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Kapsen HP7

EU tyre label for every size: 37 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Kapsen HP7 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 37 sizes (73 registrations including load and speed variants), for 15″ to 20″ rims.

Wet grip is rated B–C depending on size, fuel efficiency B–D and external rolling noise 71–75 dB.

The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 265/75 R16 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency B · 72 dB), the weakest 255/55 R18 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 73 dB).

On the EU market since April 2022; the earliest production week registered is 01/2023.

Wet grip
BC
B 55% · C 45%
Fuel efficiency
BCD
B 8% · C 64% · D 27%
Rolling noise71–75 dBmedian 72 dB
Sizes37rims 15″ 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 (37 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.

Wet grip95% of compared sizes
Fuel efficiency81% of compared sizes
Rolling noise35% of compared sizes

Strongest point: wet grip.

What the label means on the road (215/60R17)

Example: the 215/60R17 size, compared with the 762 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

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 37 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).

SizeLoad / speedWetFuelNoiseSnow / iceProduction from
15″ rims
235/75R15105HC83%D50%71 dBB93%—01/2024
235/75R15105HB99%C97%71 dBB93%—01/2026
16″ rims
215/70R16100HC71%D36%71 dBB73%—01/2024
215/70R16100HB92%C91%71 dBB73%—01/2026
225/70R16103H · 103HB97%C93%71 dBB80%—01/2024
235/60R16100HC59%D32%71 dBB69%—01/2024
235/60R16100HB95%C89%71 dBB69%—01/2026
235/70R16106HC85%D47%71 dBB86%—01/2024
235/70R16106HB98%C96%71 dBB86%—01/2026
245/70R16111H XLC84%C95%72 dBB38%—01/2024
245/70R16111H XLB96%C95%72 dBB38%—01/2026
255/70R16111HC84%C94%72 dBB82%—01/2024
255/70R16111HB97%C94%72 dBB82%—01/2026
265/70R16112HC80%C94%72 dBB80%—01/2024
265/70R16112HB97%C94%72 dBB80%—01/2026
265/75R16116HC76%C96%72 dBB83%—01/2024
265/75R16116HB100%B98%72 dBB83%—01/2026
275/70R16114HC81%C95%72 dBB77%—01/2024
275/70R16114HB97%C95%72 dBB77%—01/2026
17″ rims
215/50R1795H XLC32%D22%72 dBB40%—01/2024
215/50R1795H XLB75%C79%72 dBB40%—01/2026
215/60R1796H · 96HB85%C74%71 dBB63%—01/2026
215/65R1799HC47%D17%71 dBB55%—01/2024
215/65R1799HB77%C72%71 dBB55%—01/2026
225/60R1799HC52%D27%71 dBB65%—01/2024
225/60R1799HB86%C84%71 dBB65%—01/2026
225/65R17102HC56%D23%71 dBB68%—01/2024
225/65R17102HB89%C84%71 dBB68%—01/2026
235/55R1799HC37%D21%71 dBB71%—01/2024
235/55R1799HB75%C76%71 dBB71%—01/2026
235/60R17106H XLC62%D26%72 dBB18%—01/2024
235/60R17106H XLB92%C87%72 dBB18%—01/2026
235/65R17108H XLC61%D26%72 dBB40%—01/2024
235/65R17108H XLB89%C81%72 dBB40%—01/2026
245/65R17111H XLC77%C89%72 dBB34%—01/2024
245/65R17111H XLB95%C89%72 dBB34%—01/2026
245/70R17110SC82%C97%71 dBB86%—01/2024
245/70R17110SB99%C97%71 dBB86%—01/2026
255/60R17106HC60%D28%72 dBB66%—01/2023
255/60R17106HB89%C94%72 dBB66%—01/2026
265/65R17112HC78%C88%72 dBB79%—01/2024
265/65R17112HB94%C88%72 dBB79%—01/2026
265/70R17115HC80%C92%72 dBB83%—01/2024
265/70R17115HB98%B100%72 dBB83%—01/2026
275/65R17119S XLC86%C96%73 dBB7%—01/2024
275/65R17119S XLB98%B100%73 dBB7%—01/2026
18″ rims
225/60R18100HC49%D19%71 dBB68%—01/2024
225/60R18100HB84%C72%71 dBB68%—01/2026
235/50R18101H XLC33%D18%72 dBB29%—01/2024
235/50R18101H XLB72%C73%72 dBB29%—01/2026
235/55R18104H XLC41%D18%72 dBB29%—01/2024
235/55R18104H XLB80%C69%72 dBB29%—01/2026
235/60R18107H XLC48%D20%72 dBB40%—01/2024
235/60R18107H XLB83%C70%72 dBB40%—01/2026
235/65R18106HC61%D14%71 dBB78%—01/2024
235/65R18106HB90%C81%71 dBB78%—01/2026
245/60R18105HC75%D25%71 dBB82%—01/2024
245/60R18105HB96%C88%71 dBB82%—01/2026
255/55R18109V XLC45%D20%73 dBB44%—01/2024
255/55R18109V XLB81%C78%73 dBB44%—01/2026
255/70R18113HC82%C90%72 dBB67%—01/2024
255/70R18113HB98%C90%72 dBB67%—01/2026
265/60R18114V XLC67%C81%73 dBB15%—01/2024
265/60R18114V XLB91%C81%73 dBB15%—01/2026
265/65R18114HB97%C83%72 dBB72%—01/2026
275/65R18116HC72%C92%72 dBB79%—01/2024
275/65R18116HB96%B100%72 dBB79%—01/2026
20″ rims
265/55R20109HC72%D16%72 dBB68%—01/2024
265/55R20109HB91%C73%72 dBB68%—01/2026
285/50R20116H XL · 116H XLB92%B99%75 dBB19%—50/2025

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 →

Questions

Is the Kapsen HP7 a quiet tyre?

Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 75 dB (median 72 dB). In 35% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.

How good is the Kapsen HP7 in the wet?

Its wet grip class is B–C. In 95% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.

Is the Kapsen HP7 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 Kapsen HP7 launched?

It has been on the EU market since April 2022. The earliest production week in its registrations is 01/2023; 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 — 73 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 1 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.