3PMSF

Imperial AS Driver

EU tyre label for every size: 125 sizes of this 3PMSF-marked tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Imperial AS Driver is a 3PMSF-marked tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 125 sizes (143 registrations including load and speed variants), for 12″ to 21″ rims.

Wet grip is rated B–C depending on size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 71–72 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow.

The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 205/70 R14 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 71 dB), the weakest 195/60 R16 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 71 dB).

On the EU market since November 2018; the earliest production week registered is 31/2018.

Wet grip

B 64% · C 36%

Fuel efficiency

C 64% · D 36%

Rolling noise71–72 dBmedian 71 dB

Sizes125rims 12″ to 21″

Snow & ice3PMSF ✓3PMSF all sizes · ice none

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 (125 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.

Wet grip96% of compared sizes

Fuel efficiency84% of compared sizes

Rolling noise42% of compared sizes

Strongest point: wet grip.

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

Example: the 205/55R16 size, compared with the 839 other winter and 3PMSF 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 C, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.

Rolling noise

71 dB against a median of 72 dB in this size (1 dB quieter).

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 125 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
12″ rims
175/70R12	80T	C100%	D57%	71 dBB100%	3PMSF	25/2025
13″ rims
135/80R13	70T	C100%	D100%	71 dBB100%	3PMSF	24/2025
145/70R13	71T	C93%	D99%	71 dBB41%	3PMSF	31/2018
145/80R13	79T XL	C95%	D100%	71 dBB36%	3PMSF	45/2018
155/65R13	73T	C89%	D93%	71 dBB62%	3PMSF	37/2018
155/70R13	75T	C83%	D90%	71 dBB58%	3PMSF	36/2018
155/80R13	79T	C84%	D88%	71 dBB57%	3PMSF	36/2018
165/70R13	79T	C88%	D90%	71 dBB60%	3PMSF	40/2018
165/70R13	83T XL	C88%	D90%	71 dBB60%	3PMSF	40/2018
175/65R13	80T	C93%	D100%	71 dBB55%	3PMSF	45/2018
175/70R13	82T	C90%	D86%	71 dBB62%	3PMSF	07/2019
185/70R13	86T	C98%	D74%	71 dBB88%	3PMSF	25/2025
14″ rims
155/65R14	75T	C82%	D89%	71 dBB58%	3PMSF	36/2018
165/60R14	79H XL	C88%	D92%	71 dBB61%	3PMSF	37/2018
165/65R14	79T	C85%	D91%	71 dBB55%	3PMSF	37/2018
165/70R14	81T	C78%	D84%	71 dBB64%	3PMSF	36/2018
165/70R14	85T XL	C78%	D84%	71 dBB64%	3PMSF	36/2018
175/65R14	82T	C80%	D79%	71 dBB65%	3PMSF	33/2018
175/65R14	86T XL	C80%	D79%	71 dBB65%	3PMSF	33/2018
175/70R14	84T	C82%	D78%	71 dBB65%	3PMSF	42/2018
175/70R14	88T XL	C82%	D78%	71 dBB65%	3PMSF	42/2018
185/55R14	80H	C83%	D78%	71 dBB59%	3PMSF	45/2018
185/60R14	82H	C84%	D86%	71 dBB60%	3PMSF	40/2018
185/65R14	86H	C85%	D81%	71 dBB61%	3PMSF	45/2018
185/70R14	88T	C90%	D74%	71 dBB62%	3PMSF	08/2019
195/70R14	91T	C89%	C97%	71 dBB52%	3PMSF	10/2019
205/70R14	98T XL	B100%	C100%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	24/2025
15″ rims
155/60R15	74T	C77%	D88%	71 dBB70%	3PMSF	25/2021
165/55R15	75H	C89%	D78%	71 dBB89%	3PMSF	26/2025
165/65R15	81H	C85%	D86%	71 dBB49%	3PMSF	07/2019
175/65R15	84H	C78%	D81%	71 dBB61%	3PMSF	40/2018
185/55R15	82H	C77%	D77%	71 dBB66%	3PMSF	36/2018
185/55R15	86V XL	C77%	D77%	71 dBB66%	3PMSF	16/2022
185/60R15	84H	C79%	D72%	71 dBB64%	3PMSF	40/2018
185/60R15	88H XL	C79%	D72%	71 dBB64%	3PMSF	37/2018
185/65R15	88H	C79%	D65%	71 dBB62%	3PMSF	33/2018
185/65R15	92H XL	C79%	C99%	71 dBB62%	3PMSF	33/2018
195/50R15	82V	C76%	D83%	71 dBB68%	3PMSF	37/2018
195/55R15	85V	C82%	D82%	71 dBB72%	3PMSF	34/2018
195/60R15	88V	C84%	D76%	71 dBB75%	3PMSF	33/2018
195/65R15	91H	C77%	C98%	71 dBB71%	3PMSF	33/2018
195/65R15	95H XL	C77%	C98%	71 dBB71%	3PMSF	33/2018
