Kumho KR26
EU tyre label for every size: 17 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Kumho KR26 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 17 sizes (18 registrations including load and speed variants), for 13″ to 17″ rims.
Wet grip is rated D in every size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 69–70 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 225/65 R16 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency C · 70 dB), the weakest 225/55 R17 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency D · 70 dB).
On the EU market since October 2013; the earliest production week registered is 05/2021.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (17 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: rolling noise. Weakest point: wet grip, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (205/55 R16)
Example: the 205/55 R16 size, compared with the 1,042 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈47 m with class D, against ≈37 m for the most common class in this size (B).
Fuel efficiency
Class D vs the typical C: ≈0.18 L/100 km more, about 28 litres more over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.
Rolling noise
69 dB against a median of 71 dB in this size (2 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 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13″ rims | ||||||
| 155/70R13 | 75H | D12% | D77% | 69 dBB86% | — | 05/2021 |
| 175/60 R13 | 77H | D14% | D77% | 69 dBB89% | — | 44/2022 |
| 175/70R13 | 82H | D12% | D63% | 69 dBB88% | — | 05/2021 |
| 14″ rims | ||||||
| 165/60 R14 | 75H | D7% | D76% | 69 dBB85% | — | 44/2022 |
| 175/65R14 | 82H | D6% | D55% | 69 dBB87% | — | 05/2021 |
| 185/65R14 | 86H | D8% | D53% | 69 dBB87% | — | 05/2021 |
| 195/70 R14 | 91H | D10% | D45% | 69 dBB90% | — | 44/2022 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 195/60R15 | 88H · 88H | D5% | D40% | 69 dBB91% | — | 05/2021 |
| 205/65 R15 | 94H | D6% | D31% | 69 dBB92% | — | 44/2022 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 205/55 R16 | 91H | D4% | D25% | 69 dBB92% | — | 44/2022 |
| 205/60 R16 | 92H | D3% | D20% | 69 dBB91% | — | 44/2022 |
| 215/55R16 | 93H | D3% | D23% | 69 dBB95% | — | 05/2021 |
| 215/60 R16 | 95H | D3% | D20% | 69 dBB90% | — | 44/2022 |
| 225/65R16 | 100H | D4% | C95% | 70 dBB81% | — | 05/2021 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 215/55 R17 | 94H | D4% | C71% | 70 dBB78% | — | 44/2022 |
| 225/55 R17 | 97H | D3% | D16% | 70 dBB84% | — | 44/2022 |
| 225/65 R17 | 102H | D11% | C84% | 70 dBB86% | — | 44/2022 |
Same label values, different brand
These tyres have exactly the same label values as the Kumho KR26 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.
- Zetum KR26identical label in 11 of 11 shared size and load/speed variants
Best-labelled summer tyres in 205/55 R16
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 →
- Nokian Tyres Powerproof EA A 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE320A B 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE310 EcorunA C 67 dB
- Yokohama Advan Fleva V701A C 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- Nokian Tyres Hakka Blue 3A C 67 dB
Questions
Is the Kumho KR26 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 69 dB to 70 dB (median 69 dB). 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 Kumho KR26 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is D. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Kumho KR26 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 Kumho KR26 launched?
It has been on the EU market since October 2013. The earliest production week in its registrations is 05/2021; 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 — 18 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 18 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.