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185/65 R15 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Dunlop SP Winter Response 2

/86%

£76

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Recommended: Price/value

Firestone Winterhawk 4

/84%

£75

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Firestone Winterhawk 4 185/65 R15 92 T 84%
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Table of contents:

Best winter tyres in tests
185/65 R15 tyre test
185/65 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

/99%

Tested 5x in 2024, 7x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by AUTOEXPRESS 2023 225/45 R17
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/45 R18

Pluses:

Exceptional handling on the wet
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Short braking distance on snow
Great handling on dry roads
Exceptional traction on snow

Minuses:

check the prices for GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870

/98%

Tested 2x in 2024, 13x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - ADAC 2023 225/45 R17
Test winner - AUTOEXPRESS 2023 225/45 R17

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on snow
Short braking distance on dry roads
Exceptional traction on snow

Minuses:

check the prices for Continental WinterContact TS 870

3. Michelin ALPIN 6

/72%

Tested 1x in 2024, 27x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ADAC 2023 225/45 R17

Pluses:

Exceptional handling on the wet
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional traction on snow
Great handling on dry roads
Short braking distance on wet roads

Minuses:

check the prices for Michelin ALPIN 6

185/65 R15 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 96%

2. Nokian WR D4 94%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 94%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 93%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 92%

6. Kleber Krisalp HP3 90%

7. Firestone Winterhawk 4 89%

8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%

9. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

10. Uniroyal MS plus 77 83%

11. Nokian WR Snowproof 81%

12. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

13. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

14. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 71%

15. Toyo Observe S944 67%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 94%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 90%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 87%

5. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 81%

7. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 80%

8. Firestone Winterhawk 4 79%

9. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 78%

11. Kleber Krisalp HP3 78%

12. Nokian WR D4 73%

13. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

14. Nokian WR Snowproof 69%

15. Toyo Observe S944 68%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 92%

2. Michelin Alpin 6 87%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%

5. Toyo Observe S944 85%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof 83%

8. Nokian WR D4 82%

9. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 81%

10. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 76%

11. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%

12. Kleber Krisalp HP3 75%

13. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

14. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

15. Firestone Winterhawk 4 73%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 96%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof 87%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

