Yokohama BluEarth AE-01
EU tyre label for every size: 8 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Yokohama BluEarth AE-01 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 8 sizes (10 registrations including load and speed variants), for 13″ to 15″ 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 175/65 R15 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency B · 69 dB), the weakest 185/55 R15 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 69 dB).
On the EU market since January 2012; the earliest production week registered is 05/2012.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (8 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 (185/55R15)
Example: the 185/55R15 size, compared with the 641 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 vs the typical D: ≈0.18 L/100 km less, about 28 litres less over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.
Rolling noise
69 dB against a median of 70 dB in this size (1 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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13″ rims | ||||||
| 155/70R13 | 75T | C71% | C99% | 69 dBB86% | — | 07/2012 |
| 165/65R13 | 77T | C74% | C100% | 69 dBB86% | — | 12/2012 |
| 14″ rims | ||||||
| 165/65R14 | 79T | C63% | C99% | 69 dBB85% | — | 21/2017 |
| 185/60R14 | 82T | C62% | C98% | 69 dBB87% | — | 05/2012 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 165/60R15 | 77H | C59% | C97% | 69 dBB80% | — | 11/2016 |
| 175/55R15 | 77V | C60% | C99% | 69 dBB87% | — | 40/2012 |
| 175/65R15 | 84H · 84H | C56% | C95% | 69 dBB86% | — | 26/2016 |
| 175/65R15 | 84H | C56% | B99% | 69 dBB86% | — | 37/2019 |
| 185/55R15 | 82V | C53% | C95% | 69 dBB88% | — | 04/2017 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 185/55R15
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 185/55 R15, ranked by label →
- Hankook Kinergy Eco 2A A 66 dB
- Nokian Tyres WetproofA B 66 dB
- Autogreen SportChaser-SC2A D 66 dB
- Nexen N'blue HD PlusA C 67 dB
- Yokohama Advan Fleva V701A C 67 dB
- Arivo Premio Eco 6A C 67 dB
Questions
Is the Yokohama BluEarth AE-01 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 Yokohama BluEarth AE-01 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 Yokohama BluEarth AE-01 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 Yokohama BluEarth AE-01 launched?
It has been on the EU market since January 2012. The earliest production week in its registrations is 05/2012; 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 — 10 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 10 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.