Atlas Polarbear UHP3
EU tyre label for every size: 35 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Atlas Polarbear UHP3 is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 35 sizes (58 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 21″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B–C depending on size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 68–70 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 235/45 R18 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 68 dB), the weakest 225/35 R19 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 68 dB).
On the EU market since August 2021; the earliest production week registered is 28/2021.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other winter and 3PMSF tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (35 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: rolling noise.
What the label means on the road (205/55R16)
Example: the 205/55R16 size, compared with the 839 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈41 m with wet grip class C, the most common class in this size.
Fuel efficiency
Class D vs the typical C: ≈0.18 L/100 km more, about 28 litres more over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.
Rolling noise
68 dB against a median of 72 dB in this size (4 dB quieter).
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.
All 35 sizes
The small figure under each class is the share of same-size, same-season tyres this size matches or beats (“–” when fewer than five tyres share the size).
| Size | Load / speed | Wet | Fuel | Noise | Snow / ice | Production from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 195/60R16 | 89V | C78% | D54% | 68 dBA97% | 3PMSF | 31/2021 |
| 195/60R16 | 89V | C78% | C98% | 68 dBA97% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 205/55R16 | 94H XL | C73% | D52% | 68 dBA97% | 3PMSF | 13/2023 |
| 205/55R16 | 94H XL | C73% | C99% | 68 dBA97% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 215/45R17 | 91V XL | C75% | C99% | 68 dBA99% | 3PMSF | 31/2021 |
| 215/55R17 | 98V XL | C76% | D48% | 68 dBA99% | 3PMSF | 13/2023 |
| 215/55R17 | 98V XL | C76% | C97% | 68 dBA99% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 215/65R17 | 99V | B98% | C92% | 69 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 28/2025 |
| 215/65R17 | 103V XL | B98% | C92% | 69 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 28/2025 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 215/50R18 | 92V | B99% | C96% | 69 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 28/2025 |
| 225/50R18 | 99V XL | C63% | C95% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 31/2021 |
| 235/45R18 | 98V XL | C72% | D45% | 68 dBA99% | 3PMSF | 13/2023 |
| 235/45R18 | 98V XL | B97% | C98% | 68 dBA99% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 235/55R18 | 100V | C74% | D39% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 13/2023 |
| 235/55R18 | 100V | B98% | C90% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 205/55R19 | 97V XL | B95% | C86% | 69 dBA84% | 3PMSF | 28/2025 |
| 215/50R19 | 93T | C36% | C73% | 68 dBA99% | 3PMSF | 28/2021 |
| 225/35R19 | 88V XL | C53% | D62% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 31/2021 |
| 225/35R19 | 88V XL | C53% | C99% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 225/40R19 | 93V XL | C63% | C99% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 31/2021 |
| 225/45R19 | 96V XL | C65% | C97% | 68 dBA97% | 3PMSF | 31/2021 |
| 235/40R19 | 96V XL | C66% | C98% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 28/2021 |
| 235/40R19 | 96V XL | B97% | C98% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 235/45R19 | 99V XL | C71% | C96% | 68 dBA98% | 3PMSF | 31/2021 |
| 235/45R19 | 99V XL | B97% | C96% | 68 dBA98% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 235/50R19 | 103V XL | C71% | C90% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 31/2021 |
| 235/50R19 | 103V XL | B98% | C90% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 235/55R19 | 105H XL | B97% | C86% | 69 dBA97% | 3PMSF | 14/2025 |
| 245/35R19 | 93V XL | C61% | C98% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 31/2021 |
| 245/35R19 | 93V XL | B94% | C98% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 245/50R19 | 105V XL | C67% | C90% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 28/2021 |
| 245/50R19 | 105V XL | B95% | C90% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 255/35R19 | 96V XL | C64% | C99% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 31/2021 |
| 255/35R19 | 96V XL | B97% | C99% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 255/45R19 | 104V XL | C63% | C91% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 28/2021 |
| 255/45R19 | 104V XL | B97% | C91% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 255/50R19 | 107H XL | B97% | C88% | 69 dBA98% | 3PMSF | 14/2025 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 195/55R20 | 95H XL | B97% | C84% | 69 dBA87% | 3PMSF | 28/2025 |
| 235/35R20 | 92V XL | C49% | C100% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 28/2021 |
| 235/35R20 | 92V XL | B93% | C100% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 235/45R20 | 100V XL | B92% | C87% | 69 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 28/2025 |
| 235/50R20 | 104V XL | C60% | C81% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 31/2021 |
| 235/50R20 | 104V XL | B92% | C81% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 245/40R20 | 99V XL | C74% | C93% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 31/2021 |
| 245/40R20 | 99V XL | B96% | C93% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 245/45R20 | 103V XL | C75% | C95% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 31/2021 |
| 245/45R20 | 103V XL | B97% | C95% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 255/35R20 | 97V XL | B92% | C99% | 70 dBA90% | 3PMSF | 28/2025 |
| 255/40R20 | 101V XL | C68% | C97% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 28/2021 |
| 255/40R20 | 101V XL | B97% | C97% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 255/45R20 | 105V XL | C73% | C92% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 28/2021 |
| 255/45R20 | 105V XL | B96% | C92% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 275/45R20 | 110V XL | C73% | C90% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 28/2021 |
| 275/45R20 | 110V XL | B96% | C90% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 265/45R21 | 108V XL | C77% | C88% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 28/2021 |
| 265/45R21 | 108V XL | B97% | C88% | 68 dBA100% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
| 295/35R21 | 107V XL | C72% | C96% | 69 dBA99% | 3PMSF | 31/2021 |
| 295/35R21 | 107V XL | B89% | C96% | 69 dBA99% | 3PMSF | 14/2024 |
Same label values, different brand
These tyres have exactly the same label values as the Atlas Polarbear UHP3 in most of the sizes they share, and both are registered in EPREL by the same manufacturer. Identical labels do not prove two tyres are the same: classes are broad. But consistent matches across many sizes point to a shared production family.
- Fortuna Gowin UHP3identical label in 36 of 36 shared size and load/speed variants
- Superia Bluewin UHP3identical label in 36 of 36 shared size and load/speed variants
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 205/55R16
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 205/55 R16, ranked by label →
- Sailun Ice BLAZER Alpine²A C 68 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A C 71 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 DriveguardA C 71 dB
- Kumho WP52+A C 72 dB
- Delinte AW6A C 72 dB
- Roadhog RGAS02A C 72 dB
Questions
Is the Atlas Polarbear UHP3 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 68 dB to 70 dB (median 68 dB). In 100% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Atlas Polarbear UHP3 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B–C. In 80% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Atlas Polarbear UHP3 suitable for snow?
58 of 58 registrations carry the 3PMSF symbol, which means the tyre passed the EU severe-snow test. Check the exact size in the table.
When was the Atlas Polarbear UHP3 launched?
It has been on the EU market since August 2021. The earliest production week in its registrations is 28/2021; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.
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Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 58 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 49 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.