Blackarrow WV50
EU tyre label for every size: 16 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Blackarrow WV50 is a winter tyre for vans and light trucks. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 16 sizes (16 registrations including load and speed variants), for 14″ to 16″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C–D depending on size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 70–71 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow. 16 registrations are also certified as ice tyres.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 215/70 R15C (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 71 dB), the weakest 185R14C (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency D · 70 dB).
On the EU market since April 2025; the earliest production week registered is 01/2025.
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 (15 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. Weakest point: wet grip, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
All 16 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 | ||||||
| 165/70R14CC2 | 89/87R | D15% | D100% | 70 dBB99% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
| 185R14CC2 | 102/100Q | D17% | D77% | 70 dBB96% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 185/65R15LTC2 | 103/100S | C– | D– | 70 dBB– | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
| 195/70R15CC2 | 104/102R | C63% | D68% | 71 dBB94% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
| 215/70R15CC2 | 109/107R | C59% | C100% | 71 dBB95% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
| 215/75R15LTC2 | 106/103Q | C100% | C100% | 71 dBB100% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
| 225/70R15CC2 | 112/110R | C57% | C99% | 71 dBB96% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
| 235/75R15LTC2 | 116/113Q | C100% | C100% | 71 dBB100% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 195/65R16CC2 | 104/102T | C62% | C100% | 71 dBB92% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
| 195/75R16CC2 | 107/105T | C56% | C100% | 71 dBB93% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
| 205/65R16CC2 | 107/105R | C60% | C99% | 71 dBB95% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
| 215/65R16CC2 | 109/107R | C60% | C99% | 71 dBB95% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
| 215/75R16CC2 | 113/111R | C57% | C99% | 71 dBB96% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
| 225/65R16CC2 | 112/110R | C56% | C99% | 71 dBB94% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
| 225/75R16CC2 | 121/120R | C55% | C98% | 71 dBB95% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
| 235/65R16CC2 | 115/113R | C52% | C97% | 71 dBB95% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 01/2025 |
Questions
Is the Blackarrow WV50 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 70 dB to 71 dB (median 71 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 Blackarrow WV50 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C–D. In 13% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Blackarrow WV50 suitable for snow?
16 of 16 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 Blackarrow WV50 launched?
It has been on the EU market since April 2025. The earliest production week in its registrations is 01/2025; 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 — 16 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.