225/60 R15 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Ziex ZE310 Ecorun

'25#5

'24#4

'24#6

6.2

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Expert summary

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.

Performance

Aquaplaning - longitudal

85%

Comfort

83%

Aquaplaning - cross

81%

+4

Wet circle cornering

57%

Wet handling

47%

Interior noise

25%

Test results

2025205/55 R16#5(-)

2024215/55 R17#4(-)

2024225/45 R17#6(-)

2024205/55 R16#7(-)

2024205/55 R16#7(Good)

2024225/55 R17#8(Satisfactory)

2024215/55 R17#10(Satisfactory)

2023225/65 R17#3(Exemplary)

2023205/55 R16#6(Good)

2023205/55 R16#6(Recommended)

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225/60 R15 96 W £105

mytyres.co.uk

£105

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Premium

EcoContact 6

'26#6

'22#7

'22#8

5.6

Price from

£180

Price from£180

Performance

Comfort

83%

Interior noise

82%

Exterior noise

78%

+4

Wet handling

33%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

11%

Aquaplaning - cross

8%

Test results

2026195/55 R16#6(Good)

2022215/55 R17#7(Good)

2022185/65 R15#8(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#19(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#23(-)

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225/60 R15 96 W

B B 71dB

£180

mytyres.co.uk

£180

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Tyres Pneus Online UK

£190

In stock · Free shipping

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225/60 R15 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Maxxis Premitra HP5

70%

2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

69%

3. Continental EcoContact 6

50%

Wet

1. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

68%

2. Maxxis Premitra HP5

67%

3. Continental EcoContact 6

35%

Comfort

1. Continental EcoContact 6

79%

2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

57%

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5

54%

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Customer reviews

596 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Barum Bravuris 2 3.6/5 (130)

Continental EcoContact 6 2.6/5 (122)

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 3.6/5 (102)

Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun 3.4/5 (87)

Kumho Ecsta HS51 3.6/5 (40)

Uniroyal RainExpert 3 3.5/5 (40)

Maxxis Premitra HP5 3.1/5 (40)

Sailun Atrezzo Elite 3.3/5 (27)

Firemax FM601 1.2/5 (8)

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Did you know ...?

225/60 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 7 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/60 R15, 160/60 R18, 165/60 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (225mm), which means the sidewall height has 135 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2045.18 mm, which is very similar to 215/45 R18(2044.23 mm), 285/25 R20(2043.61 mm), 185/80 R14(2047.06 mm), 200/55 R17(2047.69 mm), 245/45 R17(2049.26 mm), 275/35 R18(2041.09 mm), 205/60 R16(2049.58 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 225/60 R15: S(180km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 95, 96.