Transmate Frost Bite TW01
EU tyre label for every size: 28 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Transmate Frost Bite TW01 is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 28 sizes (28 registrations including load and speed variants), for 17″ to 22″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C–D depending on size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 72–75 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 275/45 R21 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 73 dB), the weakest 255/50 R20 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency D · 73 dB).
On the EU market since November 2023; the earliest production week registered is 10/2025.
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 (28 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 (215/55R17)
Example: the 215/55R17 size, compared with the 659 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈47 m with class D, 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 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 215/50R17 | 95H | D28% | C98% | 72 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 215/55R17 | 94T | D31% | C97% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 215/60R17 | 96T | D29% | C94% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 225/60R17 | 99T | D31% | C94% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 225/65R17 | 102T | D31% | C93% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 235/65R17 | 108H | D33% | D43% | 72 dBB69% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 215/55R18 | 95H | D27% | C96% | 72 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 225/45R18 | 95H | D27% | C97% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 225/50R18 | 95H | D21% | D37% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 225/55R18 | 98T | D28% | D39% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 225/60R18 | 100T | D32% | C94% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 235/45R18 | 98H RF | D25% | D45% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 49/2025 |
| 235/50R18 | 97T | D28% | D41% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 235/55R18 | 100T | D27% | D39% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 235/60R18 | 103T | D30% | D37% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 225/55R19 | 99T | D26% | C92% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 235/50R19 | 99T | D27% | C90% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 235/55R19 | 105T | D25% | C86% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 245/55R19 | 103H | D45% | C94% | 72 dBB69% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 235/55R20 | 102T | D39% | C91% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 245/50R20 | 102T | D46% | D48% | 72 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 255/45R20 | 101H | D27% | D32% | 73 dBB49% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 255/50R20 | 109T | D36% | D32% | 73 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 235/45R21 | 101T | C39% | D13% | 73 dBB8% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 255/40R21 | 102T | C57% | D30% | 73 dBB39% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 275/45R21 | 110T XL | C72% | C89% | 73 dBB53% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 22″ rims | ||||||
| 275/40R22 | 107H XL | D38% | C91% | 73 dBB48% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
| 285/45R22 | 114H XL | C76% | C85% | 75 dBB44% | 3PMSF | 10/2025 |
Same label values, different brand
These tyres have exactly the same label values as the Transmate Frost Bite TW01 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.
- Tercelo Frost Bite TW01identical label in 16 of 17 shared size and load/speed variants
- Three-A Frost Bite TW01identical label in 11 of 11 shared size and load/speed variants
- Rapid Frost Bite TW01identical label in 5 of 6 shared size and load/speed variants
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 215/55R17
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 215/55 R17, ranked by label →
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A C 71 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 DriveguardA C 71 dB
- Kumho HA32A B 72 dB
- Linglong Sport Master WinterA B 72 dB
- Kumho WP52+A C 72 dB
- Crosswind Grip Peak WinterA C 72 dB
Questions
Is the Transmate Frost Bite TW01 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 72 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 Transmate Frost Bite TW01 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C–D. In 4% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Transmate Frost Bite TW01 suitable for snow?
28 of 28 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 Transmate Frost Bite TW01 launched?
It has been on the EU market since November 2023. The earliest production week in its registrations is 10/2025; 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 — 28 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 1 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.