral guidance

90%

+19

Dry handling

31%

Dry handling - objective

29%

Wet handling - objective

29%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#5(Good)

2026245/45 R19#8(-)

2026205/45 R17#8(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#7(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#12(-)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#8(Good)

2024205/55 R16#16(-)

2023225/45 R18#4(-)

2023205/60 R16#10(Satisfactory)

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165/60 R15 77 T mfs £87

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£87

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£99

In stock · Free shipping

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165/60 R15 81 T £88

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£88

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£100

In stock · Free shipping

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Budget

Speed-Grip 5

'26#12

'26#13

'25#11

7.9

Price from

£63

Price from£63

Expert summary

We really like the new Speed-Grip 5 - it's not expensive, it's very good on snow and on top of that, it's got very low rolling resistance. What it lacks compared to the premium tyres is better wet performance, but given it's price it's definitely recommendable.

Performance

Interior noise

100%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

84%

Aquaplaning - cross

82%

+17

Wet handling

36%

Snow handling - objective

35%

Wet handling - objective

21%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#12(Good)

2026245/45 R19#13(-)

2025225/40 R18#11(Good)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#15(-)

2024205/55 R16#3(Exemplary)

2024215/55 R17#4(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#6(-)

2023225/45 R17#6(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#16(Satisfactory)

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165/60 R15 77 T

C D 71dB

£63

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£63

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Upper-middle

EuroWinter HS02

'26#7

'25#9

6.8

Price from

£92

Price from£92

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

2026205/45 R17#7(Satisfactory)

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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165/60 R15 77 T £92

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£92

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Upper-middle

Winterhawk 4

'26#16

'26#19

'25#7

6.3

Expert summary

The Winterhawk 4 is a tyre with mixed ratings as there are tests where the tyre was not recommended. Common criticisms include longer braking distances and significant understeer

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

95%

Ice braking

92%

Ice lateral guidance

82%

+24

Safety

19%

Dry braking

16%

Dry lane changing

14%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#16(Satisfactory)

2026245/45 R19#19(-)

2025225/40 R18#7(-)

2025225/40 R18#16(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#18(Sufficient)

2024215/55 R17#10(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#10(-)

2024205/55 R16#18(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#6(-)

2023205/60 R16#7(Good)

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165/60 R15 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Vredestein Wintrac

80%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870

78%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

77%

4. Triangle WInterX TW401

73%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

69%

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

65%

7. Viking WinTech

61%

8. Falken Eurowinter HS02

57%

9. Barum Polaris 5

57%

10. Kleber KRISALP HP3

48%

11. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

46%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

87%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870

84%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

73%

4. Vredestein Wintrac

68%

5. Kleber Krisalp HP3

62%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

60%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

60%

8. Triangle WInterX TW401

58%

9. Falken Eurowinter HS02

57%

10. Viking WinTech

50%

11. Barum Polaris 5

41%

Snow

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

91%

2. Kleber Krisalp HP3

85%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870

77%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

70%

5. Viking WinTech

67%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

66%

7. Barum Polaris 5

61%

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

57%

9. Vredestein Wintrac

51%

10. Triangle WInterX TW401

50%

11. Falken Eurowinter HS02

45%

Comfort

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

79%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

79%

3. Kleber Krisalp HP3

73%

4. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

68%

5. Vredestein Wintrac

62%

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

61%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

60%

8. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

60%

9. Viking WinTech

59%

10. Barum Polaris 5

55%

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Customer reviews

294 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Nokian WR D4 3.7/5 (77)

Continental WinterContact TS 860 3.6/5 (47)

Falken Eurowinter HS449 4/5 (36)

Kleber KRISALP HP3 3.5/5 (28)

Fulda Kristall Montero 3 3.8/5 (25)

Continental WinterContact TS 870 3.7/5 (24)

Falken EuroWinter HS01 3.7/5 (21)

Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 3.2/5 (16)

Barum Polaris 5 2.7/5 (14)

Nokian WR Snowproof 2.6/5 (6)

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165/60 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 12 tyre models available, which can be compared to 185/75 R14, 185/55 R14, 170/60 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (165mm), which means the sidewall height has 99 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1818.98 mm, which is very similar to 215/40 R16(1817.1 mm), 155/80 R13(1816.47 mm), 185/60 R14(1814.58 mm), 195/45 R16(1828.09 mm), 195/50 R15(1809.56 mm), 175/70 R13(1807.04 mm), 175/65 R14(1831.86 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 165/60 R15: R(170km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 77, 81, 110.