Summer

Semperit Speed-life 3

EU tyre label for every size: 90 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Semperit Speed-life 3 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 90 sizes (117 registrations including load and speed variants), for 15″ to 21″ rims.

Wet grip is rated A–B depending on size, fuel efficiency B–D 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 235/55 R19 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency B · 72 dB), the weakest 255/30 R19 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency D · 73 dB).

On the EU market since October 2019; the earliest production week registered is 41/2019.

Wet grip

A 3% · B 97%

Fuel efficiency

BCD

B 2% · C 97% · D 2%

Rolling noise70–75 dBmedian 72 dB

Sizes90rims 15″ to 21″

Snow & ice—3PMSF none · ice none

How it compares in its sizes

We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (90 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.

Wet grip46% of compared sizes

Fuel efficiency62% of compared sizes

Rolling noise0% of compared sizes

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 (195/65 R 15)

Example: the 195/65 R 15 size, compared with the 947 other summer 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

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 90 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
165/65 R 15	81T	B93%	C92%	70 dBB69%	—	38/2020
175/65 R 15	84H · 84T	B92%	C95%	70 dBB72%	—	47/2019
185/55 R 15	82H	B92%	C95%	70 dBB73%	—	38/2020
185/60 R 15	88H XL	B93%	C94%	71 dBB21%	—	47/2019
185/65 R 15	88H · 88T	B91%	C89%	70 dBB74%	—	49/2019
195/50 R 15	82V	B90%	C99%	71 dBB61%	—	46/2019
195/55 R 15	85V	B90%	C98%	71 dBB59%	—	46/2019
195/60 R 15	88H · 88V	B91%	C95%	71 dBB58%	—	45/2019
195/65 R 15	91H · 91V	B90%	C89%	71 dBB58%	—	49/2019
195/65 R 15	95T XL	B90%	C89%	72 dBB10%	—	49/2019
205/60 R 15	91V	B92%	C94%	71 dBB63%	—	42/2020
205/60 R 15	95H XL	B92%	C94%	72 dBB3%	—	39/2020
205/65 R 15	94V	B94%	C91%	71 dBB64%	—	36/2020
16″ rims
195/45 R 16	84V XL	B86%	C95%	72 dBB41%	—	47/2020
195/50 R 16	88V XL	B89%	C95%	72 dBB28%	—	32/2020
195/55 R 16	87H	B82%	C86%	71 dBB56%	—	06/2020
195/55 R 16	91V XL	B82%	C86%	72 dBB18%	—	50/2019
195/60 R 16	89V	B87%	C87%	71 dBB53%	—	46/2020
205/45 R 16	83W	B77%	C96%	71 dBB64%	—	49/2020
205/55 R 16	91H · 91V · 91W	B81%	C84%	71 dBB58%	—	44/2019
205/55 R 16	94V XL	B81%	C84%	72 dBB11%	—	47/2019
205/60 R 16	92H	B84%	C80%	71 dBB60%	—	46/2019
205/60 R 16	96H XL · 96W XL	B84%	C80%	72 dBB13%	—	50/2019
215/45 R 16	90V XL	B74%	C89%	72 dBB28%	—	38/2020
215/55 R 16	93V	B78%	C84%	71 dBB64%	—	49/2019
215/55 R 16	97Y XL	B78%	C84%	72 dBB33%	—	46/2019
