Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Driveguard
EU tyre label for every size: 7 sizes of this all-season tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Driveguard is a all-season tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 7 sizes (7 registrations including load and speed variants), for 15″ to 17″ rims.
Wet grip is rated A in every 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 215/60 R17 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency C · 72 dB), the weakest 205/60 R16 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency D · 72 dB).
On the EU market since November 2018; the earliest production week registered is 44/2018.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other all-season tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (7 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: wet grip. Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (205/55 R16)
Example: the 205/55 R16 size, compared with the 234 other all-season tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈34 m with class A, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).
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
71 dB against a median of 71 dB in this size.
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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 195/65 R15 | 95H XL | A100% | D40% | 71 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 44/2018 |
| 205/65 R15 | 99T XL | A100% | D23% | 71 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 14/2019 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 205/55 R16 | 94V XL | A100% | D30% | 71 dBB56% | 3PMSF | 44/2018 |
| 205/60 R16 | 96V XL | A100% | D27% | 72 dBB42% | 3PMSF | 22/2019 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 215/60 R17 | 100V XL | A100% | C84% | 72 dBB41% | 3PMSF | 22/2019 |
| 225/45 R17 | 94W XL | A100% | C97% | 72 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 18/2019 |
| 225/50 R17 | 98V XL | A100% | C90% | 72 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 40/2019 |
Best-labelled all-season tyres in 205/55 R16
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 Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Driveguard 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 Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Driveguard in the wet?
Its wet grip class is A. In 100% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Driveguard suitable for snow?
7 of 7 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 Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Driveguard launched?
It has been on the EU market since November 2018. The earliest production week in its registrations is 44/2018; 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 — 7 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 7 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.