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Kumho HA32

EU tyre label for every size: 109 sizes of this 3PMSF-marked tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Kumho HA32 is a 3PMSF-marked tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 109 sizes (229 registrations including load and speed variants), for 13″ to 20″ rims.

Wet grip is rated A–C depending on size, fuel efficiency A–D and external rolling noise 71–73 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 215/55 R17 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency B · 72 dB), the weakest 165/60 R15 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 71 dB).

On the EU market since December 2019; the earliest production week registered is 05/2021.

Wet grip
ABC
A 11% · B 86% · C 3%
Fuel efficiency
ABCD
A <1% · B 15% · C 56% · D 28%
Rolling noise71–73 dBmedian 72 dB
Sizes109rims 13″ to 20″
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 (103 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.

Wet grip99% of compared sizes
Fuel efficiency86% of compared sizes
Rolling noise3% of compared sizes

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

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

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 109 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
13″ rims
145/80 R1375TC95%D100%71 dBB36%3PMSF13/2021
155/70 R1375TC83%D90%71 dBB58%3PMSF13/2021
155/80 R1379T · 79TC84%D88%71 dBB57%3PMSF13/2021
14″ rims
155/65R1475T · 75TB100%D89%71 dBB58%3PMSF05/2021
165/60R1475H · 75HB100%D92%71 dBB61%3PMSF05/2021
165/65R1479T · 79TB100%D91%71 dBB55%3PMSF05/2021
165/70R1485T XL · 85T XL · 85T XLB99%D84%71 dBB64%3PMSF05/2021
175/65R1482T · 82TB99%D79%71 dBB65%3PMSF05/2021
175/65 R1486H XL · 86H XLB99%D79%71 dBB65%3PMSF33/2022
175/70 R1488T XL · 88T XL · 88T XLB99%D78%71 dBB65%3PMSF13/2021
185/60R1482H · 82HB100%D86%71 dBB60%3PMSF05/2021
185/65 R1486H · 86HB100%D81%71 dBB61%3PMSF13/2021
15″ rims
145/65 R1572TB100%D78%71 dBB68%3PMSF44/2022
165/60 R1577H · 77HC68%D90%71 dBB50%3PMSF13/2021
165/65R1581T · 81TB100%D86%71 dBB49%3PMSF05/2021
175/55R1577T · 77TB100%D92%71 dBB62%3PMSF05/2021
175/65R1584H · 84HB100%D81%71 dBB61%3PMSF05/2021
185/55R1586H XL · 86H XLB99%D77%71 dBB66%3PMSF05/2021
185/60R1588H XL · 88H XL · 88H XLB100%D72%71 dBB64%3PMSF05/2021
185/65R1588H · 88HB100%D65%71 dBB62%3PMSF05/2021
185/65 R1592V XL · 92V XLB100%C99%71 dBB62%3PMSF33/2022
195/50 R1582V · 82VB100%D83%72 dBB56%3PMSF33/2022
195/55R1585HB100%D82%72 dBB56%3PMSF05/2021
195/55 R1589V XL · 89V XLB100%D82%72 dBB56%3PMSF33/2022
195/60R1588HB100%D76%72 dBB57%3PMSF05/2021
195/60 R1592V XL · 92V XLB100%D76%72 dBB57%3PMSF33/2022
195/65R1591H · 91HB100%C98%72 dBB54%3PMSF05/2021
195/65R1595V XL · 95V XL · 95V XLB100%C98%72 dBB54%3PMSF05/2021
205/65R1599V XL · 99V XLB100%C98%72 dBB54%3PMSF05/2021
16″ rims
175/60 R1682H · 82HB97%D97%71 dBB61%3PMSF13/2021
185/55 R1687V XL · 87V XLB100%D62%71 dBB53%3PMSF13/2021
