Summer

Nankang AS-2+

EU tyre label for every size: 104 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Nankang AS-2+ is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 104 sizes (119 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 22″ rims.

Wet grip is rated A–C depending on size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 71–75 dB.

The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 205/45 R16 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency C · 71 dB), the weakest 255/35 RF19 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 71 dB).

On the EU market since January 2016; the earliest production week registered is 08/2016.

Wet grip

ABC

A 92% · B 7% · C 1%

Fuel efficiency

C 52% · D 48%

Rolling noise71–75 dBmedian 71 dB

Sizes104rims 16″ to 22″

Snow & ice—3PMSF none · ice none

How it compares in its sizes

We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (101 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.

Wet grip99% of compared sizes

Fuel efficiency70% of compared sizes

Rolling noise50% of compared sizes

Strongest point: wet grip.

What the label means on the road (205/55R16)

Example: the 205/55R16 size, compared with the 1,042 other summer tyres registered in this size.

Wet braking from 80 km/h

≈34 m with class A, against ≈37 m for the most common class in this size (B).

Fuel efficiency

Class C, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.

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 104 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
175/50R16	81H XL	B100%	D67%	71 dBB4%	—	36/2019
195/40ZR16	80W XL	B75%	D50%	71 dBB75%	—	36/2019
195/45R16	84V XL	B86%	D52%	71 dBB68%	—	04/2020
205/45R16	87V XL	A100%	C96%	71 dBB64%	—	34/2025
205/55R16	94V XL	A100%	C84%	71 dBB58%	—	44/2019
205/55ZR16	94W XL	A100%	C87%	71 dBB64%	—	44/2019
215/40R16	86V XL	A100%	D87%	71 dBB70%	—	36/2019
215/45R16	90V XL	A100%	D24%	71 dBB51%	—	44/2019
215/45R16	90V XL	A100%	C89%	71 dBB51%	—	24/2025
215/55R16	93V	A100%	D23%	71 dBB64%	—	36/2020
215/55R16	93V	A100%	C84%	71 dBB64%	—	24/2025
215/55ZR16	97Y XL	A100%	C84%	71 dBB72%	—	40/2019
225/55ZR16	99Y XL	A100%	C86%	71 dBB71%	—	48/2019
245/45ZR16	94W	A100%	D67%	71 dBB75%	—	08/2016
245/45ZR16	94W	A100%	C100%	71 dBB75%	—	24/2025
17″ rims
205/40R17	84V XL	A100%	D56%	71 dBB70%	—	40/2019
205/45R17	88V XL	A100%	D40%	71 dBB60%	—	36/2019
205/45R17	88V XL	A100%	C85%	71 dBB60%	—	24/2025
205/50R17	93V XL	A100%	C77%	71 dBB61%	—	36/2019
205/50ZR17	93Y XL	A100%	D25%	71 dBB75%	—	40/2019
205/50ZR17	93Y XL	A100%	C91%	71 dBB75%	—	24/2025
205/55R17	95V XL	A100%	C63%	71 dBB55%	—	48/2019
215/40R17	87V XL	A100%	D49%	71 dBB66%	—	04/2020
215/40R17	87V XL	A100%	C96%	71 dBB66%	—	24/2025
