Rauffan Snowmaster W2
EU tyre label for every size: 50 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Rauffan Snowmaster W2 is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 50 sizes (50 registrations including load and speed variants), for 12″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B in every size, fuel efficiency B–C and external rolling noise 71–75 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 is 285/60 R18 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency B · 75 dB), the weakest 255/50 R19 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 73 dB).
On the EU market since November 2025; the earliest production week registered is 44/2025.
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 (50 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 (205/55R16)
Example: the 205/55R16 size, compared with the 839 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈37 m with class B, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).
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 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12″ rims | ||||||
| 145/70R12 | 69Q | B100% | C100% | 71 dBB79% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 13″ rims | ||||||
| 155/65R13 | 73Q | B100% | C100% | 71 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 14″ rims | ||||||
| 175/65R14 | 82T | B99% | C100% | 71 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 185/65R14 | 90T XL | B100% | C100% | 71 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 175/65R15 | 88T XL | B100% | C99% | 71 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 185/55R15 | 82T | B99% | C100% | 71 dBB66% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 185/60R15 | 88H XL | B100% | C99% | 71 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 185/65R15 | 92H XL | B100% | C99% | 71 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 195/50R15 | 82H | B100% | C100% | 72 dBB56% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 195/65R15 | 95H XL | B100% | C98% | 72 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 205/55R16 | 94V XL | B99% | C99% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 205/60R16 | 96H XL | B99% | C97% | 72 dBB57% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 215/55R16 | 97V XL | B99% | C98% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 215/60R16 | 99H XL | B99% | C96% | 72 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 215/65R16 | 102H XL | B99% | C94% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 225/70R16 | 103T | B100% | C99% | 72 dBB59% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 245/70R16 | 107T | B99% | C96% | 72 dBB71% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 205/50R17 | 93V XL | B98% | C98% | 72 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 205/55R17 | 95H XL | B98% | C97% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 215/55R17 | 98V XL | B98% | C97% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 225/45R17 | 94V XL | B98% | C99% | 72 dBB66% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 225/50R17 | 98V XL | B98% | C97% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 225/55R17 | 101V XL | B99% | C96% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 225/60R17 | 103T XL | B99% | C94% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 225/65R17 | 106T XL | B99% | C93% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 235/65R17 | 108T XL | B99% | C93% | 72 dBB69% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 245/65R17 | 107T | B98% | C94% | 72 dBB75% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 215/55R18 | 99H XL | B98% | C96% | 72 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 225/55R18 | 102T XL | B98% | C92% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 225/60R18 | 104T XL | B99% | C94% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 235/45R18 | 98V XL | B97% | C98% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 235/50R18 | 101V XL | B99% | C96% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 235/60R18 | 107T XL | B98% | C90% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 235/65R18 | 110T XL | B99% | C94% | 72 dBB66% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 245/45R18 | 100T XL | B98% | C95% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 255/55R18 | 109T XL | B98% | C90% | 73 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 265/60R18 | 114T XL | B98% | C89% | 73 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 285/60R18 | 116T | B99% | B100% | 75 dBB35% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 225/45R19 | 96H XL | B97% | C97% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 225/55R19 | 99H | B97% | C92% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 235/35R19 | 91V XL | B96% | C99% | 72 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 235/40R19 | 96V XL | B97% | C98% | 72 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 235/50R19 | 103V XL | B98% | C90% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 235/55R19 | 105H XL | B97% | C86% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 245/45R19 | 102H XL | B97% | C94% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 245/55R19 | 107H XL | B100% | C94% | 72 dBB69% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 255/40R19 | 100V XL | B96% | C95% | 73 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 255/45R19 | 104H XL | B97% | C91% | 73 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 255/50R19 | 107T XL | B97% | C88% | 73 dBB48% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 235/45R20 | 100H XL | B92% | C87% | 72 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 205/55R16
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 205/55 R16, ranked by label →
- Sailun Ice BLAZER Alpine²A C 68 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A C 71 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 DriveguardA C 71 dB
- Kumho WP52+A C 72 dB
- Delinte AW6A C 72 dB
- Roadhog RGAS02A C 72 dB
Questions
Is the Rauffan Snowmaster W2 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 75 dB (median 72 dB). In 2% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Rauffan Snowmaster W2 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 Rauffan Snowmaster W2 suitable for snow?
50 of 50 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 Rauffan Snowmaster W2 launched?
It has been on the EU market since November 2025. The earliest production week in its registrations is 44/2025; 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 — 50 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.