205/70 R15 Tires

The following tires have been reviewed in 205/70 R15.

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Hercules Ultra Tour LE (1) 100% 90% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Avon Ranger Ice (3) 100% 100% 97% 97% 100% 87%
General Snow Grabber Plus (3) 90% 87% 80% 87% 95% 77%
Maxxis Victra MA510 (2) 100% 90% 80% 80% 0% 80%
Goodyear Wrangler AT SA Plus (6) 95% 87% 85% 83% 80% 93%
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2 (4) 83% 95% 77% 55% 100% 100%
Yokohama G012 AT (4) 88% 85% 83% 83% 93% 68%
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2 SUV (8) 87% 93% 76% 60% 90% 84%
General Grabber UHP (19) 90% 85% 83% 76% 86% 85%
Barum Polaris3 4x4 (2) 80% 85% 75% 80% 90% 85%
Wanli S1023 (4) 80% 85% 80% 80% 80% 83%
General Grabber GT Plus (5) 80% 84% 76% 74% 94% 86%
General Grabber GT (17) 89% 81% 79% 75% 88% 81%
Michelin Latitude Cross (55) 85% 84% 78% 75% 90% 81%
Petlas Explero W671 (5) 80% 74% 78% 80% 80% 76%
Maxxis Trepador M8060 (1) 90% 80% 70% 90% 80% 60%
Maxxis Bravo AT771 (18) 91% 84% 85% 84% 88% 85%
Uniroyal RainExpert 3 (36) 83% 93% 78% 75% 66% 81%
Toyo Tranpath (6) 85% 77% 72% 78% 74% 90%
Mastercraft Avenger Touring LSR (3) 85% 75% 65% 70% 95% 75%
Bridgestone Dueler AT 001 (8) 81% 81% 78% 76% 79% 74%
Kumho Road Venture AT 825 (2) 85% 75% 60% 65% 85% 80%
Marshal Road Venture AT KL78 (2) 80% 70% 75% 70% 80% 85%
Yokohama Geolandar SUV (5) 83% 83% 80% 83% 77% 67%
Uniroyal Rallye4x4 Street (4) 80% 95% 73% 55% 65% 88%
Goodyear Wrangler AT SA (13) 88% 81% 90% 83% 86% 90%
Nexen N Blue ECO (34) 83% 78% 77% 77% 69% 74%
Cooper Discoverer AT3 (18) 86% 80% 75% 71% 71% 78%
Toyo TEO plus (16) 80% 65% 69% 73% 80% 85%
Cooper Discoverer ATR (11) 85% 74% 73% 64% 74% 76%
Westlake SL369 (1) 80% 70% 70% 70% 70% 80%
Hankook DynaPro ATM RF10 (14) 89% 78% 74% 75% 86% 88%
Westlake Radial RP18 (25) 80% 70% 72% 73% 75% 67%
Kumho Solus KH17 (56) 76% 70% 70% 69% 67% 70%
Kumho Road Venture 798 (4) 75% 63% 65% 53% 85% 70%
Dunlop Grandtrek ST1 (2) 80% 85% 80% 70% 55% 60%
Bridgestone Dueler HT 684 (15) 81% 73% 75% 69% 56% 74%
Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season (66) 80% 65% 75% 74% 72% 69%
Pirelli P4000 (1) 80% 70% 70% 70% 40% 80%
Nokian Line SUV (9) 80% 74% 71% 74% 46% 68%
Laufenn I Fit Ice (8) 75% 61% 69% 58% 50% 70%
Laufenn G Fit AS (11) 81% 65% 69% 77% 61% 80%
Bridgestone Dueler HT 687 (6) 82% 58% 70% 64% 68% 65%
BFGoodrich Traction TA (4) 75% 68% 60% 63% 80% 37%
Insa Turbo Special Track (4) 63% 53% 73% 55% 70% 45%
Dunlop Grandtrek AT20 (32) 73% 51% 58% 64% 72% 68%
Dunlop Signature HP (1) 40% 30% 60% 60% 60% 90%
Toyo Extensa AS (3) 77% 60% 60% 67% 50% 50%
Event Limus 4x4 (1) 60% 30% 50% 40% 50% 40%