205/65R15	94V	B100%	C98%	71 dBB70%	3PMSF	42/2018
215/65R15	96H	B100%	C97%	71 dBB61%	3PMSF	45/2018
16″ rims
175/60R16	86H XL	C63%	D97%	71 dBB61%	3PMSF	48/2020
185/50R16	81V	C77%	D73%	71 dBB57%	3PMSF	26/2021
185/55R16	87V XL	C78%	D62%	71 dBB53%	3PMSF	25/2021
195/45R16	84V XL	C74%	D72%	71 dBB68%	3PMSF	39/2018
195/50R16	88V XL	C80%	D66%	71 dBB64%	3PMSF	47/2018
195/55R16	87V	C73%	D62%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	32/2018
195/55R16	91V XL	C73%	C99%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	32/2018
195/60R16	89V	C78%	D54%	71 dBB58%	3PMSF	15/2019
205/45R16	87W XL	B97%	D60%	71 dBB70%	3PMSF	39/2018
205/50R16	91W XL	B99%	C98%	71 dBB60%	3PMSF	15/2019
205/55R16	91H · 91V	B99%	C99%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	31/2018
205/55R16	94V XL	B99%	C99%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	31/2018
205/60R16	92H	B99%	C97%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	39/2018
205/60R16	96V XL	B99%	C97%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	39/2018
215/45R16	90V XL	B98%	D44%	71 dBB63%	3PMSF	47/2018
215/55R16	97W XL	B99%	C98%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	37/2018
215/60R16	99V XL	B99%	C96%	71 dBB77%	3PMSF	40/2018
215/65R16	98V	B99%	C94%	71 dBB79%	3PMSF	40/2018
215/65R16	102V XL	B99%	C94%	71 dBB79%	3PMSF	08/2022
215/70R16	100H	B99%	C98%	71 dBB81%	3PMSF	45/2018
225/55R16	99W XL	B99%	C98%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	42/2018
225/60R16	102V XL	B100%	C97%	71 dBB71%	3PMSF	12/2019
235/60R16	100V	B100%	C95%	71 dBB75%	3PMSF	16/2019
17″ rims
205/40R17	84W XL	B98%	D57%	71 dBB61%	3PMSF	14/2019
205/45R17	88W XL	B98%	D64%	71 dBB75%	3PMSF	40/2018
205/50R17	93W XL	B98%	C98%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	36/2018
205/55R17	95W XL	B98%	C97%	71 dBB75%	3PMSF	47/2018
215/40R17	87W XL	B99%	D64%	71 dBB77%	3PMSF	47/2018
215/45R17	91W XL	B98%	C99%	71 dBB76%	3PMSF	42/2018
215/50R17	95W XL	B98%	C98%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	39/2018
215/55R17	98W XL	B98%	C97%	71 dBB77%	3PMSF	47/2018
215/60R17	96V	B99%	C94%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	16/2022
215/60R17	100V XL	B99%	C94%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	45/2018
215/65R17	99V	B98%	C92%	71 dBB84%	3PMSF	14/2019
215/65R17	103V XL	B98%	C92%	71 dBB84%	3PMSF	16/2022
225/45R17	91W	B98%	C99%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	40/2018
225/45R17	94Y XL	B98%	C99%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	34/2018
225/50R17	94W	B98%	C97%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	16/2022
225/50R17	98Y XL	B98%	C97%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	36/2018
225/55R17	101W XL	B99%	C96%	71 dBB81%	3PMSF	47/2018
225/60R17	103V XL	B99%	C94%	71 dBB81%	3PMSF	08/2019
225/65R17	102V	B99%	C93%	71 dBB83%	3PMSF	08/2022
225/65R17	106V XL	B99%	C93%	71 dBB83%	3PMSF	47/2018
235/45R17	97W XL	B98%	C98%	71 dBB76%	3PMSF	45/2018
235/55R17	103W XL	B98%	C93%	71 dBB82%	3PMSF	45/2018
235/65R17	108W XL	B99%	C93%	71 dBB84%	3PMSF	12/2019
245/45R17	99W XL	B96%	C96%	71 dBB81%	3PMSF	11/2019
18″ rims
195/55R18	93H XL	C57%	C79%	71 dBB43%	3PMSF	24/2025
205/40R18	86Y XL	B96%	D63%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	13/2022
215/40R18	89Y XL	B96%	D73%	71 dBB86%	3PMSF	26/2021
215/45R18	93V XL	B98%	C98%	71 dBB58%	3PMSF	23/2020
215/50R18	92W	B99%	C96%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	21/2020
215/55R18	99V XL	B98%	C96%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	47/2018
215/60R18	102H XL	B96%	C65%	71 dBB81%	3PMSF	24/2025
225/40R18	92Y XL	B98%	C99%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	40/2018
225/45R18	95W XL	B98%	C97%	71 dBB75%	3PMSF	10/2019
225/50R18	99W XL	B97%	C95%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	23/2020
