Summer

Hankook Ventus S1 evo2

EU tyre label for every size: 84 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 84 sizes (146 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 20″ rims.

Wet grip is rated A–C depending on size, fuel efficiency A–D and external rolling noise 65–75 dB.

The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 245/45 R18 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency B · 67 dB), the weakest 225/45 R17 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 70 dB).

On the EU market since May 2021; the earliest production week registered is 48/2013.

Wet grip

ABC

A 73% · B 25% · C 3%

Fuel efficiency

ABCD

A 1% · B 6% · C 47% · D 47%

Rolling noise65–75 dBmedian 71 dB

Sizes84rims 16″ to 20″

Snow & ice—3PMSF none · ice none

How it compares in its sizes

We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (83 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.

Wet grip89% of compared sizes

Fuel efficiency52% of compared sizes

Rolling noise36% of compared sizes

Strongest point: wet grip.

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

Example: the 205/55R16 size, compared with the 1,043 other summer tyres registered in this size.

Wet braking from 80 km/h

≈34 m with class A, 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 84 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
16″ rims
205/55R16	91W	A100%	C84%	71 dBB58%	—	45/2020
205/60R16	92V	B84%	C80%	65 dBA100%	—	21/2019
205/60R16	92V · 92W · 92W	B84%	C80%	69 dBB91%	—	30/2018
205/60R16	96V XL	B84%	C80%	70 dBB80%	—	46/2020
17″ rims
205/45RF17	84W	B90%	D100%	71 dBB70%	—	49/2020
205/45R17	88W XL	B68%	C85%	71 dBB60%	—	01/2021
205/50RF17	89W	B75%	D100%	71 dBB63%	—	01/2021
205/50ZR17	93Y XL	A100%	D25%	72 dBB48%	—	46/2020
205/55R17	91W	A100%	B87%	68 dBA98%	—	01/2018
205/55R17	91W	A100%	C63%	69 dBB92%	—	46/2020
205/55R17	91W	A100%	B87%	69 dBB92%	—	35/2020
205/55R17	95W XL	B69%	C63%	70 dBB79%	—	46/2020
225/45R17	91V · 91W	A100%	C84%	71 dBB59%	—	45/2020
225/45R17	91W · 91W	A100%	C84%	70 dBB83%	—	44/2020
225/45R17	91W	C23%	D28%	70 dBB83%	—	03/2021
225/45ZR17	94Y XL · 94Y XL	A100%	D32%	71 dBB73%	—	46/2020
225/50R17	94W	B70%	B95%	69 dBB95%	—	48/2013
225/50R17	94W	A100%	D21%	71 dBA61%	—	03/2017
225/50ZR17	94W	B85%	C90%	71 dBB75%	—	27/2014
225/50R17	94W	B70%	C79%	71 dBB61%	—	48/2013
225/50R17	94Y	B70%	C79%	69 dBA95%	—	01/2015
225/50R17	98W XL	A100%	C79%	71 dBB61%	—	51/2020
225/50R17	98Y XL	B70%	C79%	70 dBB84%	—	45/2017
225/50R17	98Y XL	B70%	C79%	69 dBB95%	—	01/2015
225/50ZR17	98Y XL	A100%	C90%	71 dBB75%	—	20/2019
225/55R17	97W	B72%	D16%	71 dBB60%	—	42/2020
225/55R17	97W · 97Y · 97Y	A100%	C75%	71 dBB60%	—	44/2015
225/55R17	97Y	B72%	C75%	71 dBB60%	—	12/2020
