Winter tyre

Firestone Winterhawk 4

EU tyre label for every size: 76 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Firestone Winterhawk 4 is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 76 sizes (94 registrations including load and speed variants), for 14″ to 20″ rims.

Wet grip is rated B in every size, fuel efficiency C–D 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 185/65 R15 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 71 dB), the weakest 255/40 R19 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency D · 71 dB).

On the EU market since May 2020; the earliest production week registered is 18/2020.

Wet grip

B 100%

Fuel efficiency

C 53% · D 47%

Rolling noise71 dBmedian 71 dB

Sizes76rims 14″ to 20″

Snow & ice3PMSF ✓3PMSF all sizes · ice none

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 (76 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.

Wet grip100% of compared sizes

Fuel efficiency65% of compared sizes

Rolling noise63% of compared sizes

Strongest point: wet grip.

What the label means on the road (205/55 R16)

Example: the 205/55 R16 size, compared with the 839 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.

Wet braking from 80 km/h

≈37 m with class B, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).

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 72 dB in this size (1 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 76 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
14″ rims
155/65 R14	79T XL	B100%	D89%	71 dBB58%	3PMSF	27/2020
165/70 R14	85T XL	B99%	D84%	71 dBB64%	3PMSF	27/2020
175/65 R14	82T	B99%	D79%	71 dBB65%	3PMSF	23/2020
175/65 R14	86T XL	B99%	D79%	71 dBB65%	3PMSF	23/2020
15″ rims
175/65 R15	84T	B100%	D81%	71 dBB61%	3PMSF	27/2020
185/55 R15	86H XL · 86T XL	B99%	D77%	71 dBB66%	3PMSF	27/2020
185/60 R15	84T	B100%	D72%	71 dBB64%	3PMSF	23/2020
185/60 R15	88T XL	B100%	D72%	71 dBB64%	3PMSF	23/2020
185/65 R15	88T	B100%	D65%	71 dBB62%	3PMSF	23/2020
185/65 R15	92T XL	B100%	C99%	71 dBB62%	3PMSF	23/2020
195/50 R15	86H XL	B100%	D83%	71 dBB68%	3PMSF	27/2020
195/55 R15	85H	B100%	D82%	71 dBB72%	3PMSF	20/2020
195/60 R15	88T	B100%	D76%	71 dBB75%	3PMSF	24/2020
195/65 R15	91H · 91T	B100%	D55%	71 dBB71%	3PMSF	23/2020
195/65 R15	95T XL	B100%	D55%	71 dBB71%	3PMSF	23/2020
16″ rims
195/45 R16	84H XL	B99%	D72%	71 dBB68%	3PMSF	32/2021
195/50 R16	88H XL	B100%	D66%	71 dBB64%	3PMSF	24/2020
195/55 R16	87H	B99%	D62%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	18/2020
195/55 R16	91H XL	B99%	C99%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	23/2020
195/60 R16	89H	B100%	C98%	71 dBB58%	3PMSF	27/2020
205/55 R16	91H · 91T	B99%	C99%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	27/2020
205/55 R16	94H XL · 94V XL	B99%	C99%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	27/2020
205/60 R16	92H	B99%	D52%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	27/2020
205/60 R16	96H XL · 96H XL	B99%	C97%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	27/2020
215/45 R16	90V XL	B98%	D44%	71 dBB63%	3PMSF	28/2020
215/55 R16	93H	B99%	C98%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	23/2020
215/55 R16	97H XL	B99%	C98%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	23/2020
215/60 R16	99H XL	B99%	C96%	71 dBB77%	3PMSF	27/2020
215/65 R16	98H	B99%	C94%	71 dBB79%	3PMSF	27/2020
215/65 R16	102H XL	B99%	C94%	71 dBB79%	3PMSF	23/2020
215/70 R16	100H	B99%	D56%	71 dBB81%	3PMSF	27/2020
225/55 R16	99H XL	B99%	C98%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	23/2020
17″ rims
205/45 R17	88V XL	B98%	D64%	71 dBB75%	3PMSF	24/2020
205/50 R17	93V XL	B98%	D57%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	27/2020
205/55 R17	95V XL	B98%	C97%	71 dBB75%	3PMSF	27/2020
205/60 R17	93H	B88%	D41%	71 dBB86%	3PMSF	31/2020
215/45 R17	91V XL	B98%	D59%	71 dBB76%	3PMSF	24/2020
215/50 R17	95V XL	B98%	C98%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	23/2020
