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Continental EcoContact 6

EU tyre label for every size: 105 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Continental EcoContact 6 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 105 sizes (429 registrations including load and speed variants), for 13″ to 22″ rims.

Wet grip is rated A–C depending on size, fuel efficiency A–C and external rolling noise 70–75 dB.

The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 185/65 R15 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency A · 70 dB), the weakest 175/65 R15 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency B · 70 dB).

On the EU market since November 2017; the earliest production week registered is 44/2017.

Wet grip
ABC
A 38% · B 62% · C <1%
Fuel efficiency
ABC
A 80% · B 18% · C 2%
Rolling noise70–75 dBmedian 71 dB
Sizes105rims 13″ to 22″
Snow & ice—3PMSF none · ice none

How it compares in its sizes

We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (105 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.

Wet grip86% of compared sizes
Fuel efficiency100% of compared sizes
Rolling noise3% of compared sizes

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 (195/65 R 15)

Example: the 195/65 R 15 size, compared with the 947 other summer 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 B vs the typical C: ≈0.16 L/100 km less, about 25 litres less 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 105 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).

SizeLoad / speedWetFuelNoiseSnow / iceProduction from
13″ rims
155/70 R 1375TB99%C99%70 dBB69%—40/2018
155/80 R 1379TB99%C99%70 dBB69%—40/2018
165/65 R 1377TB99%C100%70 dBB71%—44/2018
175/70 R 1382TB98%B100%70 dBB73%—44/2018
14″ rims
155/65 R 1475TB96%C99%70 dBB68%—44/2020
155/70 R 1477TB98%C100%70 dBB42%—45/2020
165/60 R 1475HB98%C100%70 dBB71%—35/2020
165/70 R 1481TB95%B100%70 dBB70%—36/2020
175/65 R 1482H · 82TB96%B99%70 dBB71%—35/2018
175/65 R 1486T XLB96%B99%70 dBB71%—18/2019
175/65 R 1486T XLB96%B99%71 dBB15%—42/2019
175/65 R 1486T XLB96%A100%71 dBB15%—41/2019
175/65 R 1486T XLB96%A100%70 dBB71%—07/2019
175/70 R 1484TB97%B100%70 dBB74%—44/2018
175/80 R 1488TB94%B100%70 dBB74%—44/2018
185/55 R 1480HB97%A100%70 dBB65%—44/2018
185/60 R 1482HB94%B100%70 dBB72%—34/2020
185/65 R 1486H · 86TB96%A100%70 dBB71%—40/2018
15″ rims
145/65 R 1572TB97%C100%70 dBB53%—37/2020
165/65 R 1581TB93%B98%70 dBB69%—40/2018
175/55 R 1577TB97%B100%70 dBB72%—40/2018
175/60 R 1581HB96%B100%70 dBB71%—44/2018
175/65 R 1584HB92%A100%70 dBB72%—44/2017
175/65 R 1584HC56%A100%70 dBB72%—36/2023
175/65 R 1584HC56%B99%70 dBB72%—06/2025
175/65 R 1584TB92%B99%70 dBB72%—38/2020
185/55 R 1582HB92%B99%70 dBB73%—38/2020
