Nankang FT-7
EU tyre label for every size: 29 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Nankang FT-7 is a summer tyre for passenger cars, vans and light trucks. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 29 sizes (32 registrations including load and speed variants), for 14″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated D in every size, fuel efficiency C–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 (passenger cars) is 255/70 R16 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency C · 72 dB), the weakest 255/60 R18 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency D · 73 dB).
On the EU market since August 2016; the earliest production week registered is 29/2016.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (27 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: rolling noise. Weakest point: wet grip, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (265/65R17)
Example: the 265/65R17 size, compared with the 544 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈47 m with class D, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).
Fuel efficiency
Class C, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
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 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14″ rims | ||||||
| LT215/75R14C2 | 98/95Q | D– | D– | 72 dBB– | — | 32/2020 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 175/80R15 | 90S | D25% | D75% | 70 dBB75% | — | 44/2018 |
| 195/80R15 | 96S | D24% | D48% | 71 dBB76% | — | 04/2019 |
| 205/70R15 | 96T | D13% | D42% | 71 dBB68% | — | 24/2018 |
| 205/75R15 | 97T | D20% | D33% | 71 dBB75% | — | 44/2018 |
| 215/75R15 | 100S | D24% | D43% | 71 dBB88% | — | 24/2018 |
| 215/80R15 | 102S | D81% | D100% | 71 dBB75% | — | 04/2019 |
| 235/75R15 | 105S | D25% | D50% | 71 dBB93% | — | 24/2018 |
| 255/70R15CC2 | 112/110S | D2% | D37% | 72 dBB75% | — | 32/2020 |
| 265/70R15 | 112T | D30% | D55% | 72 dBB86% | — | 44/2018 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 175/80R16 | 91S · 91S | D– | D– | 70 dBB– | — | 24/2018 |
| 205R16CC2 | 110/108S | D12% | D62% | 72 dBB84% | — | 32/2020 |
| 205/80R16 | 104T XL | D39% | D57% | 72 dBB64% | — | 24/2018 |
| 225/70R16 | 103S · 103S | D19% | D40% | 71 dBB80% | — | 04/2019 |
| LT225/75R16C2 | 115/112Q | D26% | D88% | 72 dBB87% | — | 29/2016 |
| 235/70R16 | 106S | D25% | D47% | 71 dBB86% | — | 04/2019 |
| 255/65R16 | 109S | D13% | D40% | 72 dBB75% | — | 04/2019 |
| 255/70R16 | 111S | D28% | C94% | 72 dBB82% | — | 39/2026 |
| 265/70R16 | 112S | D21% | C94% | 72 dBB80% | — | 39/2026 |
| 265/75R16 | 116T | D29% | D47% | 72 dBB83% | — | 44/2018 |
| 275/70R16 | 114S | D19% | D37% | 72 dBB77% | — | 24/2018 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 255/65R17 | 110H | D15% | D36% | 72 dBB64% | — | 01/2022 |
| 255/65R17 | 110H | D15% | C90% | 72 dBB64% | — | 28/2026 |
| 265/65R17 | 112S | D21% | C88% | 72 dBB79% | — | 39/2026 |
| 275/65R17 | 115S | D15% | D47% | 72 dBB77% | — | 44/2018 |
| 285/65R17 | 116S | D20% | D40% | 72 dBB85% | — | 24/2018 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 255/60R18 | 112H XL | D11% | D21% | 73 dBB43% | — | 44/2018 |
| 265/65R18 | 114T | D26% | D27% | 72 dBB72% | — | 24/2018 |
| 275/65R18 | 116T | D16% | D40% | 72 dBB79% | — | 24/2018 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 275/60R20 | 115T | D16% | D22% | 72 dBB75% | — | 24/2018 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 265/65R17
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 265/65 R17, ranked by label →
- Bridgestone Turanza 6A B 70 dB
- Envoy Tordera H/TA C 70 dB
- Avantech Avanergy SportXA B 71 dB
- Solaro ProMaxxA B 71 dB
- ReeVA Runner-uhpA B 71 dB
- Nokian Tyres Wetproof SUVA B 71 dB
Questions
Is the Nankang FT-7 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 70 dB to 73 dB (median 72 dB). In 70% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Nankang FT-7 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is D. In 4% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Nankang FT-7 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 FT-7 launched?
It has been on the EU market since August 2016. The earliest production week in its registrations is 29/2016; 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 — 32 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 28 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.