Goodyear Eagle NCT 5
EU tyre label for every size: 4 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Goodyear Eagle NCT 5 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 4 sizes (7 registrations including load and speed variants), for 17″ to 21″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B–C depending on size, fuel efficiency D and external rolling noise 70–73 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 245/45 R17 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency D · 70 dB), the weakest 285/45 R21 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 73 dB).
On the EU market since May 2021; the earliest production week registered is 19/2004.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (4 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Weakest point: fuel efficiency, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (245/40R18)
Example: the 245/40R18 size, compared with the 281 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈41 m with class C, against ≈37 m for the most common class in this size (B).
Fuel efficiency
Class D vs the typical C: ≈0.18 L/100 km more, about 28 litres more over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.
Rolling noise
71 dB against a median of 71 dB in this size.
Estimates from the class ranges in Regulation (EU) 2020/740. A label class is a range, so a real tyre can sit anywhere inside it. Every 3 dB doubles the sound energy.
All 4 sizes
The small figure under each class is the share of same-size, same-season tyres this size matches or beats (“–” when fewer than five tyres share the size).
Best-labelled summer tyres in 245/40R18
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 245/40 R18, ranked by label →
- Falken Ziex ZE320A C 67 dB
- Dunlop Blue Response TGA C 68 dB
- Yokohama Advan Fleva V701A C 68 dB
- GitiControl P10A D 68 dB
- Nitto NT830 PlusA D 68 dB
- Bridgestone Turanza T005A B 69 dB
Questions
Is the Goodyear Eagle NCT 5 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 70 dB to 73 dB (median 72 dB). In 25% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Goodyear Eagle NCT 5 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B–C. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Goodyear Eagle NCT 5 suitable for snow?
No size carries the 3PMSF symbol, so it is not certified for severe snow. In countries with winter tyre rules it does not count as a winter tyre.
When was the Goodyear Eagle NCT 5 launched?
It has been on the EU market since May 2021. The earliest production week in its registrations is 19/2004; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.
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Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 7 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.