Otani BM1000
EU tyre label for every size: 14 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Otani BM1000 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 14 sizes (14 registrations including load and speed variants), for 17″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B–C depending on size, fuel efficiency C and external rolling noise 71–72 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 265/65 R17 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 72 dB), the weakest 255/55 R18 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 72 dB).
On the EU market since July 2020; the earliest production week registered is 10/2020.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (14 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 (235/55R18)
Example: the 235/55R18 size, compared with the 626 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 14 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 | ||||||
| 265/65R17 | 116V XL | B94% | C88% | 72 dBB79% | — | 10/2020 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 225/60R18 | 104V XL | C49% | C72% | 71 dBB68% | — | 36/2020 |
| 235/40R18 | 95V XL | C30% | C91% | 71 dBB68% | — | 10/2020 |
| 235/45R18 | 98V XL | C19% | C65% | 71 dBB63% | — | 36/2020 |
| 235/55R18 | 104V XL | C40% | C69% | 71 dBB68% | — | 36/2020 |
| 245/40R18 | 97V XL | C26% | C83% | 71 dBB72% | — | 36/2020 |
| 245/45R18 | 100V XL | C24% | C70% | 71 dBB66% | — | 10/2020 |
| 255/45R18 | 103V XL | C21% | C76% | 72 dBB61% | — | 36/2020 |
| 255/50R18 | 106V XL | C26% | C83% | 72 dBB57% | — | 10/2020 |
| 255/55R18 | 109V XL | C45% | C78% | 72 dBB67% | — | 10/2020 |
| 265/35R18 | 97V XL | B76% | C94% | 72 dBB71% | — | 10/2020 |
| 265/60R18 | 114V XL | B91% | C81% | 72 dBB75% | — | 10/2020 |
| 275/40R18 | 103V XL | B56% | C70% | 72 dBB58% | — | 10/2020 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 265/50R20 | 111V XL | B87% | C80% | 72 dBB77% | — | 10/2020 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 235/55R18
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 235/55 R18, ranked by label →
- Nokian Tyres Powerproof EA A 67 dB
- Yokohama Advan Fleva V701A C 67 dB
- Falken Azenis FK520A A 68 dB
- Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6A A 68 dB
- Hankook Ventus Evo SUVA A 68 dB
- Pirelli ScorpionA A 68 dB
Questions
Is the Otani BM1000 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 72 dB (median 72 dB). In 14% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Otani BM1000 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B–C. In 29% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Otani BM1000 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 Otani BM1000 launched?
It has been on the EU market since July 2020. The earliest production week in its registrations is 10/2020; 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 — 14 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 14 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.