Winter tyre

Hankook WiNter i*cept X

EU tyre label for every size: 51 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Hankook WiNter i*cept X is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 51 sizes (52 registrations including load and speed variants), for 15″ to 21″ rims.

Wet grip is rated D–E depending on size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 72–73 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow. 52 registrations are also certified as ice tyres.

The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 225/70 R16 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency C · 72 dB), the weakest 225/60 R18 (Wet grip E · Fuel efficiency D · 72 dB).

On the EU market since May 2021; the earliest production week registered is 45/2019.

Wet grip

D 85% · E 15%

Fuel efficiency

C 63% · D 37%

Rolling noise72–73 dBmedian 72 dB

Sizes51rims 15″ to 21″

Snow & ice3PMSF ✓3PMSF all sizes · ice 52

How it compares in its sizes

We compared each size with all other winter and 3PMSF tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (51 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.

Wet grip2% of compared sizes

Fuel efficiency69% of compared sizes

Rolling noise16% of compared sizes

Strongest point: fuel efficiency. Weakest point: wet grip, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.

What the label means on the road (225/65R17)

Example: the 225/65R17 size, compared with the 650 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.

Wet braking from 80 km/h

≈52 m with class E, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).

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

72 dB against a median of 72 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 51 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
15″ rims
235/75R15	105T	D57%	D64%	72 dBB77%	3PMSF · Ice grip	16/2020
265/70R15	112T	D63%	C97%	73 dBB67%	3PMSF · Ice grip	16/2020
16″ rims
215/70R16	100T	E5%	D56%	72 dBB62%	3PMSF · Ice grip	10/2020
225/70R16	103T	D41%	C99%	72 dBB59%	3PMSF · Ice grip	45/2019
225/75R16	104T	D66%	D90%	72 dBB85%	3PMSF · Ice grip	10/2020
235/70R16	106T	D45%	D67%	72 dBB70%	3PMSF · Ice grip	16/2020
235/75R16	108T	D100%	D71%	72 dBB100%	3PMSF · Ice grip	04/2021
245/70R16	107T	D44%	D54%	72 dBB71%	3PMSF · Ice grip	16/2020
245/75R16	111T	D60%	D81%	72 dBB73%	3PMSF · Ice grip	16/2020
265/70R16	112T	D48%	C96%	73 dBB58%	3PMSF · Ice grip	14/2020
275/70R16	114T	D46%	C99%	73 dBB86%	3PMSF · Ice grip	14/2020
17″ rims
215/60R17	96T	D29%	D48%	72 dBB63%	3PMSF · Ice grip	37/2020
225/60R17	99T	E6%	D46%	72 dBB65%	3PMSF · Ice grip	17/2020
225/65R17	102T	E5%	D46%	72 dBB67%	3PMSF · Ice grip	17/2020
235/60R17	102T	D36%	C95%	72 dBB62%	3PMSF · Ice grip	14/2020
235/60R17	102T	D36%	D42%	72 dBB62%	3PMSF · Ice grip	16/2020
235/65R17	108T XL	E4%	C93%	72 dBB69%	3PMSF · Ice grip	17/2020
245/65R17	107T	D37%	C94%	72 dBB75%	3PMSF · Ice grip	16/2020
255/65R17	110T	D46%	D51%	73 dBB57%	3PMSF · Ice grip	16/2020
265/65R17	112T	D39%	D45%	73 dBB60%	3PMSF · Ice grip	36/2020
275/65R17	115T	D45%	C94%	73 dBB76%	3PMSF · Ice grip	34/2020
285/65R17	116T	D37%	C95%	73 dBB95%	3PMSF · Ice grip	14/2020
18″ rims
215/55R18	95T	D27%	D41%	72 dBB60%	3PMSF · Ice grip	10/2020
225/55R18	98T	E4%	D39%	72 dBB62%	3PMSF · Ice grip	16/2020
225/60R18	100T	E6%	D38%	72 dBB62%	3PMSF · Ice grip	16/2020
235/50R18	97T	D28%	D41%	72 dBB67%	3PMSF · Ice grip	17/2020
235/55R18	100T	D27%	D39%	72 dBB67%	3PMSF · Ice grip	17/2020
235/60R18	103T	E5%	C90%	72 dBB67%	3PMSF · Ice grip	17/2020
235/65R18	106T	D42%	C94%	72 dBB66%	3PMSF · Ice grip	17/2020
245/60R18	105T	D47%	C94%	72 dBB69%	3PMSF · Ice grip	26/2020
255/55R18	109T XL	E6%	C90%	73 dBB54%	3PMSF · Ice grip	17/2020
255/60R18	108T	D31%	C85%	73 dBB57%	3PMSF · Ice grip	16/2020
265/60R18	110T	D33%	C89%	73 dBB61%	3PMSF · Ice grip	17/2020
285/60R18	116T	D40%	C93%	73 dBB90%	3PMSF · Ice grip	32/2020
19″ rims
225/55R19	99T	D26%	C92%	72 dBB61%	3PMSF · Ice grip	16/2020
235/55R19	101T	D25%	C86%	72 dBB65%	3PMSF · Ice grip	37/2020
245/55R19	107T XL	D45%	C94%	72 dBB69%	3PMSF · Ice grip	37/2020
255/50R19	103T	D27%	C88%	73 dBB48%	3PMSF · Ice grip	37/2020
255/55R19	111T XL	D34%	C90%	73 dBB56%	3PMSF · Ice grip	36/2020
265/50R19	106T	D42%	C88%	73 dBB47%	3PMSF · Ice grip	22/2020
275/55R19	111T	D68%	C85%	73 dBB38%	3PMSF · Ice grip	32/2020
20″ rims
245/50R20	102T	D46%	D48%	72 dBB64%	3PMSF · Ice grip	39/2020
255/45R20	101T	D27%	C92%	73 dBB49%	3PMSF · Ice grip	52/2020
255/50R20	105T	D36%	C88%	73 dBB55%	3PMSF · Ice grip	26/2020
255/55R20	107T	D39%	C90%	73 dBB52%	3PMSF · Ice grip	25/2020
265/50R20	107T	D43%	C85%	73 dBB52%	3PMSF · Ice grip	32/2020
275/40R20	106T XL	D28%	C93%	73 dBB55%	3PMSF · Ice grip	37/2020
275/45R20	110T XL	D31%	C90%	73 dBB59%	3PMSF · Ice grip	22/2020
275/50R20	113T XL	D39%	C87%	73 dBB47%	3PMSF · Ice grip	33/2020
275/55R20	117T XL	D49%	C86%	73 dBB63%	3PMSF · Ice grip	32/2020
285/50R20	116T XL	D47%	C93%	73 dBB84%	3PMSF · Ice grip	33/2020
21″ rims
275/40R21	107T XL	D39%	C93%	73 dBB48%	3PMSF · Ice grip	50/2020

Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 225/65R17

Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.

All tyres in 225/65 R17, ranked by label →

Questions

Is the Hankook WiNter i*cept X a quiet tyre?

Its declared rolling noise ranges from 72 dB to 73 dB (median 72 dB). In 16% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.

How good is the Hankook WiNter i*cept X in the wet?

Its wet grip class is D–E. In 2% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.

Is the Hankook WiNter i*cept X suitable for snow?

52 of 52 registrations carry the 3PMSF symbol, which means the tyre passed the EU severe-snow test. Check the exact size in the table.

When was the Hankook WiNter i*cept X launched?

It has been on the EU market since May 2021. The earliest production week in its registrations is 45/2019; 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 — 52 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 52 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.