Otani KN1000
EU tyre label for every size: 62 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Otani KN1000 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 62 sizes (62 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 22″ rims.
Wet grip is rated A–C depending on size, fuel efficiency B–C and external rolling noise 71–73 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 215/50 R18 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency B · 72 dB), the weakest 205/50 R17 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 72 dB).
On the EU market since April 2024; the earliest production week registered is 24/2024.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (60 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: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (205/60R16)
Example: the 205/60R16 size, compared with the 915 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
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 62 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 | ||||||
| 185/55R16 | 87V XL | C52% | B99% | 71 dBB20% | — | 24/2024 |
| 195/60R16 | 93T XL | C49% | C87% | 72 dBB5% | — | 24/2024 |
| 205/60R16 | 96V XL | C39% | C80% | 72 dBB13% | — | 24/2024 |
| 215/60R16 | 99V XL | A100% | C82% | 72 dBB18% | — | 24/2024 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 205/45R17 | 88W XL | C25% | B96% | 72 dBB41% | — | 24/2024 |
| 205/50R17 | 93W XL | C32% | C77% | 72 dBB37% | — | 24/2024 |
| 215/50R17 | 95W XL | A100% | C79% | 72 dBB40% | — | 24/2024 |
| 215/55R17 | 98V XL | A100% | C71% | 72 dBB21% | — | 24/2024 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 215/50R18 | 96V XL | A100% | B88% | 72 dBB15% | — | 24/2024 |
| 215/55R18 | 99V XL | A100% | C71% | 72 dBB35% | — | 24/2024 |
| 225/50R18 | 99V XL | A100% | B88% | 72 dBB25% | — | 24/2024 |
| 225/60R18 | 104V XL | A100% | B95% | 72 dBB17% | — | 24/2024 |
| 235/45R18 | 98W XL | A100% | B92% | 72 dBB41% | — | 24/2024 |
| 235/50R18 | 101V XL | A100% | C73% | 72 dBB29% | — | 25/2026 |
| 235/60R18 | 107V XL | A100% | B93% | 72 dBB40% | — | 24/2024 |
| 275/65R18 | 116H XL | A100% | B100% | 73 dBB4% | — | 24/2024 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 215/50R19 | 97V XL | A100% | C7% | 72 dBB7% | — | 24/2024 |
| 225/55R19 | 103W XL | A100% | B97% | 72 dBB17% | — | 24/2024 |
| 235/40R19 | 96W XL | A100% | B92% | 72 dBB46% | — | 24/2024 |
| 235/45R19 | 99W XL | A100% | B84% | 72 dBB31% | — | 24/2024 |
| 235/50R19 | 103V XL | A100% | B84% | 72 dBB19% | — | 24/2024 |
| 235/55R19 | 105V XL | A100% | B85% | 72 dBB34% | — | 24/2024 |
| 245/40R19 | 98V XL | A100% | B91% | 72 dBB42% | — | 24/2024 |
| HL 245/40R19 | 101V XL | A100% | B75% | 72 dBB75% | — | 24/2024 |
| 245/45R19 | 102W XL | A100% | B83% | 72 dBB37% | — | 24/2024 |
| 255/45R19 | 104Y XL | A100% | B75% | 73 dBB20% | — | 24/2024 |
| 255/50R19 | 107V XL | A100% | B87% | 73 dBB39% | — | 24/2024 |
| 265/35R19 | 98Y XL | A100% | C76% | 73 dBB27% | — | 24/2024 |
| 285/40R19 | 107W XL | A100% | C66% | 72 dBA55% | — | 24/2024 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 235/35R20 | 92Y XL | A100% | B100% | 72 dBB29% | — | 24/2024 |
