Rapid Winter Defender
EU tyre label for every size: 21 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Rapid Winter Defender is a winter tyre for vans and light trucks, trucks and buses. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 21 sizes (22 registrations including load and speed variants), for 10″ to 16″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B–D depending on size, fuel efficiency D–E and external rolling noise 72–73 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale (vans and light trucks) is 165R14C (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 72 dB), the weakest 195/75 R16C (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency D · 73 dB).
On the EU market since June 2022; the earliest production week registered is 24/2022.
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 (20 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.
All 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10″ rims | ||||||
| 6.50R16LT 10PRC3 | 107/103M | B– | E– | 72 dBB– | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 14″ rims | ||||||
| 165R14CC2 | 97/95Q | C15% | D62% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 175R14CC2 | 99/98Q | C56% | D73% | 72 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 175R14LTC2 | 99/97Q | C100% | D100% | 72 dBB100% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 185R14CC2 | 102/100Q | C64% | D77% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 24/2022 |
| 185R14LTC2 | 102/100Q | C100% | D50% | 72 dBB86% | 3PMSF | 24/2022 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 185R15CC2 | 103/102Q | C39% | D61% | 72 dBB47% | 3PMSF | 24/2022 |
| 185R15LTC2 | 103/102Q | C100% | D100% | 72 dBB100% | 3PMSF | 24/2022 |
| 195R15CC2 | 106/104Q | C60% | D67% | 72 dBB56% | 3PMSF | 24/2022 |
| 195R15LTC2 | 106/104Q | C100% | D100% | 72 dBB100% | 3PMSF | 24/2022 |
| 215/70R15LTC2 | 104/101Q | C100% | D100% | 73 dBB75% | 3PMSF | 24/2022 |
| 215/70R15CC2 | 109/107Q | C59% | D45% | 73 dBB39% | 3PMSF | 24/2022 |
| 215/75R15LTC2 | 100/97Q | C100% | D85% | 73 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 24/2022 |
| 225/70R15LTC2 | 107/103Q | C100% | D100% | 73 dBB100% | 3PMSF | 24/2022 |
| 225/70R15C 8PRC2 | 112/110Q | C57% | D49% | 73 dBB42% | 3PMSF | 24/2022 |
| 235/75R15LTC2 | 104/101Q | C100% | D55% | 73 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 24/2022 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 7.00R16LTC3 | 111/107M | B100% | E40% | 72 dBB100% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 185/75R16CC2 | 104/102R | D18% | D72% | 73 dBB35% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 195/75R16CC2 | 107/105R | D15% | D55% | 73 dBB37% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 215/75R16LTC2 | 107/103Q | C100% | D73% | 73 dBA36% | 3PMSF | 24/2022 |
| 215/75R16CC2 | 113/111Q · 113/111Q | C57% | D45% | 73 dBB44% | 3PMSF | 24/2022 |
Same label values, different brand
These tyres have exactly the same label values as the Rapid Winter Defender 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.
- Transmate Winter Defenderidentical label in 7 of 8 shared size and load/speed variants
- Three-A Winter Challengeridentical label in 5 of 5 shared size and load/speed variants
Questions
Is the Rapid Winter Defender a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 72 dB to 73 dB (median 72.5 dB). In 35% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Rapid Winter Defender in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B–D. In 50% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Rapid Winter Defender suitable for snow?
22 of 22 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 Rapid Winter Defender launched?
It has been on the EU market since June 2022. The earliest production week in its registrations is 24/2022; 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 — 22 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 16 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.