Maxxis VS-01
EU tyre label for every size: 56 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Maxxis VS-01 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 56 sizes (56 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 21″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B in every size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 71 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 205/55 ZR16 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 71 dB), the weakest 265/45 ZR21 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency D · 71 dB).
On the EU market since January 2020; the earliest production week registered is 01/2020.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (56 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 (225/45ZR17)
Example: the 225/45ZR17 size, compared with the 532 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈37 m with wet grip class B, the most common class in this size.
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
71 dB against a median of 71 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 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 205/45ZR16 | 87W RF | B93% | D46% | 71 dBB74% | — | 01/2020 |
| 205/55ZR16 | 94W RF | B89% | C87% | 71 dBB64% | — | 01/2020 |
| 215/40ZR16 | 86W RF | B96% | D65% | 71 dBB62% | — | 01/2020 |
| 215/45ZR16 | 90Y RF | B99% | D40% | 71 dBB74% | — | 01/2020 |
| 215/55ZR16 | 97W RF | B94% | D18% | 71 dBB72% | — | 01/2020 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 195/40ZR17 | 81W RF | B87% | D50% | 71 dBB47% | — | 01/2020 |
| 205/40ZR17 | 84W RF | B90% | D52% | 71 dBB74% | — | 01/2020 |
| 205/45ZR17 | 88W RF | B88% | D39% | 71 dBB73% | — | 01/2020 |
| 205/50ZR17 | 93Y RF | B86% | D25% | 71 dBB75% | — | 01/2020 |
| 215/40ZR17 | 87Y RF | B88% | D47% | 71 dBB72% | — | 01/2020 |
| 215/45ZR17 | 91Y RF | B89% | D34% | 71 dBB75% | — | 01/2020 |
| 225/35ZR17 | 86Y RF | B43% | D100% | 71 dBB43% | — | 01/2020 |
| 225/45ZR17 | 94Y RF | B85% | D32% | 71 dBB73% | — | 01/2020 |
| 235/40ZR17 | 94Y RF | B83% | D63% | 71 dBB75% | — | 01/2020 |
| 235/45ZR17 | 97Y RF | B87% | C89% | 71 dBB73% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/40ZR17 | 95Y RF | B89% | D36% | 71 dBB75% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/45ZR17 | 99Y RF | B85% | D22% | 71 dBB77% | — | 01/2020 |
| 255/40ZR17 | 98Y RF | B84% | D52% | 71 dBB80% | — | 01/2020 |
| 255/45ZR17 | 98W | B77% | D45% | 71 dBB96% | — | 01/2020 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 205/40ZR18 | 86Y RF | B79% | D46% | 71 dBB74% | — | 01/2020 |
| 215/35ZR18 | 84Y RF | B90% | D64% | 71 dBB75% | — | 01/2020 |
| 215/45ZR18 | 93Y RF | B87% | D25% | 71 dBB70% | — | 01/2020 |
| 225/35ZR18 | 87Y RF | B78% | D49% | 71 dBB74% | — | 01/2020 |
| 225/40ZR18 | 92Y RF | B86% | D39% | 71 dBB75% | — | 01/2020 |
| 225/45ZR18 | 95Y RF | B82% | D22% | 71 dBB76% | — | 01/2020 |
| 225/50ZR18 | 95Y | B86% | D13% | 71 dBB71% | — | 01/2020 |
| 235/40ZR18 | 95Y RF | B84% | D33% | 71 dBB75% | — | 01/2020 |
| 235/45ZR18 | 98Y RF | B82% | D19% | 71 dBB75% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/40ZR18 | 97Y RF | B83% | C89% | 71 dBB78% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/45ZR18 | 100Y RF | B83% | D18% | 71 dBB78% | — | 01/2020 |
| 255/40ZR18 | 99Y RF | B81% | D24% | 71 dBB84% | — | 01/2020 |
| 255/45ZR18 | 103Y RF | B85% | D13% | 71 dBB84% | — | 01/2020 |
| 265/35ZR18 | 97Y RF | B86% | D34% | 71 dBB82% | — | 01/2020 |
| 265/40ZR18 | 101Y RF | B79% | C95% | 71 dBB94% | — | 01/2020 |
| 275/35ZR18 | 99Y RF | B83% | D30% | 71 dBB93% | — | 01/2020 |
| 275/40ZR18 | 103Y RF | B74% | D28% | 71 dBB84% | — | 01/2020 |
| 275/45ZR18 | 107Y RF | B60% | C93% | 71 dBB100% | — | 01/2020 |
| 285/35ZR18 | 101Y RF | B80% | D39% | 71 dBA96% | — | 01/2020 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 225/45ZR19 | 96Y RF | B81% | D12% | 71 dBB67% | — | 01/2020 |
| 235/35ZR19 | 91Y RF | B81% | D47% | 71 dBB74% | — | 01/2020 |
| 235/40ZR19 | 96Y RF | B78% | C80% | 71 dBB69% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/40ZR19 | 98Y RF | B82% | C88% | 71 dBB78% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/45ZR19 | 102Y RF | B83% | D22% | 71 dBB75% | — | 01/2020 |
| 255/40ZR19 | 100Y RF | B81% | C88% | 71 dBB87% | — | 01/2020 |
| 255/45ZR19 | 104Y RF | B74% | D15% | 71 dBB78% | — | 01/2020 |
| 265/30ZR19 | 93Y RF | B83% | D49% | 71 dBB90% | — | 01/2020 |
| 275/40ZR19 | 105Y RF | B76% | C91% | 71 dBB86% | — | 01/2020 |
| 285/35ZR19 | 99Y | B63% | D42% | 71 dBA99% | — | 01/2020 |
| 285/40ZR19 | 107Y RF | B64% | D26% | 71 dBA98% | — | 01/2020 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 245/30ZR20 | 90Y RF | B82% | D57% | 71 dBB73% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/35ZR20 | 95Y RF | B79% | D42% | 71 dBB73% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/40ZR20 | 95Y | B76% | C87% | 71 dBB75% | — | 01/2020 |
| 255/35ZR20 | 97Y RF | B80% | C91% | 71 dBB85% | — | 01/2020 |
| 265/35ZR20 | 95Y | B64% | D44% | 71 dBB91% | — | 01/2020 |
| 275/35ZR20 | 102Y RF | B76% | C93% | 71 dBB89% | — | 01/2020 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 265/45ZR21 | 104W | B82% | D9% | 71 dBB79% | — | 01/2020 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 225/45ZR17
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 225/45 ZR17, ranked by label →
- Sentury-Landsail Qirin 990A B 66 dB
- Davanti DX640A C 68 dB
- Petlas Prestige SportA C 68 dB
- Starmaxx Dynamix SportA C 68 dB
- CST MD-A7A C 68 dB
- Kumho PS71A B 69 dB
Questions
Is the Maxxis VS-01 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise is 71 dB in every size. In 54% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Maxxis VS-01 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B. In 88% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Maxxis VS-01 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 VS-01 launched?
It has been on the EU market since January 2020. The earliest production week in its registrations is 01/2020; 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 — 56 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 56 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.