205/70 15 Tire Review Highlights

General Grabber GT Plus rated 64% while driving a Subaru Subaru forester 2.0
Driving on a combination of roads for 45000 average miles
These came fitted on a used 2005 Subaru Forester 2.0X I purchased a couple of years ago, they were just over a year old when fitted and were still relatively fresh (approx 6K Miles on them). I've not particulary noticed any issues with dry or wet grip, though this is probably more down to my average driving style and the Forester's AWD system. I've taken them on gravel tracks and a couple of pretty muddy forestry tracks and found their performance to be satisfactory. I've also driven them across Europe and Turkey as part of a 3 month road trip and had no issue with them. They are characteristically mundane, if you have have the turbo version of the Forester, I would look at other tires.

I forgot to rotate my wheels since I've owned the car, but after 2 years and about 40,000 Miles into my ownership, the fronts were worn down to 3mm (rears still had decent tread), which given the mileage and the cross continent road trip I'd been on was quite impressive!

While I still have some life left on the tires, I'll probably replace them with the All Season Hankook Kinergy 4S² H750 205/70 R15, which are currently £20 cheaper per corner and from what I can tell, perform better in overall UK conditions (including the rare possiblity of snow....).
tire reviewed on 2024-12-13 07:12:15
Westlake Radial RP18 rated 89% while driving a Chevrolet Onix
Driving on a combination of roads for 20 average miles
I agree with the comment saying that “cheap tire” is somewhat unfair because this word passes a perception of poor quality product. I’ve driven 20 thousand miles with my westlakes in all kinds of roads and terrain and they are quite good in any aspect, specially wear. They still look like new. Will buy again. Definitely.
tire reviewed on 2024-08-09 21:05:59
Event Limus 4x4 rated 40% while driving a Honda CRV
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
These tires came with the car when I bought it and they were pretty much new. In the dry these tires were alright, they provided a reasonable level of grip. You could get them to spin a little and squeal when you needed to get going from a junction, but it wasn't too bad at all. The dry stopping distance was okay, but it was a bit below average in this regard and any mid range tire would be much better. The handling in the dry was okay, but it didn't feel too precise or grippy. So overall the dry performance is okay for normal driving, but I'd want something a little grippier for sure.

Now for the wet. The grip is not good at all. The tires would judder at anything but very gentle acceleration, even then they'd struggle for grip. The car felt like it was really lacking grip. If you set off a bit swiftly from a junction the tires would squeal loudly and cause the car to judder hard. The handling was poor, with a lot of understeer and traction loss at modest speeds. The wet stopping distance wasn't great. If you live in the UK like me, wet grip is absolutely a must, we spend the best part of 300 days being rained on!

These tires are very noisy and the fuel economy was noticeably worse with these tires fitted. The general comfort these tires provided was alright, however my Toyo's are much comfier and very quiet! The wear on these wasn't noticeable at the maybe 2.5k I used them for, however I can imagine they'd be relatively average in wear levels.

