Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
EU tyre label for every size: 97 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Continental WinterContact TS 860 S is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 97 sizes (155 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 23″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B–C depending on size, fuel efficiency B–D and external rolling noise 70–75 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 195/60 R16 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency B · 72 dB), the weakest 245/35 R20 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 72 dB).
On the EU market since September 2017; the earliest production week registered is 35/2017.
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 (88 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 (205/60 R 16)
Example: the 205/60 R 16 size, compared with the 760 other winter and 3PMSF 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 C, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
72 dB against a median of 72 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 97 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 | ||||||
| 195/55 R 16 | 91H XL | B99% | C99% | 72 dBB56% | 3PMSF | 43/2022 |
| 195/60 R 16 | 89H · 89H | C78% | C98% | 72 dBB39% | 3PMSF | 01/2019 |
| 195/60 R 16 | 93H XL | B100% | B100% | 72 dBB39% | 3PMSF | 37/2023 |
| 195/60 R 16 | 93H XL | C78% | C98% | 72 dBB39% | 3PMSF | 27/2026 |
| 205/60 R 16 | 96H XL · 96H XL | C74% | C97% | 72 dBB57% | 3PMSF | 22/2018 |
| 205/65 R 16 | 95H · 95H | B98% | C96% | 72 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 53/2020 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 205/60 R 17 | 97H XL · 97H XL | B88% | C98% | 72 dBB73% | 3PMSF | 13/2021 |
| 205/65 R 17 | 100H XL · 100H XL | B96% | C88% | 70 dBB90% | 3PMSF | 38/2021 |
| 215/45 R 17 | 91H XL | B98% | C99% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 07/2023 |
| 225/55 R 17 | 101H XL · 101H XL | B99% | C96% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 53/2020 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 205/45 R 18 | 90H XL · 90H XL · 90H XL | C43% | C100% | 72 dBB71% | 3PMSF | 09/2019 |
| 205/60 R 18 | 99H XL · 99H XL | B100% | C100% | 70 dBB100% | 3PMSF | 34/2021 |
| 225/45 R 18 | 95Y XL | C73% | C97% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 29/2019 |
| 225/50 R 18 | 99V XL · 99V XL | B97% | C95% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 32/2021 |
| 225/55 R 18 | 102H XL · 102H XL | B98% | C92% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 05/2022 |
| 235/45 R 18 | 94V · 94V | B97% | D45% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 18/2018 |
| 235/45 R 18 | 98V XL · 98V XL | B97% | C98% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 26/2022 |
| 265/45 R 18 | 101V | C– | C– | 73 dBB– | 3PMSF | 26/2018 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 225/40 R 19 | 93V XL · 93W XL | C63% | C99% | 72 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 18/2018 |
| 225/50 R 19 | 100V XL | B86% | B100% | 72 dBB57% | 3PMSF | 27/2019 |
| 225/55 R 19 | 103V XL | B97% | C92% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 31/2019 |
| 225/55 R 19 | 103V XL | C70% | C92% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 29/2024 |
| 235/40 R 19 | 96V XL | C66% | D42% | 72 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 44/2018 |
| 235/40 R 19 | 96W XL | C66% | C98% | 72 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 10/2026 |
| 235/65 R 19 | 109V XL | C43% | B100% | 72 dBB100% | 3PMSF | 03/2023 |
| 245/35 R 19 | 93V XL | C61% | C98% | 72 dBB70% | 3PMSF | 35/2018 |
| 245/40 R 19 | 98V XL | C66% | B100% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 31/2018 |
| 245/40 R 19 | 98V XL | B97% | C96% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 02/2025 |
| HL 245/40 R 19 | 101V XL | C– | B– | 72 dBB– | 3PMSF | 02/2022 |
| 245/45 R 19 | 102H XL · 102H XL | B97% | C94% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 32/2021 |
| 255/35 R 19 | 96V XL | C64% | C99% | 73 dBB45% | 3PMSF | 22/2018 |