215/55 R17	98V XL	B98%	C97%	71 dBB77%	3PMSF	23/2020
215/60 R17	96H	B99%	C94%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	27/2020
215/65 R17	103H XL	B98%	C92%	71 dBB84%	3PMSF	27/2021
225/45 R17	91H	B98%	D58%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	23/2020
225/45 R17	94V XL	B98%	C99%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	23/2020
225/50 R17	98H XL · 98V XL	B98%	C97%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	23/2020
225/55 R17	101V XL	B99%	C96%	71 dBB81%	3PMSF	32/2021
225/60 R17	99H	B99%	D46%	71 dBB81%	3PMSF	32/2021
225/65 R17	106H XL	B99%	C93%	71 dBB83%	3PMSF	27/2020
235/45 R17	97V XL	B98%	D50%	71 dBB76%	3PMSF	27/2020
235/55 R17	103V XL	B98%	C93%	71 dBB82%	3PMSF	20/2020
235/65 R17	108V XL	B99%	C93%	71 dBB84%	3PMSF	36/2020
245/45 R17	99V XL	B96%	D53%	71 dBB81%	3PMSF	27/2020
18″ rims
215/50 R18	92V	B99%	D47%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	24/2020
215/55 R18	99V XL	B98%	C96%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	27/2020
225/40 R18	92V XL	B98%	D59%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	31/2020
225/45 R18	95V XL	B98%	D53%	71 dBB75%	3PMSF	24/2020
225/50 R18	99V XL	B97%	C95%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	24/2020
225/55 R18	102V XL	B98%	C92%	71 dBB76%	3PMSF	23/2020
225/60 R18	104V XL	B99%	C94%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	27/2020
235/40 R18	95V XL	B97%	D48%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	28/2020
235/45 R18	98V XL	B97%	D45%	71 dBB77%	3PMSF	27/2020
235/50 R18	101V XL	B99%	C96%	71 dBB82%	3PMSF	27/2020
235/55 R18	104H XL · 104V XL	B98%	C90%	71 dBB83%	3PMSF	27/2020
235/60 R18	107H XL · 107V XL	B98%	C90%	71 dBB84%	3PMSF	27/2020
245/40 R18	97V XL	B97%	D52%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	27/2020
245/45 R18	100V XL	B98%	D49%	71 dBB83%	3PMSF	27/2020
245/50 R18	104V XL	B98%	C95%	71 dBB72%	3PMSF	45/2022
255/55 R18	109V XL	B98%	C90%	71 dBB92%	3PMSF	27/2020
255/60 R18	112V XL	B97%	C85%	71 dBB98%	3PMSF	27/2020
19″ rims
225/40 R19	93W XL	B95%	D41%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	45/2022
225/45 R19	96V XL	B97%	D41%	71 dBB72%	3PMSF	27/2020
225/55 R19	99V	B97%	C92%	71 dBB76%	3PMSF	27/2020
235/35 R19	91W XL	B96%	D49%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	31/2020
235/40 R19	96V XL	B97%	D42%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	27/2020
235/45 R19	99V XL	B97%	C96%	71 dBB71%	3PMSF	27/2020
235/50 R19	103V XL	B98%	C90%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	43/2021
235/55 R19	105V XL	B97%	C86%	71 dBB83%	3PMSF	27/2020
245/40 R19	98V XL	B97%	D37%	71 dBB77%	3PMSF	27/2020
245/45 R19	102V XL	B97%	C94%	71 dBB77%	3PMSF	36/2020
255/35 R19	96V XL	B97%	D37%	71 dBB81%	3PMSF	27/2020
255/40 R19	100V XL	B96%	D34%	71 dBB89%	3PMSF	27/2020
255/45 R19	104V XL	B97%	C91%	71 dBB86%	3PMSF	45/2022
255/50 R19	107V XL	B97%	C88%	71 dBB86%	3PMSF	27/2020
255/55 R19	111V XL	B97%	C90%	71 dBB88%	3PMSF	27/2020
20″ rims
195/55 R20	95H XL	B97%	C84%	71 dBB56%	3PMSF	27/2020
255/45 R20	105V XL	B96%	C92%	71 dBB86%	3PMSF	36/2020
275/45 R20	110V XL	B96%	C90%	71 dBB89%	3PMSF	27/2020

Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 205/55 R16

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 Firestone Winterhawk 4 a quiet tyre?

Its declared rolling noise is 71 dB in every size. In 63% 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 4 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 Firestone Winterhawk 4 suitable for snow?

94 of 94 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 4 launched?

It has been on the EU market since May 2020. The earliest production week in its registrations is 18/2020; 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 — 94 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 94 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.