Maxxis MA-P3
EU tyre label for every size: 12 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Maxxis MA-P3 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 12 sizes (14 registrations including load and speed variants), for 13″ to 16″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B–D depending on size, fuel efficiency D and external rolling noise 70 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 175/60 R13 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency D · 70 dB), the weakest 185/70 R14 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency D · 70 dB).
On the EU market since August 2022; the earliest production week registered is 36/2022.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (12 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: wet grip. Weakest point: fuel efficiency, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (185/65R15)
Example: the 185/65R15 size, compared with the 874 other summer 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 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
70 dB against a median of 70 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 12 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 | ||||||
| 175/60R13 | 77H | B99% | D77% | 70 dBB80% | — | 15/2024 |
| 175/70 R13 | 82H | B98% | D63% | 70 dBB73% | — | 36/2022 |
| 14″ rims | ||||||
| 185/65R14 | 86H | B96% | D53% | 70 dBB71% | — | 15/2024 |
| 185/70 R14 | 88H | D8% | D44% | 70 dBB75% | — | 36/2022 |
| 195/70 R14 | 91H | B97% | D45% | 70 dBB81% | — | 36/2022 |
| 205/60R14 | 88H | B100% | D51% | 70 dBB83% | — | 15/2024 |
| 205/75R14 | 95S | B100% | D37% | 70 dBB100% | — | 49/2023 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 185/65R15 | 88H · 92H RF | B91% | D34% | 70 dBB74% | — | 33/2023 |
| 195/55R15 | 85V | B90% | D51% | 70 dBB78% | — | 33/2023 |
| 205/60R15 | 91H | B92% | D33% | 70 dBB82% | — | 15/2024 |
| 205/65R15 | 95H | B94% | D31% | 70 dBB83% | — | 05/2023 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 215/60 R16 | 99H RF · 99H RF | B86% | D20% | 70 dBB81% | — | 36/2022 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 185/65R15
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 185/65 R15, ranked by label →
- Nokian Tyres WetproofA C 66 dB
- Doublestar Maximum DH08A C 66 dB
- Crossleader Maximum DH08A C 66 dB
- Autogreen SportChaser-SC2A D 66 dB
- Nokian Tyres Wetproof 1A C 67 dB
- Arivo Premio Eco 6A C 67 dB
Questions
Is the Maxxis MA-P3 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise is 70 dB in every size. In 75% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Maxxis MA-P3 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B–D. In 92% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Maxxis MA-P3 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 Maxxis MA-P3 launched?
It has been on the EU market since August 2022. The earliest production week in its registrations is 36/2022; 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 — 14 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 13 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.