Hankook Ventus Prime2
EU tyre label for every size: 32 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Hankook Ventus Prime2 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 32 sizes (62 registrations including load and speed variants), for 15″ to 19″ rims.
Wet grip is rated A–D depending on size, fuel efficiency B–E and external rolling noise 67–71 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 235/45 R18 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency C · 67 dB), the weakest 245/40 R19 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency C · 70 dB).
On the EU market since May 2021; the earliest production week registered is 09/2014.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (32 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: rolling noise.
What the label means on the road (205/55R16)
Example: the 205/55R16 size, compared with the 1,042 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈41 m with class C, against ≈37 m for the most common class in this size (B).
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 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 195/45R15 | 78V | B94% | D69% | 70 dBB73% | — | 46/2020 |
| 205/55R15 | 92V XL | B92% | C97% | 70 dBB66% | — | 11/2019 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 195/55R16 | 87V | C40% | C86% | 69 dBB91% | — | 04/2021 |
| 195/55RF16 | 87V | C56% | E0% | 69 dBB92% | — | 40/2020 |
| 195/55R16 | 87W | B82% | C86% | 69 dBB91% | — | 49/2020 |
| 195/55R16 | 87W | B82% | D28% | 71 dBB56% | — | 48/2020 |
| 205/55R16 | 91H · 91V | C37% | C84% | 71 dBB58% | — | 16/2020 |
| 205/55R16 | 91H | B81% | D25% | 71 dBB58% | — | 12/2020 |
| 205/55R16 | 91V | B81% | B95% | 70 dBB79% | — | 44/2020 |
| 205/55R16 | 91W · 91W | C37% | C84% | 69 dBB92% | — | 46/2020 |
| 205/55RF16 | 91W | C72% | E0% | 69 dBB94% | — | 40/2020 |
| 205/55R16 | 94H XL | B81% | B95% | 69 dBA92% | — | 47/2020 |
| 215/45R16 | 90V XL | B74% | C89% | 70 dBB85% | — | 47/2020 |
| 215/55R16 | 93V · 93V | A100% | D23% | 70 dBB84% | — | 47/2015 |
| 215/70R16 | 100H | C71% | B100% | 71 dBB73% | — | 45/2020 |
| 215/70R16 | 100H | C71% | C91% | 67 dBA100% | — | 49/2019 |
| 225/45R16 | 89W | B67% | C100% | 70 dBB100% | — | 46/2020 |
| 225/50R16 | 96W XL | B75% | B100% | 71 dBB70% | — | 46/2020 |
| 235/60R16 | 100W | B95% | B100% | 70 dBB84% | — | 46/2020 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 205/50R17 | 93W XL · 93W XL | B72% | B95% | 69 dBA95% | — | 16/2020 |
| 215/40R17 | 87W XL | B70% | C96% | 70 dBB84% | — | 50/2020 |
| 215/45R17 | 87H | C31% | C87% | 69 dBB95% | — | 24/2020 |
| 215/45R17 | 87H | D4% | C87% | 70 dBB84% | — | 32/2019 |
| 215/50R17 | 95V XL | B75% | D22% | 70 dBB84% | — | 24/2020 |
| 215/55R17 | 94V · 94V | A100% | C71% | 69 dBB89% | — | 17/2015 |
| 215/55R17 | 94V | C32% | C71% | 71 dBB59% | — | 32/2020 |
| 215/55R17 | 94W · 94W | B72% | C71% | 68 dBA97% | — | 50/2020 |
| 225/45R17 | 91V | A100% | D28% | 70 dBB83% | — | 46/2020 |
| 225/45R17 | 91V · 91W | C23% | D28% | 71 dBB59% | — | 49/2019 |
| 225/45R17 | 91V | D2% | C84% | 70 dBB83% | — | 49/2020 |
| 225/55R17 | 97W | B72% | D16% | 71 dBB60% | — | 28/2020 |
| 225/55R17 | 101V XL | B72% | B91% | 71 dBB60% | — | 09/2014 |
| 225/60R17 | 99H | B86% | C84% | 71 dBB65% | — | 47/2020 |
| 235/65R17 | 104H | B89% | C81% | 70 dBB89% | — | 45/2020 |
| 245/55R17 | 102W | C25% | B56% | 70 dBB100% | — | 47/2020 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 215/40R18 | 85V | C11% | D45% | 70 dBB85% | — | 07/2021 |
| 225/40R18 | 88V | C22% | D36% | 70 dBB90% | — | 49/2020 |
| 225/40R18 | 88V | A100% | D36% | 70 dBB90% | — | 48/2020 |
| 225/45R18 | 95V XL · 95V XL | B65% | D18% | 71 dBB58% | — | 31/2020 |
| 235/45R18 | 94V · 94V | C19% | C65% | 71 dBB63% | — | 38/2020 |
| 235/45R18 | 94W · 94W · 94W | A100% | C65% | 67 dBA100% | — | 47/2017 |
| 235/60R18 | 103H · 103V | B83% | C70% | 71 dBB72% | — | 17/2020 |
| 245/45R18 | 96V | C24% | C70% | 69 dBB96% | — | 51/2020 |
| 245/45R18 | 96W | B66% | D17% | 71 dBB66% | — | 02/2021 |
| 255/45R18 | 103H XL | B61% | B97% | 71 dBA84% | — | 09/2016 |
| 255/45R18 | 103W XL | C21% | C76% | 71 dBB84% | — | 52/2020 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 235/55R19 | 101H | B73% | D12% | 71 dBB62% | — | 38/2020 |
| 235/55R19 | 101V | B73% | C57% | 71 dBB62% | — | 17/2020 |
| 245/40R19 | 94V | D0% | C64% | 70 dBB81% | — | 02/2021 |
| 245/45R19 | 98V | C17% | C55% | 71 dBB65% | — | 30/2020 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 205/55R16
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 →
- Nokian Tyres Powerproof EA A 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE320A B 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE310 EcorunA C 67 dB
- Yokohama Advan Fleva V701A C 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- Nokian Tyres Hakka Blue 3A C 67 dB
Questions
Is the Hankook Ventus Prime2 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 67 dB to 71 dB (median 70 dB). In 72% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Hankook Ventus Prime2 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is A–D. In 44% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Hankook Ventus Prime2 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 Hankook Ventus Prime2 launched?
It has been on the EU market since May 2021. The earliest production week in its registrations is 09/2014; 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 — 62 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 62 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.