Barkley Versatile 4S
EU tyre label for every size: 13 sizes of this all-season tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Barkley Versatile 4S is a all-season tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 13 sizes (13 registrations including load and speed variants), for 14″ to 18″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B–C depending on size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 71–72 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 205/55 R16 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 72 dB), the weakest 165/70 R14 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 71 dB).
On the EU market since June 2016; the earliest production week registered is 27/2016.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other all-season tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (13 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: fuel efficiency. Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (205/55R16)
Example: the 205/55R16 size, compared with the 234 other all-season tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈37 m with class B, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).
Fuel efficiency
Class C, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
72 dB against a median of 71 dB in this size (1 dB louder).
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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14″ rims | ||||||
| 155/65R14 | 75T | C78% | D89% | 71 dBB48% | 3PMSF | 50/2016 |
| 165/70R14 | 81T | C73% | D79% | 71 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 40/2016 |
| 175/65R14 | 86T XL | C70% | C100% | 71 dBB51% | 3PMSF | 38/2016 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 185/60R15 | 88H XL | C64% | C97% | 71 dBB49% | 3PMSF | 47/2016 |
| 185/65R15 | 92H XL | C58% | C97% | 71 dBB47% | 3PMSF | 40/2016 |
| 195/65R15 | 91H XL | C57% | C97% | 72 dBB38% | 3PMSF | 37/2016 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 195/55R16 | 91V XL | C55% | C94% | 72 dBB43% | 3PMSF | 48/2016 |
| 205/55R16 | 94V XL | B94% | C94% | 72 dBB39% | 3PMSF | 27/2016 |
| 205/60R16 | 96H XL | B95% | C87% | 72 dBB42% | 3PMSF | 47/2016 |
| 215/65R16 | 102V XL | B96% | C90% | 72 dBB40% | 3PMSF | 31/2019 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 225/45R17 | 94V XL | B92% | C97% | 72 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 39/2016 |
| 225/50R17 | 98V XL | B92% | C90% | 72 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 39/2016 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 225/40R18 | 92V XL | B89% | C99% | 72 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 30/2019 |
Best-labelled all-season 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 →
- Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF 2A C 68 dB
- GT Radial ClimateActiveA C 69 dB
- GitiAllSeason AS2A C 69 dB
- Nokian Tyres Seasonproof 2A B 70 dB
- Sailun Atrezzo 4SEASONS UltraA C 70 dB
- RoadX MultiseasonA C 70 dB
Questions
Is the Barkley Versatile 4S a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 72 dB (median 72 dB). In 0% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Barkley Versatile 4S in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B–C. In 54% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Barkley Versatile 4S suitable for snow?
13 of 13 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 Barkley Versatile 4S launched?
It has been on the EU market since June 2016. The earliest production week in its registrations is 27/2016; 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 — 13 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 13 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.