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A Guide to OE Tyre Markings and Tyre Symbols
This is a simple guide explaining OE tyre markings and tyre symbols.
Many tyres feature a mark or “tyre symbols” demonstrating the partnership between a vehicle manufacturer and a tyre manufacturer on the design of a tyre that best suits the vehicle.
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Tyre Symbols & OE Tyre Markings
This ‘stamp of approval’ confirms the tyre was designed and tested by both the car and tyre manufacturer in the factory process known as homologation.
Generally, it is recommended to have the specific tyre fitment designed for your vehicle, but it is not always essential. Our trained tyre technicians can advise on the best tyres for your car, whether it’s for an OE car manufacturer approved tyre or not. Often different tyre fitments can also cross-over to different vehicles, our team will be able to advise.
Below we have compiled a guide to original equipment (OE) tyre markings & tyre symbols and their meanings:
| Tyre Symbol | Vehicle Model | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|
| AR | Alfa Romeo fitment with possible Run-Flat options |  |
| ARR | Alfa Romeo Racing (4C) | |
| ALP | Alpina |  |
| AMA | DBS Superleggera |  |
| AML | Lagonda | |
| AMP | Maserati GT/Jaguar XK/Aston Martin ONE-77 | |
| AMR | Rapide | |
| AMS | Ferrari 612S/Alfa Romeo/Aston Martin | |
| AMV | Vanquish | |
| AMX | DBX | |
| A2A | Vantage, Year related | |
| A4A | |
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| A5A | DB11 MY 2018+ | |
| A6A | |
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| A7A | 2020 Vantage | |
| A8A | DBX | |
| A8B | DBX | |
| AM4 | |
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| AM6 | DB6 | |
| AM7 | |
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| AM8 | V12 Vantage/AMV8 | |
| AM9 | DB9 | |
| AM10 | DB10 | |
| AM11 | DB11 | |
| AO | Audi Approved Product |  |
| AOE | Audi Run-Flat. NA market only. | |
| AO1 | Audi Quattro, RS Series or R8. | |
| AO2 | Audi Quattro, RS Series or R8. | |
| AO3 | Audi Quattro, RS Series or R8. | |
| AO+ | Volkswagen Audi Electric Vehicles | |
| RO1 | Audi Quattro | |
| RO2 | Audi Quattro | |
| BAC MONO | Just marked as “BAC MONO” you’ll find this on the 255/40R17 Pirelli Trofeo Race |  |
| BG | Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2/Cup 2 R for the Chiron |  |
| B | Bentley |  |
| BC | Continental Flying Spur | |
| BL | Flying Spur | |
| BN | Mulsanne | |
| BT | Older Generation Continental | |
| B1 | Continental/Bentega | |
| M3 | Very rare fitment, will usually just be * marked. |  |
| * | BMW Star Marked Tyre, is also used on MINI. | |
| *1 | Newest marking for BMW X5/X6 | |
| i* | For the latest generation of BMW iX electric vehicles. | |
| C1 | General motors approved product for Chrysler/Dodge |   |
| DA | Goodyear All-Season, current the only option. |  |
| ME2 | Custom made for the Dallara brand. Low quantity. |  |
| K1 |  |
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| K2 | |
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| K3 | |
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| F | 296 GTB, F360, F456, F12, LaFerrari, Daytona SP3 812 Superfast, FF, 599 GTB, | |
| F01 | Califonia, GTC4Lusso, Monza SP1/SP2, California T | |
| F02 | 488, F8 Tributo | |
| F03 | Portifino | |
| F04 | |
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| FI | Fiat approved. Often found on the Tipo |  |
| FO | Ford Approved |  |
| FO1 | |
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| FO2 | Ford Performance Approved | |
| TPC | Tire Performance Criteria for GM products. Very rare in the UK |  |
| GOE | Hyundai Genisis |  |
| H0 | Acura NSX |  |
| H1 | Acura NSX | |
| FE |  |
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| H | |
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| HN | |
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| OS | Hyundai Kona | |
| J | Jaguar. Found on the F-Type, F-Pace, E-Pace and some Land Rover Products. |  |
| JRS | |
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| JP |  |
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| JE | |
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| KRM | GS-6 |  |
| L | Denotes tyres homologated for Lamborghini vehicles |  |
| L1 | Denotes tyres homologated for Lamborghini vehicles (Revised version 1) | |
| LB | Huracan 2WD | |