235/45ZR17	97Y XL · 97Y XL	A100%	D25%	71 dBB73%	—	46/2020
235/55R17	103V XL	B75%	A100%	72 dBB35%	—	42/2021
245/40ZR17	95Y XL · 95Y XL	A100%	D36%	71 dBB75%	—	34/2020
245/45R17	95W	B68%	B98%	69 dBA99%	—	01/2015
245/45R17	95W	B68%	C86%	68 dBA100%	—	01/2015
245/45ZR17	95Y	B86%	D22%	71 dBB77%	—	27/2014
245/45ZR17	99Y XL · 99Y XL	A100%	D22%	71 dBB77%	—	31/2020
255/40RF17	94W	A–	D–	71 dBB–	—	49/2020
255/40ZR17	98Y XL	A100%	C93%	73 dBB28%	—	41/2020
18″ rims
215/40R18	85Y	B52%	D45%	71 dBB62%	—	01/2021
215/40ZR18	89Y XL	A100%	D42%	72 dBB35%	—	08/2021
215/45ZR18	93Y XL · 93Y XL	A100%	D25%	71 dBB70%	—	29/2019
225/40RF18	88Y	A100%	D87%	71 dBB87%	—	46/2020
225/40R18	92Y XL	B63%	C84%	71 dBB65%	—	01/2016
225/40ZR18	92Y XL · 92Y XL	A100%	D39%	71 dBB75%	—	46/2020
225/45R18	91V	B65%	D18%	71 dBB58%	—	46/2020
225/45R18	91W	A100%	B90%	69 dBB94%	—	01/2018
225/45R18	91W	A100%	C68%	69 dBB94%	—	01/2018
225/45R18	95Y XL	C20%	C68%	67 dBA100%	—	45/2020
225/45ZR18	95Y XL · 95Y XL	A100%	D22%	71 dBB76%	—	34/2020
225/50R18	95W	A100%	C64%	69 dBB90%	—	46/2020
235/40ZR18	95PAR_Y_PAR XL · 95PAR_Y_PAR XL	A100%	D33%	71 dBB75%	—	46/2020
235/45ZR18	98Y XL	A100%	C83%	71 dBB74%	—	51/2020
245/35ZR18	92Y XL	A100%	D39%	71 dBB71%	—	46/2020
245/40R18	93Y · 93Y	B67%	D26%	70 dBB90%	—	27/2014
245/40R18	97Y XL	B67%	D26%	71 dBB72%	—	01/2015
245/40R18	97Y XL	C26%	C83%	68 dBA100%	—	45/2020
245/40ZR18	97Y XL · 97Y XL	A100%	D29%	71 dBB78%	—	24/2020
245/45R18	96W · 96W	B66%	B90%	68 dBA100%	—	30/2020
245/45R18	96W	B66%	C70%	68 dBA100%	—	47/2020
245/45R18	100Y XL	A100%	C70%	70 dBB91%	—	44/2015
245/45R18	100Y XL	A100%	B90%	70 dBB91%	—	44/2015
245/45R18	100Y XL	A100%	C70%	72 dBB40%	—	05/2017
245/45ZR18	100Y XL · 100Y XL	A100%	D18%	71 dBB78%	—	37/2020
245/45R18	100Y XL	A100%	B90%	67 dBA100%	—	26/2023
245/50R18	100W	B64%	C77%	71 dBB66%	—	21/2020
245/50R18	100Y	A100%	C77%	70 dBB81%	—	48/2020
255/35RF18	90Y	A100%	D100%	71 dBB100%	—	49/2020
255/35ZR18	94Y XL · 94Y XL	A100%	D42%	72 dBB71%	—	17/2019
255/40ZR18	99Y XL	A100%	C91%	72 dBB63%	—	46/2020
255/45ZR18	103Y XL · 103Y XL	A100%	C88%	71 dBB84%	—	50/2020
265/35ZR18	97Y XL · 97Y XL	A100%	D34%	72 dBB67%	—	45/2016
265/40ZR18	101Y XL	A100%	C95%	72 dBB74%	—	14/2021
275/35ZR18	99Y XL	A100%	C98%	72 dBB71%	—	08/2020
275/40ZR18	103Y XL	A100%	C90%	72 dBB62%	—	09/2021
275/45ZR18	107Y XL	A100%	C93%	72 dBB72%	—	05/2021
285/35ZR18	101Y XL	A100%	D39%	75 dBB27%	—	46/2020
19″ rims
225/35R19	88Y XL	B70%	D40%	72 dBB52%	—	46/2020
225/35ZR19	88Y XL · 88Y XL	A100%	D51%	71 dBB70%	—	43/2020
225/40ZR19	93Y XL	A100%	C91%	71 dBB69%	—	24/2020
225/45R19	92W	C19%	C70%	70 dBB84%	—	45/2019
235/35ZR19	91PAR_Y_PAR XL · 91PAR_Y_PAR XL	A100%	D47%	71 dBB74%	—	46/2020
235/40R19	96Y XL	A100%	C64%	70 dBB89%	—	09/2017
