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Best 195/80R15 tires

20 rated tires available in this size, scored on dry, wet, snow, comfort and wear.

Top pick in 195/80R15

Yokohama Geolandar CV G058

203 owner reviews

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Every rated 195/80R15 tire, by season

Ranked by our Relative score, weighed against how many reviews and tests stand behind it.

How scores work
Relative score
0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
Ranking
The score already allows for how much stands behind it: with only a few reviews or tests a tire stays near the typical score. Among similar scores, newer tires rank higher and tires replaced by a newer generation lower.

Best 195/80R15 all-season tires

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  1. Yokohama Geolandar CV G058

    203 owner reviews

    80 Check price on Amazon · 195/80R15
  2. Uniroyal Rallye 4x4 Street

    10 owner reviews

    68 Check price on Amazon · 195/80R15
  3. Continental 4x4 Contact

    42 owner reviews

    50 Check price on Amazon · 195/80R15

Best 195/80R15 summer tires

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  1. General Grabber GT+

    29 owner reviews · 2 tests

    70 Check price on Amazon · 195/80R15
  2. General Grabber GT

    64 owner reviews

    75 Check price on Amazon · 195/80R15
  3. Kumho PorTran KC53

    287 owner reviews

    62 Check price on Amazon · 195/80R15
  4. Nexen Roadian CT8

    6 owner reviews

    61 Check price on Amazon · 195/80R15

Best 195/80R15 winter tires

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  1. Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905

    15 owner reviews · 5 tests

    73 Check price on Amazon · 195/80R15
  2. Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2

    35 owner reviews

    71 Check price on Amazon · 195/80R15

Best 195/80R15 all-terrain tires

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  1. BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO3

    190 owner reviews

    74 Check price on Amazon · 195/80R15
  2. Toyo Open Country A/T III

    2,011 owner reviews · 3 tests

    73 Check price on Amazon · 195/80R15
  3. Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015

    1,627 owner reviews · 2 tests

    74 Check price on Amazon · 195/80R15
  4. General Grabber AT3

    251 owner reviews · 2 tests

    73 Check price on Amazon · 195/80R15
  5. Bridgestone Dueler All-Terrain AT002

    97 owner reviews · 1 test

    66 Check price on Amazon · 195/80R15

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195/80R15 in inches

Overall diameter27.3″
Section width7.7″
Rim diameter15″
Sidewall height156 mm
Circumference85.7″
Revolutions per mile739.2

Revolutions per mile: how many times the tire turns in one mile, the count your speedometer is calibrated to.

The closest flotation size is 28x9.0R15 — 2.6% taller and 17.2% wider. Compare them in the calculator.

Compare 195/80R15 with another size in the tire size calculator

What rims fit 195/80R15 tires?

A tire fits a range of rim widths. Too narrow or too wide and the sidewall changes shape.

Minimum
5.5″
Ideal
6″
Maximum
7″

The rim diameter is fixed at 15″; only the width can change. Rims are usually 70–90% as wide as the tire’s 7.7″ section width.

Fitted from the factory on rims: 15x5.5, 15x6.

195/80R15 — what does it mean?

ParameterMeaning
195The first number is the section width — 195 mm, or about 7.7 inches across the widest part of the tire.
80The second number is the aspect ratio: sidewall height as a percentage of width. At 80%, the sidewall is about 156 mm tall.
R15R means radial construction, which nearly all modern tires use. The number is the rim diameter in inches — this tire fits a 15-inch wheel.