195/45 R15 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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N Fera Primus

'26#6

'24#11

'24#11

7.4

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£79

Price from£79

Expert summary

A very cheap tyre made in Europe with sufficient grip, but very short life. Not sporty. Good for people that don't drive just occasionally.

Performance

Interior noise

67%

Wet braking

67%

Wet circle cornering

66%

+7

Rolling resistance

32%

Exterior noise

31%

Mileage

20%

Test results

2026235/55 R18#6(Conditionally recommended)

2024205/55 R16#11(-)

2024215/55 R17#11(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#17(Satisfactory)

2023205/55 R16#10(Good)

2022215/55 R17#10(-)

2022215/55 R17#17(Satisfactory)

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Price variants (1)

195/45 R15 78 W £79

mytyres.co.uk

£79

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£91

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Upper-middle

RainSport 5

'26#4

'26#24

'25#23

6.9

Price from

£87

Price from£87

Expert summary

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Performance

Wet handling - objective

100%

Aquaplaning - cross

95%

Interior noise

93%

+15

Dry handling

23%

Dry driving behavior

14%

Safety

14%

Test results

2026205/55 R16#4(Recommended)

2026245/45 R19#24(-)

2025225/40 R18#23(-)

2024205/55 R16#14(-)

2024205/55 R16#18(Satisfactory)

2023205/55 R16#5(-)

2023225/45 R18#17(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#17(-)

2023205/55 R16#31(Good)

2022195/55 R16#3(Recommended)

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Price variants (1)

195/45 R15 78 V £87

mytyres.co.uk

£87

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£94

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195/45 R15 tyre test

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Dry

1. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

69%

2. Nexen N Fera Primus

61%

3. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

49%

4. Uniroyal RainSport 5

42%

Wet

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5

81%

2. Nexen N Fera Primus

73%

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

68%

4. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

47%

Comfort

1. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

85%

2. Uniroyal RainSport 5

71%

3. Nexen N Fera Primus

63%

4. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

57%

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195/45 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 15 tyre models available, which can be compared to 205/50 R16, 195/70 R15, 205/55 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (195mm), which means the sidewall height has 87.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1748.3 mm, which is very similar to 155/65 R14(1750.18 mm), 175/65 R13(1752.07 mm), 185/55 R14(1756.46 mm), 165/60 R14(1739.19 mm), 165/70 R13(1763.06 mm), 160/60 R14(1720.34 mm), 175/60 R14(1776.88 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 195/45 R15: V(240km/h), W(270km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 78.