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

Winter

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Tyres

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Premium

Blizzak LM-005

9.0

£116

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Price / Value

KRISALP HP3

8.9

£82

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Budget

Polaris 5

6.4

£70

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Upper-middle

W462 Winter i*cept RS3

165/60 R15 81 T

£79

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Premium

WinterContact TS 870

'25#1

'24#1

'24#1

9.9

Price from

£101

Price from£101

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

#2

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#2 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Wet circle cornering

94%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

88%

Aquaplaning - cross

88%

+6

Comfort

74%

Dry braking

66%

Snow traction

65%

Test results

2025225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2024205/55 R16#1(Good)

2024205/55 R16#1(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#8(-)

2023225/45 R17#1(Good)

2023225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2022185/65 R15#1(Good)

2022225/45 R17#1(-)

2022225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2022225/45 R19#1(-)

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Price variants (1)

165/60 R15 77 T EVc

C D 69dB

£101

mytyres.co.uk

£101

In stock · Free shipping

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£116

In stock · Free shipping

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Upper-middle

W462 Winter i*cept RS3

'25#2

'25#4

'24#4

8.2

Price from

£79

Price from£79

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

Aquaplaning - longitudal

87%

Aquaplaning - cross

84%

Dry handling

83%

+6

Exterior noise

53%

Interior noise

41%

Dry braking

38%

Test results

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)

2024205/55 R16#14(-)

2023225/45 R17#4(-)

2023205/60 R16#5(Good)

2023225/45 R17#7(Satisfactory)

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Price variants (2)

165/60 R15 81 T

B D 71dB

£79

mytyres.co.uk

£79

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165/60 R15 81 T XL

B D 71dB

£90

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£90

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Upper-middle

Eurowinter HS02

'25#9

'24#7

'24#22

7.2

Price from

£69

Price from£69

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

Wet circle cornering

73%

Exterior noise

73%

Dry braking

63%

+5

Wet handling

25%

Snow traction

23%

Snow handling

6%

Test results

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 £69

mytyres.co.uk

£69

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4

Upper-middle

Krisalp HP3

'25#7

'25#12

'25#14

8.0

Price from

£82

Price from£82

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 traction

88%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

84%

Snow handling

77%

+6

Wet braking

53%

Wet handling

49%

Dry handling

31%

Test results

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)

2023225/45 R18#11(Satisfactory)

2022215/60 R16#7(Satisfactory)

2022225/45 R17#8(-)

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Price variants (2)

165/60 R15 77 T mfs £86

mytyres.co.uk

£86

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165/60 R15 81 T £82

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£82

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Upper-middle

G-FORCE WINTER 2

'25#11

'25#12

'24#10

8.2

Price from

£95

Price from£95

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

Snow traction

94%

Snow handling

90%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

89%

+6

Wet handling

44%

Wet circle cornering

39%

Dry handling

35%

Test results

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(-)

2022215/55 R17#9(Good)

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Price variants (2)

165/60 R15 77 T £98

mytyres.co.uk

£98

In stock · Free shipping

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165/60 R15 81 T XL £95

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£95

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Budget

Speed-Grip 5

'25#11

'25#14

'25#15

8.0

Price from

£75

Price from£75

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 - cross

84%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

82%

+6

Wet circle cornering

45%

Snow traction

40%

Wet handling

36%

Test results

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)

2023225/45 R18#19(-)

2022185/65 R15#3(Good)

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Price variants (1)

165/60 R15 77 T

C D 71dB

£75

mytyres.co.uk

£75

In stock · Free shipping

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£87

In stock · Free shipping

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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

77%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

77%

4. Triangle WInterX TW401

73%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

68%

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

65%

7. Viking WinTech

61%

8. Barum Polaris 5

57%

9. Kleber KRISALP HP3

47%

10. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

46%

11. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

44%

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

59%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

59%

8. Triangle WInterX TW401

58%

9. Falken Eurowinter HS02

53%

10. Viking WinTech

50%

11. Barum Polaris 5

41%

Snow

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

91%

2. Kleber Krisalp HP3

84%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870

78%

4. Viking WinTech

67%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

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

47%

Comfort

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

80%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870

75%

3. Kleber Krisalp HP3

74%

4. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

68%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

67%

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

64%

7. Vredestein Wintrac

61%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

61%

9. Viking WinTech

59%

10. Barum Polaris 5

55%

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Customer reviews

254 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Nokian WR D4 3.6/5 (64)

Continental WinterContact TS 860 3.6/5 (44)

Falken Eurowinter HS449 4/5 (33)

Kleber KRISALP HP3 3.5/5 (25)

Fulda Kristall Montero 3 4/5 (21)

Falken EuroWinter HS01 3.7/5 (20)

Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 3.2/5 (16)

Continental WinterContact TS 870 3.4/5 (15)

Barum Polaris 5 2.5/5 (11)

Firestone Winterhawk 4 3.4/5 (5)

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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.