215/65 R15 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Best summer tyres in tests (2026)
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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.
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Being usually one of the cheaper tyres in the test, the japanese Falken still delivers very safe characteristics for everyday driving. It suffers a bit in the efficiency department, with higher rolling resistance and limited mileage.
Cars with 215/65 R15 tyres
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Best tyres in your size
Dry
1.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
77%
2.
Firestone Roadhawk
72%
3.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
66%
4.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
66%
Wet
1.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
71%
2.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
67%
3.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
62%
4.
Firestone Roadhawk
60%
Comfort
1.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
56%
2.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
47%
3.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
33%
4.
Firestone Roadhawk
31%
Economy
1.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
94%
2.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
87%
3.
Firestone Roadhawk
68%
4.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
33%
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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, 104. You can find 215/65 R15 on 19 car models - mainly Ford, CITROËN, Fiat, Chrysler, Peugeot.
