165/60 R15 Tyres
The following tyres have been reviewed in 165/60 R15.
| Tyre Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point S Winter Star 3 (3) | 93% | 83% | 87% | 83% | 80% | 80% |
| Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200 (23) | 78% | 86% | 79% | 80% | 80% | 83% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (254) | 86% | 84% | 76% | 78% | 73% | 85% |
| Goodyear DuraGrip (18) | 81% | 72% | 69% | 69% | 75% | 75% |
| Marangoni 4 Winter (5) | 64% | 80% | 70% | 68% | 80% | 64% |
| Continental Eco Contact 5 (90) | 80% | 68% | 68% | 69% | 74% | 68% |
| Avon ZT7 (12) | 79% | 74% | 69% | 66% | 63% | 73% |
| Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 (20) | 77% | 65% | 59% | 65% | 68% | 64% |
| RoadX RXMOTION H11 (8) | 75% | 54% | 60% | 49% | 65% | 58% |
| Riken Maystorm 2 B 2 (22) | 68% | 35% | 50% | 54% | 52% | 57% |
165/60 15 Tyre Review Highlights
RoadX RXMOTION H11 rated 57% while driving a Toyota AYGO
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
Fitted by a Toyota garage (!) to pass the MoT when I bought the car. I have been pleasantly surprised by these ‘cheap Chinese’ tyres: they grip well, wet or dry, and don’t seem to wear at all. They are loud, though, and are inclined to oversteer if I drive quickly through bends. Good for the price and perfectly adequate tyres on a car like the Aygo.
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 rated 71% while driving a Peugeot 108
Driving on mostly town for 20000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 20000 average miles
End of life review of this tyre. It's been performing well for the first 3 years of use, with good traction overall. It is wearing very evenly and after around 30.000km it is down to 5,5mm and that's impresive. Granted it;s a small and light city vehicle that doesn't wear the tires fast, but they lasted better than the previous continental eco contact 5.
In it's 4th summer now and the first signs of dry rot appeared, followed by loss in grip. The tire spins easy, abs engages often and it doesn't seem safe anymore. It is expected here (Greece) that after 4-5 years you will have to change tyres due to hot weather and the intense sunlight, but these tyres seem like they fall of a cliff after the 3rd year. Will probably buy again depending on availability and price.
In it's 4th summer now and the first signs of dry rot appeared, followed by loss in grip. The tire spins easy, abs engages often and it doesn't seem safe anymore. It is expected here (Greece) that after 4-5 years you will have to change tyres due to hot weather and the intense sunlight, but these tyres seem like they fall of a cliff after the 3rd year. Will probably buy again depending on availability and price.
Goodyear DuraGrip rated 69% while driving a Citroën C1
Driving on mostly country roads for 20000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 20000 average miles
I was unsure at first as they had low grip, but after a few miles they wore in and I felt very confident in the wet and dry with the grip of my car. I never worried about aquaplaning when I had decent tread and I drove in very wet flooded conditions on the M6 with no issue, where I had significant issue with falkens in the past. On harsher corners I wasn't overly confident in the tyres. They seemed comfortable but were noisy, although the sound doesnt bother me. They lasted 2 years before I thought about changing them due to tread wear. Today I noticed that the outside wall of one of the tyres had a bulge in them although this isn't an issue as they needed changing anyway. On average I do about 8 to 9k miles a year on poor country roads and motorway occasionally.
Avon ZT7 rated 84% while driving a Peugeot 108
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Overall I've been happy with these tyres. They've sat quite happily on a little Peugeot 108. I've bought 3 pairs rotating the rears to the front when fronts are worn - ~30k miles a set.
Handling, noise, wet, dry all have been totally fine, even under spirited driving. I've had little hairline cracks appear in the sidewall with 2mm remaining, but forgiveable as the this pair is 3 years old.
Considering these are often 1/2 the cost of Pirelli / Continental but are actually safe to drive unlike the Nakiomo Ditchfinders and other Chinese tat, I think they are a good value proposition.
Would I put these on a Civic Type R to do a lap on the Nuremberg ring, obviously not. But worth a consideration if you want a mid tier option for a std passenger car.
Handling, noise, wet, dry all have been totally fine, even under spirited driving. I've had little hairline cracks appear in the sidewall with 2mm remaining, but forgiveable as the this pair is 3 years old.
Considering these are often 1/2 the cost of Pirelli / Continental but are actually safe to drive unlike the Nakiomo Ditchfinders and other Chinese tat, I think they are a good value proposition.
Would I put these on a Civic Type R to do a lap on the Nuremberg ring, obviously not. But worth a consideration if you want a mid tier option for a std passenger car.
