Otani OH-208
EU tyre label for every size: 3 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Otani OH-208 is a summer tyre for trucks and buses. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 3 sizes (5 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B in every size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 73 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 7.50R16LT (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 73 dB), the weakest 8.25R16LT (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency D · 73 dB).
On the EU market since September 2021; the earliest production week registered is 40/2021.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (3 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.
All 3 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).
Questions
Is the Otani OH-208 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise is 73 dB in every size. 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 Otani OH-208 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B. In 100% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Otani OH-208 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 OH-208 launched?
It has been on the EU market since September 2021. The earliest production week in its registrations is 40/2021; 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 — 5 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 2 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.