Semperit Van-life
EU tyre label for every size: 3 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Semperit Van-life is a summer tyre for passenger cars, vans and light trucks. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 3 sizes (3 registrations including load and speed variants), for 14″ to 15″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C in every size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 71–72 dB.
On the EU market since February 2005; the earliest production week registered is 05/2005.
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: fuel efficiency. Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (205/65 R 15)
Example: the 205/65 R 15 size, compared with the 736 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈41 m with wet grip class C, the most common class in this size.
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 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).
| Size | Load / speed | Wet | Fuel | Noise | Snow / ice | Production from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14″ rims | ||||||
| 175/65 R 14 CC2 | 90/88T | C43% | D56% | 72 dBB59% | — | 31/2006 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 195/70 R 15 | 97T RF | C70% | C80% | 71 dBB70% | — | 05/2005 |
| 205/65 R 15 | 99T RF | C53% | C91% | 71 dBB64% | — | 09/2005 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 205/65 R 15
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 205/65 R15, ranked by label →
- Falken Ziex ZE310 EcorunA C 67 dB
- Autogreen SportChaser-SC2A D 67 dB
- Petlas Prime ComfortA B 68 dB
- Starmaxx ControlmaxA B 68 dB
- Envoy AternaA C 68 dB
- Arivo Premio Eco 6A C 68 dB
Questions
Is the Semperit Van-life a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 72 dB (median 71 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 Van-life in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Semperit Van-life 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 Van-life launched?
It has been on the EU market since February 2005. The earliest production week in its registrations is 05/2005; 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 — 3 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.