Cotechoo ice3
EU tyre label for every size: 40 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Cotechoo ice3 is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 40 sizes (41 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 21″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C in every size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 69–73 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 305/30 R21 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 69 dB), the weakest 255/35 R19 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 73 dB).
On the EU market since June 2024; the earliest production week registered is 24/2024.
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 (40 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 (215/55R17)
Example: the 215/55R17 size, compared with the 659 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 D vs the typical C: ≈0.18 L/100 km more, about 28 litres more over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.
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 40 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 | ||||||
| 195/55R16 | 91H XL | C73% | D62% | 72 dBB56% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 195/60R16 | 89V | C78% | D54% | 72 dBB39% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 215/45R17 | 91V XL | C75% | D59% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 215/50R17 | 95H XL | C77% | D51% | 72 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
| 215/55R17 | 98V XL | C76% | D48% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 265/65R17 | 112T | C85% | C92% | 73 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 215/55R18 | 99T XL | C72% | C96% | 72 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 225/50R18 | 99V XL | C63% | C95% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
| 225/60R18 | 100H | C78% | C94% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
| 235/60R18 | 107H XL | C75% | C90% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 215/50R19 | 93T | C36% | D21% | 72 dBB32% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
| 225/35R19 | 88V XL | C53% | D62% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
| 225/40R19 | 93V XL | C63% | D41% | 72 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 225/45R19 | 96V XL | C65% | D41% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 225/55R19 | 99V | C70% | C92% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 235/40R19 | 96V XL | C66% | D42% | 72 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 235/45R19 | 99V XL | C71% | C96% | 72 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
| 235/50R19 | 103V XL | C71% | C90% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 235/55R19 | 105H XL | C69% | C86% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 235/60R19 | 107Q XL | C81% | C91% | 72 dBB68% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
| 245/35R19 | 93V XL | C61% | D49% | 72 dBB70% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
| 245/45R19 | 102V XL | C68% | C94% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 245/50R19 | 105V XL | C67% | C90% | 72 dBB51% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
| 255/35R19 | 96V XL | C64% | D37% | 73 dBB45% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
| 255/45R19 | 104V XL | C63% | C91% | 73 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 255/50R19 | 107H XL | C73% | C88% | 73 dBB48% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 255/55R19 | 111H XL | C81% | C90% | 73 dBB56% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 235/35R20 | 92V XL | C49% | D37% | 72 dBB49% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
| 235/50R20 | 104V XL | C60% | C81% | 72 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 245/35R20 | 95V XL | C78% | D46% | 72 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 245/40R20 | 99V XL | C74% | C93% | 72 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 245/45R20 | 103V XL | C75% | C95% | 72 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 255/40R20 | 101V XL | C68% | C97% | 73 dBB42% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 255/45R20 | 105H XL · 105V XL | C73% | C92% | 73 dBB49% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
| 255/50R20 | 109H XL | C82% | C88% | 73 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 275/45R20 | 110H XL | C73% | C90% | 73 dBB59% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 245/35R21 | 98V XL | C47% | D35% | 72 dBB56% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
| 265/45R21 | 104V | C77% | C88% | 73 dBB51% | 3PMSF | 24/2024 |
| 295/35R21 | 107V XL | C72% | C96% | 71 dBA94% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
| 305/30R21 | 104V XL | C38% | C100% | 69 dBA93% | 3PMSF | 04/2026 |
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 215/55R17
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 215/55 R17, ranked by label →
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A C 71 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 DriveguardA C 71 dB
- Kumho HA32A B 72 dB
- Linglong Sport Master WinterA B 72 dB
- Kumho WP52+A C 72 dB
- Crosswind Grip Peak WinterA C 72 dB
Questions
Is the Cotechoo ice3 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 69 dB to 73 dB (median 72 dB). In 5% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Cotechoo ice3 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C. In 28% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Cotechoo ice3 suitable for snow?
41 of 41 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 Cotechoo ice3 launched?
It has been on the EU market since June 2024. The earliest production week in its registrations is 24/2024; 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 — 41 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.