235/40R19	96Y XL	A100%	D19%	70 dBB89%	—	35/2019
245/35ZR19	93Y XL	B78%	D44%	67 dBA100%	—	01/2015
245/35ZR19	93Y XL	B78%	D44%	72 dBB48%	—	27/2014
245/35ZR19	93Y XL	A100%	C92%	71 dBB72%	—	07/2021
245/40ZR19	98Y XL · 98Y XL	A100%	C88%	71 dBB78%	—	08/2021
245/45R19	98Y	A100%	C54%	71 dBB65%	—	48/2020
245/45ZR19	102Y XL	A100%	C84%	71 dBB75%	—	49/2020
255/30R19	91Y XL	B71%	D41%	73 dBB51%	—	46/2020
255/30ZR19	91Y XL	A100%	C93%	73 dBB39%	—	46/2020
255/35R19	96Y XL	B62%	D29%	66 dBA100%	—	01/2015
255/35ZR19	96Y XL · 96Y XL	A100%	D33%	72 dBB66%	—	46/2020
255/40ZR19	100Y XL · 100Y XL	A100%	C88%	72 dBB68%	—	40/2020
255/45ZR19	104Y XL	A100%	C81%	72 dBB58%	—	08/2021
265/30ZR19	93PAR_Y_PAR XL	A100%	D49%	72 dBB72%	—	17/2019
265/35R19	98Y XL	A100%	D37%	71 dBB73%	—	09/2017
265/35R19	98Y XL · 98Y XL	A100%	C76%	72 dBB51%	—	43/2020
275/30ZR19	96Y XL	A100%	D36%	72 dBB70%	—	46/2020
275/35ZR19	100Y XL	A100%	D34%	72 dBB69%	—	05/2021
275/40R19	101Y	A100%	C65%	71 dBB67%	—	48/2020
275/40ZR19	105Y XL	A100%	C91%	72 dBB68%	—	33/2020
285/30ZR19	98Y XL	A100%	D48%	72 dBB83%	—	17/2019
285/35ZR19	99Y	A100%	C97%	72 dBB86%	—	07/2021
295/30ZR19	100PAR_Y_PAR XL	A100%	D62%	72 dBB95%	—	46/2020
305/30ZR19	102PAR_Y_PAR XL	A100%	C98%	72 dBB98%	—	46/2020
20″ rims
225/35ZR20	90Y XL	A100%	D48%	71 dBB65%	—	17/2019
235/35ZR20	92PAR_Y_PAR XL	A100%	D45%	72 dBB37%	—	07/2020
245/35ZR20	95PAR_Y_PAR XL	A100%	D42%	72 dBB47%	—	46/2020
245/40ZR20	99Y XL	A100%	C87%	72 dBB44%	—	46/2020
255/30ZR20	92Y XL	A100%	D47%	73 dBB42%	—	18/2019
255/35ZR20	97Y XL	A100%	D33%	72 dBB68%	—	13/2021
265/30ZR20	94PAR_Y_PAR XL	A100%	C93%	73 dBB32%	—	08/2021
275/30ZR20	97PAR_Y_PAR XL	A100%	C92%	72 dBB70%	—	46/2020
275/30R20	97Y XL	A100%	D38%	71 dBB79%	—	09/2017
275/30R20	97Y XL · 97Y XL	A100%	D38%	72 dBB64%	—	43/2020
275/35ZR20	102Y XL	A100%	C93%	73 dBB42%	—	46/2020
295/30ZR20	101PAR_Y_PAR XL	A100%	C99%	73 dBB63%	—	28/2019
305/30ZR20	103PAR_Y_PAR XL	A100%	C96%	73 dBB66%	—	08/2020

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 →

Questions

Is the Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 a quiet tyre?

Its declared rolling noise ranges from 65 dB to 75 dB (median 71 dB). In 36% 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 S1 evo2 in the wet?

Its wet grip class is A–C. In 89% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.

Is the Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 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 S1 evo2 launched?

It has been on the EU market since May 2021. The earliest production week in its registrations is 48/2013; 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 — 146 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 145 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.