| LM | 2022+ Urus (Pirelli) | |
| LZ |  |
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| JLR | Jaguar Land Rover Approved. Found on Evoque, Range Rover/Sport and Discovery. |  |
| LR | Original Equipment (OE) marking for Land Rover | |
| LR1 | Original Equipment (OE) marking for Land Rover (Update version 1) | |
| LR2 | Original Equipment (OE) marking for Land Rover (Update version 2) | |
| LR3 | Original Equipment (OE) marking for Land Rover (Update version 3) | |
| LR4 | Original Equipment (OE) marking for Land Rover (Update version 4) | |
| LR5 | Original Equipment (OE) marking for Land Rover (Update version 5) | |
| LRO | Land Rover Approved. Found on older generations of the Sport/Range Rovers | |
| LX | Original Equipment (OE) marking for Lexus |  |
| LS | New Lotus fitment |  |
| LTS | Eletre Electric Car | |
| LTS 2 | updated specification for the Eletre | |
| LST | Old Lotus fitment | |
| LM1 | Lucid Air, commonly found on Pirelli alongside HL load rating. |  |
| MGT | Tyre symbol denoting Original Equipment (OE) tyre for Maserati |  |
| MGT1 | Original Equipment (OE) marking for Maserati (Revision 1) | |
| MGT2 | Original Equipment (OE) marking for Maserati (Revision 2) | |
| MZ | OE (Original Equipment) code for Mitsubishi and Toyota |  |
| TZ | Mazda 6 | |
| MC | an OE (Original Equipment) marking for McLaren vehicles |  |
| MC1 | an OE (Original Equipment) marking for McLaren vehicles | |
| MC2 | an OE (Original Equipment) marking for McLaren vehicles | |
| MC-C | Pirelli Cyber tyre for McLaren Artura | |
| MO | Tyre symbol denoting Original Equipment (OE) tyre for Mercedes-Benz vehicles. |  |
| MO1 | AMG Variations/Performance Mercedes | |
| MO1A | AMG Variations/Performance Mercedes – Revised specification | |
| MO1B | AMG GT 63 S E Performance | |
| MO2 | AMG Variations/Performance Mercedes | |
| MOE | Mercedes Extended Mobility, Run-Flat Tyre | |
| MOE-S | Mercedes Extended Mobility Run-Flat and Silent | |
| MO-P | Mercedes Performance | |
| MO-S | Mercedes-Benz Silent | |
| MO-V | Mercedes-Benz Viano | |
| S1 | Not to be confused with the Michelin Primacy 4 S1, this E Primacy will have S1 on its own. Usually a seal tyre. | |
| MZ | Mitsubishi/Toyota Approved |  |
| Three Wheeler | Winged Morgan logo accompanied by ‘Three Wheeler’ underneath for the three wheeler Morgan. Will be Avon and directional. |  |
| I | Nio electric vehicles |  |
| NI |  |
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| NI1 | New Nissan Juke | |
| NS | |
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| NR1 | an Original Equipment (OE) marking for Nissan GT-R Nismo | |
| KZ | Nissan/Toyota Approved | |
| OP |  |
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| OP1 | |
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| HP | Horacio Pagani |  |
| PE | an Original Equipment (OE) marking indicating tyres approved for Peugeot vehicles |  |
| POL | Electric Polestar. Usually has Silent foam inside. |  |
| N0 | an Original Equipment (OE) marking for Porsche First-generation approved tyres (e.g., early 911, Cayenne). |  |
| N1 | an Original Equipment (OE) marking for Porsche Revised specs with minor enhancements over N0 (e.g., improved wet grip). | |
| N2 | an Original Equipment (OE) marking for Porsche Further optimizations (e.g., reduced rolling resistance for better fuel efficiency). | |
| N3 | an Original Equipment (OE) marking for Porsche Updates for newer models (e.g., Panamera Gen 2, Macan). | |
| N4 | an Original Equipment (OE) marking for Porsche Advanced revisions (e.g., tailored for hybrid/electric powertrains). | |
| N5 | an Original Equipment (OE) marking for Porsche Post-2020 updates (e.g., enhanced high-speed stability for Taycan). | |
| N6 | an Original Equipment (OE) marking for Porsche Latest specifications (e.g., all-season performance or noise reduction). | |
| NA0 | Porsche 911 992 | |
| NA1 | Porsche 911 992 | |
| NA5 | Porsche 911 992 | |
| NB0 | Porsche 718 Boxster/Cayman – You’ll very rarely come across this fitment. It’s normally enrolled into the general ‘N’ fitment. | |
| NC0 | Porsche Cayenne – You’ll very rarely come across this fitment. It’s normally enrolled into the general ‘N’ fitment. | |
| ND0 | Panamera | |
| NE0 | 2022 Onwards Generation Macans | |
| NF0 | Porsche Taycan Electric | |
| NF1 | Porsche Taycan Electric | |
| A | Renault Espace |  |
| R | Radial Construction | |
| RE | Renault Electric | |