| 255/45 R 19 | 104V XL | C63% | B100% | 73 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 22/2020 |
| 255/45 R 19 | 104V XL · 104V XL | B97% | C91% | 73 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 17/2022 |
| 255/55 R 19 | 111V XL | C81% | B99% | 73 dBB56% | 3PMSF | 22/2018 |
| 265/35 R 19 | 98W XL | C58% | C96% | 73 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 21/2020 |
| 265/40 R 19 | 102V XL | C39% | B100% | 73 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 35/2017 |
| 265/45 R 19 | 105V XL | C50% | C100% | 73 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 19/2023 |
| 275/35 R 19 | 100V XL | C68% | C98% | 73 dBB53% | 3PMSF | 22/2018 |
| 275/40 R 19 | 105H XL · 105H XL | B96% | C96% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 46/2021 |
| 275/45 R 19 | 108V XL | B97% | C93% | 73 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 31/2019 |
| 275/45 R 19 | 108V XL · 108V XL | C57% | C93% | 73 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 28/2025 |
| 275/50 R 19 | 112V XL | C33% | C89% | 73 dBB56% | 3PMSF | 07/2019 |
| 285/40 R 19 | 107V XL | C55% | B100% | 75 dBB41% | 3PMSF | 29/2019 |
| 295/35 R 19 | 104V XL | C53% | B100% | 75 dBB40% | 3PMSF | 35/2017 |
| 295/40 R 19 | 108V XL | B100% | C100% | 75 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 19/2023 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 225/35 R 20 | 90W XL | C– | C– | 72 dBB– | 3PMSF | 51/2020 |
| 235/35 R 20 | 92W XL | C49% | C100% | 72 dBB49% | 3PMSF | 40/2018 |
| HL 235/50 R 20 | 107V XL · 107V XL | C– | B– | 72 dBB– | 3PMSF | 32/2025 |
| 245/35 R 20 | 95V XL | C78% | D46% | 72 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 40/2019 |
| 245/35 R 20 | 95W XL | C78% | C97% | 72 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 40/2018 |
| 245/40 R 20 | 99H XL · 99V XL · 99V XL | B96% | C93% | 72 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 05/2022 |
| 245/40 R 20 | 99W XL · 99W XL | C74% | C93% | 72 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 31/2018 |
| 255/30 R 20 | 92W XL | C38% | C100% | 73 dBB38% | 3PMSF | 06/2021 |
| 255/40 R 20 | 101W XL | B97% | C97% | 73 dBB42% | 3PMSF | 31/2019 |
| 255/45 R 20 | 105V XL | B96% | C92% | 73 dBB49% | 3PMSF | 23/2023 |
| 265/35 R 20 | 99W XL | C46% | C100% | 73 dBB46% | 3PMSF | 35/2018 |
| 265/45 R 20 | 108V XL · 108V XL | C68% | C83% | 73 dBB43% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 265/45 R 20 | 108W XL | B94% | C83% | 73 dBB43% | 3PMSF | 27/2019 |
| HL 265/45 R 20 | 111V XL · 111V XL | C– | B– | 73 dBB– | 3PMSF | 32/2025 |
| 275/30 R 20 | 97W XL | C71% | C100% | 73 dBB44% | 3PMSF | 47/2020 |
| 275/35 R 20 | 102H XL · 102V XL · 102V XL | B95% | C96% | 72 dBB57% | 3PMSF | 02/2022 |
| 275/35 R 20 | 102W XL · 102W XL | C69% | B100% | 73 dBB42% | 3PMSF | 31/2018 |
| 275/40 R 20 | 106V XL | C74% | B100% | 73 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 44/2017 |
| 275/45 R 20 | 110V XL · 110V XL | C73% | C90% | 73 dBB59% | 3PMSF | 45/2025 |
| 275/55 R 20 | 117V XL | C87% | B99% | 73 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 39/2020 |
| 285/35 R 20 | 104W XL | C63% | C98% | 75 dBB38% | 3PMSF | 19/2023 |
| 295/30 R 20 | 101W XL | C50% | C100% | 75 dBB32% | 3PMSF | 35/2018 |
| 295/35 R 20 | 105V XL · 105V XL | B88% | C92% | 75 dBB31% | 3PMSF | 44/2018 |
| 295/40 R 20 | 110W XL | B94% | C92% | 75 dBB36% | 3PMSF | 27/2019 |
| 305/30 R 20 | 103W XL | C25% | B100% | 75 dBB31% | 3PMSF | 38/2023 |
| 315/35 R 20 | 110V XL | C81% | B100% | 75 dBB30% | 3PMSF | 13/2018 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 245/35 R 21 | 96W XL | C47% | C94% | 72 dBB56% | 3PMSF | 18/2018 |
| 245/40 R 21 | 100V XL | B86% | C95% | 72 dBB57% | 3PMSF | 27/2019 |
| 255/35 R 21 | 98V XL | C44% | B100% | 73 dBB43% | 3PMSF | 12/2022 |
| 255/45 R 21 | 106V XL | B96% | B100% | 73 dBB44% | 3PMSF | 21/2023 |
| 265/35 R 21 | 101W XL | C46% | B100% | 73 dBB34% | 3PMSF | 28/2022 |
| HL 265/35 R 21 | 103V XL | C– | C– | 73 dBB– | 3PMSF | 07/2024 |
| 265/40 R 21 | 105V XL | C51% | C81% | 73 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 13/2018 |