Goodyear DuraGrip rated 59% while driving a Toyota AYGO
Driving on mostly town for 2000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 2000 average miles
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Continental Eco Contact 5 rated 94% while driving a Hyundai Getz
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
AMAZING tyres with superior traction AA even on this small size i was so impressed that this tyre has that kind of traction rating! I was pushing hard on them with spirited driving and the handling and braking performance was top notch and of course very pleased with the HUGE fuel economy improvement! One of the best tyres i have ever driven...Definitely recommend them and buy again!
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 rated 79% while driving a Peugeot 108
Driving on mostly town for 7000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly town for 7000 easy going miles
Bought a set of those to replace the Continental EcoContact 5 that were fitted from factory to the car and were not really satisfied with even when they were new.
With the Hankook the car felt a lot better. Grip in dry was significantly improved and the car didn't slip when starting from a standstill. Wet grip is ok but not superb, although I'm sure it's the roads in my city that are in bad condition that cause the low grip. I don't drive the car aggressively but I had to make occasional evasive maneuvers and emergency braking to which the tyres responded safely.
The only small disadvantage is the comfort, they feel a little more firm than the Contis. Comfort was also reduced further at temperatures below 10 C.
Wear after 1 year and 10.000 Km is non existent, the tyres still look like new. I live in northern Greece were the roads are not very grippy and do not cause a lot of tyre wear.
I would definitely buy them again and would recommend to anyone driving a small city car like the 108, the C1, the aygo or anything similar.
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance rated 47% while driving a Mazda 6
Driving on mostly motorways for 30000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 30000 average miles
The lateral wobble of the tires was sometimes alarming. The tires wear down very quickly. The compound was too soft. Thread fibers were exposed after 30k miles of gentle driving.
Point S Winter Star 3 rated 89% while driving a Peugeot 108
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 easy going miles
Fitted to a Peugeot 108. Excellent snow tyre, much better than the Bridgestones I had before.
A bit noisy, but winters always are.
Soft sidewalls so very comfortable, but I run these 3psi above normal and they are great.
Used all season (3000 miles) and worn down about 1.5mm, so they'll do 3 seasons.
I'll but the new model (4) next time, highly recommended.
Riken Maystorm 2 B 2 rated 28% while driving a Toyota AYGO
Driving on mostly country roads for 125 spirited miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 125 spirited miles
Bought a second hand Toyota Aygo with 'new' front tyres on. Dealer fitted. I'd not heard of them but after laughing at the name I thought I'd give them a chance. I had driven around 100 miles in the dry thinking "maybe it feels floaty and odd just because it's a little car on the motorway". Took it for a more serious test drive and although the breakaway characteristics are predictable enough even when fitted to something with steering approaching the jellier end of the spectrum of feedback the road speed at which they gave up was a bit low. Then I tried them in the wet. I have driven 12 miles in the wet on these, and that was enough to book the car in for some other tyres. The Aygo has 68 bhp and could set the TCS light off accelerating in 3rd gear. I don't think I've ever come across tyres that are so terrible in the wet. The journey back from the tyre shop with 2 new Continental Ecocontact 5 tyres on was a revelation. More grip, less floaty feel, more steering feedback and less road noise. I can't comment on wear; with only 125 miles driven on then I didn't want to drive on them any more. I wouldn't even put a set of Riken Maystorms on my trailer. Even a wheelbarrow would be questionable.
Continental Eco Contact 5 rated 44% while driving a Toyota AYGO
Driving on mostly town for 13000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly town for 13000 easy going miles
Good on dry, mediocre on wet. Fitted to my wife's Toyota Aygo (2015 model) they were starting to show cracks on the sides after just 3 years and 21.000 km. This size of tyres under this very light car is made for city trips and low mileage, so should you be able to expect the Continentals to last far more than they've done. Granted, the tread is somewhere around 4.5mm now, so that's not bad, but that means nothing when cracks all around are showing very heavily after just 3 years of Dutch (or UK) weather and I have to replace them. Thinking about replacing them with ADAC's 2018 test winner, the Falken Sincera SN832 Ecorun (with wear the only against it seems) or Toyota's own choice, the Yokohama BluEarth ES32.
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200 rated 20% while driving a Toyota AYGO
Driving on mostly country roads for 400 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 400 average miles
I put these tires under my car a week ago., I used these tires in normal dry condtions. The tires are cheap to buy and not noisy. The problem occured by braking, then these tires are very unstable on a dry asphalted road. They move to the right. Also the back tyres are very nervous, not steady on normal conditions. In the corners by dry weather you got a bit of understearing. I changed for comparising these tires for continental summertires and these tires reacted much better on dry conditions. So now i am sure that i will never use these Falken euroseason tires ever again. For the record a mecanic did test these tires and came to the same conclusion, the car is not stable with these tires.
Concerned driver, Netherlands, Toyota Aygo 165/60 R 15
Concerned driver, Netherlands, Toyota Aygo 165/60 R 15