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205/65 R15 Tires

Everything we know about the 205/65 R15 tire size: 110 owner reviews covering 1,544,470 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.

  • 110owner reviews
  • 1,544,470 milescovered on them
  • 745tires made in this size
205/65 R15 To scale, mm
Ø 648 205 133 15" 133

The quick answer

The quick answer - 205/65 R15
Season Owners' pick Owner rating Latest test winner
Summer Continental UltraContact UC6 8 Current version: Continental UltraContact UC7 99% from 3 reviews -

Owner picks are the highest weighted owner score in 205/65 R15; test winners come from the most recent independent test conducted in this size. The full evidence is below.

The best rated 205/65 R15 tires

Rated only by drivers running this size. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews in 205/65 R15 to be ranked; the order weights a tire's score by how many reviews back it, so one glowing review cannot top a table.

Summer tires

The highest rated Summer tire in 205/65 R15 is the Continental UltraContact UC6 - 99% from 3 owner reviews in this size. The current tire in that line is now the Continental UltraContact UC7.

Summer tires ranked by owner rating in 205/65 R15
# Tire Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed TR Score
1 Continental UltraContact UC6 Replaced by Continental UltraContact UC7 99% 3 28,000 miles 8
2 Dunlop SP Sport FM800 92% 3 33,000 miles 8.6
3 Avon ZV5 Replaced by Avon ZV7 85% 3 59,000 miles 8.2
4 Michelin Energy XM2 Replaced by Michelin Energy XM2+ 82% 3 54,000 miles 7.8
5 Dunlop SP Touring R1 74% 3 36,020 miles 8
6 Michelin Energy Saver Replaced by Michelin Energy Saver 4 72% 4 54,796 miles 7.3
7 Hifly Super2000 68% 3 30,056 miles 5.8

Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →

TR Score is the tire's overall Tire Reviews rating out of 10, built from independent test results and every owner review of that tire - not just the reviews from this car. The owner rating column is this car only.

205/65 R15 EU tire label data

EU label values are declared for each individual size, so the figures here are exact for 205/65 R15 rather than a range across a model. 485 tires carry label data in this size. The most common load index is 94 (up to 670 kg per tire). Speed ratings on offer: V (240 km/h), H (210 km/h), T (190 km/h), S (180 km/h), R (170 km/h), Q (160 km/h). 250 tires in this size carry the 3PMSF severe snow marking.

A Best wet grip

44 tires in this size hold the top EU wet grip rating, class A. The highest scoring on Tire Reviews:

A Lowest rolling resistance

The most fuel efficient choice: 7 tires in this size reach rolling resistance class A. The highest scoring on Tire Reviews:

67dB Quietest tires

The quietest 205/65 R15 tires are labelled at 67 dB external noise:

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 205/65 R15 mean?

A 205/65 R15 tire is 205 mm wide, its sidewall is 65% of that width (133 mm) tall, and it fits a 15 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 648 mm.

205/65 R15 nominal dimensions
Section width205 mm
Sidewall height133 mm
Rim diameter15" (381 mm)
Overall diameter≈ 648 mm
Circumference≈ 2,034 mm
Revolutions per km≈ 492
Revolutions per mile≈ 791

Also written as

205/65R15 205/65 ZR15 205-65-15 205 65 15

Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tire runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.

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Every tire reviewed in 205/65 R15

The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 68 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.

All tires reviewed in 205/65 R15
Tire Season Owner rating Reviews Distance reviewed
Michelin Energy Saver Replaced by Michelin Energy Saver 4 Summer 72% 4 54,796 miles
Continental UltraContact UC6 Replaced by Continental UltraContact UC7 Summer 99% 3 28,000 miles
Dunlop SP Sport FM800 Summer 92% 3 33,000 miles
Avon ZV5 Replaced by Avon ZV7 Summer 85% 3 59,000 miles
Michelin Energy XM2 Replaced by Michelin Energy XM2+ Summer 82% 3 54,000 miles
Dunlop SP Touring R1 Summer 74% 3 36,020 miles
Hifly Super2000 Summer 68% 3 30,056 miles
Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 Summer 90% 2 1,100 miles
Sailun Atrezzo Elite Replaced by Sailun Atrezzo Elite 2 Summer 89% 2 5,500 miles
Nankang SV2 Replaced by Nankang SV3 Winter 85% 2 31,000 miles
Altenzo Equator Summer 84% 2 5,600 miles
Michelin Alpin A4 Replaced by Michelin Alpin 6 Winter 84% 2 38,000 miles
Nexen N Blue ECO Summer 82% 2 27,500 miles
Pirelli P6000 Summer 79% 2 34,600 miles
Bridgestone B 390 All Season 72% 2 14,015 miles
Kormoran Road Performance Summer 67% 2 16,000 miles
Hifly HF201 Summer 36% 2 3,000 miles

Reviews only cover part of the market: 745 tires are made in 205/65 R15. Browse every 205/65 R15 tire →

What drivers say about their 205/65 R15 tires

The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.

