Minerva PolarIce SUV
EU tyre label for every size: 9 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Minerva PolarIce SUV is a winter 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 and external rolling noise 72–73 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow.
On the EU market since May 2015; the earliest production week registered is 19/2015.
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 (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: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (215/65R16)
Example: the 215/65R16 size, compared with the 766 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈41 m with wet grip class C, 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 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 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 | ||||||
| 215/65R16 | 98H | C77% | C94% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 26/2015 |
| 215/70R16 | 100H | C79% | C98% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 19/2015 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 225/60R17 | 99H | C78% | C94% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 25/2015 |
| 225/65R17 | 106V XL | C79% | C93% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 24/2015 |
| 235/65R17 | 108V XL | C80% | C93% | 72 dBB69% | 3PMSF | 24/2015 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 235/60R18 | 107V XL | C75% | C90% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 25/2015 |
| 255/55R18 | 109V XL | C77% | C90% | 73 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 26/2015 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 235/55R19 | 105V XL | C69% | C86% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 26/2015 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 275/40R20 | 106V XL | C74% | C93% | 73 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 32/2015 |
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 215/65R16
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 215/65 R16, ranked by label →
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A B 71 dB
- Sailun Ice BLAZER Alpine²A C 71 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 DriveguardA D 71 dB
- Linglong Sport Master WinterA D 72 dB
- Crosswind Grip Peak WinterA D 72 dB
- Victory Road ASA D 72 dB
Questions
Is the Minerva PolarIce SUV a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 72 dB to 73 dB (median 72 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 Minerva PolarIce SUV in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C. In 67% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Minerva PolarIce SUV suitable for snow?
9 of 9 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 Minerva PolarIce SUV launched?
It has been on the EU market since May 2015. The earliest production week in its registrations is 19/2015; 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 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 9 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.