Hankook iON GT
EU tyre label for every size: 10 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Hankook iON GT is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 10 sizes (10 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated A–B depending on size, fuel efficiency A–B and external rolling noise 68–71 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 215/50 R17 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency A · 69 dB), the weakest 185/55 R16 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency B · 70 dB).
On the EU market since January 2025; the earliest production week registered is 38/2024.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (10 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: fuel efficiency.
What the label means on the road (225/55R17)
Example: the 225/55R17 size, compared with the 459 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈37 m with wet grip class B, the most common class in this size.
Fuel efficiency
Class A vs the typical C: ≈0.32 L/100 km less, about 47 litres less 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 10 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).
| Size | Load / speed | Wet | Fuel | Noise | Snow / ice | Production from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 185/55R16 | 87V XL | B89% | B99% | 70 dBB72% | — | 29/2026 |
| 195/60R16 | 89H | B87% | B96% | 68 dBA98% | — | 38/2024 |
| 205/65R16 | 95H | B91% | A100% | 68 dBA96% | — | 25/2025 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 215/50R17 | 95V XL | A100% | A100% | 69 dBA95% | — | 50/2024 |
| 225/55R17 | 101V XL | B72% | A100% | 71 dBB60% | — | 20/2025 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 225/50R18 | 95V | B64% | A100% | 69 dBB90% | — | 15/2025 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 215/50R19 | 97V XL | A100% | A100% | 69 dBA81% | — | 50/2024 |
| 225/40R19 | 93Y XL | A100% | B90% | 69 dBA94% | — | 28/2026 |
| 235/45R19 | 99V XL | B63% | B84% | 69 dBA92% | — | 18/2025 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 235/40R20 | 96V XL | A100% | B70% | 69 dBA93% | — | 28/2026 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 225/55R17
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 225/55 R17, ranked by label →
- Yokohama Advan Fleva V701A C 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE320A C 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- Pirelli PowergyA B 68 dB
- Michelin Primacy 4A B 68 dB
- CST MD-A7A B 68 dB
Questions
Is the Hankook iON GT a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 68 dB to 71 dB (median 69 dB). In 80% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Hankook iON GT in the wet?
Its wet grip class is A–B. In 70% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Hankook iON GT 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 Hankook iON GT launched?
It has been on the EU market since January 2025. The earliest production week in its registrations is 38/2024; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.
More from Hankook
Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 10 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.