Tyre Symbol Guide - OE Manufacturers

Tyres can come in all shapes and sizes (usually round!) and even within the same model, they can have different materials added/subtracted to tailor to different vehicles! For example, a Tesla will need to have tyres designed for the instant torque provided by the electric motors of the vehicle compared to an Vauxhall Astra of the same size.

Below are many, but not a complete list, of different tyre fitments that can come from a manufacturing facility. It's always recommended to have the specific fitment for your vehicle but is not essential. These different fitments can also cross-over to different vehicles!

Manufacture	Symbol	Explanation

Alfa Romeo	AR	Alfa Romeo fitment with possible Run-Flat options
Alfa Romeo	ARR	Alfa Romeo Racing (4C)
Alpina	ALP	Alpina tyres to increase performance.
Aston Martin	AMA	DBS Superleggera
	AMX	DBX
	AMR	Rapide
	AMP	Maserati GT/Jaguar XK/Aston Martin ONE-77
	AML	Lagonda
	AMS	Ferrari 612S/Alfa Romeo/Aston Martin
	AMV	Vanquish
	A2A	Vantage, Year related
	A4A
	A6A
	A7A	2020 Vantage
	AM4
	AM6	DB6
	AM7
	AM8	DB8
	AM9	DB9
	AM10	DB10
	AM11	DB11
Audi	AO	Audi Approved Product
	AOE	Audi Run-Flat. NA market only.
	AO1	Audi Approved Product
	AO2
	AO+	Volkswagen Audi Electric Vehicles
	RO1	Audi Quattro
	RO2	Audi Quattro
BMW	*	BMW Star Marked Tyre, is also used on MINI products.
	*1	New marking for BMW X5/X6
	i*	For the latest generation of BMW iX electric vehicles.
Bentley	B	General Bentley
	BC	Continental Flying Spur
	BL	Flying Spur
	BT	Older Generation Continental
	B1	Continental/Bentega
Chrysler/Dodge	C1	General motors approved product for Chrysler/Dodge
Dallara	ME2	Custom made for the Dallara brand. Low quantity.
Ferrari	K1
	K2
	K3
	F	296 GTB
	F01
	F02
	F03
	F04
Fiat	FI	Fiat approved. Often found on the Tipo
Ford	FO	Ford Approved
	FO1
	FO2	Ford Performance Approved
	FP	Sometimes found on certain Mustang models
General Motors	TPC	Tire Performance Criteria for GM products. Very rare in the UK
Genesis	GOE	Hyundai Genisis
Honda	HO	Acura NSX
Honda	H1	Acura NSX
Hyundai	H
	HN
	OS	Hyundai Kona
Jaguar	J	Jaguar. Found on the F-Type, F-Pace, E-Pace and some Land Rover Products.
Jaguar	JRS
Jeep	JP
Jeep	JE
Lamborghini	L
	L1
	LB	Huracan 2WD
Lancia	LZ
Land Rover	JLR	Jaguar Land Rover Approved. Found on Evoque, Range Rover/Sport and Discovery.
	LR
	LR1
	LR2
	LR3
	LR4
	LR5
	LRO	Land Rover Approved. Found on older generations of the Sport/Range Rovers
Lexus	LX
Lotus	LS	New lotus fitment
	LTS
	LTS 2
	LST	Old Lotus fitment
Lucid	LM1	Lucid Air, commonly found on Pirelli alongside HL load rating.
Maserati	MGT
Maserati	MGT1
Mazda	TZ	Mazda 6
McLaren	MC
	MC1
	MC2
	MC-C	Pirelli Cyber tyre for McLaren Artura
Mercedes	MO
	MO1	AMG Variations/Performance Mercedes
	MO1A
	MO1B	AMG GT 63 S E Performance
	MO2	AMG Variations/Performance Mercedes
	MOE	Mercedes Extended Mobility, Run-Flat Tyre
	MO-S	Mercedes-Benz Silent
	MO-V	Mercedes-Benz Viano
Mitsubishi	MZ	Mitsubishi/Toyota Approved
Nio	I	Nio electric vehicles
Nissan	NI
	NI1	New Nissan Juke
	NS
	NR1
	KZ	Nissan/Toyota Approved
Opel	OP
Opel	OP1
Pagani	HP	Horacio Pagani
Peugeot	PE
Polestar	POL	Volvo Performance Arm
Porsche*	N0
	N1
	N2
	N3
	N4
	N5
	N6
	NA0	Porsche 911 992
	NA1	Porsche 911 992
	NA5	Porsche 911 992
	ND0	Panamera
	NE0	Newer Generation Macans
	NF0	Taycan
Renault	A	Renault Espace
Renault	RE	Renault Electric
Rolls Royce	RR	Found in Runflat and Seal fitments.
Skoda	SK
Subaru/SEAT	JZ
Tesla	T0	Tesla Specific, might have silent foam installed.
Tesla	T1
Toyota	TO	Tango Oscar, not Tango 1 which is a Tesla fitment.
Volkswagen	VW
	VO
	⊕	Volkswagen, now seen as a + for Volkswagen Electric fitment. Not to be confused with the Michelin Primacy 4+
	G	Volkswagen Golf Specific
Volvo	VOL

Standard Load	SL	Rarely found on the tyre, normally on the product labels.
Extra Load	XL	Increased ply rating allowing a higher load rating.
High Load	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
Commercial	C	Has a max working pressure of 65PSI
Commercial	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

Run-Flat	CTT	Combined Technology Tyre (Dunlop)
	DSST	Dunlop Self Supporting Technology
	EMT	Goodyear Extended Mobility Technology
	FEXM	Falken Extended Mobility
	HRS	Hankook Runflat System
	RSC	Runflat Safety Component
	RFT	Run Flat Technology
	ROF	Run On Flat
	SSR	Self Supporting Run Flat
	SSRF	Self Supporting Run Flat
	XRP	Extended Runflat Performance (Kumho)
	ZP	Zero Pressure
	ZPS	Yokohama Runflat Tyre

Electric Vehicle	ERC	Electrified Road Control
	EV	Electric Vehicle Specific
	ELECT	Electric fitment. Found on Pirelli for Mustang Mach-E GT and BMW iX for example
	Q	Can be a designation for an EV tyre (Michelin/Bridgestone) but is also used for low speed trailer tyres. Max speed of 99MPH.

Silent	SCT	Contains foam to reduce rolling noise emitted from the tyre.
	Sil
	Silent
	NCS
	PNCS

Seal	Seal Inside	Contains a think layer of sealant, often found on Volkswagen SUV vehicles.
Seal	Self Seal

Speed Ratings	H	130MPH
	V	149MPH
	Z	150+MPH, an older designation. Often seen as ZR with the wheel radius.
	W	168MPH
	Y	186MPH
	(Y)	186MPH+ Commonly found on ultra high performance tyres (Pirelli for example)

*Porsche vehicles, due to their warranty, should remain on their 'N' rated tyres as specified from factory. However, you as the client have the ultimate decision.

03/05/2022

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