Bridgestone Potenza Sport
Summer tyre (sporty)
Bridgestone Potenza Sport 205/55 R16: braking distance on a wet road from 90 km/h is about 36 m (Citroën C3 IV (2024+), without reaction time; based on an independent test · Pidurdusmaa.ee)
Independent tests
Measured results. Rank = position in the same test on the same surface (1 = shortest braking distance).
| Test | Surface and speed | Result | Rank | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAC summer tyre test 2025 | dry asphalt, 100→0 km/h | 34.9 m | 3 / 18 | 34.8 m |
| ADAC summer tyre test 2025 | wet asphalt, 80→0 km/h | 28.8 m | 2 / 18 | 28.4 m |
| ADAC summer tyre test 2025 | wet concrete, 80→0 km/h | 34.6 m | 2 / 18 | 34.2 m |
| ADAC summer tyre test 2025 | aquaplaning speed (higher is better) | 78.9 km/h | – | – |
Test: 225/40 R18. The same tyre may perform slightly differently in another size.
Magazine tests
Published braking distances (Auto Bild, auto motor und sport, Auto Zeitung, ADAC, Za Rulem and others). Rank = position in the same test on the same surface (1 = shortest). The tests use different sizes, cars and conditions, so only compare numbers within the same test.
| Test | Size | Conditions | Result | Rank | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto Bild 2025 | 225/40 R18 | dry asphalt 100→0 km/h | 32.6 m | 1 / 52 | 32.6 m |
| Auto Bild 2025 | 225/40 R18 | wet asphalt 80→0 km/h | 27.6 m | 4 / 52 | 27.4 m |
| Auto Zeitung 2025 | 225/45 R18 | dry asphalt 100→0 km/h | 33.0 m | 1 / 10 | 33.0 m |
| Auto Zeitung 2025 | 225/45 R18 | wet asphalt 100→0 km/h | 42.5 m | 2 / 10 | 41.8 m |
| evo 2025 | 235/35 R19 | dry asphalt 100→0 km/h | 32.2 m | 3 / 9 | 31.5 m |
| evo 2025 | 235/35 R19 | wet asphalt 80→20 km/h | 27.6 m | 1 / 9 | 27.6 m |
| evo 2024 | 235/35 R19 | dry asphalt 100→1 km/h | 32.1 m | 2 / 7 | 30.7 m |
| evo 2024 | 235/35 R19 | wet asphalt 80→1 km/h | 35.1 m | 7 / 7 | 31.4 m |
| Tyre Reviews 2024 | 295/30 R20 | dry asphalt · speed not stated | 37.0 m | 1 / 7 | 37.0 m |
| Tyre Reviews 2024 | 295/30 R20 | wet asphalt · speed not stated | 50.6 m | 3 / 7 | 49.2 m |
| evo 2023 | 225/40 R18 | dry asphalt · speed not stated | 35.5 m | 4 / 8 | 34.0 m |
| Tyre Reviews 2023 | 225/40 R18 | dry asphalt 100→5 km/h | 32.9 m | 1 / 6 | 32.9 m |
| Tyre Reviews 2023 | 225/40 R18 | wet asphalt 80→5 km/h | 28.3 m | 2 / 6 | 27.1 m |
| Tyre Reviews 2023 | 225/40 R18 | wet asphalt 80→5 km/h | 31.5 m | 5 / 6 | 27.9 m |
| Tyre Reviews 2023 | 225/40 R18 | wet asphalt 80→5 km/h | 40.5 m | 1 / 6 | 40.5 m |
| Vi Bilägare / Motor (NAF Norway) 2023 | 245/40 R18 | dry asphalt · speed not stated | 34.3 m | 6 / 8 | 33.2 m |
| Vi Bilägare / Motor (NAF Norway) 2023 | 245/40 R18 | wet asphalt · speed not stated | 26.5 m | 7 / 8 | 24.4 m |
| evo 2022 | 235/35 R19 | dry asphalt · speed not stated | 31.8 m | 2 / 7 | 31.0 m |
| evo 2022 | 235/35 R19 | wet asphalt · speed not stated | 31.3 m | 5 / 7 | 28.1 m |
| evo 2022 | 265/35 R20 | dry asphalt 100→0 km/h | 35.8 m | 3 / 3 | 33.8 m |
| evo 2022 | 265/35 R20 | wet asphalt 80→0 km/h | 34.9 m | 2 / 3 | 31.9 m |
| evo 2021 | 225/40 R18 | dry asphalt 100→0 km/h | 33.9 m | 1 / 9 | 33.9 m |
| evo 2021 | 225/40 R18 | wet asphalt 80→20 km/h | 28.3 m | 2 / 9 | 27.0 m |
| TÜV SÜD / Bridgestone 2020 | 245/40 R18 | dry asphalt 100→0 km/h | 33.4 m | 1 / 5 | 33.4 m |
| TÜV SÜD / Bridgestone 2020 | 245/40 R18 | wet asphalt 80→20 km/h | 33.4 m | 2 / 5 | 31.6 m |
The calculation on this page does not use these results: our check showed that a test in another size does not predict wet braking better than the EU label for your size. They are shown here as measured facts.
