205/50 R15 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Budget

N Fera Primus

'26#6

'24#11

'24#11

7.4

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£80

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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%

+4

Aquaplaning - longitudal

48%

Dry braking

34%

Exterior noise

31%

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)

205/50 R15 86 V 5/55 ZR17 10£80

mytyres.co.uk

£80

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Upper-middle

RainSport 5

'26#4

'26#24

'25#23

6.9

Price from

£98

Price from£98

Expert summary

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Performance

Aquaplaning - cross

95%

Interior noise

93%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

92%

+4

Wet circle cornering

61%

Dry braking

30%

Dry handling

23%

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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205/50 R15 86 V £98

mytyres.co.uk

£98

In stock · Free shipping

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£141

In stock · Free shipping

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205/50 R15 tyre test

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Dry

1. Pirelli Cinturato P7

70%

2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

69%

3. Nexen N Fera Primus

61%

4. Uniroyal RainSport 5

42%

Wet

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5

81%

2. Nexen N Fera Primus

73%

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

68%

4. Pirelli Cinturato P7

60%

Comfort

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5

71%

2. Nexen N Fera Primus

63%

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

57%

4. Pirelli Cinturato P7

56%

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Customer reviews

631 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Uniroyal RainSport 3 3.7/5 (123)

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 3.8/5 (91)

Vredestein Sportrac 5 4.1/5 (87)

Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun 3.6/5 (78)

Uniroyal RainSport 5 3.5/5 (60)

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Kumho Ecsta PS31 3.5/5 (50)

Kumho Ecsta HS51 3.8/5 (35)

Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 3.9/5 (27)

Sailun Atrezzo Elite 3.4/5 (23)

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205/50 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 10 tyre models available, which can be compared to 165/60 R15, 165/60 R14, 165/65 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 50 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 50% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 102.5 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1840.97 mm, which is very similar to 165/70 R14(1842.86 mm), 185/55 R15(1836.26 mm), 195/40 R17(1846.63 mm), 175/65 R14(1831.86 mm), 195/60 R14(1852.28 mm), 195/45 R16(1828.09 mm), 205/45 R16(1856.37 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 205/50 R15: V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 86, 89.