Kumho WP71
EU tyre label for every size: 2 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Kumho WP71 is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 2 sizes (2 registrations including load and speed variants), for 17″ to 18″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C in every size, fuel efficiency C and external rolling noise 70–72 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow.
On the EU market since December 2015; the earliest production week registered is 05/2021.
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 (2 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: fuel efficiency. Weakest point: wet grip, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (255/35R18)
Example: the 255/35R18 size, compared with the 47 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈41 m with wet grip class C, the most common class in this size.
Fuel efficiency
Class C vs the typical D: ≈0.18 L/100 km less, about 28 litres less over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.
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 2 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).
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 255/35R18
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 255/35 R18, ranked by label →
- Pirelli Pzero Winter 2A C 72 dB
- Gripmax SureGrip Pro WinterA D 72 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A C 73 dB
- Maxxis AP3B C 71 dB
- Falken Eurowinter HS01B D 71 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak 6B C 72 dB
Questions
Is the Kumho WP71 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 70 dB to 72 dB (median 71 dB). In 50% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Kumho WP71 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Kumho WP71 suitable for snow?
2 of 2 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 WP71 launched?
It has been on the EU market since December 2015. 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 — 2 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 2 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.