Nankang SV-4
EU tyre label for every size: 41 sizes of this 3PMSF-marked tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Nankang SV-4 is a 3PMSF-marked tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 41 sizes (42 registrations including load and speed variants), for 13″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B–D depending on size, fuel efficiency C–E and external rolling noise 71 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 205/55 R16 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 71 dB), the weakest 145/70 R13 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency E · 71 dB).
On the EU market since March 2021; the earliest production week registered is 16/2021.
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 (41 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.
What the label means on the road (205/55R16)
Example: the 205/55R16 size, compared with the 839 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈37 m with class B, 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
71 dB against a median of 72 dB in this size (1 dB quieter).
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 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13″ rims | ||||||
| 145/70R13 | 71T | D43% | E24% | 71 dBB41% | 3PMSF | 30/2021 |
| 155/65R13 | 73T | D35% | D93% | 71 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 17/2026 |
| 165/70R13 | 83T XL | D38% | D90% | 71 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 14/2026 |
| 175/70R13 | 82T | C90% | D86% | 71 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 10/2026 |
| 14″ rims | ||||||
| 165/70R14 | 81T | D21% | D84% | 71 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 11/2026 |
| 175/60R14 | 83H XL | C89% | D89% | 71 dBB17% | 3PMSF | 17/2026 |
| 175/65R14 | 86T XL | C80% | D79% | 71 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 16/2021 |
| 175/70R14 | 88T XL | C82% | D78% | 71 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 12/2025 |
| 175/80R14 | 88T | C92% | D89% | 71 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 10/2026 |
| 195/70R14 | 91T | B100% | D42% | 71 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 17/2026 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 175/55R15 | 77T | C85% | D92% | 71 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 28/2021 |
| 175/60R15 | 81H | C86% | D99% | 71 dBB68% | 3PMSF | 11/2026 |
| 185/60R15 | 88H XL | C79% | D72% | 71 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 12/2026 |
| 185/65R15 | 92T XL | C79% | D65% | 71 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 22/2021 |
| 195/60R15 | 92H XL | B100% | D76% | 71 dBB75% | 3PMSF | 12/2026 |
| 195/65R15 | 95T XL | B100% | D55% | 71 dBB71% | 3PMSF | 22/2021 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 185/55R16 | 87H XL | C78% | D62% | 71 dBB53% | 3PMSF | 12/2025 |
| 195/55R16 | 87H | B99% | D62% | 71 dBB73% | 3PMSF | 18/2026 |
| 195/55R16 | 91V XL | B99% | D62% | 71 dBB73% | 3PMSF | 18/2026 |
| 205/55R16 | 94V XL | B99% | C99% | 71 dBB73% | 3PMSF | 16/2021 |
| 205/60R16 | 96H XL | B99% | C97% | 71 dBB73% | 3PMSF | 11/2026 |
| 225/60R16 | 102V XL | B100% | C97% | 71 dBB71% | 3PMSF | 18/2026 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 175/65R17 | 87V | C45% | D35% | 71 dBB30% | 3PMSF | 23/2024 |
| 215/40R17 | 87V XL | B99% | D64% | 71 dBB77% | 3PMSF | 29/2026 |
| 215/50R17 | 95V XL | B98% | D51% | 71 dBB78% | 3PMSF | 17/2026 |
| 225/45R17 | 94V XL | B98% | D58% | 71 dBB80% | 3PMSF | 19/2021 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 195/60R18 | 96V XL | B96% | C87% | 71 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 22/2024 |
| 215/40R18 | 89V XL | B96% | D73% | 71 dBB86% | 3PMSF | 08/2025 |
| 215/45R18 | 93V XL | B98% | D37% | 71 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 16/2021 |
| 225/40R18 | 92V XL | B98% | D59% | 71 dBB78% | 3PMSF | 16/2021 |
| 235/40R18 | 95V XL | B97% | D48% | 71 dBB80% | 3PMSF | 11/2026 |
| 235/45R18 | 98V XL | B97% | D45% | 71 dBB77% | 3PMSF | 22/2021 |
| 245/45R18 | 100V XL | B98% | C95% | 71 dBB83% | 3PMSF | 25/2021 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 215/50R19 | 93V | B94% | D21% | 71 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 32/2021 |
| 225/40ZR19 | 93W XL | B100% | C100% | 71 dBB48% | 3PMSF | 26/2026 |
| 225/45R19 | 96V XL | B97% | D41% | 71 dBB72% | 3PMSF | 14/2026 |
| 235/40ZR19 | 96W XL | B89% | D20% | 71 dBB57% | 3PMSF | 18/2026 |
| 255/35ZR19 | 96W XL | B92% | D8% | 71 dBB75% | 3PMSF | 20/2021 |
| 255/45R19 | 104V XL | B97% | C91% | 71 dBB86% | 3PMSF | 16/2021 |
| 265/50R19 | 110V XL | B98% | C88% | 71 dBB89% | 3PMSF | 18/2026 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 195/55R20 | 95H XL | B97% | C84% | 71 dBB56% | 3PMSF | 22/2021 |
| 235/45R20 | 100V XL | B92% | C87% | 71 dBB75% | 3PMSF | 08/2025 |
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF 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 →
- Sailun Ice BLAZER Alpine²A C 68 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A C 71 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 DriveguardA C 71 dB
- Kumho WP52+A C 72 dB
- Delinte AW6A C 72 dB
- Roadhog RGAS02A C 72 dB
Questions
Is the Nankang SV-4 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise is 71 dB in every size. In 27% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Nankang SV-4 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B–D. In 88% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Nankang SV-4 suitable for snow?
42 of 42 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 Nankang SV-4 launched?
It has been on the EU market since March 2021. The earliest production week in its registrations is 16/2021; 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 — 42 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 19 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.