195/45 R1684V XL · 84V XLB99%D72%72 dBB54%3PMSF44/2022
195/50 R1688V XLB100%D66%72 dBB49%3PMSF44/2022
195/55R1691V XLB99%D62%72 dBB56%3PMSF05/2021
195/55 R1691V XLB99%C99%72 dBB56%3PMSF44/2022
195/60 R1693V XL · 93V XL · 93V XLB100%C98%72 dBB39%3PMSF13/2021
205/45 R1687V XL · 87V XLB97%D60%72 dBB59%3PMSF13/2021
205/50 R1687V · 87VB99%D52%72 dBB48%3PMSF13/2021
205/55R1691H · 91HB99%C99%72 dBB58%3PMSF05/2021
205/55R1694V XL · 94V XLB99%C99%72 dBB58%3PMSF05/2021
205/60R1696V XL · 96V XL · 96V XLB99%C97%72 dBB57%3PMSF05/2021
215/45 R1690V XL · 90V XLB98%D44%72 dBB48%3PMSF13/2021
215/55R1697V XL · 97V XL · 97V XLB99%C98%72 dBB63%3PMSF05/2021
215/60R1699V XL · 99V XLB99%C96%72 dBB60%3PMSF05/2021
215/65 R16102T XLC77%A100%72 dBB62%3PMSF13/2025
215/65R16102V XL · 102V XLB99%C94%72 dBB62%3PMSF05/2021
215/70R16100H · 100HB99%C98%72 dBB62%3PMSF05/2021
225/50 ZR1696W XL · 96W XLB–C–72 dBB–3PMSF44/2022
225/55R1699V XLB99%C98%72 dBB64%3PMSF05/2021
225/55 ZR1699W XLB100%C59%72 dBB32%3PMSF33/2022
235/60R16104V XLB100%C95%72 dBB63%3PMSF05/2021
17″ rims
205/45R1788V XL · 88V XLB98%D64%72 dBB58%3PMSF05/2021
205/50ZR1793W XL · 93W XLB100%C95%72 dBB37%3PMSF05/2021
205/55R1795V XL · 95V XL · 95V XLB98%C97%72 dBB58%3PMSF05/2021
215/45 ZR1791W XL · 91W XLB100%C89%72 dBB39%3PMSF33/2022
215/50ZR1795W XL · 95W XL · 95W XLB100%C88%72 dBB50%3PMSF05/2021
215/55 R1794V · 94VA100%B100%72 dBB61%3PMSF03/2024
215/55ZR1798W XL · 98W XLB100%C78%72 dBB47%3PMSF05/2021
215/60R17100V XL · 100V XLB99%C94%72 dBB63%3PMSF05/2021
215/65R17103V XL · 103V XLB98%B100%72 dBB63%3PMSF05/2021
225/45ZR1794W XL · 94W XLB100%C90%72 dBB47%3PMSF05/2021
225/50R1798V XL · 98V XL · 98V XL · 98W XLB98%C97%72 dBB65%3PMSF05/2021
225/55ZR17101W XL · 101W XLB100%C77%72 dBB48%3PMSF05/2021
225/60R17103V XL · 103V XLB99%C94%72 dBB65%3PMSF05/2021
225/65R17106V XLB99%C93%72 dBB67%3PMSF05/2021
235/45ZR1797W XL · 97Y XLB100%C98%72 dBB51%3PMSF05/2021
235/55R17103V XL · 103V XL · 103V XLB98%C93%72 dBB69%3PMSF05/2021
235/60 R17106V XLB100%B100%72 dBB62%3PMSF11/2022
235/65R17108V XLB99%B100%72 dBB69%3PMSF05/2021
245/45 ZR1799W XLB100%B100%72 dBB36%3PMSF11/2022
245/45 ZR1799Y XLB100%C64%72 dBB36%3PMSF44/2022
245/65R17111V XLB98%C94%72 dBB75%3PMSF05/2021
18″ rims
215/50 ZR1892WB100%B100%72 dBB19%3PMSF11/2022
215/55R1899V XL · 99V XLA100%C96%72 dBB60%3PMSF05/2021
225/40 ZR1892W XL · 92Y XL · 92Y XLB98%C95%72 dBB58%3PMSF44/2022
225/45 ZR1895W XL · 95Y XL · 95Y XLB100%C97%72 dBB71%3PMSF44/2022
225/50 R1895V · 95VA100%B100%72 dBB63%3PMSF03/2024
225/50 ZR1899W XL · 99W XL · 99W XLB100%B100%72 dBB39%3PMSF11/2022
225/55R18102V XL · 102V XLB98%C92%72 dBB62%3PMSF05/2021
225/60R18104V XL · 104V XL · 104V XLB99%C94%72 dBB62%3PMSF05/2021
235/40 ZR1895Y XL · 95Y XLB100%C92%72 dBB59%3PMSF44/2022
235/45 ZR1898W XLB100%B100%72 dBB60%3PMSF11/2022
235/45 ZR1898Y XL · 98Y XLB100%C76%72 dBB60%3PMSF44/2022
235/50R18101V XL · 101V XLB99%C96%72 dBB67%3PMSF05/2021
