Continental CrossContact RX
EU tyre label for every size: 46 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Continental CrossContact RX is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 46 sizes (105 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 22″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B–C depending on size, fuel efficiency A–C and external rolling noise 71–75 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 235/55 R20 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency B · 72 dB), the weakest 295/35 R21 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 75 dB).
On the EU market since December 2018; the earliest production week registered is 49/2018.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (44 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: wet grip, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (215/60 R 17)
Example: the 215/60 R 17 size, compared with the 762 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈41 m with class C, against ≈37 m for the most common class in this size (B).
Fuel efficiency
Class C, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
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 46 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 | ||||||
| 215/70 R 16 | 100H | C71% | C91% | 71 dBB73% | — | 46/2022 |
| 215/70 R 16 | 100H · 100H | C71% | B100% | 71 dBB73% | — | 25/2024 |
| 255/70 R 16 | 111T · 111T · 111T · 111T | C84% | A100% | 72 dBB82% | — | 44/2021 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 215/60 R 17 | 96H | C44% | C74% | 71 dBB63% | — | 49/2018 |
| 215/65 R 17 | 99H | C47% | C72% | 71 dBB55% | — | 23/2023 |
| 215/65 R 17 | 99H | C47% | B93% | 71 dBB55% | — | 25/2024 |
| 255/55 R 17 | 104V | C50% | B75% | 72 dBB25% | — | 02/2022 |
| 255/70 R 17 | 112T · 112T | C84% | A100% | 72 dBB81% | — | 43/2021 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 215/60 R 18 | 98H | C20% | C50% | 71 dBB30% | — | 20/2023 |
| 215/60 R 18 | 98H | C20% | B70% | 71 dBB30% | — | 25/2024 |
| 235/60 R 18 | 103H · 103H | C48% | B93% | 71 dBB72% | — | 14/2020 |
| 265/60 R 18 | 110H | C67% | B98% | 72 dBB75% | — | 24/2021 |
| 265/65 R 18 | 114T | C79% | C83% | 72 dBB72% | — | 21/2024 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 235/55 R 19 | 101H · 101H | C32% | B85% | 71 dBB62% | — | 14/2020 |
| 235/55 R 19 | 101H · 101H | C32% | C57% | 71 dBB62% | — | 40/2023 |
| 235/55 R 19 | 105H XL | C32% | B85% | 72 dBB34% | — | 14/2023 |
| 255/65 R 19 | 114V XL | C75% | A100% | 73 dBB75% | — | 02/2020 |
| 265/55 R 19 | 109H · 109H | C61% | B99% | 72 dBB61% | — | 10/2024 |
| 265/55 R 19 | 113H XL | C61% | A100% | 73 dBB13% | — | 40/2026 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 235/50 R 20 | 100H | C10% | B71% | 71 dBB47% | — | 29/2025 |
| 235/55 R 20 | 105V XL | B77% | B88% | 72 dBB34% | — | 14/2022 |
| 235/55 R 20 | 105Y XL · 105Y XL · 105Y XL | C42% | A100% | 72 dBB34% | — | 30/2023 |
| 235/60 R 20 | 108W XL · 108W XL · 108W XL | C21% | A100% | 72 dBB43% | — | 16/2024 |
| 255/45 R 20 | 105H XL | B53% | B71% | 72 dBB51% | — | 15/2021 |
| 255/50 R 20 | 109Y XL · 109Y XL · 109Y XL | C31% | A100% | 72 dBB62% | — | 30/2023 |
| 255/55 R 20 | 110W XL · 110W XL · 110W XL | C41% | A100% | 73 dBB32% | — | 17/2024 |
| 255/60 R 20 | 113H XL | C41% | B71% | 73 dBB18% | — | 26/2026 |
| 265/40 R 20 | 104V XL | C8% | C50% | 73 dBB23% | — | 03/2022 |
| 265/45 R 20 | 108V XL · 108V XL · 108V XL | C27% | A100% | 73 dBB34% | — | 42/2024 |