185/55 R 1586H XLB92%A100%70 dBB73%—18/2019
185/55 R 1586V XLB92%A100%71 dBB11%—44/2020
185/60 R 1584HB93%B99%70 dBB73%—35/2020
185/60 R 1584TB93%A100%70 dBB73%—50/2020
185/60 R 1588H XLB93%A100%71 dBB21%—39/2020
185/65 R 1588H · 88H · 88H · 88HA100%A100%70 dBB74%—01/2019
185/65 R 1588H · 88H · 88H · 88H · 88H · 88H · 88T · 88TB91%A100%70 dBB74%—40/2018
185/65 R 1592T XL · 92T XLA100%A100%71 dBB13%—14/2020
185/65 R 1592T XL · 92T XLA100%B96%71 dBB13%—35/2019
185/65 R 1592T XLB91%A100%71 dBB13%—47/2023
195/50 R 1582H · 82VB90%B100%71 dBB61%—40/2018
195/55 R 1585H · 85VA100%B100%71 dBB59%—40/2018
195/60 R 1588H · 88VA100%A100%71 dBB58%—21/2020
195/60 R 1588H · 88V · 88VB91%A100%71 dBB58%—40/2018
195/65 R 1591H · 91HA100%B99%71 dBB58%—09/2019
195/65 R 1591HA100%A100%71 dBB58%—12/2020
195/65 R 1591H · 91H · 91V · 91VB90%B99%71 dBB58%—40/2020
195/65 R 1591TB90%A100%71 dBB58%—38/2020
195/65 R 1595H XL · 95H XLA100%A100%72 dBB10%—40/2018
195/65 R 1595H XLB90%A100%72 dBB10%—52/2023
205/55 R 1588VA100%A100%71 dBB50%—44/2018
205/60 R 1591H · 91VA100%A100%71 dBB63%—44/2018
205/65 R 1594H · 94VB94%B99%71 dBB64%—39/2020
225/60 R 1596WA100%B100%71 dBB41%—44/2018
225/60 R 1596WB95%B100%71 dBB41%—47/2022
16″ rims
185/50 R 1681HB93%B99%70 dBB66%—47/2020
185/55 R 1683HB89%B99%70 dBB73%—38/2020
185/55 R 1683VB89%A100%70 dBB73%—42/2019
185/55 R 1687H XLB89%A100%71 dBB20%—44/2020
185/55 R 1687H XLB89%B99%71 dBB20%—48/2023
195/45 R 1684H XL · 84V XLA100%A100%72 dBB41%—09/2019
195/50 R 1688V XLA100%A100%72 dBB28%—48/2018
195/55 R 1687H · 87H · 87H · 87H · 87H · 87H · 87V · 87VB82%A100%71 dBB56%—01/2019
195/55 R 1687H · 87T · 87V · 87VA100%A100%71 dBB56%—16/2019
195/55 R 1691V XL · 91V XLA100%A100%72 dBB18%—18/2020
195/55 R 1691V XL · 91V XLB82%A100%72 dBB18%—44/2019
195/60 R 1689HB87%A100%71 dBB53%—46/2020
205/55 R 1691H · 91V · 91V · 91W · 91W · 91WB81%A100%71 dBB58%—27/2019
205/55 R 1691H · 91V · 91V · 91V · 91V · 91V · 91WA100%A100%71 dBB58%—22/2018
205/55 R 1691VB81%B95%71 dBB58%—48/2023
205/55 R 1691VA100%B95%71 dBB58%—05/2026
205/55 R 1694H XL · 94V XL · 94V XL · 94W XLA100%A100%72 dBB11%—48/2018
205/55 R 1694V XLB81%A100%72 dBB11%—34/2023
205/60 R 1692H · 92H · 92H · 92V · 92VA100%A100%71 dBB60%—26/2019
205/60 R 1692H · 92VB84%A100%71 dBB60%—38/2023
205/60 R 1696H XLA100%A100%71 dBB60%—41/2020
205/60 R 1696H XL · 96H XL · 96V XL · 96W XLA100%A100%72 dBB13%—18/2018
205/60 R 1696H XL · 96W XL · 96W XL · 96W XL · 96W XLB84%A100%72 dBB13%—27/2019
205/65 R 1695HB91%A100%71 dBB58%—14/2020
215/45 R 1686HA100%B100%71 dBB51%—05/2020
215/55 R 1693VA100%A100%71 dBB64%—40/2018
215/55 R 1697H XL · 97W XL · 97Y XLA100%A100%72 dBB33%—40/2018
215/55 R 1697Y XLB78%A100%72 dBB33%—47/2022