EU tyre label
Official data from the EU product register EPREL, by size. The class applies to each size separately. What do the classes mean?
| Size | Wet grip | Rolling resistance | Noise | Winter | Load / speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205/40 R18 | A | C | 69 dB (A) | – | 86 H |
| 205/45 R17 | B (variants: A, B) | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 88 H/Y |
| 205/55 R16 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 94 Y |
| 215/40 R17 | A | D | 71 dB (B) | – | 83 Y |
| 215/40 R18 | A | D | 71 dB (B) | – | 89 Y |
| 215/45 R17 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 91 Y |
| 215/45 R18 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 93 Y |
| 225/35 R18 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 87 Y |
| 225/35 R19 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 88 (Y) |
| 225/40 R18 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 92 Y |
| 225/40 R19 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 93 Y |
| 225/40 R20 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 94 T |
| 225/45 R19 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 92 W |
| 225/55 R17 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 101 Y |
| 225/55 R19 | A | B | 69 dB (A) | – | 103 H |
| 235/35 R19 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 91 (Y)/Y |
| 235/35 R20 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 92 Y |
| 235/40 R18 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 95 (Y) |
| 235/40 R19 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 96 H/(Y) |
| 235/40 R20 | B (variants: A, B) | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 96 H/Y |
| 235/45 R18 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 98 Y |
| 235/45 R19 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 V |
| 235/45 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 100 H/T/Y |
| 235/45 R21 | A | C | 69 dB (A) | – | 101 V |
| 235/45 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 104 Y |
| 235/50 R18 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 101 Y |
| 235/50 R19 | B (variants: A, B) | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 99/103 Y |
| 235/55 R20 | B | B | 71 dB (B) | – | 105 Y |
| 245/30 R20 | B (variants: A, B) | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 90 (Y) |
| 245/35 R18 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 92 Y |
| 245/35 R19 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 93 (Y) |
| 245/35 R20 | B (variants: A, B) | E | 72 dB (B) | – | 91/95 (Y)/Y |
| 245/35 R20 | A | C | 69 dB (A) | – | 98 Y |
| 245/35 R21 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 96 (Y) |
| 245/40 R17 | A | D | 71 dB (B) | – | 91 Y |
| 245/40 R18 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 97 Y |
| 245/40 R19 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 94/98 (Y)/Y |
| 245/40 R20 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 99 (Y) |
| 245/45 R18 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 100 (Y) |
| 245/50 R19 | B | B | 68 dB (A) | – | 105 H |
| 255/30 R19 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 91 (Y) |
| 255/30 R20 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 92 (Y) |
| 255/35 R18 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 94 (Y) |
| 255/35 R19 | A | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 96 (Y) |
| 255/35 R20 | B (variants: A, B) | D | 72 dB (B) | – | 97 (Y) |
| 255/40 R18 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 99 (Y) |
| 255/40 R19 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 100 Y |
| 255/40 R20 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 101 H/(Y)/T/Y |
| 255/40 R21 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 102 Y |
| 255/40 R22 | B | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 103 Y |
| 255/45 R18 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 103 Y |
| 255/45 R19 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 104 (Y) |
| 255/45 R20 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 105 (Y)/W |
| 255/45 R21 | B | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 106 Y |
| 255/50 R19 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 107 Y |
| 255/50 R20 | A | A | 68 dB (A) | – | 109 V |
| 265/30 R19 | A | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 93 (Y)/Y |
| 265/30 R20 | A | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 94 (Y) |
| 265/35 R18 | A | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 97 Y |
| 265/35 R19 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 98 (Y) |
| 265/35 R20 | B (variants: A, B) | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 95/99 (Y)/Y |
| 265/35 R21 | A | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 101 Y |
| 265/40 R18 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 101 (Y) |
| 265/40 R19 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 102 (Y) |
