Headway HW505
EU tyre label for every size: 28 sizes of this 3PMSF-marked tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Headway HW505 is a 3PMSF-marked tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 28 sizes (50 registrations including load and speed variants), for 17″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C in every size, fuel efficiency D and external rolling noise 72–74 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow.
On the EU market since June 2020; the earliest production week registered is 01/2018.
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 (28 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (225/45R17)
Example: the 225/45R17 size, compared with the 668 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈41 m with wet grip class C, the most common class in this size.
Fuel efficiency
Class D, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
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 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 205/50R17 | 93H XL | C74% | D57% | 72 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 205/50R17 | 93H XL | C74% | D57% | 74 dBC0% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 215/45R17 | 91H XL | C75% | D59% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 215/45R17 | 91H XL | C75% | D59% | 74 dBC0% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 215/50R17 | 91H | C77% | D51% | 72 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 215/50R17 | 91H | C77% | D51% | 74 dBC1% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 225/45R17 | 94H XL · 94V XL | C71% | D58% | 72 dBB66% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 225/45R17 | 94V XL | C71% | D58% | 74 dBC0% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 225/50R17 | 98H XL | C71% | D50% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 225/50R17 | 98H XL | C71% | D50% | 74 dBC0% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 225/55R17 | 101H XL | C75% | D46% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 225/55R17 | 101H XL | C75% | D46% | 74 dBC0% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 235/45R17 | 97H XL · 97V XL | C75% | D50% | 72 dBB59% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 235/45R17 | 97V XL | C75% | D50% | 74 dBC1% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 235/55R17 | 99T | C72% | D45% | 74 dBC1% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 235/55R17 | 99T | C72% | D45% | 72 dBB69% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 235/55R17 | 103H XL | C72% | D45% | 72 dBB69% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 255/45R17 | 102T XL | C96% | D91% | 73 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 215/55R18 | 95H | C72% | D41% | 72 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 215/55R18 | 95H | C72% | D41% | 74 dBC1% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 225/45R18 | 95V XL | C73% | D53% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 225/45R18 | 95V XL | C73% | D53% | 74 dBC1% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 235/50R18 | 97H | C73% | D41% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 235/55R18 | 104H XL · 104T XL | C74% | D39% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 245/40R18 | 93H | C72% | D52% | 72 dBB66% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 245/40R18 | 93H | C72% | D52% | 74 dBC1% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 245/45R18 | 100H XL · 100V XL | C73% | D49% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 245/45R18 | 100V XL | C73% | D49% | 74 dBC0% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 255/55R18 | 109H XL · 109V XL | C77% | D38% | 73 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 235/50R19 | 99H | C71% | D33% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 235/55R19 | 105H XL · 105V XL | C69% | D31% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 255/45R19 | 100H | C63% | D29% | 73 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 255/50R19 | 107H XL · 107V XL | C73% | D33% | 73 dBB48% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 255/55R19 | 107H | C81% | D38% | 73 dBB56% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 235/55R20 | 102H | C83% | D33% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 255/45R20 | 105H XL · 105V XL | C73% | D32% | 73 dBB49% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 255/50R20 | 109H XL | C82% | D32% | 73 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 255/55R20 | 107H | C80% | D34% | 73 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 275/40R20 | 106V XL | C74% | D32% | 73 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 275/45R20 | 110H XL · 110V XL | C73% | D29% | 73 dBB59% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
| 315/35R20 | 106T | C81% | D33% | 74 dBB45% | 3PMSF | 01/2018 |
Same label values, different brand
These tyres have exactly the same label values as the Headway HW505 in most of the sizes they share, and both are registered in EPREL by the same manufacturer. Identical labels do not prove two tyres are the same: classes are broad. But consistent matches across many sizes point to a shared production family.
- Crossleader Winterking DW09identical label in 9 of 9 shared size and load/speed variants
- Doublestar Winterking DW09identical label in 7 of 7 shared size and load/speed variants
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 225/45R17
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 225/45 R17, ranked by label →
- Radar Dimax WinterA D 70 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A C 71 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 DriveguardA C 71 dB
- Nokian Tyres Snowproof 3PA B 72 dB
- Kumho WP52+A C 72 dB
- Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3A C 72 dB
Questions
Is the Headway HW505 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 72 dB to 74 dB (median 73 dB). In 0% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Headway HW505 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C. In 32% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Headway HW505 suitable for snow?
50 of 50 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 Headway HW505 launched?
It has been on the EU market since June 2020. The earliest production week in its registrations is 01/2018; 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 — 50 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 41 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.