Minerva F105
EU tyre label for every size: 9 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Minerva F105 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 9 sizes (9 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C 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 235/50 R17 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 71 dB), the weakest 235/30 R20 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 71 dB).
On the EU market since February 2015; the earliest production week registered is 17/2008.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (9 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 (235/50R18)
Example: the 235/50R18 size, compared with the 429 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈41 m with class C, against ≈37 m for the most common class in this size (B).
Fuel efficiency
Class C, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
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 9 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 | ||||||
| 215/40R16 | 86W XL | C10% | D87% | 71 dBB70% | — | 17/2008 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 235/50R17 | 100W XL | C19% | C90% | 71 dBB65% | — | 13/2017 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 235/50R18 | 97W | C33% | C73% | 71 dBB68% | — | 17/2008 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 225/30R20 | 85W XL | C57% | D86% | 71 dBB93% | — | 43/2011 |
| 225/35R20 | 90W XL | C31% | D44% | 71 dBB71% | — | 45/2009 |
| 235/30R20 | 88Y XL | C33% | D100% | 71 dBB83% | — | 01/2010 |
| 245/30R20 | 95W XL | C42% | C92% | 71 dBB81% | — | 14/2017 |
| 245/35R20 | 95W XL | C12% | C85% | 71 dBB56% | — | 52/2009 |
| 255/35R20 | 97W XL | C19% | C89% | 71 dBB83% | — | 36/2009 |
Same label values, different brand
These tyres have exactly the same label values as the Minerva F105 in most of the sizes they share, and both are registered in EPREL by the same manufacturer. Identical labels do not prove two tyres are the same: classes are broad. But consistent matches across many sizes point to a shared production family.
- Imperial Ecosportidentical label in 9 of 9 shared size and load/speed variants
- Tristar Sportpoweridentical label in 8 of 8 shared size and load/speed variants
Best-labelled summer tyres in 235/50R18
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 235/50 R18, ranked by label →
- Yokohama Advan Fleva V701A C 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE320A C 67 dB
- Linglong Sport Master C/SA C 68 dB
- GitiControl P10A C 68 dB
- Linglong Grip Master C/SA C 68 dB
- Yokohama BluEarth-XT AE61A C 68 dB
Questions
Is the Minerva F105 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise is 71 dB in every size. In 44% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Minerva F105 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 Minerva F105 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 Minerva F105 launched?
It has been on the EU market since February 2015. The earliest production week in its registrations is 17/2008; 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 — 9 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 9 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.