| 265/40 R20 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 104 (Y)/Y |
| 265/40 R20 | A | A | 72 dB (B) | – | 107 Y |
| 265/40 R21 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 105 (Y)/V |
| 265/40 R21 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 108 Y |
| 265/40 R22 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 106 Y |
| 265/45 R18 | A | D | 71 dB (B) | – | 101 Y |
| 265/45 R20 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 108 (Y)/Y |
| 265/50 R19 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 110 Y |
| 275/30 R19 | A | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 96 Y |
| 275/30 R20 | A | E | 73 dB (B) | – | 97 (Y)/Y |
| 275/30 R21 | A | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 98 Y |
| 275/35 R18 | A | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 99 Y |
| 275/35 R19 | A | E | 73 dB (B) | – | 100 (Y)/Y |
| 275/35 R20 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 102 (Y) |
| 275/35 R21 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 103 (Y)/Y |
| 275/40 R18 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 103 (Y) |
| 275/40 R19 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 105 (Y) |
| 275/40 R20 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 106 (Y) |
| 275/45 R18 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 107 Y |
| 275/45 R20 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 110 (Y) |
| 275/50 R20 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 113 W |
| 285/30 R19 | A | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 98 (Y) |
| 285/30 R20 | A | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 99 (Y)/Y |
| 285/30 R21 | A | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 100 (Y) |
| 285/30 R21 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 103 Y |
| 285/35 R18 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 101 (Y) |
| 285/35 R19 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 103 (Y) |
| 285/35 R20 | B (variants: A, B) | D | 74 dB (B) | – | 100/104 (Y)/Y |
| 285/35 R21 | A | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 105 Y |
| 285/35 R22 | A | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 106 Y |
| 285/40 R19 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 107 (Y) |
| 285/40 R21 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 109 (Y) |
| 285/40 R22 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 110 (Y) |
| 285/45 R19 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 111 Y |
| 285/45 R20 | B | B | 72 dB (A) | – | 112 Y |
| 295/30 R19 | A | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 100 (Y) |
| 295/30 R20 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 101 (Y) |
| 295/35 R20 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 105 (Y) |
| 295/35 R21 | A | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 107 (Y)/Y |
| 295/35 R22 | B | C | 75 dB (B) | – | 108 Y |
| 295/40 R20 | B (variants: A, B) | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 110 (Y)/W/Y |
| 295/40 R20 | B | A | 72 dB (A) | – | 113 Y |
| 295/40 R21 | B | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 111 Y |
| 305/30 R20 | C (variants: A, B, C) | D | 73 dB (B) | – | 103 (Y)/Y |
| 305/30 R21 | A | A | 73 dB (B) | – | 104 Y |
| 315/30 R23 | B | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 108 (Y) |
| 315/35 R20 | A | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 110 (Y) |
| 325/30 R21 | C (variants: A, C) | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 108 (Y) |
| 325/35 R22 | B (variants: A, B) | C | 73 dB (B) | – | 110/114 (Y)/Y |
Frequently asked questions
What is the wet grip class of the Bridgestone Potenza Sport?
On the EU tyre label, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport has wet grip class A to C, depending on the size. A is the best and E the worst. The difference between class A and class E is about 18 m of braking distance from 90 km/h on a wet road.
How long is the braking distance of the Bridgestone Potenza Sport on a wet road?
According to the Pidurdusmaa.ee calculation, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport 205/55 R16 stops from 90 km/h on a wet road in about 36 metres (Citroën C3 IV (2024+), without reaction time). The calculation is based on an independent test.
Has the Bridgestone Potenza Sport been independently tested?
Yes. Source: Auto Bild 2025. The Bridgestone Potenza Sport stopped on dry asphalt from 100 km/h in 32.6 m, ranking 1 of 52 tyres. All measured results are in the table above.
What sizes is the Bridgestone Potenza Sport available in?
In the EU tyre register, our database has the Bridgestone Potenza Sport in 107 sizes, for example 205/40 R18, 205/45 R17, 205/55 R16, 215/40 R17, 215/40 R18 and 215/45 R17. As a main factory size it fits cars such as the BMW iX3 NA5 (2025+), BYD Seal 6 (2025+) and Chery Tiggo 8 (2025+).
Compare within the same test
Tyres that were neighbours in the same test: same car, same day.