Sonar PF-3D
EU tyre label for every size: 21 sizes of this 3PMSF-marked tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Sonar PF-3D is a 3PMSF-marked tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 21 sizes (21 registrations including load and speed variants), for 8″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated E in every size, fuel efficiency D and external rolling noise 71–73 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow.
On the EU market since June 2013; the earliest production week registered is 28/2013.
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 (19 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Weakest point: wet grip, 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
≈52 m with class E, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).
Fuel efficiency
Class D vs the typical C: ≈0.18 L/100 km more, about 28 litres more over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8″ rims | ||||||
| 235/55R8 | 100Q | E– | D– | 72 dBB– | 3PMSF | 48/2013 |
| 14″ rims | ||||||
| 175/65R14 | 82Q | E5% | D79% | 71 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 24/2016 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 185/65R15 | 92Q XL | E5% | D65% | 71 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 36/2016 |
| 195/65R15 | 95Q XL | E5% | D55% | 72 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 36/2016 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 205/55R16 | 91Q | E5% | D52% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 28/2013 |
| 205/60R16 | 96Q XL | E5% | D52% | 72 dBB57% | 3PMSF | 28/2016 |
| 215/55R16 | 93Q | E5% | D53% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 28/2013 |
| 215/65R16 | 98Q | E6% | D46% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 28/2013 |
| 225/55R16 | 99Q XL | E3% | D54% | 72 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 48/2013 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 225/45R17 | 94Q XL | E4% | D58% | 72 dBB66% | 3PMSF | 28/2016 |
| 225/50R17 | 98Q XL | E3% | D50% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 20/2016 |
| 225/55R17 | 101Q XL | E4% | D46% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 48/2013 |
| 225/60R17 | 103Q XL | E6% | D46% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 28/2016 |
| 235/45R17 | 94Q | E5% | D50% | 72 dBB59% | 3PMSF | 20/2014 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 225/40R18 92Q | 92Q XL | E– | D– | 72 dBB– | 3PMSF | 36/2016 |
| 235/60R18 | 107Q XL | E5% | D37% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 28/2013 |
| 245/45R18 | 96Q | E4% | D49% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 20/2014 |
| 255/55R18 | 109Q XL | E6% | D38% | 72 dBB84% | 3PMSF | 48/2013 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 155/70R19 | 84Q | E6% | D20% | 71 dBB49% | 3PMSF | 24/2015 |
| 255/50R19 | 107Q XL | E5% | D33% | 72 dBB71% | 3PMSF | 28/2013 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 275/40R20 | 106Q XL | E7% | D32% | 73 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 44/2016 |
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 Sonar PF-3D a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 73 dB (median 72 dB). In 5% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Sonar PF-3D in the wet?
Its wet grip class is E. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Sonar PF-3D suitable for snow?
21 of 21 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 Sonar PF-3D launched?
It has been on the EU market since June 2013. The earliest production week in its registrations is 28/2013; 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 — 21 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 21 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.