Unistar Ice Protection
EU tyre label for every size: 11 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Unistar Ice Protection is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 11 sizes (11 registrations including load and speed variants), for 19″ to 23″ rims.
Wet grip is rated D in every size, fuel efficiency C and external rolling noise 73–75 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow.
On the EU market since August 2024; the earliest production week registered is 13/2024.
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 (10 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 (275/40R22)
Example: the 275/40R22 size, compared with the 107 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
73 dB against a median of 72 dB in this size (1 dB louder).
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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 265/55R19 | 113H XL | D42% | C87% | 73 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 13/2024 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 255/35R21 | 98H XL | D19% | C93% | 73 dBB43% | 3PMSF | 13/2024 |
| 255/40R21 | 102H XL | D18% | C88% | 73 dBB39% | 3PMSF | 13/2024 |
| 285/30R21 | 100H XL | D0% | C93% | 75 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 13/2024 |
| 22″ rims | ||||||
| 275/35R22 | 104H XL | D18% | C91% | 73 dBB47% | 3PMSF | 13/2024 |
| 275/40R22 | 107H XL | D38% | C91% | 73 dBB48% | 3PMSF | 13/2024 |
| 275/50R22 | 115H XL | D46% | C79% | 73 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 13/2024 |
| 285/35R22 | 106H XL | D14% | C90% | 75 dBB14% | 3PMSF | 13/2024 |
| 285/45R22 | 114H XL | D37% | C85% | 75 dBB44% | 3PMSF | 13/2024 |
| 315/30R22 | 107H XL | D16% | C97% | 75 dBB39% | 3PMSF | 13/2024 |
| 23″ rims | ||||||
| 285/35R23 | 107H XL | D– | C– | 75 dBB– | 3PMSF | 13/2024 |
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 275/40R22
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 275/40 R22, ranked by label →
- Pirelli Pzero Winter 2A B 69 dB
- Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2A B 70 dB
- Gripmax SureGrip Pro WinterA C 72 dB
- Sailun Ice BLAZER Alpine EVO²A C 72 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A C 73 dB
- Hankook iON i*cept SUVA C 73 dB
Questions
Is the Unistar Ice Protection a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 73 dB to 75 dB (median 73 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 Unistar Ice Protection in the wet?
Its wet grip class is D. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Unistar Ice Protection suitable for snow?
11 of 11 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 Unistar Ice Protection launched?
It has been on the EU market since August 2024. The earliest production week in its registrations is 13/2024; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.
Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 11 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.