Star Performer HP-3
EU tyre label for every size: 9 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Star Performer HP-3 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 9 sizes (9 registrations including load and speed variants), for 14″ to 16″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C in every size, fuel efficiency B–C and external rolling noise 69 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 215/60 R16 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency B · 69 dB), the weakest 205/60 R16 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 69 dB).
On the EU market since September 2018; the earliest production week registered is 38/2018.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (9 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: wet grip, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (195/65R15)
Example: the 195/65R15 size, compared with the 947 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
69 dB against a median of 71 dB in this size (2 dB quieter).
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 9 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 | ||||||
| 175/65R14 | 86H XL | C62% | C97% | 69 dBB87% | — | 40/2018 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 185/55R15 | 82V | C53% | C95% | 69 dBB88% | — | 40/2018 |
| 185/60R15 | 88H XL | C55% | C94% | 69 dBB88% | — | 40/2018 |
| 185/65R15 | 88V | C52% | C89% | 69 dBB88% | — | 40/2018 |
| 195/65R15 | 91V | C50% | C89% | 69 dBB91% | — | 38/2018 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 195/55R16 | 91V XL | C40% | C86% | 69 dBA91% | — | 40/2018 |
| 205/55ZR16 | 91W | C41% | C87% | 69 dBB89% | — | 38/2018 |
| 205/60R16 | 96V XL | C39% | C80% | 69 dBA91% | — | 38/2018 |
| 215/60R16 | 99V XL | C42% | B98% | 69 dBA90% | — | 38/2018 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 195/65R15
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 →
- Nokian Tyres Hakka Blue 3A B 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE310 EcorunA C 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE320A C 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- Autogreen SportChaser-SC2A D 67 dB
- Bridgestone Ecopia EP150A A 68 dB
Questions
Is the Star Performer HP-3 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise is 69 dB in every size. In 100% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Star Performer HP-3 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 Star Performer HP-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 Star Performer HP-3 launched?
It has been on the EU market since September 2018. The earliest production week in its registrations is 38/2018; 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 — 9 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 9 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.