Compass CT8000
EU tyre label for every size: 18 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Compass CT8000 is a summer tyre for passenger cars, vans and light trucks. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 18 sizes (18 registrations including load and speed variants), for 12″ to 16″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C in every size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 70–72 dB.
On the EU market since September 2025; the earliest production week registered is 36/2025.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (18 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 (185/65R14)
Example: the 185/65R14 size, compared with the 729 other summer 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, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
71 dB against a median of 70 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 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12″ rims | ||||||
| 155/70R12CC2 | 104/102N | C73% | C95% | 72 dBB49% | — | 36/2025 |
| 185/60R12CC2 | 104/102N | C80% | C93% | 72 dBB56% | — | 36/2025 |
| 195/60R12CC2 | 104/102N | C73% | C92% | 72 dBB51% | — | 36/2025 |
| 13″ rims | ||||||
| 145/80R13 | 79N XL | C90% | D78% | 71 dBB12% | — | 36/2025 |
| 155R13CC2 | 90/88N | C60% | C97% | 72 dBB56% | — | 36/2025 |
| 155/80R13 | 79T | C70% | D82% | 70 dBB69% | — | 36/2025 |
| 165R13CC2 | 96/94N | C64% | C95% | 72 dBB59% | — | 36/2025 |
| 175R13CC2 | 97/95N | C58% | C95% | 72 dBB61% | — | 51/2025 |
| 185/70R13CC2 | 108/106N | C59% | C100% | 72 dBB67% | — | 36/2025 |
| 195/50R13CC2 | 104/101N | C73% | C95% | 72 dBB53% | — | 36/2025 |
| 14″ rims | ||||||
| 175R14CC2 | 99/98N | C56% | C98% | 72 dBB54% | — | 02/2026 |
| 185R14CC2 | 104/102N | C50% | C94% | 72 dBB57% | — | 36/2025 |
| 185/65R14 | 93N XL | C64% | D53% | 71 dBB5% | — | 36/2025 |
| 195R14CC2 | 106/104Q | C49% | C95% | 72 dBB57% | — | 36/2025 |
| 195/70R14 | 96N XL | C68% | D45% | 72 dBB6% | — | 36/2025 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 195/70R15CC2 | 104/102N | C46% | C94% | 72 dBB58% | — | 11/2026 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 175/75R16CC2 | 101/99R | C47% | C91% | 72 dBB52% | — | 49/2025 |
| 195/75R16CC2 | 107/105R | C42% | C93% | 72 dBB54% | — | 13/2026 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 185/65R14
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 185/65 R14, ranked by label →
- Doublestar Maximum DH08A C 66 dB
- Crossleader Maximum DH08A C 66 dB
- Autogreen SportChaser-SC2A D 66 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE310 EcorunA C 67 dB
- Arivo Premio Eco 6A C 67 dB
- Envoy AternaA D 67 dB
Questions
Is the Compass CT8000 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 70 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 Compass CT8000 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C. In 11% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Compass CT8000 suitable for snow?
No size carries the 3PMSF symbol, so it is not certified for severe snow. In countries with winter tyre rules it does not count as a winter tyre.
When was the Compass CT8000 launched?
It has been on the EU market since September 2025. The earliest production week in its registrations is 36/2025; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.
Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 18 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.