Semperit Speed-life 2
EU tyre label for every size: 60 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Semperit Speed-life 2 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 60 sizes (90 registrations including load and speed variants), for 15″ to 21″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B–C depending on size, fuel efficiency C and external rolling noise 70–75 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 205/50 R17 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 71 dB), the weakest 295/35 R21 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 75 dB).
On the EU market since September 2014; the earliest production week registered is 36/2014.
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: fuel efficiency. Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (205/55 R 16)
Example: the 205/55 R 16 size, compared with the 1,042 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 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 185/55 R 15 | 82H · 82V | C53% | C95% | 70 dBB73% | — | 36/2014 |
| 195/50 R 15 | 82H · 82V | C50% | C99% | 71 dBB61% | — | 40/2014 |
| 195/55 R 15 | 85H · 85V | C50% | C98% | 71 dBB59% | — | 36/2014 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 185/50 R 16 | 81H | C63% | C96% | 70 dBB66% | — | 09/2018 |
| 195/45 R 16 | 84V XL | C42% | C95% | 72 dBB41% | — | 36/2014 |
| 195/50 R 16 | 84H | C43% | C95% | 71 dBB62% | — | 01/2018 |
| 195/50 R 16 | 88V XL | C43% | C95% | 72 dBB28% | — | 40/2014 |
| 195/55 R 16 | 87H · 87T · 87V | C40% | C86% | 71 dBB56% | — | 40/2014 |
| 205/45 R 16 | 83V · 83Y | C35% | C96% | 71 dBB64% | — | 40/2014 |
| 205/50 R 16 | 87V · 87Y | C44% | C96% | 71 dBB74% | — | 40/2014 |
| 205/55 R 16 | 91H · 91V · 91Y | C37% | C84% | 71 dBB58% | — | 44/2014 |
| 205/55 R 16 | 94V XL | C37% | C84% | 72 dBB11% | — | 44/2014 |
| 215/45 R 16 | 90V XL | C9% | C89% | 72 dBB27% | — | 44/2014 |
| 215/55 R 16 | 93V | C38% | C84% | 71 dBB64% | — | 47/2014 |
| 215/55 R 16 | 97H XL · 97Y XL | C38% | C84% | 72 dBB33% | — | 44/2014 |
| 225/50 R 16 | 92Y | C40% | C96% | 71 dBB70% | — | 44/2014 |
| 225/55 R 16 | 95V · 95Y | C30% | C87% | 71 dBB63% | — | 44/2014 |
| 225/55 R 16 | 99Y XL | C30% | C87% | 72 dBB29% | — | 44/2014 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 205/40 R 17 | 84Y XL | C34% | C98% | 72 dBB59% | — | 44/2014 |
| 205/45 R 17 | 88V XL · 88Y XL | C25% | C85% | 72 dBB41% | — | 40/2014 |
| 205/50 R 17 | 89H | B72% | C77% | 71 dBB61% | — | 44/2017 |
| 205/50 R 17 | 93V XL · 93Y XL | C33% | C77% | 72 dBB37% | — | 40/2014 |
| 205/55 R 17 | 95V XL | C24% | C63% | 72 dBB29% | — | 49/2014 |
| 215/40 R 17 | 87Y XL | C24% | C96% | 72 dBB52% | — | 50/2014 |
| 215/45 R 17 | 87V · 87Y | C31% | C87% | 71 dBB61% | — | 44/2015 |
| 215/45 R 17 | 91Y XL | C31% | C87% | 72 dBB41% | — | 36/2015 |
| 215/50 R 17 | 91Y | C32% | C79% | 71 dBB63% | — | 44/2014 |
| 215/50 R 17 | 95Y XL | C32% | C79% | 72 dBB40% | — | 44/2014 |
| 215/55 R 17 | 94Y | C32% | C71% | 71 dBB59% | — | 44/2014 |
| 215/55 R 17 | 98Y XL | C32% | C71% | 72 dBB21% | — | 46/2014 |
| 225/45 R 17 | 91Y | C23% | C84% | 71 dBB59% | — | 40/2014 |
| 225/45 R 17 | 94V XL · 94Y XL | C23% | C84% | 72 dBB28% | — | 40/2014 |
| 225/50 R 17 | 94Y | C26% | C79% | 71 dBB61% | — | 47/2014 |
| 225/50 R 17 | 98V XL · 98Y XL | C26% | C79% | 72 dBB31% | — | 44/2014 |
| 225/55 R 17 | 101Y XL | C29% | C75% | 72 dBB28% | — | 44/2014 |
| 235/45 R 17 | 94Y | C27% | C88% | 71 dBB68% | — | 47/2014 |
| 235/45 R 17 | 97Y XL | C27% | C88% | 72 dBB44% | — | 44/2014 |
