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Dextero DSM21

EU tyre label for every size: 25 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Dextero DSM21 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 25 sizes (27 registrations including load and speed variants), for 14″ to 18″ rims.

Wet grip is rated C in every size, fuel efficiency B–D and external rolling noise 67–69 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 R17 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency B · 68 dB), the weakest 165/65 R14 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 69 dB).

On the EU market since August 2021; the earliest production week registered is 26/2021.

Wet grip
C
C 100%
Fuel efficiency
BCD
B 4% · C 44% · D 52%
Rolling noise67–69 dBmedian 68 dB
Sizes25rims 14″ to 18″
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 (25 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.

Wet grip0% of compared sizes
Fuel efficiency40% of compared sizes
Rolling noise100% of compared sizes

Strongest point: rolling noise. Weakest point: wet grip, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.

What the label means on the road (195/65R15)

Example: the 195/65R15 size, compared with the 947 other summer 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

67 dB against a median of 71 dB in this size (4 dB quieter).

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 25 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
14″ rims
155/65R1475TC63%D74%67 dBA99%—26/2021
165/65R1483T XLC63%D68%69 dBB85%—30/2021
175/65R1482TC62%D55%68 dBB95%—26/2021
185/55R1480HC66%D71%68 dBB95%—30/2021
185/60R1482HC62%C98%68 dBB96%—26/2021
185/65R1486HC64%D53%68 dBB96%—26/2021
15″ rims
175/65R1584HC56%D44%68 dBB93%—30/2021
185/55R1582VC53%D55%68 dBB96%—26/2021
185/60R1588H XLC55%C94%69 dBB88%—26/2021
185/65R1588HC52%C89%68 dBB96%—26/2021
195/55R1585VC50%D51%67 dBA99%—26/2021
195/60R1588VC52%D40%67 dBA99%—26/2021
195/65R1591VC50%D28%67 dBA100%—26/2021
195/65R1595H XLC50%C89%68 dBA98%—26/2021
205/60R1591VC52%D33%67 dBA99%—29/2021
205/65R1594VC54%D31%67 dBA99%—26/2021
16″ rims
195/55R1691V XLC41%C86%68 dBA98%—26/2021
205/55R1691VC37%C84%67 dBA100%—26/2021
205/55R1694W XLC37%C84%68 dBA98%—26/2021
205/60R1692VC39%C80%67 dBA99%—26/2021
215/55R1697W XLC38%D23%68 dBA98%—26/2021
215/60R1699V XLC42%C82%68 dBA98%—29/2021
17″ rims
215/50R1795W XLC32%C79%68 dBA99%—30/2021
215/55R1798W XLC32%D19%68 dBA97%—26/2021
225/55R17101W XLC29%C75%68 dBA99%—26/2021
235/55R17103W XLC37%B97%68 dBA100%—26/2021
18″ rims
215/55R1899V XLC36%C71%68 dBA97%—30/2021

Same label values, different brand

These tyres have exactly the same label values as the Dextero DSM21 in most of the sizes they share, and both are registered in EPREL by the same manufacturer. Identical labels do not prove two tyres are the same: classes are broad. But consistent matches across many sizes point to a shared production family.

Best-labelled summer tyres in 195/65R15

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 Dextero DSM21 a quiet tyre?

Its declared rolling noise ranges from 67 dB to 69 dB (median 68 dB). In 100% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.

How good is the Dextero DSM21 in the wet?

Its wet grip class is C. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.

Is the Dextero DSM21 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 Dextero DSM21 launched?

It has been on the EU market since August 2021. The earliest production week in its registrations is 26/2021; 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 — 27 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.