17%
Goodride RP28 205/65 R15 Holden 5,000 miles July 10, 2026
Needed a new rear tire on my RWD car urgently and the tire guy was looking for used tires to match the Bridgestone Turanza on the other side, then he showed me this and I thought it was a near new Goodyear. It was actually a new Goodride (I should've looked a bit more carefully), and the price was about what I'd expect of a reasonable used tire, so I didn't realise until it had been on for a while. Terribly slippery in the wet: spins up far too easily, and it isn't hard to get it to let go around corners. It would be dangerous for an inexperienced driver. Let's just say I'm avoiding these like the plague for my wife's car...
90%
Bridgestone Turanza T005A 205/65 R15 Toyota Innova 21 miles November 23, 2025
size 205 65 r15 for my innova and its been 35k km and 25% wear,i changed tire rarely,before t005a,BS AR10 same size,more improvement on comfort and noise,superb rolling resistence,and prices slightly cheaper than cont max and a lot cheaper than mic primacy,i dont know about ventus prime or LM705 btw i live in indonesia
87%
Bridgestone B 390 205/65 R15 Toyota Innova 15 miles November 2, 2025
I have these on a 2014 Innova Toyota diesel in Indonesia. Car mostly sits in garage, and it has approx 15k miles in 12 years. They feel firm , but grip well, have no cracks, and they're maybe half worn. We live on mountain and car stays aprrox 75 deg f except when using. I wouldn't believe the durability if I hadn't seen for myself. I'm hoping I can still buy B390 when it needs new tires.
94%
Kormoran Road Performance 205/65 R15 Peugeot Partner Teepee (2010) 10,000 miles January 12, 2025
Found tires to be good value for price,I am on my 3rd set of summer tires and 4th set of winters over last 7 yrs.
I found then great in all weather's,I would personally recommend them but everyone is different when it comes to tires.
63%
Continental UltraContact 205/65 R15 Toyota Avensis verso 10,000 miles January 31, 2024
Beware of these tires!! Initially i was very impressed with these tires. Very comfortable, quiet (except on concrete surfaces), excellent dry and wet grip and safe on aquaplanning. I have never driven on a tire that has such a good mix between comfort (soft sidewalls) and driving dynamics. The sidewalls don't fold over when cornering which gives the tire a great feedback, much much better then Michelin Primacy 4. The wear rate is excellent too, they have lost 1mm after 15.000kms. HOWEVER, the car started to vibrate at 110km/h+ only a couple weeks after installation. I had re-balanced the wheels but the vibrations remained. After i put on my 2nd set, winter wheels, i decided to re-balance these Continentals again, and to my surprise 3 out of 4 had gone completely out of shape! They are no longer round! One wheel needed 35 grams on the first balancing, now it needs over 90 grams and the tire is egg-shaped, and so are two others! Continental have zero interest in helping me out because i already drove too much on them (i do 30.000km's a year). I work at a garage so i know what i'm talking about, the car has no issues when driving on different tires on the same set of wheels. Very, very dissapointed because this tire gave me everything i wanted. My confidence in Continental has gone out the window completely and i now switched to Fulda EcoControl HP after previous good experiences with this brand.

Note: After a chat with the local tire fitters, it appears that i'm not the only one with this issue. Also happens to AllSeasonContant apparently.

TLDR: Great performance in all aspects, but go completely out of shape very quickly thus causing incurable vibrations in the car. AVOID.
61%
Hifly HF201 205/65 R15 Mazda BT 50 1,000 miles November 29, 2023
The work amazing on the front axle of a pickup truck when compared to commercial rated tires with hard compounds. They won't last, but if you drive a bad vehicle without ABS it's worth the low tread life.
40%
Kormoran Road Performance 205/65 R15 Renault 6,000 miles October 12, 2023
Worn down completely after 6,000 miles (10,000 km)
The worst tire I ever put on my car.
70%
Petlas Imperium PT515 205/65 R15 Renault 20,000 miles October 6, 2023
Good noise and shock absorption, way better than my old michelin green X. Grip is pretty good from getgo before they warm up compared to others I used, but only serviceable in rain. Fuel consumption is more compared to green x, but i exclusively drive in start stop traffic so not really noticeable in my use case.
For hard cornering its way better than green x's but thats not saying much considering those are eco hypermiling tires.
I got them for a pretty good deal, and they are available in some of the hard to find sizes, which was why I bought these.

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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.

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Every test published as a Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.

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