Fitted to an original 1956 beetle that is lightly used and garaged. After 12 years the inside of the sidewall is cracking on all tires yet the outside and tread blocks are still like new. Vredestein were contacted. They asked for photos then said that due to age blah blah blah couldn't do anything. For low speed tires looked after it is very odd that the protected inside sidewall is cracking, as reported by other drivers. This suggests a material/manufacturing fault. Old tires crack on the outside and around the tread blocks. In use these tires were very good all round, though not as good as a set of Michelin XZX I bought in 1981 that lasted 23 years without cracking.
155/80 R15 Tires
Everything we know about the 155/80 R15 tire size: 2 owner reviews covering 10,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 2owner reviews
- 10,000 milescovered on them
- 7tires made in this size
155/80 R15 EU tire label data
EU label values are declared for each individual size, so the figures here are exact for 155/80 R15 rather than a range across a model. 1 tires carry label data in this size. The most common load index is 83 (up to 487 kg per tire). Speed ratings on offer: H (210 km/h).
68dB Quietest tires
The quietest 155/80 R15 tires are labelled at 68 dB external noise:
- Dunlop Sport Classic Summer
Label values come from the EU EPREL database and apply to the EU market versions of each tire. Wet grip and rolling resistance run from class A (best) to E; noise is the measured drive-by figure. A good label is a floor, not a verdict - the tests and owner ratings above tell you far more.
What does 155/80 R15 mean?
A 155/80 R15 tire is 155 mm wide, its sidewall is 80% of that width (124 mm) tall, and it fits a 15 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 629 mm.
| Section width | 155 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 124 mm |
| Rim diameter | 15" (381 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 629 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 1,976 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 506 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 814 |
Also written as
155/80R15 155/80 ZR15 155-80-15 155 80 15
Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tire runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.
What cars use 155/80 R15 tires?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tires for that exact car.
Every tire reviewed in 155/80 R15
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vredestein Sprint Classic | Summer | 56% | 2 | 10,000 miles |
Reviews only cover part of the market: 7 tires are made in 155/80 R15. Browse every 155/80 R15 tire →
What drivers say about their 155/80 R15 tires
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
These were fitted to my Djet by a previous owner. My priorities are: wet braking, wet lateral grip (slick roads, not deep puddles) & progressive & talkative behavior on the limit. I have no interest in comfort or longevity & prefer to have a short life, wet road friendly, soft compound tire. Wet braking was ok but I considered them appallingly poor on most of my priorities. Instant plough understeer that was difficult to tune out with tire pressures (I ended up with 39 psi fronts & 31 psi rears on a mid-engined vehicle!) & general unresponsiveness to inputs (initial & corrective) & low wet grip levels were notable. Shifting to my current Continental PremiumContact2s transformed the car's behavior on each of my priorities.
The 155/80-15 size is an awkward one for anything decent in tires & were I to be motivated to return to 15" wheels, then the FF soft compound version of Michelin's Xas seems likely to be a better proposition (I found the regular Xas rather good in the wet & very taut in structure when used on past vehicles).
So: I don't recommend the Vredestein unless pootling about on dry roads is all you'll do.
The 155/80-15 size is an awkward one for anything decent in tires & were I to be motivated to return to 15" wheels, then the FF soft compound version of Michelin's Xas seems likely to be a better proposition (I found the regular Xas rather good in the wet & very taut in structure when used on past vehicles).
So: I don't recommend the Vredestein unless pootling about on dry roads is all you'll do.
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Where this data comes from
Owner ratings are submitted through the review form on this site, naming the tire, the size and the distance covered, and are checked by hand before publication. Test results come from independent published tire tests indexed by size, and label values from the EU EPREL database.
About the TR Score
The Tire Reviews Score rates each tire out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, so you can check a car-specific ranking against the wider evidence.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.