235/55R18104V XL · 104V XLB98%C90%72 dBB67%3PMSF05/2021
235/60R18107V XL · 107V XLB98%C90%72 dBB67%3PMSF05/2021
235/65R18110H XLB99%C94%72 dBB66%3PMSF05/2021
245/40ZR1897W XL · 97W XL · 97Y XL · 97Y XLB100%C96%72 dBB57%3PMSF05/2021
245/45ZR18100W XL · 100W XLB100%C72%72 dBB53%3PMSF05/2021
245/45 ZR18100Y XLB100%B100%72 dBB53%3PMSF44/2022
255/55R18109V XLB98%C90%72 dBB84%3PMSF05/2021
265/60R18114V XL · 114V XLB98%B100%72 dBB88%3PMSF05/2021
265/60 R18114V XL · 114V XLB98%B100%73 dBB61%3PMSF03/2023
19″ rims
205/55 R1997V XL · 97V XLB95%C86%72 dBB44%3PMSF33/2022
215/50 R1997H XL · 97H XLA100%B98%72 dBB32%3PMSF33/2024
215/50 R1997V XL · 97V XLB94%C73%71 dBB58%3PMSF18/2025
225/45 ZR1996W XL · 96W XLB100%C97%72 dBB51%3PMSF13/2021
225/55 R1999VB97%C92%72 dBB61%3PMSF44/2022
235/35 ZR1991Y XLA100%D42%72 dBB53%3PMSF03/2024
235/40 ZR1996Y XL · 96Y XLA100%C100%72 dBB49%3PMSF03/2024
235/45 ZR1999W XL · 99W XLB100%B100%72 dBB36%3PMSF11/2022
235/50 ZR19103W XL · 103W XLB100%B100%72 dBB43%3PMSF11/2022
235/55ZR19105W XL · 105W XL · 105W XLB100%C73%72 dBB45%3PMSF05/2021
245/40 ZR1998Y XLA100%C67%72 dBB33%3PMSF03/2024
245/45 ZR19102Y XLA100%C69%72 dBB24%3PMSF03/2024
255/35 ZR1996Y XL · 96Y XLA100%C92%72 dBB71%3PMSF03/2024
255/40 ZR19100Y XL · 100Y XLA100%C100%72 dBB86%3PMSF03/2024
255/45 ZR19104W XLB100%C83%73 dBB50%3PMSF10/2026
255/50ZR19107W XL · 107W XLB100%B100%72 dBB71%3PMSF05/2021
255/50 ZR19107W XL · 107W XLB100%B100%73 dBB43%3PMSF03/2023
255/55ZR19111W XLB–B–72 dBB–3PMSF05/2021
255/60 ZR19113W XLB–C–73 dBB–3PMSF10/2026
265/50R19110V XLB98%C88%72 dBB66%3PMSF05/2021
20″ rims
195/55 R2095H XL · 95H XLB97%B100%72 dBB32%3PMSF11/2022
235/35 ZR2092W XL · 92W XLA100%C100%72 dBB12%3PMSF18/2025
235/45 ZR20100W XL · 100W XLA100%C67%72 dBB33%3PMSF18/2025
235/50 R20104V XL · 104V XLA100%C81%72 dBB55%3PMSF18/2025
245/45 ZR20103W XLB–C–72 dBB–3PMSF44/2022
HL 255/40 ZR20104Y XL · 104Y XLA–C–73 dBB–3PMSF20/2025
255/45 ZR20105W XLB100%B100%73 dBB13%3PMSF11/2022
255/55 ZR20110Y XLA–B–72 dBB–3PMSF03/2024
275/40ZR20106W XLB100%C83%72 dBB67%3PMSF05/2021
275/45ZR20110W XLB100%B100%72 dBB50%3PMSF05/2021

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 →

Questions

Is the Kumho HA32 a quiet tyre?

Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 73 dB (median 72 dB). In 3% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.

How good is the Kumho HA32 in the wet?

Its wet grip class is A–C. In 99% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.

Is the Kumho HA32 suitable for snow?

229 of 229 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 Kumho HA32 launched?

It has been on the EU market since December 2019. The earliest production week in its registrations is 05/2021; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.

More from Kumho

Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 229 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 185 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.