| RS | Megan RS Cup (Bridgestone S007) | |
| RIV |  |
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| RR | Found in Runflat and Seal fitments. |  |
| SK |  |
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| JZ | an OE (Original Equipment) marking indicating tyres approved for Seat or Subaru vehicles |   |
| T0 | an Original Equipment (OE) marking for Tesla |  |
| T1 | an Original Equipment (OE) marking for Tesla (First upgrade) | |
| T2 | an Original Equipment (OE) marking for Tesla (Second upgrade) | |
| TO | Tango Oscar, not Tango Zero (0) which is a Tesla fitment. |  |
| C+ | Bridgestone marking for Electric. Commonly found on Turanza Eco (And some Alenza products) |  |
| G | Volkswagen Golf Specific | |
| VW | an OE (Original Equipment) marking used by Volkswagen to indicate tyres specifically engineered for their vehicles. | |
| VO | an OE (Original Equipment) marking used by Volvo to indicate tyres specifically engineered for their vehicles. | |
| ? | Volkswagen, now seen as a + for Volkswagen Electric fitment. Not to be confused with the Michelin Primacy 4+ | |
| VOL | an OE (Original Equipment) marking used by Volvo to indicate tyres specifically engineered for their vehicles. |  |
| SL | Rarely found on the tyre, normally on the product labels. |  |
| XL | Increased ply rating allowing a higher load rating. |  |
| HL | Currently found on the Lucid Air but will be in mass production soon. Higher load rating than the normal XL tyre but not a commercial tyre. Heavy electric SUVs |  |
| C | Has a max working pressure of 65PSI |  |
| CP | Cap Ply, a layer of cord material where individual and adjacent cords run in the direction of the tyre’s rotation. Will be inflated to higher pressure of 84PSI. Often found on motorhomes, not ones built on existing van chassis but ground up motorhomes. | |
| CTT | Combined Technology Tyre (Dunlop) |  |
| DSST | Dunlop Self Supporting Technology | |
| EMT | Extended Mobility Technology (Goodyear) | |
| FEXM | Falken Extended Mobility | |
| HRS | Hankook Runflat System | |
| RFT | Run Flat Technology | |
| RSC | Runflat Safety Component | |
| ROF | Run On Flat | |
| SSR | Self Supporting Runflat | |
| SSRF | Self Supporting Run Flat | |
| XRP | Extended Runflat Performance (Kumho) | |
| ZP | Zero Pressure (Michelin) | |
| ZPS | Yokohama Runflat Tyre | |
| FP | Fringe Protector (Michelin) |  |
| FR | Flange Rim Protection (Felgen Ripen) | |
| FSL | Flange Rim Protection, usually found on Michelin (Felgenschutzleiste) | |
| MFS | Maximum Flange Shield | |
| EDR | Goodyear, ‘Electric Drive Ready’ |  |
| ERC | Electrified Road Control | |
| ELECT | Electric fitment. Found on Pirelli for Mustang Mach-E GT and BMW iX for example | |
| EV | Electric Vehicle Specific | |
| ULRR | Ultra Low Rolling Resistance | |
| Q | Can be a designation for an EV tyre (Michelin/Bridgestone) but is also used for low speed trailer tyres. Max speed of 99MPH. | |
| ACO | Contains foam to reduce rolling noise emitted from the tyre. |  |
| ACOU | The tyre is equipped with special noise-reducing technology | |
| NC | Noise Cancelling technology | |
| NCS | Noise Cancelling System and is a Pirelli-specific technology for reducing road noise | |
| PNCS | Pirelli Noise Cancelling System | |
| SCT | Sound Comfort Technology, a Goodyear-specific noise-reduction system | |
| Sil | |
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| Silent | |
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| S-CORE | Falken Silent | |
| W-Silent | Winrun Silent Tyres | |
| Seal Inside | Contains a think layer of sealant, often found on Volkswagen SUV vehicles. |  |
| Self Seal | Self sealing tyre technology. When an object puntures the tyre casing the loss of pressure is slowed down allowing the vehcile to get to its destination. | |
| H | The tyre is designed to carry the full load at a continuos speed up to 130MPH |  |
| V | The tyre is designed to carry the full load at a continuos speed up to 149MPH | |
| Z | The tyre is designed to carry the full load at a continuos speed up to 150+MPH, an older designation. Often seen as ZR with the wheel radius. | |
| W | The tyre is designed to carry the full load at a continuos speed up to 168MPH | |
| Y | The tyre is designed to carry the full load at a continuos speed up to 186MPH | |
| (Y) | The tyre is designed to carry the full load at a continuos speed up to 186MPH+ Commonly found on ultra ultra high performance tyres | |