225/65 R15 Tyres
Everything we know about the 225/65 R15 tyre size: 6 owner reviews covering 67,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.
- 6owner reviews
- 67,000 milescovered on them
- 1tyres made in this size
What does 225/65 R15 mean?
A 225/65 R15 tyre is 225 mm wide, its sidewall is 65% of that width (146 mm) tall, and it fits a 15 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 674 mm.
| Section width | 225 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 146 mm |
| Rim diameter | 15" (381 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 674 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,116 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 473 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 761 |
Also written as
225/65R15 225/65 ZR15 225-65-15 225 65 15
Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tyre runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.
What cars use 225/65 R15 tyres?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tyres for that exact car.
Every tyre reviewed in 225/65 R15
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 4 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Energy XM2 Replaced by Michelin Energy XM2+ | Summer | 70% | 2 | 5,000 miles |
Reviews only cover part of the market: 1 tyres are made in 225/65 R15. Browse every 225/65 R15 tyre →
What drivers say about their 225/65 R15 tyres
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
Drive on 225/65 R15 tyres?
Review your tyres and help the next driver choose. It takes about five minutes, and every review on this page came from a driver who took them.
Where this data comes from
Owner ratings are submitted through the review form on this site, naming the tyre, the size and the distance covered, and are checked by hand before publication. Test results come from independent published tyre tests indexed by size, and label values from the EU EPREL database.
About the TR Score
The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre 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 Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.

