Star Performer Orbit-44
EU tyre label for every size: 1 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Star Performer Orbit-44 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 1 sizes (1 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B in every size, fuel efficiency C and external rolling noise 72 dB.
On the EU market since November 2023; the earliest production week registered is 48/2023.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (1 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: wet grip. Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (255/65R16)
Example: the 255/65R16 size, compared with the 91 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
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 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 255/65R16 | 109H | B97% | C97% | 72 dBB75% | — | 48/2023 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 255/65R16
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 255/65 R16, ranked by label →
- Nexen N'fera RU1A C 69 dB
- Bridgestone Turanza T005A B 72 dB
- General Tire Grabber GT PlusA C 72 dB
- Hankook DynaPro HP2B C 70 dB
- Leao Nova-force HPB C 71 dB
- Landsail LS588 SUVB B 72 dB
Questions
Is the Star Performer Orbit-44 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise is 72 dB in every size. 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 Star Performer Orbit-44 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B. In 100% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Star Performer Orbit-44 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 Orbit-44 launched?
It has been on the EU market since November 2023. The earliest production week in its registrations is 48/2023; 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 — 1 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 1 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.