Iris Aures
EU tyre label for every size: 12 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Iris Aures is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 12 sizes (12 registrations including load and speed variants), for 15″ to 18″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B in every size, fuel efficiency C and external rolling noise 70 dB.
On the EU market since December 2019; the earliest production week registered is 49/2019.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (12 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 (215/60R17)
Example: the 215/60R17 size, compared with the 761 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈37 m with wet grip class B, the most common class in this size.
Fuel efficiency
Class C, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
70 dB against a median of 71 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 12 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 | ||||||
| 215/75R15 | 100T | B100% | C92% | 70 dBB97% | — | 09/2020 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 215/70R16 | 100H | B92% | C91% | 70 dBB86% | — | 06/2020 |
| 235/70R16 | 106H | B98% | C96% | 70 dBB94% | — | 12/2020 |
| 245/70R16 | 107H | B96% | C95% | 70 dBB97% | — | 01/2023 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 215/60R17 | 100H XL | B85% | C74% | 70 dBB80% | — | 06/2020 |
| 225/60R17 | 103V XL | B86% | C84% | 70 dBB84% | — | 19/2020 |
| 225/65R17 | 102H | B89% | C84% | 70 dBB86% | — | 49/2019 |
| 235/55R17 | 103V XL | B75% | C76% | 70 dBB89% | — | 01/2023 |
| 235/65R17 | 108V XL | B89% | C81% | 70 dBB89% | — | 19/2020 |
| 245/65R17 | 111H XL | B95% | C89% | 70 dBB96% | — | 12/2020 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 225/55R18 | 98V | B79% | C69% | 70 dBB81% | — | 01/2023 |
| 235/55R18 | 104V XL | B80% | C69% | 70 dBB86% | — | 01/2023 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 215/60R17
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 215/60 R17, ranked by label →
- Falken Ziex ZE310 EcorunA C 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE320A C 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- Michelin Primacy 5 EnergyA A 68 dB
- CST MD-A7 SUVA B 68 dB
- Yokohama BluEarth-XT AE61A C 68 dB
Questions
Is the Iris Aures a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise is 70 dB in every size. In 100% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Iris Aures in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B. In 100% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Iris Aures 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 Iris Aures launched?
It has been on the EU market since December 2019. The earliest production week in its registrations is 49/2019; 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 — 12 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 12 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.