215/60 R 16	99H XL · 99V XL	B86%	C82%	72 dBB18%	—	41/2019
215/65 R 16	98H	B87%	C82%	71 dBB69%	—	47/2019
215/65 R 16	102V XL	B87%	C82%	72 dBB13%	—	49/2019
225/55 R 16	95V	B77%	C87%	71 dBB63%	—	39/2020
225/55 R 16	99Y XL	B77%	C87%	72 dBB29%	—	45/2020
235/60 R 16	100H	B95%	C89%	71 dBB69%	—	39/2020
17″ rims
205/40 R 17	84W XL	B76%	C98%	72 dBB59%	—	51/2019
205/45 R 17	88V XL · 88Y XL	B68%	C85%	72 dBB41%	—	49/2019
205/50 R 17	93Y XL	B72%	C77%	72 dBB37%	—	47/2019
205/55 R 17	95V XL	B69%	C63%	72 dBB30%	—	45/2019
215/40 R 17	87Y XL	B70%	C96%	72 dBB52%	—	48/2019
215/45 R 17	91Y XL	B71%	C87%	72 dBB41%	—	41/2019
215/50 R 17	91Y	B75%	C79%	71 dBB63%	—	03/2020
215/50 R 17	95Y XL	B75%	C79%	72 dBB40%	—	04/2020
215/55 R 17	94V	B72%	C71%	71 dBB59%	—	43/2020
215/55 R 17	98W XL	B72%	C71%	72 dBB21%	—	43/2020
215/60 R 17	96V	B85%	C74%	71 dBB63%	—	46/2019
215/65 R 17	99V	B77%	C72%	71 dBB56%	—	39/2020
225/45 R 17	91Y	B63%	C84%	71 dBB59%	—	46/2019
225/45 R 17	94Y XL	B63%	C84%	72 dBB28%	—	03/2020
225/50 R 17	94Y	B70%	C79%	71 dBB61%	—	48/2019
225/50 R 17	98V XL · 98Y XL	B70%	C79%	72 dBB31%	—	46/2019
225/55 R 17	101Y XL	B72%	C75%	72 dBB28%	—	46/2019
225/60 R 17	99V	B86%	C84%	71 dBB65%	—	43/2020
225/65 R 17	102H	B89%	C84%	71 dBB68%	—	40/2020
225/65 R 17	106V XL	B89%	C84%	72 dBB11%	—	51/2019
235/45 R 17	94Y	B69%	C88%	71 dBB68%	—	49/2019
235/45 R 17	97Y XL	B69%	C88%	72 dBB45%	—	50/2019
235/55 R 17	99V	B75%	C76%	71 dBB71%	—	02/2020
235/55 R 17	103Y XL	B75%	C76%	72 dBB35%	—	03/2020
235/65 R 17	108V XL	B89%	C81%	72 dBB40%	—	44/2019
245/45 R 17	99Y XL	B68%	C86%	72 dBB43%	—	44/2020
18″ rims
215/40 R 18	89Y XL	B52%	C91%	72 dBB41%	—	50/2019
215/45 R 18	93Y XL	B64%	C84%	72 dBB36%	—	06/2021
215/50 R 18	96W XL	B61%	C66%	72 dBB15%	—	48/2020
215/55 R 18	99V XL	B83%	C71%	72 dBB35%	—	48/2019
225/40 R 18	92Y XL	B63%	C84%	72 dBB47%	—	41/2019
225/45 R 18	95Y XL	B65%	C68%	72 dBB37%	—	49/2019
225/50 R 18	99W XL	B64%	C64%	72 dBB25%	—	05/2023
225/55 R 18	98V	B79%	C69%	71 dBB63%	—	49/2019
235/40 R 18	95Y XL	B73%	C91%	72 dBB50%	—	44/2019
235/45 R 18	98Y XL	B60%	C65%	72 dBB41%	—	45/2019
235/50 R 18	97V	B72%	C73%	71 dBB68%	—	42/2020
235/50 R 18	101Y XL	B72%	C73%	72 dBB29%	—	51/2020
235/55 R 18	100V	B80%	C69%	71 dBB68%	—	38/2020
235/60 R 18	107W XL	B83%	C70%	72 dBB40%	—	47/2019
245/35 R 18	92Y XL	B45%	D61%	72 dBB39%	—	43/2019
245/40 R 18	97Y XL	B67%	C83%	72 dBB49%	—	44/2019
245/45 R 18	100Y XL	B66%	C70%	72 dBB40%	—	47/2019
255/40 R 18	99Y XL	B62%	C65%	73 dBB28%	—	49/2019
255/45 R 18	103Y XL	B61%	C76%	73 dBB33%	—	42/2020
255/55 R 18	109Y XL	B81%	C78%	73 dBB44%	—	50/2020
19″ rims
205/55 R 19	97V XL	B59%	C61%	72 dBB36%	—	50/2020
225/35 R 19	88Y XL	B70%	C95%	72 dBB52%	—	50/2019