| 265/40 R 21 | 105V XL · 105V XL · 105W XL | B93% | C81% | 73 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 35/2018 |
| 265/45 R 21 | 108V XL | C77% | B100% | 73 dBB51% | 3PMSF | 23/2021 |
| 275/30 R 21 | 98W XL | C50% | C100% | 73 dBB70% | 3PMSF | 17/2021 |
| 275/35 R 21 | 103W XL | C49% | C90% | 73 dBB41% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| HL 275/35 R 21 | 105V XL | C– | C– | 73 dBB– | 3PMSF | 38/2023 |
| 275/40 R 21 | 107V XL · 107V XL · 107V XL | B97% | C93% | 73 dBB48% | 3PMSF | 44/2018 |
| 275/40 R 21 | 107V XL | C69% | B100% | 73 dBB48% | 3PMSF | 26/2021 |
| 275/50 R 21 | 113V XL | C81% | B100% | 73 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 31/2018 |
| 285/30 R 21 | 100W XL | C33% | B100% | 75 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 26/2018 |
| 285/40 R 21 | 109V XL | C73% | C85% | 74 dBB37% | 3PMSF | 21/2023 |
| 295/30 R 21 | 102V XL | C26% | C95% | 75 dBB21% | 3PMSF | 40/2019 |
| 295/35 R 21 | 107V XL | C72% | B99% | 75 dBB27% | 3PMSF | 13/2018 |
| 295/35 R 21 | 107W XL | B89% | C96% | 75 dBB27% | 3PMSF | 35/2018 |
| 295/40 R 21 | 111V XL · 111V XL | C76% | B100% | 75 dBB26% | 3PMSF | 31/2019 |
| HL 305/30 R 21 | 107V XL | B– | C– | 75 dBB– | 3PMSF | 07/2024 |
| 305/35 R 21 | 109V XL | B88% | C82% | 75 dBB29% | 3PMSF | 35/2018 |
| 315/30 R 21 | 105W XL | C59% | B100% | 75 dBB31% | 3PMSF | 18/2018 |
| HL 315/30 R 21 | 109V XL | B– | B– | 75 dBB– | 3PMSF | 38/2023 |
| 315/35 R 21 | 111V XL | C82% | B100% | 75 dBB25% | 3PMSF | 25/2021 |
| 315/45 R 21 | 116V | C33% | B100% | 75 dBB33% | 3PMSF | 35/2018 |
| 22″ rims | ||||||
| 255/40 R 22 | 103V XL | B83% | C72% | 73 dBB28% | 3PMSF | 21/2023 |
| 265/35 R 22 | 102W XL | B82% | C95% | 73 dBB27% | 3PMSF | 40/2018 |
| 275/35 R 22 | 104V XL | C56% | B100% | 73 dBB47% | 3PMSF | 15/2021 |
| 275/40 R 22 | 107V XL | B94% | B100% | 73 dBB48% | 3PMSF | 22/2021 |
| 275/40 R 22 | 107V XL | C73% | C91% | 73 dBB48% | 3PMSF | 15/2026 |
| 285/30 R 22 | 101W XL | B86% | C100% | 75 dBB14% | 3PMSF | 27/2019 |
| 285/35 R 22 | 106W XL | B93% | C90% | 75 dBB14% | 3PMSF | 27/2019 |
| 285/40 R 22 | 110V XL | B93% | B100% | 75 dBB28% | 3PMSF | 04/2024 |
| 285/40 R 22 | 110V XL · 110W XL | C67% | B100% | 75 dBB28% | 3PMSF | 17/2021 |
| 295/30 R 22 | 103W XL | B83% | C100% | 75 dBB17% | 3PMSF | 40/2018 |
| 295/35 R 22 | 108V XL | B79% | C64% | 75 dBB21% | 3PMSF | 21/2023 |
| 295/40 R 22 | 112V XL | B93% | B100% | 75 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 11/2023 |
| 295/40 R 22 | 112V XL · 112W XL | C73% | B100% | 75 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 01/2024 |
| 295/40 R 22 | 112W XL | B93% | B100% | 74 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 22/2022 |
| 315/30 R 22 | 107V XL | C58% | C97% | 75 dBB39% | 3PMSF | 26/2021 |
| 315/35 R 22 | 111V XL | B94% | B100% | 75 dBB19% | 3PMSF | 22/2021 |
| 315/35 R 22 | 111V XL · 111V XL | B94% | C90% | 75 dBB19% | 3PMSF | 04/2024 |
| 325/35 R 22 | 114V XL | C56% | C85% | 75 dBB26% | 3PMSF | 18/2026 |
| 325/35 R 22 | 114W XL | C56% | B100% | 75 dBB26% | 3PMSF | 33/2021 |
| 23″ rims | ||||||
| 295/35 R 23 | 108W XL | C0% | B100% | 74 dBB25% | 3PMSF | 36/2022 |
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 205/60 R 16
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 205/60 R16, ranked by label →
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- Crosswind Grip Peak WinterA D 72 dB
- Victory Road ASA D 72 dB
Questions
Is the Continental WinterContact TS 860 S a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 70 dB to 75 dB (median 73 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 WinterContact TS 860 S in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B–C. In 57% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Continental WinterContact TS 860 S suitable for snow?
155 of 155 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 Continental WinterContact TS 860 S launched?
It has been on the EU market since September 2017. The earliest production week in its registrations is 35/2017; 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 — 155 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 5 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.