| 235/50 R 17 | 96V · 96W | B64% | C90% | 71 dBB65% | — | 26/2018 |
| 235/55 R 17 | 103Y XL | C37% | C76% | 72 dBB34% | — | 40/2014 |
| 245/40 R 17 | 91Y | C21% | C94% | 71 dBB69% | — | 46/2014 |
| 245/45 R 17 | 95Y | C28% | C86% | 71 dBB68% | — | 49/2014 |
| 245/45 R 17 | 99Y XL | C28% | C86% | 72 dBB42% | — | 44/2014 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 225/35 R 18 | 87Y XL | C26% | C98% | 72 dBB58% | — | 40/2014 |
| 225/40 R 18 | 92Y XL | C22% | C84% | 72 dBB47% | — | 05/2015 |
| 225/45 R 18 | 95Y XL | C20% | C68% | 72 dBB37% | — | 05/2015 |
| 225/55 R 18 | 98V | C37% | C69% | 71 dBB63% | — | 36/2014 |
| 235/40 R 18 | 95Y XL | C30% | C91% | 72 dBB50% | — | 40/2014 |
| 235/45 R 18 | 98Y XL | C19% | C65% | 72 dBB41% | — | 40/2014 |
| 235/50 R 18 | 97V | B72% | C73% | 71 dBB68% | — | 05/2018 |
| 235/50 R 18 | 101V XL | C33% | C73% | 72 dBB29% | — | 40/2014 |
| 235/55 R 18 | 100V | C41% | C69% | 71 dBB68% | — | 49/2015 |
| 245/40 R 18 | 97Y XL | C26% | C83% | 72 dBB49% | — | 40/2014 |
| 245/45 R 18 | 100Y XL | C24% | C70% | 72 dBB40% | — | 46/2014 |
| 255/35 R 18 | 94Y XL | C24% | C94% | 73 dBB39% | — | 40/2014 |
| 255/45 R 18 | 103Y XL | C21% | C76% | 73 dBB33% | — | 40/2014 |
| 255/55 R 18 | 109Y XL | C45% | C78% | 73 dBB44% | — | 05/2015 |
| 265/35 R 18 | 97Y XL | C40% | C94% | 73 dBB46% | — | 40/2014 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 225/35 R 19 | 88Y XL | C16% | C95% | 72 dBB52% | — | 49/2014 |
| 225/45 R 19 | 96Y XL | B64% | C70% | 72 dBB41% | — | 09/2018 |
| 235/35 R 19 | 91Y XL | C24% | C92% | 72 dBB48% | — | 40/2014 |
| 235/40 R 19 | 96Y XL | C20% | C64% | 72 dBB46% | — | 40/2014 |
| 235/45 R 19 | 99V XL | B63% | C57% | 72 dBB31% | — | 22/2018 |
| 235/55 R 19 | 105V XL | B73% | C57% | 72 dBB34% | — | 48/2017 |
| 245/35 R 19 | 93Y XL | C23% | C93% | 72 dBB60% | — | 40/2014 |
| 245/40 R 19 | 98Y XL | C16% | C64% | 72 dBB42% | — | 46/2014 |
| 245/45 R 19 | 102Y XL | B64% | C55% | 72 dBB36% | — | 18/2018 |
| 255/35 R 19 | 96Y XL | C16% | C83% | 73 dBB35% | — | 44/2014 |
| 255/40 R 19 | 100Y XL | C17% | C76% | 73 dBB34% | — | 40/2014 |
| 255/50 R 19 | 107Y XL | C35% | C68% | 73 dBB39% | — | 05/2015 |
| 255/55 R 19 | 111V XL | C39% | C67% | 73 dBB48% | — | 48/2014 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 255/35 R 20 | 97Y XL | C19% | C89% | 73 dBB41% | — | 47/2014 |
| 275/40 R 20 | 106Y XL | C41% | C76% | 73 dBB55% | — | 05/2015 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 295/35 R 21 | 107Y XL | C24% | C69% | 75 dBB32% | — | 40/2014 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 205/55 R 16
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 →
- Nokian Tyres Powerproof EA A 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE320A B 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE310 EcorunA C 67 dB
- Yokohama Advan Fleva V701A C 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- Nokian Tyres Hakka Blue 3A C 67 dB
Questions
Is the Semperit Speed-life 2 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 70 dB to 75 dB (median 72 dB). 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 Semperit Speed-life 2 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B–C. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Semperit Speed-life 2 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 Semperit Speed-life 2 launched?
It has been on the EU market since September 2014. The earliest production week in its registrations is 36/2014; 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 — 90 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.