205/40 R17 tyres

360 registrations · 274 patterns · 139 brands — every one compared on its EU label

The EU product database lists 360 tyres in size 205/40 R17: 212 summer tyres, 23 all-season tyres, 125 winter and 3PMSF tyres.

Summer tyres in 205/40 R17

212 registrations from 173 patterns and 118 brands.

Wet gripA 24% · B 42% · C 32% · D 3%24% reach class A for wet grip

Fuel efficiencyB 2% · C 42% · D 56%0% reach class A for fuel efficiency

Rolling noise72 dBquietest 67 dB · median 72 dB

Snow & ice00/173 with the 3PMSF snow symbol

Wet braking from 80 km/h

From 80 km/h on a wet road, a class A tyre stops in about 34 m. The most common class in this size, B, needs about 37 m; the weakest on sale, D, about 47 m.

Fuel efficiency

Between the most (B) and least (D) efficient tyres on sale in this size: about 0.35 L/100 km, or 52 litres a year at 15,000 km.

Rolling noise

Declared rolling noise runs from 67 dB to 72 dB; half the tyres are at 72 dB or quieter. Every 3 dB is roughly a doubling of sound energy.

All summer tyres on sale in 205/40 R17

Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise. Each pattern is shown with its best-labelled variant in this size; variants differ in load and speed index.

#	Tyre	Wet	Fuel	Noise	Snow / ice	Variants
1	Pirelli Powergy	A	B	69 dB	—	1
2	Bridgestone Turanza T005	A	B	72 dB	—	2
3	Yokohama Advan Fleva V701	A	C	67 dB	—	1
4	Falken Ziex ZE320	A	C	68 dB	—	1
5	Continental UltraContact	A	C	69 dB	—	3
6	Laufenn S FIT2	A	C	69 dB	—	1
7	Vredestein Ultrac	A	C	69 dB	—	1
8	Vredestein Ultrac+	A	C	69 dB	—	1
9	BFGoodrich Advantage 2	A	C	70 dB	—	2
10	Kleber Dynaxer HP5	A	C	70 dB	—	2
11	Dunlop Blue Response TG	A	C	70 dB	—	1
12	Maxxis HP6	A	C	70 dB	—	1
13	Armstrong Blu-trac HP3	A	C	70 dB	—	1
14	Firestone Roadhawk Roadhawk 2	A	C	71 dB	—	1
15	Lassa Revola	A	C	71 dB	—	1
16	Firestone Roadhawk	A	C	72 dB	—	1
17	Continental PremiumContact 6	A	C	72 dB	—	1
18	Uniroyal RainSport 5	A	C	72 dB	—	1
19	Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun	A	D	69 dB	—	2
20	Linglong Sport Master	A	D	69 dB	—	1
21	GT Radial SportActive 2	A	D	69 dB	—	4
22	Kleber Dynaxer UHP	A	D	69 dB	—	1
23	Giti SportActive 2	A	D	69 dB	—	1
24	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	A	D	70 dB	—	1
25	Cooper Summer	A	D	70 dB	—	1

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All-season tyres in 205/40 R17

23 registrations from 19 patterns and 15 brands.

Wet gripA 17% · B 52% · C 30%17% reach class A for wet grip

Fuel efficiencyC 48% · D 52%0% reach class A for fuel efficiency

Rolling noise71 dBquietest 69 dB · median 71 dB

Snow & ice1919/19 with the 3PMSF snow symbol

Wet braking from 80 km/h

From 80 km/h on a wet road, a class A tyre stops in about 34 m. The most common class in this size, B, needs about 37 m; the weakest on sale, C, about 41 m.

Fuel efficiency

Between the most (C) and least (D) efficient tyres on sale in this size: about 0.18 L/100 km, or 28 litres a year at 15,000 km.

Rolling noise

Declared rolling noise runs from 69 dB to 72 dB; half the tyres are at 71 dB or quieter. Every 3 dB is roughly a doubling of sound energy.

All all-season tyres on sale in 205/40 R17

Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise. Each pattern is shown with its best-labelled variant in this size; variants differ in load and speed index.

#	Tyre	Wet	Fuel	Noise	Snow / ice	Variants
1	GT Radial ClimateActive	A	C	70 dB	3PMSF	2
2	Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Evo	A	C	71 dB	3PMSF	1
3	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	A	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
4	Michelin Crossclimate 2	B	C	69 dB	3PMSF	1
5	Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	B	C	70 dB	3PMSF	1
6	Continental AllSeasonContact 2	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
7	Continental AllSeasonContact	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
8	Michelin Crossclimate 3	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
9	Tekpro PowiGo A/S T9	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
10	Kleber Quadraxer 3	B	D	69 dB	3PMSF	1
11	BFGoodrich Advantage All-season	B	D	69 dB	3PMSF	1
12	Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	B	D	70 dB	3PMSF	2
13	Vredestein Quatrac Pro	B	D	71 dB	3PMSF	2
14	HiFly ALL-turi 228	C	C	72 dB	3PMSF	2
15	Atlas Green 4S	C	D	70 dB	3PMSF	1
16	Superia Ecoblue 4S	C	D	70 dB	3PMSF	1
17	Fortuna Ecoplus 4S	C	D	70 dB	3PMSF	1
18	Windforce Master A/S	C	D	71 dB	3PMSF	1
19	Platin RP110 Allseason	C	D	71 dB	3PMSF	1

Winter and 3PMSF tyres in 205/40 R17

125 registrations from 82 patterns and 62 brands.