215/60 R 1695H · 95H · 95V · 95W · 95WA100%A100%71 dBB63%—35/2018
215/60 R 1695V · 95V · 95VB86%A100%71 dBB63%—37/2019
215/60 R 1695V · 95VB86%B98%71 dBB63%—46/2025
215/60 R 1699V XLA100%A100%72 dBB18%—13/2018
215/65 R 1698H · 98H · 98H · 98HA100%A100%71 dBB69%—44/2018
215/65 R 16102H XLA100%A100%71 dBB69%—17/2021
215/65 R 16102H XLB87%A100%72 dBB13%—39/2023
225/55 R 1695V · 95WA100%A100%71 dBB63%—40/2018
225/55 R 1699Y XLA100%A100%72 dBB29%—24/2020
225/55 R 1699Y XLB77%A100%72 dBB29%—47/2022
225/60 R 1698WA100%A100%71 dBB64%—44/2018
17″ rims
205/45 R 1788H XL · 88V XL · 88V XL · 88V XLA100%A100%72 dBB41%—35/2018
205/45 R 1788H XL · 88V XL · 88V XL · 88V XLB68%A100%72 dBB41%—20/2021
205/50 R 1793V XLA100%A100%71 dBB61%—44/2018
205/50 R 1793V XLA100%A100%72 dBB37%—38/2021
205/50 R 1793V XLB72%A100%72 dBB37%—52/2023
205/55 R 1791V · 91V · 91V · 91VA100%A100%71 dBB55%—40/2019
205/55 R 1791V · 91V · 91W · 91WB69%A100%71 dBB55%—44/2019
205/55 R 1791VB69%B87%71 dBB55%—44/2024
205/55 R 1795H XLA100%A100%72 dBB30%—53/2020
205/55 R 1795H XLB69%A100%72 dBB30%—52/2023
215/40 R 1787V XLA100%A100%72 dBB52%—05/2020
215/40 R 1787V XLB70%A100%72 dBB52%—02/2023
215/50 R 1795V XLA100%A100%72 dBB40%—04/2020
215/50 R 1795V XLB75%A100%72 dBB40%—03/2021
215/55 R 1794V · 94V · 94V · 94V · 94V · 94VA100%A100%71 dBB59%—28/2019
215/55 R 1794V · 94V · 94V · 94V · 94V · 94V · 94V · 94VB72%A100%71 dBB59%—39/2019
215/55 R 1798H XL · 98W XLA100%A100%72 dBB21%—45/2019
215/55 R 1798H XL · 98V XLB72%A100%72 dBB21%—50/2020
215/60 R 1796H · 96H · 96VA100%A100%71 dBB63%—31/2019
215/60 R 1796H · 96VB85%A100%71 dBB63%—37/2023
215/65 R 1799H · 99VA100%A100%71 dBB56%—31/2019
215/65 R 1799V · 99V · 99V · 99VB77%A100%71 dBB56%—44/2019
215/65 R 1799VA100%B93%71 dBB56%—01/2020
215/65 R 1799VB77%B93%71 dBB56%—43/2025
215/65 R 17103V XLA100%A100%72 dBB9%—40/2020
215/65 R 17103V XLB77%A100%72 dBB9%—45/2024
225/45 R 1791V · 91VB63%A100%71 dBB59%—40/2019
225/45 R 1794V XL · 94V XLB63%A100%72 dBB28%—05/2019
225/50 R 1794VA100%A100%71 dBB61%—26/2018
225/50 R 1794YB70%A100%71 dBB61%—06/2023
225/50 R 1798Y XL · 98Y XL · 98Y XL · 98Y XLB70%A100%72 dBB31%—27/2019
225/55 R 1797W · 97W · 97Y · 97YB72%A100%71 dBB60%—22/2019
225/55 R 17101W XLA100%A100%72 dBB28%—42/2019
225/55 R 17101Y XL · 101Y XL · 101Y XL · 101Y XL · 101Y XLB72%A100%72 dBB28%—48/2019
225/60 R 1799HA100%A100%71 dBB65%—40/2019
225/60 R 1799YA100%B99%71 dBB65%—44/2020
235/55 R 17103Y XLA100%A100%72 dBB35%—44/2018
235/65 R 17108V XLA100%A100%72 dBB40%—05/2020
235/65 R 17108V XL · 108V XLB89%A100%72 dBB40%—19/2023
18″ rims
195/60 R 1896H XL · 96H XL · 96H XL · 96H XLB64%A100%72 dBB32%—11/2021
215/50 R 1892VB61%A100%71 dBB60%—06/2021
215/50 R 1896V XL · 96V XLB61%A100%72 dBB15%—08/2021