7. Kleber Krisalp HP3 80%

8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 80%

9. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 79%

10. Continental WinterContact TS 860 79%

11. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 78%

12. Toyo Observe S944 77%

13. Falken Eurowinter HS01 77%

14. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%

15. Nokian WR D4 70%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 86%

2. Nokian WR D4 85%

3. Toyo Observe S944 83%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof 81%

6. Continental WinterContact TS 860 80%

7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 80%

8. Kleber Krisalp HP3 78%

9. Uniroyal MS plus 77 77%

10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 77%

11. Firestone Winterhawk 4 77%

12. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 76%

13. Falken Eurowinter HS01 71%

14. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 68%

15. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 67%

Price

185/65 R15

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter £69

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 £75

3. Nokian WR Snowproof £79

4. Toyo Observe S944 £80

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 £82

6. Continental WinterContact TS 870 £96

7. Michelin Alpin 6 £110

8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?%

9. Continental WinterContact TS 860 ?%

10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 ?%

11. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 ?%

12. Kleber Krisalp HP3 ?%

13. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 ?%

14. Nokian WR D4 ?%

15. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?%

185/65 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

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	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental WinterContact TS 870	89.8% 93.7% 92.1% 96.8%	ADAC 2022		Premium	£96 88 T + 1
2.	Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870	93.6% 92.5% 86.2% 80.7%	ADAC 2019		Premium
3.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	92.2% 79.8% 84.4% 83.1%	ADAC 2022		Premium	£82 88 T + 1
4.	Michelin ALPIN 6	84.4% 83.6% 86.8% 84.2%	ADAC 2022		Premium	£110 88 T + 1
5.	GoodYear UltraGrip 9	90.4% 79.1% 82.8% 74.5%	ACE 2018	Autobild 2015	Premium
6.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%			Premium
7.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	77.6% 89.7% 74.8% 79.7%	ADAC 2019		Upper-middle	£88 88 T + 2
8.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	72.6% 95.5% 73.9% 85.2%	ADAC 2022		Upper-middle	£85 88 T + 1
9.	Nokian WR D4	73.4% 93.7% 81.9% 72.5%	ACE 2018		Upper-middle
10.	Dunlop SP Winter Response 2	85.8% 87.9% 76.5% 74.9%	ACE 2018	Autobild 2015	Premium	£76 88 T + 2
11.	Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	82.9%	ADAC 2016	Autobild 2015	Premium
12.	GoodYear UltraGrip 9+	87% 82.5% 78% 77.5%	ADAC 2022		Premium
13.	Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3	87.2% 92.1% 85.7% 78.6%	ADAC 2016		Upper-middle	£95 88 T + 4
14.	Firestone Winterhawk 4	79.3% 88.5% 72.7% 81.5%	ADAC 2022		Upper-middle	£75 88 T + 1
15.	Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	80.7% 87.6% 75.7% 80.5%	ACE 2018		Premium	£69 88 T + 3
16.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	80.6% 77.4% 83.7%	ACE 2018	Autobild 2015	Premium
17.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330	75.8% 90.5% 85.7% 67.4%			Upper-middle	£92 92 H
18.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	79.5% 71.1% 80.6% 80.6%	ADAC 2022		Lowcost	£86 0 T + 1
19.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5	75.2% 80.2% 78.7%	ADAC 2022		Lowcost	£69 88 T + 1
20.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02	78.2% 74.2% 74.2% 77.1%	ADAC 2019		Upper-middle	£69 88 T + 3
21.	Toyo Observe S944	67.9% 66.9% 85.1% 79.9%			Upper-middle	£80 92 H
22.	Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2	68.7% 80.6% 82.5% 85.9%			Upper-middle	£79 88 T + 1
23.	Vredestein Snowtrac 5! Newer model available: Vredestein Wintrac	72% 83.9% 86.4% 67.7%	ADAC 2016	Autobild 2015	Premium
24.	Debica Frigo 2				Lowcost	£60 88 T + 1
25.	Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert	79.2% 83.3% 75.4% 74.1%	ADAC 2016	Autobild 2015	Upper-middle
26.	Sava ESKIMO S3+	69.5% 88.4% 72.8%	ADAC 2019	Autobild 2015	Lowcost	£60 88 T
27.	Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52	68.1% 79% 74.8% 71.4%	ADAC 2019	Autobild 2015	Upper-middle
28.	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21	72.3% 70.3% 70.6%	ADAC 2022		Lowcost	£69 88 T + 2
29.	Nexen WinGuard Sport			Autobild 2015	Lowcost
30.	Nokian WR D3			Autobild 2015	Upper-middle
31.	Uniroyal WinterExpert	63.8% 77.5% 71.5% 75.2%			Upper-middle	£90 88 T + 2
32.	Barum Polaris 5	64.6% 77.9% 71.1% 75.2%	ADAC 2022		Lowcost	£75 88 T + 1
33.	Falken EUROWINTER HS449			Autobild 2015	Upper-middle
34.	Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3		ADAC 2022	Autobild 2015	Lowcost	£66 88 T
35.	Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4	66.5% 83.4% 77.3% 71.3%	ADAC 2016	Autobild 2015	Upper-middle
36.	Semperit Master-Grip 2	78.1% 91.1% 69.1%			Lowcost
37.	Matador MP93 Nordicca				Lowcost	£71 88 T + 1
38.	Kormoran SNOW				Lowcost
39.	Toyo SnowProx S943	62.8% 64% 90.8% 83.2%	ADAC 2019	Autobild 2015	Upper-middle
40.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca	72.1% 80.3% 76.9%		Autobild 2015	Lowcost
41.	Starfire W200				Lowcost
42.	Imperial SnowDragon HP				Lowcost
43.	Syron Everest 1 plus	67.2% 82%			Lowcost
44.	Duraturn Mozzo Winter	37.6% 88.2%			Lowcost
45.	Kormoran SNOWPRO B2			Autobild 2015	Lowcost

Did you know ...?

185/65 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 68 tyre models available, which can be compared to 205/50 R17, 215/60 R17, 195/55 R16. Let's break down the sizing - 65 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 65% of the tyre width (185mm), which means the sidewall height has 120.25 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1952.5 mm, which is very similar to 190/50 R17(1953.44 mm), 205/40 R18(1951.56 mm), 195/55 R16(1950.61 mm), 235/40 R17(1947.16 mm), 160/60 R17(1959.73 mm), 215/45 R17(1964.44 mm), 205/45 R17(1936.16 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 185/65 R15: H(210km/h), Q(160km/h), R(170km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 88, 92, 97, 110. You can find 185/65 R15 on 63 car models - mainly CITROËN, Fiat, Nissan, Peugeot, Dacia.

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185/65 R15 is found on 63 vehicles:

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156
MiTo

A1

Xantia
C-Elysee
Xsara Picasso
C3
Berlingo
C3 Pluriel
Nemo

Dokker
Lodgy
Sandero
Logan

Marea
Fiorino/Qubo
Punto
Panda
Linea
Multipla
Doblò

Accord

i20
i30
Elantra

Stratus

Stonic
cee´d
Rio

Vesta

2
626

A-Klasse
E-Klasse
C-Klasse

Note
Almera
Micra
Almera Tino
NV200
Primera

Combo
Astra
Corsa
ADAM

208
Partner
206
207
Bipper

Kangoo
Clio
Zoe
Scénic

600

900

Ibiza

Trezia

Verso-S

Polo

S40/S50/V40/V50
850

185/65 R15 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Dunlop SP Winter Response 2

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Sava ESKIMO S3+

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870

3. Michelin ALPIN 6

185/65 R15 tyre test

185/65 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

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