205/60 R15 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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WinterContact TS 870

'25#1

'24#1

'24#1

9.9

Price from

£121

Price from£121

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

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Snow cornering

95%

Wet circle cornering

94%

+22

Dry braking

66%

Snow traction

65%

Price/value

63%

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)

205/60 R15 91 H EVc

B C 70dB

£121

mytyres.co.uk

£121

In stock · Free shipping

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£137

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Upper-middle

Eurowinter HS02

'25#9

'24#7

'24#22

7.2

Price from

£82

Price from£82

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

Dry steering response

75%

Comfort

75%

Wet circle cornering

73%

+14

Snow braking

5%

Lateral guidance on snow

0%

Snow handling - objective

0%

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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205/60 R15 91 H £82

mytyres.co.uk

£82

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205/60 R15 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

77%

2. Michelin Alpin 6

74%

3. Barum Polaris 5

57%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

46%

5. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

44%

6. Ceat WinterDrive

41%

Wet

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

84%

2. Michelin Alpin 6

70%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

59%

4. Falken Eurowinter HS02

53%

5. Barum Polaris 5

41%

6. Ceat WinterDrive

20%

Snow

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

91%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870

78%

3. Michelin Alpin 6

63%

4. Ceat WinterDrive

62%

5. Barum Polaris 5

61%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca

58%

7. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

47%

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Customer reviews

275 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Michelin Alpin A4 4.3/5 (49)

Continental WinterContact TS 860 3.6/5 (44)

Nokian WR D3 4.2/5 (34)

Michelin ALPIN 6 3.8/5 (27)

Sava Eskimo S3+ 3.4/5 (25)

Michelin Alpin 5 3.6/5 (22)

Nexen WinGuard Sport 3.2/5 (20)

Falken EuroWinter HS01 3.7/5 (20)

Barum Polaris 3 3.6/5 (19)

Continental WinterContact TS 870 3.4/5 (15)

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205/60 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 25 tyre models available, which can be compared to 200/55 R17, 165/70 R14, 235/65 R16. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 123 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1969.78 mm, which is very similar to 245/40 R17(1972.29 mm), 185/60 R16(1974.18 mm), 195/70 R14(1974.81 mm), 215/45 R17(1964.44 mm), 245/35 R18(1975.12 mm), 215/40 R18(1976.69 mm), 180/55 R17(1978.58 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 205/60 R15: H(210km/h), S(180km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 91, 95. You can find 205/60 R15 on 32 car models - mainly .