215/55 R 1895TA100%A100%71 dBB66%—49/2019
215/55 R 1895TB83%A100%71 dBB66%—26/2024
225/40 R 1892Y XL · 92Y XL · 92Y XL · 92Y XLB63%A100%72 dBB47%—04/2019
225/45 R 1891W · 91WB65%A100%71 dBB58%—41/2019
225/45 R 1895Y XL · 95Y XL · 95Y XL · 95Y XLB65%A100%72 dBB37%—09/2019
225/45 R 1895Y XL · 95Y XL · 95Y XLA100%A100%72 dBB37%—22/2018
225/50 R 1895VA100%B88%71 dBB55%—01/2022
225/50 R 1895V · 95VB64%B88%71 dBB55%—08/2024
225/55 R 18102Y XLA100%B92%71 dBB63%—14/2020
225/55 R 18102Y XLA100%A100%72 dBB16%—05/2020
225/55 R 18102Y XL · 102Y XLB79%A100%72 dBB16%—10/2025
225/60 R 18104V XLB84%A100%72 dBB17%—50/2020
235/45 R 1894W · 94WA100%B92%71 dBB63%—28/2019
235/50 R 1897VA100%B95%71 dBB68%—15/2021
235/50 R 1897YA100%A100%71 dBB68%—27/2020
235/50 R 1897YB72%A100%71 dBB68%—36/2025
235/55 R 18100V · 100V · 100V · 100V · 100VA100%A100%71 dBB68%—14/2019
235/55 R 18100V · 100V · 100V · 100V · 100WB80%A100%71 dBB68%—36/2019
235/55 R 18100YA100%B90%71 dBB68%—06/2021
235/55 R 18104T XLB80%A100%71 dBB68%—06/2021
235/55 R 18104V XL · 104V XLA100%A100%72 dBB29%—21/2020
235/55 R 18104V XL · 104V XLB80%A100%72 dBB29%—33/2023
235/60 R 18103TA100%A100%71 dBB72%—24/2021
245/40 R 1897Y XL · 97Y XLB67%A100%72 dBB49%—09/2019
245/45 R 1896W · 96WA100%A100%71 dBB66%—28/2019
245/45 R 1896W · 96WB66%A100%71 dBB66%—15/2024
245/45 R 18100Y XL · 100Y XLB66%A100%72 dBB40%—44/2019
19″ rims
155/70 R 1984QB93%B93%70 dBB53%—51/2020
175/60 R 1986QB80%A100%70 dBB60%—05/2021
205/50 R 1994H XLA100%A100%72 dBB33%—45/2021
215/50 R 1993T · 93TA100%A100%71 dBB40%—01/2020
225/45 R 1996W XL · 96W XLB64%A100%72 dBB41%—10/2021
235/40 R 1996H XL · 96H XL · 96H XLB57%A100%72 dBB46%—41/2024
235/45 R 1999V XLA100%A100%72 dBB31%—33/2020
235/45 R 1999V XLB63%A100%72 dBB31%—29/2024
235/50 R 1999VA100%A100%71 dBB60%—19/2020
235/50 R 1999V · 99WB70%A100%71 dBB60%—48/2019
235/50 R 19103T XLB70%A100%71 dBB60%—44/2020
235/50 R 19103V XL · 103V XL · 103V XL · 103V XLA100%A100%71 dBB60%—14/2019
235/50 R 19103V XLA100%A100%72 dBB19%—37/2020
235/50 R 19103V XL · 103V XL · 103V XLB70%A100%72 dBB19%—27/2024
235/50 R 19103V XL · 103V XLB70%B84%72 dBB19%—42/2022
235/55 R 19105V XL · 105V XL · 105V XL · 105V XL · 105V XL · 105V XLA100%A100%72 dBB34%—13/2019
235/55 R 19105V XL · 105V XL · 105V XL · 105V XLB74%B85%72 dBB34%—46/2021
235/55 R 19105V XL · 105V XL · 105V XL · 105V XL · 105V XLB74%A100%72 dBB34%—28/2021
245/40 R 1998W XL · 98W XL · 98Y XLB60%A100%72 dBB42%—01/2020
HL 245/40 R 19101Y XL · 101Y XLB50%B75%72 dBB75%—51/2020
245/50 R 19105V XLA100%B76%72 dBB24%—26/2021
245/50 R 19105V XL · 105V XL · 105V XLB65%B76%72 dBB24%—25/2023
245/50 R 19105W XL · 105W XLB65%A100%72 dBB24%—35/2019
255/45 R 19104V XLA100%A100%73 dBB20%—37/2020
