175/50 R15 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

'25#5

'24#4

'24#6

6.9

Expert summary

Being usually one of the cheaper tyres in the test, the japanese Falken still delivers very safe characteristics for everyday driving. It suffers a bit in the efficiency department, with higher rolling resistance and limited mileage.

Performance

Dry driving behavior

93%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

85%

Aquaplaning - cross

80%

+22

Wet safety

29%

Rolling resistance

28%

Interior noise

25%

Test results

2024205/55 R16#7(Good)

2024225/55 R17#8(Satisfactory)

2024215/55 R17#10(Satisfactory)

2023225/65 R17#3(Exemplary)

2023205/55 R16#6(Good)

2023205/55 R16#6(Recommended)

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Premium

Ultrac+

'26#2

'26#9

'26#10

5.3

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£85

Price from£85

Performance

Wet side guide

86%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

80%

Aquaplaning - cross

69%

+11

Dry handling

24%

Mileage

14%

Dry steering response

0%

Test results

2026195/55 R16#2(Very good)

2026225/45 R17#9(-)

2026215/55 R17#10(Recommended)

2026225/45 R17#10(-)

2026225/50 R17#12(Satisfactory)

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175/50 R15 75 H £85

mytyres.co.uk

£85

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£108

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Dry

1. Vredestein Ultrac

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2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

69%

3. Vredestein Ultrac+

47%

Wet

1. Vredestein Ultrac

78%

2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

68%

3. Vredestein Ultrac+

63%

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175/50 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 3 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/60 R15, 170/60 R17, 160/60 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 50 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 50% of the tyre width (175mm), which means the sidewall height has 87.5 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1746.73 mm, which is very similar to 195/45 R15(1748.3 mm), 155/65 R14(1750.18 mm), 175/65 R13(1752.07 mm), 165/60 R14(1739.19 mm), 185/55 R14(1756.46 mm), 165/70 R13(1763.06 mm), 160/60 R14(1720.34 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 175/50 R15: H(210km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 75.