Hankook Ventus V12 evo2
EU tyre label for every size: 40 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 40 sizes (61 registrations including load and speed variants), for 15″ to 21″ rims.
Wet grip is rated A–C depending on size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 70–75 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 215/50 ZR17 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency C · 70 dB), the weakest 185/55 R15 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 70 dB).
On the EU market since May 2021; the earliest production week registered is 52/2016.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (39 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.
What the label means on the road (195/50R15)
Example: the 195/50R15 size, compared with the 710 other summer 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 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 40 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 | ||||||
| 185/55R15 | 82V | C53% | D55% | 70 dBB73% | — | 48/2021 |
| 195/50R15 | 82V | B90% | D58% | 71 dBB61% | — | 19/2020 |
| 205/50ZR15 | 86W | B100% | D83% | 71 dBB83% | — | 46/2020 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 205/45ZR16 | 87W XL · 87W XL | A100% | D46% | 71 dBB74% | — | 30/2020 |
| 215/40ZR16 | 86W XL | A100% | D65% | 72 dBB15% | — | 46/2020 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 195/45ZR17 | 85W XL | A100% | D49% | 71 dBB47% | — | 03/2021 |
| 205/40ZR17 | 84W XL · 84W XL | A100% | D52% | 70 dBB89% | — | 25/2020 |
| 205/45ZR17 | 88W XL · 88W XL | A100% | D39% | 72 dBB45% | — | 53/2020 |
| 215/40ZR17 | 87Y XL · 87Y XL | A100% | D47% | 71 dBB72% | — | 25/2020 |
| 215/45ZR17 | 91Y XL · 91Y XL | A100% | D34% | 70 dBB90% | — | 03/2020 |
| 215/50ZR17 | 95W XL · 95W XL | A100% | C89% | 70 dBB88% | — | 46/2020 |
| 225/35ZR17 | 86Y XL | A100% | D100% | 70 dBB86% | — | 46/2020 |
| 225/45ZR17 | 94Y XL · 94Y XL | A100% | C91% | 71 dBB73% | — | 43/2020 |
| 225/50ZR17 | 98Y XL · 98Y XL | A100% | C90% | 70 dBB88% | — | 36/2019 |
| 235/40ZR17 | 94Y XL | A100% | C96% | 70 dBB94% | — | 46/2020 |
| 235/45ZR17 | 97Y XL · 97Y XL | A100% | C89% | 70 dBB87% | — | 31/2020 |
| 245/35ZR17 | 87Y | A– | D– | 71 dBB– | — | 46/2020 |
| 245/40ZR17 | 95Y XL · 95Y XL | A100% | D36% | 72 dBB44% | — | 26/2020 |
| 245/40ZR17 | 95Y XL | B89% | C95% | 72 dBB44% | — | 52/2016 |
| 245/45ZR17 | 99Y XL · 99Y XL | A100% | C90% | 72 dBB44% | — | 25/2020 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 205/35ZR18 | 81Y XL | A100% | D88% | 70 dBB100% | — | 46/2020 |
| 215/35ZR18 | 84Y XL | A100% | D64% | 72 dBB51% | — | 46/2020 |
| 215/40ZR18 | 89Y XL · 89Y XL | A100% | D41% | 71 dBB67% | — | 25/2020 |
| 225/35ZR18 | 87Y XL | A100% | D49% | 72 dBB29% | — | 40/2020 |
| 225/40ZR18 | 92Y XL · 92Y XL | A100% | D39% | 72 dBB48% | — | 35/2020 |
| 225/45ZR18 | 95Y XL · 95Y XL | A100% | C90% | 70 dBB87% | — | 30/2020 |
| 225/45ZR18 | 95Y XL | B82% | C90% | 72 dBB48% | — | 49/2021 |
| 225/60ZR18 | 100W | B79% | D25% | 71 dBB63% | — | 45/2021 |
| 235/40ZR18 | 95Y XL · 95Y XL | A100% | C90% | 70 dBB89% | — | 26/2020 |
| 235/45ZR18 | 98Y XL · 98Y XL | A100% | C84% | 70 dBB88% | — | 26/2020 |
| 235/50ZR18 | 101Y XL | A100% | C90% | 70 dBB89% | — | 50/2020 |
| 235/50ZR18 | 101Y XL | B89% | C90% | 72 dBB42% | — | 51/2021 |
| 245/35ZR18 | 92Y XL | A100% | D39% | 71 dBB71% | — | 05/2021 |
| 245/40ZR18 | 97Y XL | A100% | D29% | 72 dBB49% | — | 51/2020 |
| 245/45ZR18 | 100Y XL | A100% | C88% | 72 dBB51% | — | 25/2020 |
| 245/45ZR18 | 100Y XL | B83% | C88% | 72 dBB51% | — | 01/2022 |
| 255/35ZR18 | 94Y XL | A100% | C90% | 72 dBB71% | — | 30/2020 |
| 255/35ZR18 | 94Y XL | B84% | C90% | 73 dBB42% | — | 16/2021 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 225/35ZR19 | 88Y XL | A100% | D51% | 70 dBB85% | — | 40/2020 |
| 235/35ZR19 | 91Y XL | A100% | C92% | 70 dBB89% | — | 46/2020 |
| 255/30ZR19 | 91Y XL | A100% | C93% | 70 dBB88% | — | 46/2020 |
| 255/35ZR19 | 96Y XL | A100% | C92% | 72 dBB66% | — | 02/2021 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 235/30ZR20 | 88Y XL | B80% | C98% | 72 dBB45% | — | 18/2020 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 245/35ZR21 | 96Y XL | A100% | D30% | 71 dBB74% | — | 09/2021 |
| 285/30ZR21 | 100Y XL | B59% | C93% | 75 dBB49% | — | 10/2021 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 195/50R15
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 195/50 R15, ranked by label →
- Yokohama Advan Fleva V701A C 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE320A C 67 dB
- Nokian Tyres Hakka Blue 3A C 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE310 EcorunA D 67 dB
- Nokian Tyres WetproofA B 68 dB
- Envoy AternaA C 68 dB
Questions
Is the Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 70 dB to 75 dB (median 71 dB). In 41% 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 V12 evo2 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is A–C. In 95% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Hankook Ventus V12 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 V12 evo2 launched?
It has been on the EU market since May 2021. The earliest production week in its registrations is 52/2016; 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 — 61 registrations, data as of 26 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 61 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.