You can use 205 but your speedometer which will be off. Handling ride and steering will also be adversely affected. Stick with the original equipment size.
Plus, you will need 15 inch rims instead of 16 inch.
I actually misread your question and did not notice you were wanting to install a 15" tire. In that case you should install a 235/60-15 tire on 15" wheels which is an almost perfect swap and will work well.
Normally. yes.
Yes, if you can live with an inaccurate speedometer.
no there is too much height difference
Yes, that is a pretty good substitute.
No, there is too big a difference in diameter.
Yes, that is reasonable as long as both sides match.
215 65 r 15 or 205 60 r 15
The 205/70/r15 is 26.3 inches tall. The 215/65/r16 is 27 inches tall. Never mix different size tires on different rims.
Yes, they are only slightly different.
Yes, this is a good alternative. Your speedometer will be only be 0.6 mph too fast.
It is an acceptable substitute, but know that your speedometer will read 58.7 at a true 60 mph.
no