225/55R18	98V	B98%	C92%	71 dBB76%	3PMSF	11/2019
225/60R18	104V XL	B99%	C94%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	13/2022
235/40R18	95Y XL	B97%	C99%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	23/2020
235/45R18	98Y XL	B97%	C98%	71 dBB77%	3PMSF	14/2019
235/50R18	101W XL	B99%	C96%	71 dBB82%	3PMSF	15/2019
235/55R18	104V XL	B98%	C90%	71 dBB83%	3PMSF	15/2019
235/60R18	107W XL	B98%	C90%	71 dBB84%	3PMSF	16/2019
245/40R18	97Y XL	B97%	C99%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF	10/2019
245/45R18	100Y XL	B98%	C95%	71 dBB83%	3PMSF	17/2019
245/50R18	104Y XL	B98%	C95%	71 dBB72%	3PMSF	23/2020
255/35R18	94Y XL	B93%	C100%	72 dBB69%	3PMSF	26/2021
19″ rims
205/55R19	97W XL	B95%	C86%	71 dBB72%	3PMSF	25/2021
215/50R19	93T XL	B94%	C73%	71 dBB58%	3PMSF	13/2022
225/35R19	88Y XL	B95%	D62%	71 dBB79%	3PMSF	11/2019
225/40R19	93Y XL	B95%	C99%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	14/2019
225/45R19	96Y XL	B97%	C97%	71 dBB72%	3PMSF	14/2020
225/55R19	99W	B97%	C92%	71 dBB76%	3PMSF	15/2019
235/35R19	91Y XL	B96%	C99%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	12/2019
235/40R19	96Y XL	B97%	C98%	71 dBB73%	3PMSF	23/2020
235/45R19	99Y XL	B97%	C96%	71 dBB71%	3PMSF	26/2021
235/50R19	103W XL	B98%	C90%	71 dBB78%	3PMSF	26/2021
235/55R19	105W XL	B97%	C86%	71 dBB83%	3PMSF	15/2019
245/35R19	93Y XL	B94%	C98%	71 dBB79%	3PMSF	25/2021
245/40R19	98Y XL	B97%	C96%	71 dBB77%	3PMSF	31/2018
245/45R19	102Y XL	B97%	C94%	71 dBB77%	3PMSF	15/2019
255/30R19	91Y XL	B75%	C100%	72 dBB83%	3PMSF	26/2021
255/35R19	96Y XL	B97%	C99%	72 dBB62%	3PMSF	23/2019
255/40R19	100Y XL	B96%	C95%	72 dBB70%	3PMSF	25/2021
255/45R19	104Y XL	B97%	C91%	72 dBB66%	3PMSF	23/2020
255/50R19	107W XL	B97%	C88%	72 dBB71%	3PMSF	24/2025
275/35R19	100Y XL	B95%	C98%	72 dBB68%	3PMSF	26/2021
20″ rims
195/55R20	95H XL	C45%	C84%	71 dBB56%	3PMSF	21/2020
235/35R20	92Y XL	B93%	C100%	71 dBB61%	3PMSF	13/2022
235/45R20	100W XL	B92%	C87%	71 dBB75%	3PMSF	13/2022
235/50R20	104W XL	B92%	C81%	71 dBB75%	3PMSF	13/2022
245/45R20	103V XL	B97%	C95%	71 dBB75%	3PMSF	13/2022
255/35R20	97Y XL	B92%	C99%	72 dBB56%	3PMSF	25/2021
255/45R20	105W XL	B96%	C92%	72 dBB72%	3PMSF	26/2021
275/40R20	106Y XL	B96%	C93%	72 dBB77%	3PMSF	26/2021
21″ rims
235/45R21	101W XL	B87%	C74%	71 dBB79%	3PMSF	24/2025
255/40R21	102W XL	B87%	C88%	72 dBB67%	3PMSF	24/2025

Same label values, different brand

These tyres have exactly the same label values as the Imperial AS Driver 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.

Minerva AS Masteridentical label in 143 of 143 shared size and load/speed variants
Tristar AS Poweridentical label in 143 of 143 shared size and load/speed variants

Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF 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 →

Sailun Ice BLAZER Alpine²A C 68 dB
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A C 71 dB
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 DriveguardA C 71 dB
Kumho WP52+A C 72 dB
Delinte AW6A C 72 dB
Roadhog RGAS02A C 72 dB

Questions

Is the Imperial AS Driver a quiet tyre?

Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 72 dB (median 71 dB). In 42% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.

How good is the Imperial AS Driver in the wet?

Its wet grip class is B–C. In 96% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.

Is the Imperial AS Driver suitable for snow?

143 of 143 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 Imperial AS Driver launched?

It has been on the EU market since November 2018. The earliest production week in its registrations is 31/2018; 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 — 143 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 133 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.