| 235/45R20 | 100W XL | A100% | B66% | 72 dBB35% | — | 24/2024 |
| 235/50R20 | 104V XL | A100% | B71% | 72 dBB23% | — | 24/2024 |
| 245/40R20 | 99Y XL | A100% | B77% | 72 dBB47% | — | 24/2024 |
| 245/45R20 | 103W XL | A100% | B86% | 72 dBB36% | — | 24/2024 |
| 245/50R20 | 105V XL | A100% | C65% | 72 dBB16% | — | 24/2024 |
| 255/40R20 | 101Y XL | A100% | B79% | 73 dBB30% | — | 24/2024 |
| HL 255/40R20 | 104Y XL | A100% | B83% | 73 dBB25% | — | 24/2024 |
| 255/45R20 | 105Y XL | A100% | B71% | 73 dBB22% | — | 24/2024 |
| 255/55R20 | 110V XL | A100% | B85% | 73 dBB32% | — | 20/2026 |
| 265/40R20 | 104W XL | A100% | C49% | 73 dBB22% | — | 24/2024 |
| 265/45R20 | 108W XL | A100% | B82% | 73 dBB34% | — | 24/2024 |
| 275/45R20 | 110W XL | A100% | C71% | 73 dBB46% | — | 24/2024 |
| 275/60R20 | 116H XL | A100% | B100% | 73 dBB18% | — | 24/2024 |
| 295/45ZR20 | 114W XL | A100% | B100% | 72 dBA87% | — | 20/2026 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 245/35R21 | 96Y XL | A100% | B93% | 72 dBB36% | — | 24/2024 |
| HL 245/35R21 | 99Y XL | A100% | B100% | 72 dBB40% | — | 24/2024 |
| 255/35R21 | 98Y XL | A100% | B98% | 73 dBB30% | — | 24/2024 |
| HL 255/35R21 | 101Y XL | A100% | B100% | 73 dBB38% | — | 24/2024 |
| 265/35R21 | 101Y XL | A100% | C55% | 73 dBB41% | — | 24/2024 |
| HL 265/35R21 | 103Y XL | A100% | C50% | 73 dBB50% | — | 24/2024 |
| 265/40R21 | 105H XL | A100% | B77% | 73 dBB24% | — | 24/2024 |
| HL 265/40R21 | 108H XL | A100% | B60% | 73 dBB0% | — | 24/2024 |
| 275/35R21 | 103Y XL | A100% | B99% | 73 dBB36% | — | 24/2024 |
| HL 275/35R21 | 105Y XL | A– | B– | 73 dBB– | — | 24/2024 |
| 295/30R21 | 102Y XL | A100% | C71% | 72 dBA71% | — | 24/2024 |
| 305/30R21 | 104Y XL | A100% | C29% | 72 dBA100% | — | 24/2024 |
| HL 305/30R21 | 107Y XL | A– | C– | 72 dBA– | — | 24/2024 |
| 22″ rims | ||||||
| 265/35R22 | 102Y XL | A100% | C88% | 73 dBB43% | — | 24/2024 |
| 275/40R22 | 107W XL | A100% | B86% | 73 dBB33% | — | 24/2024 |
| 275/50R22 | 115V XL | A100% | B97% | 73 dBB15% | — | 24/2024 |
| 285/35R22 | 106Y XL | A100% | C81% | 72 dBA86% | — | 24/2024 |
| HL 285/35R22 | 109Y XL | A100% | B11% | 72 dBA67% | — | 24/2024 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 205/60R16
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 205/60 R16, ranked by label →
- Hankook Ventus Prime3A A 67 dB
- Nokian Tyres Hakka Blue 3A B 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE914A EcorunA C 67 dB
- Autogreen SportChaser-SC2A D 67 dB
- Hankook Ventus Prime 4A A 68 dB
Questions
Is the Otani KN1000 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 73 dB (median 72 dB). In 7% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Otani KN1000 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is A–C. In 92% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Otani KN1000 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 KN1000 launched?
It has been on the EU market since April 2024. The earliest production week in its registrations is 24/2024; 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 — 62 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 59 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.