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Kenda MasterTrail 3G

EU tyre label for every size: 13 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Kenda MasterTrail 3G is a summer tyre for vans and light trucks. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 13 sizes (49 registrations including load and speed variants), for 12″ to 16″ rims.

Wet grip is rated C in every size, fuel efficiency A–C and external rolling noise 72 dB.

The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 195R14C (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency A · 72 dB), the weakest 155R13C (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 72 dB).

On the EU market since October 2018; the earliest production week registered is 35/2018.

Wet grip
C
C 100%
Fuel efficiency
ABC
A 24% · B 73% · C 2%
Rolling noise72 dBmedian 72 dB
Sizes13rims 12″ to 16″
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 (13 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.

Wet grip8% of compared sizes
Fuel efficiency100% of compared sizes
Rolling noise0% of compared sizes

Strongest point: fuel efficiency. Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.

All 13 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
12″ rims
155/70R12CC2104/102N · 104/102N · 104/102N · 104/102NC73%B100%72 dBB49%—35/2018
185/60R12CC2104/102N · 104/102N · 104/102N · 104/102NC80%B100%72 dBB56%—38/2018
195/60R12CC2108/106N · 108/106N · 108/106N · 108/106NC73%B100%72 dBB51%—43/2020
13″ rims
155R13CC291/89NC60%C97%72 dBB56%—31/2026
165R13CC296/94N · 96/94N · 96/94N · 96/94NC64%B100%72 dBB59%—38/2018
195/50R13CC2104/102N · 104/102N · 104/102N · 104/102NC73%B100%72 dBB53%—43/2018
14″ rims
175R14CC299/98N · 99/98N · 99/98N · 99/98NC56%B100%72 dBB54%—38/2018
185R14CC2104/102N · 104/102N · 104/102N · 104/102NC50%B100%72 dBB57%—37/2018
195R14CC2108/106N · 108/106N · 108/106N · 108/106NC49%A100%72 dBB57%—38/2018
205R14CC2109/107N · 109/107N · 109/107N · 109/107NC59%B99%72 dBB65%—38/2018
215R14CC2116/114N · 116/114N · 116/114N · 116/114NC59%A100%72 dBB69%—38/2018
15″ rims
225/70R15CC2116/114N · 116/114N · 116/114N · 116/114NC44%A100%72 dBB63%—38/2018
16″ rims
175/75R16CC2104/102N · 104/102N · 104/102N · 104/102NC47%B100%72 dBB52%—43/2020

Questions

Is the Kenda MasterTrail 3G a quiet tyre?

Its declared rolling noise is 72 dB in every size. 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 Kenda MasterTrail 3G in the wet?

Its wet grip class is C. In 8% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.

Is the Kenda MasterTrail 3G 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 Kenda MasterTrail 3G launched?

It has been on the EU market since October 2018. The earliest production week in its registrations is 35/2018; 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 — 49 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 12 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.