215/65 R15 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Turanza T005

8.8

£136

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Cargoproof C

8.1

£123

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Budget

Vanis 3

6.7

£104

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Ra58 Vantra Transit

215/65 R15 104 T

£126

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Cargoproof C

'26#2

8.1

Price from

£123

Price from£123

Performance

Wet braking

100%

Wet handling

100%

Dry braking

100%

+8

Dry handling

50%

Interior noise

50%

Exterior noise

33%

Test results

2026225/75 R16#2(Recommended)

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215/65 R15 104 T

A B 72dB

£123

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£123

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Premium

Turanza T005

'25#4

'24#3

'23#3

8.8

Price from

£136

Price from£136

Expert summary

The Turanza T005 was introduced in 2018, but still stands as a great tyre, offered in incredible 350 different sizes. It’s universal also in it’s properties - it’s a balanced mix of wet and dry performance with above-average rolling resistance.

Performance

Rolling resistance

95%

Dry driving behavior

84%

Wet handling - objective

83%

+21

Price/value

29%

Exterior noise

25%

Grass traction

11%

Test results

2025205/55 R16#4(Recommended)

2024215/40 R18#3(Very good)

2023205/55 R16#3(-)

2023205/55 R16#3(Highly recommended)

2023205/55 R16#4(Good)

2022215/55 R17#1(-)

2022215/55 R17#1(Highly recommended)

2022245/45 R19#2(Very good)

2022185/65 R15#2(Good)

2022215/60 R16#3(Good)

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215/65 R15 96 H

A B 71dB

£136

mytyres.co.uk

£136

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215/65 R15 104 T

A B 72dB

£159

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£159

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215/65 R15 104 T

A C 72dB

£160

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£160

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3

Premium

Agilis 3

'26#4

6.9

Price from

£170

Price from£170

Performance

Aquaplaning - longitudal

100%

Interior noise

100%

Rolling resistance

100%

+8

Dry braking

33%

Dry steering response

33%

Dry handling

33%

Test results

2026225/75 R16#4(Still recommended)

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215/65 R15 104 T

A B 72dB

£170

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£170

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£173

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4

Budget

Vanis 3

'26#6

6.7

Price from

£104

Price from£104

Performance

Dry handling

100%

Interior noise

100%

Dry handling - objective

83%

+8

Aquaplaning - longitudal

17%

Dry steering response

17%

Dry braking

0%

Test results

2026225/75 R16#6(Still recommended)

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215/65 R15 104 T

C D 72dB

£104

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£104

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£138

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Upper-middle

Vanhawk 3

'26#7

6.6

Price from

£118

Price from£118

Performance

Exterior noise

100%

Dry braking

67%

Dry lane changing

50%

+8

Wet handling - objective

0%

Wet handling

0%

Dry handling - objective

0%

Test results

2026225/75 R16#7(Still recommended)

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215/65 R15 104 T

B C 70dB

£118

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£118

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215/65 R15 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

78%

2. Firestone Roadhawk

72%

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

69%

4. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

66%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

72%

2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

68%

3. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

62%

4. Firestone Roadhawk

60%

Comfort

1. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

57%

2. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

47%

3. Bridgestone Turanza T005

32%

4. Firestone Roadhawk

31%

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Customer reviews

893 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Dunlop Sport BluResponse 3.8/5 (180)

Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.4/5 (174)

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 3.9/5 (117)

Barum Bravuris 2 3.9/5 (117)

Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun 3.7/5 (97)

Bridgestone Turanza T001 3.2/5 (95)

Firestone Roadhawk 3.1/5 (46)

Uniroyal RainExpert 3 3.6/5 (35)

Kormoran Gamma B2 2/5 (18)

Fulda EcoControl HP 3.1/5 (14)

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215/65 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 40 tyre models available, which can be compared to 205/65 R16, 195/70 R15, 195/50 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 65 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 65% of the tyre width (215mm), which means the sidewall height has 139.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2075.02 mm, which is very similar to 305/25 R20(2075.02 mm), 255/30 R20(2076.59 mm), 195/65 R16(2073.14 mm), 255/35 R19(2076.91 mm), 255/40 R18(2077.22 mm), 225/45 R18(2072.51 mm), 255/45 R17(2077.54 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 215/65 R15: H(210km/h), S(180km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 95, 96, 100, 102, 104. You can find 215/65 R15 on 19 car models - mainly .