Nankang NEX-1
EU tyre label for every size: 35 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Nankang NEX-1 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 35 sizes (37 registrations including load and speed variants), for 15″ to 22″ rims.
Wet grip is rated A–C depending on size, fuel efficiency B–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 235/50 R18 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency B · 72 dB), the weakest 235/60 R19 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 72 dB).
On the EU market since August 2024; the earliest production week registered is 32/2024.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (31 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: wet grip. Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (215/60R17)
Example: the 215/60R17 size, compared with the 762 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 35 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 | ||||||
| 235/70R15 | 103T | A100% | C100% | 71 dBB38% | — | 31/2026 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 235/60R16 | 100V | A100% | C89% | 71 dBB69% | — | 29/2026 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 175/65R17 | 87V | B69% | C46% | 70 dBB38% | — | 32/2024 |
| 215/60R17 | 96V | A100% | C74% | 71 dBB63% | — | 32/2024 |
| 225/65R17 | 102V | A100% | C84% | 71 dBB68% | — | 32/2024 |
| 265/65R17 | 112H | A100% | C88% | 72 dBB79% | — | 16/2025 |
| 265/70R17 | 115H | A100% | C92% | 72 dBB83% | — | 16/2025 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 215/60ZR18 | 102W XL | A– | C– | 72 dBB– | — | 40/2025 |
| 225/50R18 | 95V | A100% | C64% | 71 dBB55% | — | 32/2024 |
| 225/60R18 | 100V | A100% | C72% | 71 dBB68% | — | 32/2024 |
| 235/50R18 | 101V XL | A100% | B95% | 72 dBB29% | — | 32/2024 |
| 235/60R18 | 107V XL | A100% | B93% | 72 dBB40% | — | 32/2024 |
| 245/70R18 | 110V | A– | C– | 71 dBB– | — | 16/2025 |
| 265/65R18 | 114V | A100% | C83% | 72 dBB72% | — | 16/2025 |
| 265/70R18 | 116H | A100% | C88% | 72 dBB68% | — | 40/2025 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 235/45ZR19 | 95W | A100% | C87% | 71 dBB67% | — | 32/2024 |
| 235/60R19 | 107V XL | A100% | B81% | 72 dBB44% | — | 40/2025 |
| 235/60R19 | 107V XL | C43% | C58% | 72 dBB44% | — | 32/2026 |
| 255/60ZR19 | 113W XL | A– | B– | 73 dBB– | — | 50/2025 |
| 255/65R19 | 114V XL | A100% | C75% | 73 dBB75% | — | 52/2025 |
| 285/45ZR19 | 111Y XL | A100% | C89% | 73 dBB68% | — | 31/2026 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 235/50ZR20 | 104W XL | A100% | C78% | 72 dBB43% | — | 32/2024 |
| 235/55ZR20 | 102W | A100% | C84% | 71 dBB57% | — | 32/2024 |
| 255/45ZR20 | 105Y XL | A100% | B97% | 73 dBB38% | — | 48/2024 |
| 265/45ZR20 | 108Y XL | A100% | C81% | 73 dBB33% | — | 09/2025 |
| 265/50ZR20 | 111Y XL | A100% | B100% | 73 dBB47% | — | 52/2025 |
| 265/55R20 | 113V XL | A100% | B96% | 73 dBB40% | — | 31/2026 |
| 275/60R20 | 115H | A100% | C81% | 72 dBB75% | — | 40/2025 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 235/50ZR21 | 101W | A100% | C93% | 71 dBB60% | — | 40/2025 |
| 22″ rims | ||||||
| 255/45ZR22 | 107Y XL | A100% | C84% | 73 dBB68% | — | 05/2026 |
| 275/40ZR22 | 108Y XL | A100% | C78% | 73 dBB40% | — | 32/2024 |
| HL275/45ZR22 | 115Y XL | A– | B– | 73 dBB– | — | 24/2026 |
| 285/40ZR22 | 110Y XL · 110Y XL | A100% | C73% | 73 dBB54% | — | 50/2025 |
| 295/30ZR22 | 103Y XL | A100% | D36% | 73 dBB77% | — | 16/2026 |
| 315/35ZR22 | 111Y XL | A100% | C80% | 73 dBB62% | — | 34/2024 |
| 325/40ZR22 | 114Y | A100% | C81% | 73 dBB54% | — | 01/2026 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 215/60R17
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 215/60 R17, ranked by label →
- Falken Ziex ZE310 EcorunA C 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE320A C 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- Michelin Primacy 5 EnergyA A 68 dB
- CST MD-A7 SUVA B 68 dB
- Yokohama BluEarth-XT AE61A C 68 dB
Questions
Is the Nankang NEX-1 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 70 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 Nankang NEX-1 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is A–C. In 97% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Nankang NEX-1 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 NEX-1 launched?
It has been on the EU market since August 2024. The earliest production week in its registrations is 32/2024; 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 — 37 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.