215/40ZR17	87W XL	A100%	C92%	71 dBB72%	—	28/2025
215/45R17	91V XL	A100%	D30%	71 dBB61%	—	40/2019
215/45R17	91V XL	A100%	C87%	71 dBB61%	—	24/2025
215/45ZR17	91W XL	A100%	C92%	71 dBB75%	—	44/2019
215/50ZR17	95Y XL	A100%	C89%	71 dBB75%	—	48/2019
215/55ZR17	98W XL	A100%	C87%	71 dBB74%	—	24/2020
215/60R17	96H	A100%	C74%	71 dBB63%	—	40/2019
215/60R17	100V XL	A100%	C74%	71 dBB63%	—	23/2023
225/35ZR17	86Y XL	A100%	D100%	71 dBB43%	—	12/2017
225/45ZRF17	91W	B97%	D84%	71 dBB77%	—	48/2018
225/45R17	94V XL	A100%	C84%	71 dBB59%	—	36/2019
225/45ZR17	94W XL · 94Y XL	A100%	C91%	71 dBB73%	—	44/2019
225/50ZRF17	98W XL	B99%	D83%	71 dBB83%	—	48/2018
225/50ZR17	98Y XL	A100%	C90%	71 dBB75%	—	04/2020
225/55ZRF17	101W XL	B100%	D80%	71 dBB82%	—	36/2018
225/55ZR17	101Y XL	A100%	C84%	71 dBB72%	—	36/2019
235/50ZR17	96W	A100%	C92%	71 dBB75%	—	40/2019
235/55ZR17	103W XL	A100%	C79%	71 dBB74%	—	48/2019
255/45ZR17	98Y	A100%	D45%	71 dBB96%	—	08/2016
255/45ZR17	98Y	A100%	C92%	71 dBB96%	—	24/2025
18″ rims
225/35ZR18	87Y XL	A100%	D49%	71 dBB74%	—	24/2018
225/40ZR18	92W XL · 92Y XL	A100%	D39%	71 dBB75%	—	20/2016
225/40ZR18	92W XL	A100%	C92%	71 dBB75%	—	24/2025
225/40RF18	92Y XL	B93%	D87%	71 dBB87%	—	12/2020
225/45ZR18	95Y XL	A100%	D22%	71 dBB76%	—	27/2022
225/45ZR18	95Y XL	A100%	C90%	71 dBB76%	—	24/2025
235/40ZR18	95Y XL	A100%	D33%	71 dBB75%	—	24/2016
235/45ZR18	98W XL	A100%	C83%	71 dBB75%	—	08/2020
235/50ZRF18	97W	A100%	D75%	71 dBB100%	—	44/2020
245/35ZR18	92Y XL	A100%	D39%	71 dBB71%	—	44/2019
245/40ZR18	97Y XL	A100%	C89%	71 dBB78%	—	40/2019
245/40RF18	97Y XL	A100%	D100%	71 dBB83%	—	44/2020
245/45ZRF18	100W XL	A100%	D82%	71 dBB90%	—	08/2018
245/45ZR18	100Y XL	A100%	C88%	71 dBB78%	—	40/2019
245/50ZR18	104W XL	A100%	C89%	71 dBB72%	—	20/2018
245/50ZRF18	104W XL	A100%	D80%	71 dBB89%	—	36/2019
255/35ZR18	94Y XL	A100%	D42%	71 dBB86%	—	40/2017
255/55ZRF18	109W XL	A100%	D50%	71 dBB100%	—	16/2023
265/35ZR18	97Y XL	A100%	D34%	71 dBB82%	—	36/2017
275/35ZR18	99Y XL	A100%	C98%	71 dBB93%	—	36/2019
275/40RF18	99Y	A100%	D57%	71 dBB71%	—	08/2019
275/40ZR18	103Y XL	A100%	D28%	71 dBB84%	—	14/2022
19″ rims
225/35RF19	88Y XL	A–	D–	71 dBB–	—	24/2019
225/35ZR19	88Y XL	A100%	C94%	71 dBB70%	—	40/2019
225/40RF19	93Y XL	B89%	D67%	71 dBB67%	—	36/2019
225/40ZR19	93Y XL	A100%	C91%	71 dBB70%	—	40/2019
225/45ZR19	96W XL	A100%	C84%	71 dBB67%	—	40/2019
235/35ZR19	91Y XL	A100%	D47%	71 dBB74%	—	20/2018
235/40ZR19	96Y XL	A100%	C80%	71 dBB69%	—	40/2020
235/45ZRF19	95W	A100%	D86%	71 dBB100%	—	28/2020
245/35ZR19	93Y XL	A100%	C92%	71 dBB73%	—	40/2019
245/40RF19	98Y XL	A100%	D64%	71 dBB82%	—	44/2019
245/40ZR19	98Y XL	A100%	C88%	71 dBB78%	—	40/2019
245/45RF19	102Y XL	A100%	D78%	71 dBB89%	—	40/2020