225/40 R 19	93Y XL	B54%	C69%	72 dBB38%	—	50/2020
225/45 R 19	96W XL	B64%	C70%	72 dBB41%	—	48/2020
225/55 R 19	99V	B78%	C73%	71 dBB65%	—	39/2020
235/35 R 19	91Y XL	B65%	C92%	72 dBB48%	—	06/2020
235/40 R 19	96Y XL	B57%	C64%	72 dBB46%	—	47/2020
235/50 R 19	99V	B70%	C52%	71 dBB60%	—	43/2020
235/55 R 19	105V XL	B74%	C57%	72 dBB34%	—	45/2020
235/55 R 19	105Y XL	A100%	B85%	72 dBB34%	—	46/2025
245/35 R 19	93Y XL	B68%	C93%	72 dBB60%	—	43/2020
245/40 R 19	98Y XL	B60%	C64%	72 dBB42%	—	43/2020
245/45 R 19	102Y XL	B64%	C54%	72 dBB37%	—	44/2020
255/30 R 19	91Y XL	B71%	D41%	73 dBB51%	—	03/2020
255/35 R 19	96Y XL	B62%	C83%	73 dBB35%	—	49/2019
255/40 R 19	100Y XL	B60%	C76%	73 dBB34%	—	45/2019
255/45 R 19	104Y XL	B61%	C45%	73 dBB20%	—	07/2020
255/50 R 19	107Y XL	B72%	C68%	73 dBB39%	—	47/2019
275/35 R 19	100Y XL	A100%	B95%	73 dBB34%	—	41/2025
20″ rims
195/55 R 20	95H XL	B79%	C73%	72 dBB34%	—	14/2020
235/35 R 20	92Y XL	A100%	C88%	72 dBB29%	—	43/2025
245/35 R 20	95Y XL	B60%	C85%	72 dBB43%	—	50/2019
255/35 R 20	97Y XL	B57%	C89%	73 dBB41%	—	06/2021
255/40 R 20	101Y XL	B38%	C37%	73 dBB30%	—	46/2019
255/45 R 20	105Y XL	B53%	C40%	73 dBB22%	—	47/2020
275/40 R 20	106Y XL	B72%	C76%	73 dBB55%	—	05/2021
275/45 R 20	110Y XL	B72%	C71%	73 dBB46%	—	44/2021
21″ rims
255/40 R 21	102Y XL	A100%	C39%	73 dBB20%	—	51/2025
295/35 R 21	107Y XL	B54%	C69%	75 dBB32%	—	48/2020

Same label values, different brand

These tyres have exactly the same label values as the Semperit Speed-life 3 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.

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Gislaved Ultra*speed 2identical label in 68 of 79 shared size and load/speed variants
General Tire Altimax ONE Sidentical label in 60 of 68 shared size and load/speed variants
Mabor Sport-jet 5identical label in 46 of 46 shared size and load/speed variants

Best-labelled summer tyres in 195/65 R 15

Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.

All tyres in 195/65 R15, ranked by label →

Questions

Is the Semperit Speed-life 3 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 3 in the wet?

Its wet grip class is A–B. In 46% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.

Is the Semperit Speed-life 3 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 3 launched?

It has been on the EU market since October 2019. The earliest production week in its registrations is 41/2019; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.

More from Semperit

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Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 117 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 2 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.