Continental WinterContact TS 860 S SSR
EU tyre label for every size: 27 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Continental WinterContact TS 860 S SSR is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 27 sizes (42 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C in every size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 72–75 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 205/55 R16 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 72 dB), the weakest 275/40 R20 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 73 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 (27 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 (205/55 R 16)
Example: the 205/55 R 16 size, compared with the 839 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 27 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 | ||||||
| 205/55 R 16 | 91H · 91H | C73% | C99% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 14/2019 |
| 205/60 R 16 | 96H XL · 96H XL | C74% | C97% | 72 dBB57% | 3PMSF | 35/2018 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 225/45 R 17 | 91H · 91H | C71% | C99% | 72 dBB66% | 3PMSF | 09/2019 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 225/40 R 18 | 92V XL · 92V XL | C71% | C99% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
| 225/45 R 18 | 95H XL · 95H XL · 95V XL · 95V XL | C73% | C97% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 35/2018 |
| 225/60 R 18 | 104H XL | C78% | D38% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 35/2017 |
| 255/40 R 18 | 99V XL · 99V XL | C76% | C95% | 73 dBB51% | 3PMSF | 18/2019 |
| 255/55 R 18 | 109H XL | C77% | C90% | 73 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 35/2017 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 225/40 R 19 | 93H XL · 93H XL | C63% | C99% | 72 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 49/2020 |
| 225/40 R 19 | 93V XL | C63% | D41% | 72 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 17/2019 |
| 225/45 R 19 | 96V XL | C65% | D41% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 44/2017 |
| 225/45 R 19 | 96V XL | C65% | C97% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 35/2019 |
| 245/35 R 19 | 93V XL | C61% | D49% | 72 dBB70% | 3PMSF | 26/2018 |
| 245/40 R 19 | 98V XL | C66% | C96% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 31/2018 |
| 245/45 R 19 | 102V XL | C68% | D32% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 51/2020 |
| 245/50 R 19 | 105V XL | C67% | C90% | 72 dBB51% | 3PMSF | 14/2019 |
| 255/35 R 19 | 96H XL · 96H XL · 96V XL | C64% | D37% | 73 dBB45% | 3PMSF | 18/2018 |
| 265/50 R 19 | 110H XL · 110H XL | C73% | C88% | 73 dBB47% | 3PMSF | 35/2018 |
| 275/35 R 19 | 100V XL | C68% | D43% | 73 dBB53% | 3PMSF | 35/2018 |
| 275/40 R 19 | 105V XL | C71% | C96% | 73 dBB47% | 3PMSF | 15/2021 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 245/40 R 20 | 99V XL | C74% | D31% | 72 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 40/2018 |
| 245/45 R 20 | 103V XL | C75% | C95% | 72 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 31/2020 |
| 255/45 R 20 | 105V XL | C73% | C92% | 73 dBB49% | 3PMSF | 18/2018 |
| 255/55 R 20 | 110H XL · 110H XL | C80% | C90% | 73 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 35/2018 |
| 275/35 R 20 | 102V XL | C69% | D41% | 73 dBB42% | 3PMSF | 35/2018 |
| 275/40 R 20 | 106V XL | C74% | D32% | 73 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 35/2018 |
| 275/45 R 20 | 110V XL | C73% | C90% | 73 dBB59% | 3PMSF | 44/2019 |
| 285/40 R 20 | 108V XL | C41% | C79% | 75 dBB21% | 3PMSF | 44/2017 |
| 315/35 R 20 | 110V XL | C81% | C97% | 75 dBB30% | 3PMSF | 40/2018 |
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 205/55 R 16
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 →
- Sailun Ice BLAZER Alpine²A C 68 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A C 71 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 DriveguardA C 71 dB
- Kumho WP52+A C 72 dB
- Delinte AW6A C 72 dB
- Roadhog RGAS02A C 72 dB
Questions
Is the Continental WinterContact TS 860 S SSR a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 72 dB to 75 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 Continental WinterContact TS 860 S SSR in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C. In 22% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Continental WinterContact TS 860 S SSR suitable for snow?
42 of 42 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 SSR 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 — 42 registrations, data as of 26 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 11 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.