Maxxis VS5
EU tyre label for every size: 37 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Maxxis VS5 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 37 sizes (41 registrations including load and speed variants), for 17″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated A–B depending on size, fuel efficiency A–D and external rolling noise 70–72 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 245/50 ZR18 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency A · 71 dB), the weakest 245/35 ZR18 (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 (37 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.
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 C, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
72 dB against a median of 71 dB in this size (1 dB louder).
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 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 205/45ZR17 | 88Y RF | A100% | D39% | 72 dBB45% | — | 01/2020 |
| 225/45ZR17 | 94Y RF | B85% | C91% | 72 dBB44% | — | 01/2020 |
| 235/45ZR17 | 97Y RF | B87% | C89% | 72 dBB45% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/40ZR17 | 95Y RF | A100% | C95% | 72 dBB44% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/45ZR17 | 99Y RF | A100% | C90% | 72 dBB43% | — | 01/2020 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 215/40ZR18 | 89Y RF | A100% | D41% | 72 dBB34% | — | 01/2020 |
| 225/40ZR18 | 92Y RF | B86% | C92% | 72 dBB48% | — | 01/2020 |
| 225/45ZR18 | 95Y RF | A100% | C90% | 72 dBB48% | — | 01/2020 |
| 225/50ZR18 | 95Y | A100% | D13% | 71 dBB71% | — | 01/2020 |
| 235/40ZR18 | 95Y RF | A100% | C90% | 72 dBB47% | — | 01/2020 |
| 235/45ZR18 | 98Y RF | A100% | C83% | 72 dBB45% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/35ZR18 | 92Y RF | B72% | D39% | 71 dBB71% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/40ZR18 | 97Y RF | A100% | D29% | 72 dBB49% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/45ZR18 | 100Y RF | A100% | C88% | 72 dBB51% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/50ZR18 | 100W | A100% | B100% | 71 dBB72% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/50ZR18 | 100W | A100% | A100% | 71 dBB72% | — | 01/2020 |
| 255/35ZR18 | 94Y RF | A100% | D42% | 71 dBB86% | — | 01/2020 |
| 255/40ZR18 | 99Y RF | A100% | D24% | 71 dBB84% | — | 01/2020 |
| 265/35ZR18 | 97Y RF | A100% | D34% | 71 dBB82% | — | 01/2020 |
| 275/35ZR18 | 99Y RF | A100% | C98% | 71 dBB93% | — | 01/2020 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 225/35ZR19 | 88Y RF | A100% | D51% | 72 dBB45% | — | 01/2020 |
| 225/40ZR19 | 93Y RF | A100% | C91% | 72 dBB46% | — | 01/2020 |
| 225/45R19 | 96V RF | B64% | A100% | 70 dBB84% | — | 01/2024 |
| 225/45ZR19 | 96Y RF | A100% | C84% | 72 dBB41% | — | 01/2020 |
| 235/35ZR19 | 91Y RF | A100% | D47% | 72 dBB50% | — | 01/2020 |
| 235/40ZR19 | 96Y RF | A100% | C80% | 72 dBB43% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/35ZR19 | 93Y RF | A100% | D44% | 71 dBB73% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/40ZR19 | 98Y RF · 98Y RF | A100% | D27% | 71 dBB78% | — | 01/2020 |
| 245/45ZR19 | 102Y RF · 102Y RF | A100% | C84% | 72 dBB41% | — | 01/2020 |
| 255/35ZR19 | 96Y RF | A100% | D33% | 71 dBB85% | — | 01/2020 |
| 255/40ZR19 | 100Y RF | A100% | D19% | 71 dBB87% | — | 01/2020 |
| 255/45ZR19 | 104Y RF | A100% | C81% | 71 dBB78% | — | 01/2020 |
| 265/35ZR19 | 98Y RF | A100% | C95% | 71 dBB89% | — | 01/2020 |
| 275/35ZR19 | 100Y RF | A100% | C92% | 71 dBB86% | — | 01/2020 |
| 275/40ZR19 | 105Y RF | A100% | C91% | 71 dBB86% | — | 01/2020 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 245/40ZR20 | 99Y RF | A100% | C87% | 71 dBB75% | — | 01/2020 |
| 255/40ZR20 | 101Y RF | A100% | C82% | 71 dBB81% | — | 01/2020 |
| 255/40ZR20 | 101Y RF | A100% | D17% | 71 dBB81% | — | 01/2020 |
| 275/35ZR20 | 102Y RF | A100% | C93% | 71 dBB89% | — | 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 VS5 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 70 dB to 72 dB (median 71 dB). In 41% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Maxxis VS5 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is A–B. In 95% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Maxxis VS5 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 VS5 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 — 41 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 41 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.