Excelon EX-4 Ⅲ
EU tyre label for every size: 5 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Excelon EX-4 Ⅲ is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 5 sizes (5 registrations including load and speed variants), for 15″ to 18″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B in every size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 71–72 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 225/55 R18 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 71 dB), the weakest 205/80 R16 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency D · 72 dB).
On the EU market since October 2014; the earliest production week registered is 42/2014.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (5 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: wet grip. Weakest point: fuel efficiency, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (225/55R18)
Example: the 225/55R18 size, compared with the 543 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈37 m with wet grip class B, 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
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 5 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).
Best-labelled summer tyres in 225/55R18
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 225/55 R18, ranked by label →
- Falken Ziex ZE310 EcorunA C 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE320A C 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- Michelin Primacy 4 S1A A 68 dB
- Pirelli PowergyA B 68 dB
- Pirelli Cinturato P7A B 68 dB
Questions
Is the Excelon EX-4 Ⅲ a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 72 dB (median 71 dB). In 20% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Excelon EX-4 Ⅲ in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B. In 100% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Excelon EX-4 Ⅲ 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 Excelon EX-4 Ⅲ launched?
It has been on the EU market since October 2014. The earliest production week in its registrations is 42/2014; 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 — 5 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 5 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.