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Gislaved Soft*frost 200

EU tyre label for every size: 38 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Gislaved Soft*frost 200 is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 38 sizes (38 registrations including load and speed variants), for 14″ to 19″ rims.

Wet grip is rated E in every size, fuel efficiency D–E and external rolling noise 71–73 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow. 26 registrations are also certified as ice tyres.

The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 175/65 R15 (Wet grip E · Fuel efficiency D · 71 dB), the weakest 235/65 R17 (Wet grip E · Fuel efficiency E · 72 dB).

On the EU market since March 2016; the earliest production week registered is 09/2016.

Wet grip
E
E 100%
Fuel efficiency
DE
D 74% · E 26%
Rolling noise71–73 dBmedian 72 dB
Sizes38rims 14″ to 19″
Snow & ice3PMSF ✓3PMSF all sizes · ice 26

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 (38 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 efficiency5% of compared sizes
Rolling noise3% of compared sizes

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

What the label means on the road (205/55 R 16)

Example: the 205/55 R 16 size, compared with the 839 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.

Wet braking from 80 km/h

≈52 m with class E, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).

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 38 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
155/65 R 1475TE2%E23%71 dBB58%3PMSF26/2016
175/65 R 1482TE5%E17%71 dBB65%3PMSF17/2016
15″ rims
175/65 R 1588T XLE3%D81%71 dBB61%3PMSF26/2016
185/55 R 1586T XLE4%E15%71 dBB66%3PMSF35/2017
185/60 R 1588T XLE3%D72%71 dBB64%3PMSF09/2016
185/65 R 1592T XLE5%D65%71 dBB62%3PMSF15/2016
195/65 R 1595T XLE5%E8%72 dBB54%3PMSF13/2016
16″ rims
195/55 R 1691T XLE4%E10%72 dBB56%3PMSF35/2016
195/60 R 1693T XLE6%D54%72 dBB39%3PMSF26/2016
205/55 R 1694T XLE5%D52%72 dBB58%3PMSF17/2016
205/60 R 1696T XLE5%D52%72 dBB57%3PMSF09/2016
215/55 R 1697T XLE5%E7%72 dBB63%3PMSF · Ice grip17/2016
215/60 R 1699T XLE6%D48%72 dBB60%3PMSF · Ice grip22/2016
215/65 R 16102T XLE6%D46%72 dBB62%3PMSF · Ice grip35/2016
215/70 R 16100TE5%E6%72 dBB62%3PMSF · Ice grip39/2016
225/55 R 1699T XLE3%D54%72 dBB64%3PMSF · Ice grip44/2017
225/75 R 16108T XLE22%D90%72 dBB85%3PMSF · Ice grip48/2016
245/70 R 16111T XLE5%D54%72 dBB71%3PMSF · Ice grip26/2016
17″ rims
205/50 R 1793T XLE3%D57%72 dBB64%3PMSF44/2017
215/50 R 1795T XLE5%D51%72 dBB64%3PMSF · Ice grip22/2016
215/55 R 1798T XLE5%D48%72 dBB61%3PMSF · Ice grip13/2016
215/60 R 1796TE5%D48%72 dBB63%3PMSF · Ice grip26/2016
225/45 R 1794T XLE4%D58%72 dBB66%3PMSF · Ice grip48/2017
225/50 R 1798T XLE3%E6%72 dBB65%3PMSF · Ice grip31/2017
225/55 R 17101T XLE4%D46%72 dBB67%3PMSF · Ice grip26/2017
225/60 R 17103T XLE6%E6%72 dBB65%3PMSF · Ice grip35/2016
225/65 R 17102TE5%D46%72 dBB67%3PMSF · Ice grip17/2016
235/55 R 17103T XLE5%D45%72 dBB69%3PMSF · Ice grip22/2016
235/65 R 17108T XLE4%E6%72 dBB69%3PMSF · Ice grip22/2016
265/65 R 17116T XLE5%D45%73 dBB60%3PMSF · Ice grip31/2016
18″ rims
225/40 R 1892T XLE3%D59%72 dBB65%3PMSF · Ice grip48/2017
235/60 R 18107T XLE5%D37%72 dBB67%3PMSF · Ice grip31/2016
245/45 R 18100T XLE4%D49%72 dBB67%3PMSF · Ice grip48/2016
255/55 R 18109T XLE6%D38%73 dBB54%3PMSF · Ice grip31/2016
265/60 R 18114T XLE7%D43%73 dBB61%3PMSF · Ice grip31/2016
19″ rims
235/55 R 19105T XLE4%D31%72 dBB65%3PMSF · Ice grip26/2016
245/45 R 19102T XLE6%D32%72 dBB61%3PMSF · Ice grip22/2016
255/50 R 19107T XLE5%D33%73 dBB48%3PMSF · Ice grip35/2016

Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 205/55 R 16

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 →

Questions

Is the Gislaved Soft*frost 200 a quiet tyre?

Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 73 dB (median 72 dB). In 3% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.

How good is the Gislaved Soft*frost 200 in the wet?

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

Is the Gislaved Soft*frost 200 suitable for snow?

38 of 38 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 Gislaved Soft*frost 200 launched?

It has been on the EU market since March 2016. The earliest production week in its registrations is 09/2016; 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 — 38 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.