It should be on the tire itself – it’s the law to provide an EU tire label. But if you can’t find it on the tire, ask your dealer or look on our website.
Did you know that tires account for up to 20% of your vehicle’s fuel consumption? Choosing tires with a high fuel efficiency rating will give you more miles from your tank and lower your CO2 emissions.
Simply put, fuel-efficient tires require less energy to roll. This ultimately translates into less fuel used.
Fuel efficiency is rated from A to G on a colour-coded scale.
The difference between an A rating and a G rating could mean a reduction in fuel consumption of up to 7.5%. To put this in real terms, choosing A-rated tires instead of G-rated tires could save you more than 6 litres of fuel every 1,000 kilometres.*
At an average petrol price of £1.10 per litre, that adds up to cost savings of more than £220 over the life of the tires.*
Don’t forget, you’ll also be reducing your environmental impact!
*Based on an average consumption of 8 litres/100km, a fuel price of £1.10/litre, and an average tire mileage of 35,000 km. Actual fuel and cost savings may vary depending, among other things, on tire pressure, vehicle weight and driving style.
Not inflating your tires properly increases rolling resistance and affects grip in wet conditions.
How much your car weighs and how you drive it can also make a big difference. You can reduce your fuel consumption by driving in a more energy-efficient way (also known as ‘eco-driving’)
Label values shown are for illustrative purposes only. Values for a certain tire line/size may vary.
Tires with a high wet grip rating will stop more quickly on wet roads when full brakes are applied.
‘Wet grip’ is the tire’s ability to stick to the road in wet conditions. The EU rating focuses only on one aspect of wet grip – the wet braking performance of the tire.
How is wet grip rated?
Wet grip is rated from A to F:
A = highest rating
F = lowest rating
Ratings D and G are not used for passenger cars.
In an emergency situation, a few metres can make all the difference. For a passenger car applying full brakes from 50mph, a set of A-rated tires will brake up to 18 metres shorter than a set of F-rated tires. *
Note: You should always respect the recommended stopping distances when driving.
*When measured according to the test methods set out in Regulation EC 1222/2009. Braking distances may vary according to driving conditions and other influencing factors.
Label values shown are for illustrative purposes only. Values for a certain tire line/size may vary.
The EU rating measures the external noise emissions of the tire in decibels.
Since many people are unfamiliar with decibel values, a loudspeaker image with black waves is shown to signify how noisy the tire is. The more waves there are, the louder the tire.
What the noise ratings mean
Decibel levels are measured on a logarithmic scale. This means that an increase of just a few decibels represents a big difference in noise levels. In fact, a difference of 3dB doubles the amount of external noise the tire produces.
Think about the many thousands of cars on our roads each day. If we all chose tires with lower noise ratings, imagine how much quieter our towns and cities would be.
EfficientGrip Performance
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
Goodyear quality
We put our own tires through fifty different tests to make sure each one meets the highest of standards. There is no bar higher than the one we set ourselves.
