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Nexen CP661

EU tyre label for every size: 11 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Nexen CP661 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 11 sizes (11 registrations including load and speed variants), for 13″ to 17″ rims.

Wet grip is rated C–D depending on size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 69–71 dB.

The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 235/60 R16 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 69 dB), the weakest 175/70 R13 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency D · 70 dB).

On the EU market since September 2007; the earliest production week registered is 30/2007.

Wet grip
CD
C 91% · D 9%
Fuel efficiency
CD
C 64% · D 36%
Rolling noise69–71 dBmedian 70 dB
Sizes11rims 13″ to 17″
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 (11 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.

Wet grip0% of compared sizes
Fuel efficiency64% of compared sizes
Rolling noise64% 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 (195/65R15)

Example: the 195/65R15 size, compared with the 947 other summer tyres registered in this size.

Wet braking from 80 km/h

≈41 m with wet grip class C, the most common class in this size.

Fuel efficiency

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

Rolling noise

70 dB against a median of 71 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 11 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).

SizeLoad / speedWetFuelNoiseSnow / iceProduction from
13″ rims
175/70R1382TD12%D63%70 dBB73%—30/2007
14″ rims
185/55R1480HC66%D71%69 dBB80%—30/2007
15″ rims
175/60R1581HC60%C98%70 dBB71%—30/2007
195/50R1582VC50%D58%71 dBB61%—30/2007
195/60R1588HC52%D40%71 dBB57%—30/2007
195/65R1591HC50%C89%70 dBB78%—30/2007
205/65R1594HC53%C91%70 dBB83%—30/2007
215/65R1596HC55%C93%70 dBB78%—30/2007
16″ rims
215/60R1695HC42%C82%70 dBB81%—30/2007
235/60R16100HC59%C89%69 dBB94%—30/2007
17″ rims
225/50R1794VC26%C79%70 dBB84%—30/2007

Same label values, different brand

These tyres have exactly the same label values as the Nexen CP661 in most of the sizes they share, and both are registered in EPREL by the same manufacturer. Identical labels do not prove two tyres are the same: classes are broad. But consistent matches across many sizes point to a shared production family.

Best-labelled summer tyres in 195/65R15

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

All tyres in 195/65 R15, ranked by label →

Questions

Is the Nexen CP661 a quiet tyre?

Its declared rolling noise ranges from 69 dB to 71 dB (median 70 dB). In 64% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.

How good is the Nexen CP661 in the wet?

Its wet grip class is C–D. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.

Is the Nexen CP661 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 Nexen CP661 launched?

It has been on the EU market since September 2007. The earliest production week in its registrations is 30/2007; 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 — 11 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 11 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.