I decided to sell them and change to some Toyo Proxes CF2s, which were far superior in every regard.
tire reviewed on 2024-06-02 18:57:55
Dunlop Grandtrek AT20 rated 38% while driving a Lada Niva 2004
Driving on mostly country roads for 0 average miles
After a while they become very unstable in wet road, I will definitely avoid these tires next time.
tire reviewed on 2024-05-26 05:14:35
Cooper Discoverer AT3 rated 53% while driving a Suzuki Jimny
Driving on mostly town for 0 easy going miles
No comments left
tire reviewed on 2024-04-07 11:49:13
Westlake Radial RP18 rated 86% while driving a Toyota Corolla
Driving on a combination of roads for 40 miles
Im surprised by the excellent cost/benefit of this tire. Very good treadwear (looks like new after 12,000 km) very comfortable ride, low noise. I drive my Toyota Corolla about 60% of the time on the road and 40% within cities and could not be happier. I do recommend this tire. Instead of being classified as cheap tires, they should be classified as low cost tires. This sounds much better and is more respectful for both the manufacture and the customers.
tire reviewed on 2023-10-14 17:20:36
Westlake Radial RP18 rated 83% while driving a Toyota Corolla
Driving on a combination of roads for 7 average miles
They say west lake is a “cheap tire” but the word “cheap” passes the wrong idea that these are low quality tires which they are not. After eight months driving a set of RP18’s through streets with lots of pot holes and poor or good quality asphalt, I’ve noticed that these are just typical touring tires, the same as Pirellis, Continentals and so on. They generate low noise level and after 10,600 km the treads look like new. I’m well impressed about their performance on dry and wet roadso. I had Dunlops, Michelins and Bridgestones installed in my cars before trying the Westlake and I everyone to stop criticizing this Westlake brand just because their tires are a Chinese brand. After all Chinese products are being criticized (pure nonsense) the same way as the Japanese products and cara were criticized when they arrived in western markets on early sixties and seventies. Now take a look on Japanese brands image and customer’s perception at the present time. Let’s wake up my friends!!!
tire reviewed on 2023-06-26 23:44:58
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2 SUV rated 93% while driving a Honda 2009 CRV
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 average miles
I have these tires on my 2nd generation Honda CRV. I live in British Columbia, Canada where we have 5 to 6 months of Winter with snow and ice and temperatures of down to -50 C plus windchill. These were my first Nokian tires but I have been so pleased with their performance I now have three different sets for two vehicles. These tires work with the AWD of the CRV to deliver a feeling of real security on bad winter roads. Tire wear has been minimal, I expect to get at least 10 years use out of mine because I drive less than average each year and change over to all season Nokian’s in the Spring.
tire reviewed on 2022-06-15 23:56:30
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2 SUV rated 93% while driving a Honda 2009 CRV
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 average miles
I have these tires on my 2nd generation Honda CRV. I live in British Columbia, Canada where we have 5 to 6 months of Winter with snow and ice and temperatures of down to -50 C plus windchill. These were my first Nokian tires but I have been so pleased with their performance I now have three different sets for two vehicles. These tires work with the AWD of the CRV to deliver a feeling of real security on bad winter roads. Tire wear has been minimal, I expect to get at least 10 years use out of mine because I drive less than average each year and change over to all season Nokian’s in the Spring.
tire reviewed on 2022-06-14 16:27:08
Insa Turbo Special Track rated 52% while driving a Suzuki Jimny
Driving on track for 10000 average miles
It's important to remember why these tires have been purchased, they excel off road on muddy terrain. They have been fitted to our Suzuki Jimny for 4 years covering 10'000 miles in that time. As yo would expect they are nosy on road and don't perform very well but they are not meant to be good on asphalt. They are however very good off road, not bad in the snow once it has compacted a little but not good in fresh power or once fully compacted. In summery they are good at what they are designed to do.
tire reviewed on 2021-02-23 11:24:01
Toyo TEO plus rated 64% while driving a Hyundai H100
Driving on mostly town for 90000 miles
High quality good tire
tire reviewed on 2020-02-15 12:17:43
Bridgestone Dueler AT 001 rated 86% while driving a Honda HRV
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 average miles
I drive these on winter only, just to switch from the Potenza S001 I drive on summer. They are great on snow and ice, also in handling. Recommended for mild winter conditions with long dry periods and freezing temperatures. If dry breaking is a priority on freezing temperatures, go AT001. If snow braking is a priority, go DM-V1.
Remember: Bridgestone ONLY !!
tire reviewed on 2019-12-11 06:25:09
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