Checked 21.09.2026
Three quantities on one label
| Quantity | What it measures | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel efficiency | Rolling resistance, which shows up in consumption | A–E, A is best |
| Wet grip | Braking distance on a wet road | A–E, A is best |
| External noise | Noise level in decibels | Class and dB(A) |
The classes are measured by one and the same method, so two tyres can be compared through them directly. Pattern, name and price give no such comparison.
Where the classes come from
The classes come from the Commission's EPREL register, by the tyre's registration number. We do not trust a supplier's table here: the register is where the maker is obliged to enter a tyre before placing it on the market.
The product page opens the register's own label and product information sheet. Showing the label in distance selling is required by Regulation (EU) 2020/740, which entered into force on 1 May 2021 and replaced the earlier Regulation 1222/2009.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2020/740 and the EPREL register, checked 21.09.2026.
When the supplier and the registry disagree
A supplier price list and the EPREL registry do not always state the same class. We compared our catalog against the registry and let the registry win wherever the two disagreed.
- In-stock tyres where the classes differed
- 197
- Size of the disagreement
- one grade
- A class the regulation does not define
- on 6 tyres
One grade is not a rounding error: the line between A and B is measured, not a matter of taste. Six tyres carried a letter that does not exist on the scale — a value like that cannot come from a measurement.
Source: our catalog compared against the EPREL registry, as of 19.09.2026.
What the label does not tell you
The three classes are three measured quantities, not an overall score for the tyre. Class A for fuel efficiency says nothing about how the tyre behaves on snow.
| Question | Does the label answer it | Where the answer is |
|---|---|---|
| How much fuel it costs | Yes, the fuel efficiency class | The label |
| Braking distance in the wet | Yes, the wet grip class | The label |
| How loud the tyre is outside | Yes, dB(A) and a class | The label |
| How it holds on snow and ice | No | The 3PMSF marking on the sidewall |
| How long the tyre will last | No | Experience, not the label |
| How quiet the cabin is | No | Noise is measured from outside |
So the label does not replace choosing a winter tyre: snow and ice have a marking of their own, and it sits on the sidewall, not on the label.