255/35ZR19	96Y XL	A100%	D33%	71 dBB85%	—	20/2018
255/35RF19	96Y XL	C0%	D80%	71 dBB60%	—	52/2024
255/50ZF19	107W XL	A–	D–	71 dBB–	—	32/2019
265/35ZR19	98Y XL	A100%	C95%	71 dBB89%	—	40/2019
275/30ZR19	96Y XL	A100%	C95%	71 dBB86%	—	40/2019
275/35RF19	96Y	A100%	D63%	71 dBB75%	—	36/2019
275/35ZR19	96Y	A100%	C92%	71 dBB86%	—	40/2019
275/40RF19	101Y	A100%	D86%	71 dBB100%	—	28/2020
285/35ZR19	103Y XL	A100%	D42%	71 dBA99%	—	32/2016
20″ rims
225/35ZR20	93Y XL	A100%	D48%	71 dBB65%	—	44/2018
235/45ZR20	100W XL	A100%	C89%	71 dBB72%	—	40/2019
245/30ZR20	90Y XL	A100%	D57%	71 dBB73%	—	24/2017
245/35ZR20	95Y XL	A100%	C93%	71 dBB73%	—	32/2018
245/40ZR20	99Y XL	A100%	D23%	71 dBB75%	—	16/2016
245/40ZR20	103Y XL	A100%	C87%	71 dBB75%	—	36/2019
245/45ZR20	103Y XL	A100%	C84%	71 dBB76%	—	40/2019
255/30ZR20	92Y XL	A100%	D47%	71 dBB86%	—	24/2018
255/35ZR20	97Y XL	A100%	C91%	71 dBB85%	—	40/2019
255/40ZR20	101Y XL	A100%	C82%	71 dBB81%	—	40/2019
265/30ZR20	94Y XL	A100%	D60%	71 dBB86%	—	12/2016
265/35ZR20	99Y XL	A100%	C95%	71 dBB91%	—	40/2019
275/30ZR20	97Y XL	A100%	C92%	71 dBB85%	—	36/2019
275/35ZR20	102Y XL	A100%	C93%	71 dBB89%	—	40/2020
275/40ZR20	106Y XL	A100%	C86%	71 dBB90%	—	36/2020
285/25ZR20	93Y XL	A100%	D63%	73 dBB63%	—	44/2017
285/30ZR20	99Y XL	A100%	C96%	73 dBB67%	—	44/2019
295/25ZR20	95Y XL	A100%	D67%	75 dBB33%	—	48/2017
295/35ZR20	105Y XL	A100%	C91%	73 dBB58%	—	36/2019
315/35ZR20	110Y XL	A100%	C83%	72 dBA84%	—	48/2020
21″ rims
235/30ZR21	91Y XL	A–	D–	71 dBB–	—	28/2017
245/30ZR21	91Y XL	A100%	D100%	71 dBB91%	—	12/2017
245/35ZR21	96Y XL	A100%	D30%	71 dBB75%	—	12/2021
255/35ZR21	98Y XL	A100%	D19%	71 dBB89%	—	15/2021
265/45ZR21	104W · 104W	A100%	C72%	71 dBB79%	—	08/2020
275/30ZR21	98Y XL	A100%	D25%	71 dBB83%	—	15/2021
275/35ZR21	103Y XL	A100%	C80%	71 dBB92%	—	01/2022
285/30ZR21	100Y	A100%	C93%	73 dBB77%	—	15/2021
22″ rims
285/35ZR22	106W XL	A100%	C84%	71 dBA96%	—	12/2016

Best-labelled summer tyres in 205/55R16

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

All tyres in 205/55 R16, ranked by label →

Questions

Is the Nankang AS-2+ a quiet tyre?

Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 75 dB (median 71 dB). In 50% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.

How good is the Nankang AS-2+ in the wet?

Its wet grip class is A–C. In 99% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.

Is the Nankang AS-2+ 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 Nankang AS-2+ launched?

It has been on the EU market since January 2016. The earliest production week in its registrations is 08/2016; 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 — 119 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 106 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.