| 265/50 R 20 | 111H XL · 111H XL | C57% | B97% | 71 dBB89% | — | 31/2022 |
| 275/45 R 20 | 110V XL · 110V XL · 110V XL | C38% | A100% | 73 dBB46% | — | 42/2024 |
| 275/55 R 20 | 113H | C68% | C85% | 72 dBB84% | — | 26/2024 |
| 275/60 R 20 | 115H · 115H · 115H | C60% | B100% | 72 dBB75% | — | 46/2023 |
| 285/45 R 20 | 112V XL | B41% | B88% | 75 dBB11% | — | 14/2022 |
| 295/35 R 20 | 105V XL | C12% | C76% | 75 dBB12% | — | 03/2022 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 235/55 R 21 | 107W XL · 107W XL · 107W XL | C– | A– | 72 dBB– | — | 09/2026 |
| 255/40 R 21 | 102V XL · 102W XL | C5% | B70% | 73 dBB20% | — | 05/2021 |
| 255/45 R 21 | 106V XL | B68% | B76% | 73 dBB28% | — | 18/2022 |
| 265/35 R 21 | 101W XL · 101W XL | C16% | B88% | 73 dBB41% | — | 03/2022 |
| 275/40 R 21 | 107H XL · 107H XL | C18% | B90% | 72 dBB75% | — | 32/2020 |
| 275/40 R 21 | 107H XL · 107H XL | C18% | C53% | 73 dBB43% | — | 04/2023 |
| 285/45 R 21 | 113W XL · 113W XL · 113W XL | C17% | A100% | 75 dBB22% | — | 09/2026 |
| 295/30 R 21 | 102W XL · 102W XL | B29% | B100% | 75 dBB14% | — | 03/2022 |
| 295/35 R 21 | 107W XL | B54% | B99% | 75 dBB32% | — | 24/2021 |
| 295/35 R 21 | 107W XL | C24% | C69% | 75 dBB32% | — | 26/2023 |
| 295/35 R 21 | 107W XL | C24% | B99% | 75 dBB32% | — | 48/2023 |
| 295/40 R 21 | 111V XL | B64% | B93% | 75 dBB38% | — | 18/2022 |
| 22″ rims | ||||||
| 255/40 R 22 | 103V XL | C33% | B46% | 73 dBB7% | — | 40/2021 |
| 255/40 R 22 | 103V XL | B69% | B46% | 73 dBB7% | — | 08/2022 |
| 255/40 R 22 | 103Y XL · 103Y XL · 103Y XL · 103Y XL | C33% | A100% | 72 dBB50% | — | 29/2023 |
| 255/45 R 22 | 107W XL · 107W XL · 107W XL · 107W XL | C15% | A100% | 73 dBB45% | — | 16/2024 |
| 275/45 R 22 | 112W XL · 115W XL | C14% | A100% | 73 dBB52% | — | 01/2020 |
| HL 275/45 R 22 | 115W XL | C– | A– | 73 dBB– | — | 22/2021 |
| HL 285/35 R 22 | 109Y XL · 109Y XL · 109Y XL · 109Y XL | C50% | A100% | 72 dBA67% | — | 29/2023 |
| 285/40 R 22 | 110V XL | B56% | B89% | 75 dBB27% | — | 20/2026 |
| HL 285/40 R 22 | 114W XL · 114W XL · 114W XL · 114W XL | C100% | A100% | 75 dBB75% | — | 34/2024 |
| 295/35 R 22 | 108V XL | C9% | B91% | 73 dBB50% | — | 40/2021 |
| 295/35 R 22 | 108V XL | B36% | B91% | 73 dBB50% | — | 08/2022 |
| 315/35 R 22 | 111V XL | B59% | B83% | 75 dBB24% | — | 30/2026 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 215/60 R 17
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 215/60 R17, ranked by label →
- Falken Ziex ZE310 EcorunA C 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE320A C 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- Michelin Primacy 5 EnergyA A 68 dB
- CST MD-A7 SUVA B 68 dB
- Yokohama BluEarth-XT AE61A C 68 dB
Questions
Is the Continental CrossContact RX a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 75 dB (median 72 dB). In 18% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Continental CrossContact RX in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B–C. In 14% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Continental CrossContact RX 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 Continental CrossContact RX launched?
It has been on the EU market since December 2018. The earliest production week in its registrations is 49/2018; 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 — 105 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 3 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.