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195/50 R15 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Michelin Primacy 4

/84%

£99

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Kleber Dynaxer HP4

/82%

£80

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Recommended: Lowcost

Maxxis Premitra HP5

/78%

£53

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Best summer tyres in tests
195/50 R15 tyre test
195/50 R15 tyre ranking based on test results
Tyre price comparison

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

/89%

Tested 4x in 2024, 32x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2024 215/40 R18
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16

Pluses:

Short braking distance on dry roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Great handling on dry roads
Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption

Minuses:

check the prices for Bridgestone Turanza T005

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52

/81%

Tested 7x in 2024, 9x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ADAC 2024 215/55 R17
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16

Pluses:

Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on dry roads
Short braking distance on wet roads
Great handling on dry roads
Low drive-by noise levels

Minuses:

check the prices for Kumho Ecsta HS52

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

/81%

Tested 8x in 2024, 22x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/65 R17
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 225/55 R17
Recommended by ADAC 2024 215/55 R17

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on dry roads
Short braking distance on wet roads
Great handling on dry roads

Minuses:

check the prices for Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

195/50 R15 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 86%

2. Vredestein Ultrac 86%

3. Nokian WetProof 86%

4. Bridgestone Turanza T005 84%

5. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 83%

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 81%

7. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

8. Kumho Ecsta HS52 79%

9. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 76%

10. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 75%

11. Firestone Roadhawk 73%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

13. Toyo Proxes Comfort 66%

14. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 64%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 63%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Vredestein Ultrac 94%

2. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 93%

3. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 88%

4. Maxxis Premitra HP5 88%

5. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 87%

6. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 84%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

8. Nokian WetProof 78%

9. Firestone Roadhawk 77%

10. Toyo Proxes Comfort 71%

11. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

12. Kumho Ecsta HS52 71%

13. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 68%

14. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 58%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52 88%

3. Firestone Roadhawk 87%

4. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 86%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

6. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 85%

7. Maxxis Premitra HP5 85%

8. Vredestein Ultrac 83%

9. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

10. Nokian WetProof 80%

11. Toyo Proxes Comfort 80%

12. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 80%

13. BFGoodrich Advantage 74%

14. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 72%

15. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 70%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 82%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

3. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

4. Nokian WetProof 78%

5. Vredestein Ultrac 78%

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 76%

7. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 76%

8. BFGoodrich Advantage 76%

9. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 75%

10. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 75%

11. Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%

12. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

13. Kumho Ecsta HS52 73%

14. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

15. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Michelin Primacy 4 89%

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52 83%

3. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 79%

4. Bridgestone Turanza T005 78%

5. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 74%

6. BFGoodrich Advantage 74%

7. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

8. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

9. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 69%

10. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 68%

11. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 67%

12. Toyo Proxes Comfort 66%

13. Maxxis Premitra HP5 62%

14. Nokian WetProof 62%

15. Vredestein Ultrac 55%

Price

195/50 R15

1. Toyo Proxes Comfort £49

2. Maxxis Premitra HP5 £53

3. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 £59

4. Vredestein Ultrac £60

5. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 £65

6. Kumho Ecsta HS52 £65

7. Firestone Roadhawk £73

8. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 £80

9. BFGoodrich Advantage £91

10. Michelin Primacy 4 £99

11. Bridgestone Turanza T005 ?%

12. Dunlop Sport BluResponse ?%

13. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun ?%

14. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance ?%

15. Nokian WetProof ?%

195/50 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name	Our rating	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Bridgestone Turanza T005	84.3% 85.2% 78.9%	Firmenauto 2021	Premium	£78 82 H + 1
2.	Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+	80.1% 83.2% 81%	Firmenauto 2021	Premium	£99 82 V
3.	Dunlop Sport BluResponse	75.4% 86.1% 77.7%	Autobild 2018	Premium	£98 0 H + 3
4.	Nokian Wetproof	86.1% 80.1% 81.3%	Firmenauto 2021	Upper-middle
5.	Kleber Dynaxer HP4	63.6% 71.8% 78.7%	GTÜ 2022	Upper-middle	£80 82 H + 1
6.	Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN	76.1% 79.5% 74.8%	GTÜ 2022	Upper-middle	£71 82 V + 2
7.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2	82.7% 85.1% 78.7%	Autobild 2018	Premium	£70 82 H + 5
8.	Maxxis Premitra HP5	80.9% 84.5% 77.5%	Firmenauto 2021	Lowcost	£53 86 V
9.	BFGoodrich Advantage	63.2% 74% 81.1%	Firmenauto 2021	Upper-middle	£91 82 H + 1
10.	Pirelli P1 Cinturato Verde	64.9% 55.7%	Firmenauto 2021	Premium	£82 82 V
11.	Toyo Proxes Comfort	65.9% 80.1% 84.1%	Firmenauto 2021	Upper-middle	£49 82 + 1
12.	Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4	73.1% 92% 80.3%	Autobild 2018	Premium	£65 82 H + 2
13.	Firestone Roadhawk	73.1% 86.6% 73.3%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle	£73 82 H + 1
14.	Uniroyal RainSport 5	86.3% 70% 83.2%	GTÜ 2022	Upper-middle	£59 82 V
15.	Semperit Speed-Life 3	80.5% 67.2% 75.4%		Lowcost	£59 82 V
16.	Continental PremiumContact 5	66% 62.5%	Firmenauto 2021	Premium
17.	Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7	62% 78.8% 85%		Premium
18.	Vredestein Sportrac 5	81.9% 86.8% 79.6%	Autobild 2018	Premium
19.	Cooper Zeon CS8	80% 73.8% 80%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle	£78 82 V + 2
20.	Michelin Energy Saver+	70.5%		Premium
21.	Uniroyal RainSport 3	58.4%		Upper-middle
22.	Fulda EcoControl HP! Newer model available: Fulda EcoControl HP2	90.3%	Autobild 2018	Lowcost	£81 82 H + 1
23.	Toyo Proxes R888R			Upper-middle	£144 82 V + 1
24.	Kumho Ecowing ES01 KH27	73% 73.9%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle
25.	Yokohama Advan Fleva V701	84%		Upper-middle	£79 82 V
26.	Kumho Ecsta HS51! Newer model available: Kumho Ecsta HS52	79.4% 80% 79.3%		Upper-middle
27.	Semperit Speed-Life 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Life 3	65.9%		Lowcost
28.	Giti Synergy E1	74.6% 90.5%	Autobild 2018	Lowcost
29.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM	61.7% 62.5%	GTÜ 2022	Lowcost	£63 82 V
30.	Kleber Dynaxer HP3	72% 89.2% 59.1%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle
31.	Matador MP47 Hectorra 3	62.7% 70.3%	GTÜ 2022	Lowcost
32.	Nokian Line	85.5% 78.3% 69.4%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle
33.	Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN		Autobild 2013	Upper-middle
34.	Toyo Proxes CF2	75.9%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle
35.	Michelin Pilot Sport 3! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 4			Premium	£86 82 V + 1
36.	BFGoodrich G-Grip			Upper-middle
37.	Sava Intensa HP! Newer model available: Sava Intensa HP2	71.8%	Autobild 2018	Lowcost	£98 82 H + 3
38.	Barum Bravuris 3 HM			Lowcost
39.	Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo			Premium
40.	Imperial EcoDriver 5	73.2%		Lowcost
41.	Kormoran Road Performance		Autobild 2018	Lowcost
42.	Debica Presto HP		Autobild 2018	Lowcost	£149 82 H + 2

Did you know ...?

195/50 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 60 tyre models available, which can be compared to 235/45 R18, 185/60 R15, 255/50 R19. Let's break down the sizing - 50 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 50% of the tyre width (195mm), which means the sidewall height has 97.5 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1809.56 mm, which is very similar to 175/70 R13(1807.04 mm), 185/60 R14(1814.58 mm), 155/80 R13(1816.47 mm), 215/40 R16(1817.1 mm), 175/55 R15(1801.7 mm), 165/60 R15(1818.98 mm), 160/60 R15(1800.13 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 195/50 R15: H(210km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 82, 86. You can find 195/50 R15 on 23 car models - mainly Ford, Mazda, Lancia, Mitsubishi, Renault.

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195/50 R15 is found on 23 vehicles:

Escort
Ka
Fiesta
Puma

CRX

Neon

Shuma

Delta
Y

2
323
MX-5

A-Klasse

Colt
Carisma

R19
Clio

Ibiza
Toledo

Fabia

forfour

Corrado
Golf

195/50 R15 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Michelin Primacy 4

Kleber Dynaxer HP4

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

195/50 R15 tyre test

Wet

Aquaplaning

Dry

Noise

Costs

Price

195/50 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

Did you know ...?

195/50 R15 - Tyre price comparison

Type

Price

Segment

Extra

Wet grip

Fuel consumption

Noise

Weight index

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195/50 R15 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Michelin Primacy 4

Kleber Dynaxer HP4

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

195/50 R15 tyre test

195/50 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

Did you know ...?

195/50 R15 - Tyre price comparison

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