255/45 R 19104V XL · 104V XLB61%A100%73 dBB20%—29/2024
255/45 R 19104V XL · 104V XLA100%B75%73 dBB20%—28/2024
255/55 R 19111H XLA100%A100%73 dBB48%—23/2020
275/35 R 19100Y XLB69%A100%73 dBB34%—43/2019
20″ rims
155/60 R 2080QB100%B88%70 dBB25%—42/2020
175/55 R 2085QB100%A100%70 dBB25%—10/2020
175/55 R 2085QB100%B83%70 dBB25%—47/2022
215/45 R 2095T XL · 95T XLA100%A100%72 dBB23%—05/2020
235/45 R 2096VB39%B66%71 dBB47%—27/2020
235/45 R 20100T XL · 100T XL · 100V XL · 100V XL · 100V XL · 100V XLB39%A100%72 dBB35%—11/2020
235/45 R 20100V XLA100%A100%72 dBB35%—08/2021
235/55 R 20102V · 102V · 102VB77%A100%71 dBB69%—45/2020
235/55 R 20105V XLB77%A100%70 dBB87%—12/2022
245/35 R 2095W XL · 95W XL · 95W XL · 95W XL · 95W XL · 95W XLB60%A100%72 dBB43%—31/2019
245/45 R 20103V XLA100%B86%72 dBB36%—26/2021
245/45 R 20103V XLB65%A100%72 dBB36%—25/2023
245/45 R 20103V XLB65%B86%72 dBB36%—05/2024
255/40 R 20101V XLA100%A100%73 dBB30%—49/2020
255/40 R 20101V XLB38%A100%73 dBB30%—45/2023
255/45 R 20101V · 101VB53%A100%72 dBB51%—09/2021
255/45 R 20105W XLB53%A100%73 dBB22%—29/2021
255/50 R 20109V XL · 109V XLA100%A100%72 dBB62%—30/2021
255/50 R 20109V XLB70%A100%72 dBB62%—05/2024
265/45 R 20108V XLA100%A100%73 dBB34%—52/2021
275/45 R 20110V XL · 110V XLA100%A100%73 dBB46%—19/2020
295/40 R 20110W XLB59%A100%75 dBB11%—29/2021
21″ rims
245/35 R 2196W XL · 96W XLA100%B93%72 dBB36%—17/2020
245/35 R 2196W XL · 96W XLB44%B93%72 dBB36%—34/2024
265/45 R 21108V XLB61%A100%73 dBB34%—05/2021
265/45 R 21108V XLB61%A100%71 dBB79%—23/2021
265/45 R 21108V XL · 108V XL · 108V XL · 108V XLB61%A100%72 dBB55%—06/2022
265/45 R 21108V XL · 108V XLB61%B66%73 dBB34%—24/2024
22″ rims
275/35 R 22104Y XL · 104Y XL · 104Y XLB41%A100%73 dBB24%—22/2019
315/30 R 22107Y XL · 107Y XLA100%A100%75 dBB10%—22/2019
315/30 R 22107Y XLB47%A100%75 dBB10%—03/2024

Best-labelled summer tyres in 195/65 R 15

Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.

All tyres in 195/65 R15, ranked by label →

Questions

Is the Continental EcoContact 6 a quiet tyre?

Its declared rolling noise ranges from 70 dB to 75 dB (median 71 dB). In 3% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.

How good is the Continental EcoContact 6 in the wet?

Its wet grip class is A–C. In 86% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.

Is the Continental EcoContact 6 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 EcoContact 6 launched?

It has been on the EU market since November 2017. The earliest production week in its registrations is 44/2017; 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 — 429 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 1 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.