Firestone Winterhawk
EU tyre label for every size: 3 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Firestone Winterhawk is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 3 sizes (4 registrations including load and speed variants), for 13″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C–D depending on size, fuel efficiency D–E and external rolling noise 71 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 165/70 R13 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 71 dB), the weakest 175/65 R13 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency E · 71 dB).
On the EU market since September 2015; the earliest production week registered is 36/2015.
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 (3 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: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (165/70 R13)
Example: the 165/70 R13 size, compared with the 328 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, 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13″ rims | ||||||
| 165/65 R13 | 77T | C98% | E29% | 71 dBB71% | 3PMSF | 36/2015 |
| 165/70 R13 | 79T | C88% | D90% | 71 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 27/2019 |
| 175/65 R13 | 80T | D27% | E23% | 71 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 36/2015 |
| 175/65 R13 | 80T | C93% | E23% | 71 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 19/2016 |
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 165/70 R13
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 165/70 R13, ranked by label →
- Nama NAS768B C 68 dB
- Bentanzo Zenaro WR07B D 68 dB
- GitiWinterW2B E 68 dB
- Kenda Wintergen 2B E 68 dB
- Maxxis AP2B D 69 dB
- Milestone MW01WB E 69 dB
Questions
Is the Firestone Winterhawk a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise is 71 dB in every size. 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 Firestone Winterhawk in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C–D. In 100% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Firestone Winterhawk suitable for snow?
4 of 4 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 Firestone Winterhawk launched?
It has been on the EU market since September 2015. The earliest production week in its registrations is 36/2015; 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 — 4 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 4 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.