EU tyre label doesn't match Autobild test results - why?

[smbitin]

Looking to buy some good value tyres as I may be selling the car in a few months, I prefer to look at test results rather than assume an expensive tyre is automatically good and cheap equals a ditchfinder. I noticed that a Nanking NS20 (only 7% worse than a Michelin Primacy in the Autobild wet braking test before people claim I have suicidal tendencies)outperforms Avon ZV5s yet has a worse EU tyre label rating. Does anyone know how the EU rating is arrived at and if it is likely to be more reliable than the Autobild test at http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2012-Autobild... ?

[aw51 121565]

smbitin said:

... Does anyone know how the EU rating is arrived at (answer: it's a DIY jobbie, they manufacture[!] their own results from their own testing) and if it is likely to be more reliable than the Autobild test at http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2012-Autobild... ? (answer: unlikely)

The EU tyre labels are an answer to a question nobody asked, as with so much EU legislation.

[Disco You]

Ignore EU ratings.

[jasesapphy]

The tyre rating and db levels are done by tyre manufacturers and not independent

[HustleRussell]

Wet braking is only a tiny part of the equation too. The EU ratings are pretty much useless.