Leao Winter DEFENDER Grip
EU tyre label for every size: 20 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Leao Winter DEFENDER Grip is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 20 sizes (20 registrations including load and speed variants), for 13″ to 17″ rims.
Wet grip is rated D in every size, fuel efficiency D–E and external rolling noise 71–72 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 185/65 R14 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency D · 71 dB), the weakest 185/55 R15 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency E · 71 dB).
On the EU market since March 2014; the earliest production week registered is 13/2014.
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 (20 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
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
≈47 m with class D, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).
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
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 20 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 | 75T | D32% | E31% | 71 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 16/2014 |
| 155/80R13 | 79T | D37% | E28% | 71 dBB57% | 3PMSF | 14/2014 |
| 165/70R13 | 79Q | D38% | E25% | 71 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 17/2014 |
| 175/70R13 | 82T | D42% | E24% | 71 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 19/2014 |
| 14″ rims | ||||||
| 175/65R14 | 86T XL | D34% | E17% | 71 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 19/2014 |
| 185/60R14 | 82T | D33% | E21% | 71 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 15/2014 |
| 185/65R14 | 90T XL | D38% | D81% | 71 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 20/2014 |
| 185/70R14 | 92T XL | D43% | D74% | 71 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 16/2014 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 185/55R15 | 86T XL | D24% | E15% | 71 dBB66% | 3PMSF | 16/2014 |
| 185/65R15 | 88T | D30% | D65% | 71 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 17/2014 |
| 195/60R15 | 92T XL | D30% | D76% | 72 dBB57% | 3PMSF | 17/2014 |
| 195/65R15 | 95T XL | D28% | D55% | 72 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 19/2014 |
| 205/65R15 | 99T XL | D33% | D59% | 72 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 17/2014 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 205/55R16 | 94T XL | D25% | D52% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 19/2014 |
| 205/60R16 | 96T XL | D27% | D52% | 72 dBB57% | 3PMSF | 19/2014 |
| 215/55R16 | 97T XL | D24% | D53% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 14/2014 |
| 215/65R16 | 98T | D31% | D46% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 16/2014 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 215/50R17 | 95T XL | D28% | D51% | 72 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 13/2014 |
| 225/45R17 | 94T XL | D26% | D58% | 72 dBB66% | 3PMSF | 17/2014 |
| 225/55R17 | 97T | D26% | D46% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 19/2016 |
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 →
- Sailun Ice BLAZER Alpine²A C 68 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A C 71 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 DriveguardA C 71 dB
- Kumho WP52+A C 72 dB
- Delinte AW6A C 72 dB
- Roadhog RGAS02A C 72 dB
Questions
Is the Leao Winter DEFENDER Grip a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 72 dB (median 71.5 dB). 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 Leao Winter DEFENDER Grip 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 Leao Winter DEFENDER Grip suitable for snow?
20 of 20 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 Leao Winter DEFENDER Grip launched?
It has been on the EU market since March 2014. The earliest production week in its registrations is 13/2014; 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 — 20 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 20 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.