Wet gripA 2% · B 21% · C 45% · D 29% · E 3%2% reach class A for wet grip

Fuel efficiencyC 42% · D 48% · E 10%0% reach class A for fuel efficiency

Rolling noise72 dBquietest 68 dB · median 72 dB

Snow & ice8282/82 with the 3PMSF snow symbol

Wet braking from 80 km/h

From 80 km/h on a wet road, a class A tyre stops in about 34 m. The most common class in this size, C, needs about 41 m; the weakest on sale, E, about 52 m.

Fuel efficiency

Between the most (C) and least (E) efficient tyres on sale in this size: about 0.34 L/100 km, or 51 litres a year at 15,000 km.

Rolling noise

Declared rolling noise runs from 68 dB to 73 dB; half the tyres are at 72 dB or quieter. Every 3 dB is roughly a doubling of sound energy.

All winter and 3PMSF tyres on sale in 205/40 R17

Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise. Each pattern is shown with its best-labelled variant in this size; variants differ in load and speed index.

#	Tyre	Wet	Fuel	Noise	Snow / ice	Variants
1	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	A	C	71 dB	3PMSF	1
2	Gripmax SureGrip Pro Winter	A	D	72 dB	3PMSF	3
3	Victory Road AS	A	D	72 dB	3PMSF	3
4	Bridgestone Blizzak 6	B	C	70 dB	3PMSF	1
5	Goodtrip BlueGuard AS	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	2
6	Tbbtires Fortezza AS	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	2
7	Celimo Ecocity AS	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	2
8	CTM Camarc AS	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
9	Minerva Avenue AS	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
10	Ultimus CyberTrac	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
11	Maxxis AP2	B	D	69 dB	3PMSF	1
12	Kleber Krisalp HP3	B	D	69 dB	3PMSF	1
13	BFGoodrich G-force WINTER2	B	D	69 dB	3PMSF	1
14	Maxxis AP3	B	D	70 dB	3PMSF	1
15	GT Radial WINTERPRO2 Sport	B	D	70 dB	3PMSF	2
16	Minerva AS Master	B	D	71 dB	3PMSF	1
17	Imperial AS Driver	B	D	71 dB	3PMSF	1
18	Tristar AS Power	B	D	71 dB	3PMSF	1
19	Goodyear Ultragrip Performance 3	B	D	72 dB	3PMSF	1
20	Nexen WINGUARD Sport 3	B	D	72 dB	3PMSF	1
21	Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	B	D	72 dB	3PMSF	1
22	Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	B	D	72 dB	3PMSF	1
23	Gripmax SureGrip eWinter	B	E	71 dB	3PMSF	1
24	Fronway Icemaster I	C	C	68 dB	3PMSF	3
25	ZMax Winterhawke I	C	C	68 dB	3PMSF	3

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Related sizes

For comparison, 16% of tyres in 205/40 R17 declare class A for wet grip.

205/40 on other rims

205/40 R1894 tyres
80 patterns · 31% A wet grip

Other widths in /40 R17

215/40 R17416 tyres
324 patterns · 17% A wet grip
245/40 R17188 tyres
145 patterns · 28% A wet grip
255/40 R1766 tyres
53 patterns · 23% A wet grip
195/40 R1746 tyres
36 patterns · 15% A wet grip

Fit a different size only if it is approved for your vehicle (registration document or owner’s manual). Load index and speed rating must be at least those of the original tyre.

Questions

Which summer tyres in 205/40 R17 have the best EU label?

Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the top three on sale are Pirelli Powergy (A/B/69 dB), Bridgestone Turanza T005 (A/B/72 dB), Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (A/C/67 dB). 0 patterns in this size reach class A for both wet grip and fuel efficiency.

What are the quietest summer tyres in 205/40 R17?

The lowest declared rolling noise belongs to Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (67 dB), Yokohama BluEarth-A AE50 (67 dB), Falken Ziex ZE320 (68 dB). The median in this size is 72 dB.

How many 205/40 R17 summer tyres have A for wet grip?

51 of 212 registrations (24%) declare class A for wet grip.

Estimates from the class ranges in Regulation (EU) 2020/740. A label class is a range, so a real tyre can sit anywhere inside it. Every 3 dB doubles the sound energy.

Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 360 registrations in this size, data as of 23 October 2026. Label values are the suppliers’ declarations. Braking and fuel figures are estimates from the middle of each class range (passenger car tyres only).