Nexen KX220
EU tyre label for every size: 10 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Nexen KX220 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 10 sizes (10 registrations including load and speed variants), for 14″ to 17″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C–D depending on size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 70–71 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 175/65 R14 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 70 dB), the weakest 225/45 R17 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency D · 71 dB).
On the EU market since January 2021; the earliest production week registered is 50/2020.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (5 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (175/65R14)
Example: the 175/65R14 size, compared with the 739 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 vs the typical D: ≈0.18 L/100 km less, about 28 litres less over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.
Rolling noise
70 dB against a median of 70 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 10 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 | ||||||
| 175/65R14 | 86T XL | C62% | C97% | 70 dBB71% | — | 50/2020 |
| P185/65R14 | 85T | D– | D– | 70 dBB– | — | 50/2020 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 185/60R15 | 84T | D6% | D41% | 70 dBB73% | — | 50/2020 |
| P195/60R15 | 87H | D– | D– | 71 dBB– | — | 50/2020 |
| P195/65R15 | 89T | D– | D– | 71 dBB– | — | 50/2020 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| P205/55R16 | 89H | D– | D– | 71 dBB– | — | 50/2020 |
| P205/60R16 | 91H | D– | D– | 71 dBB– | — | 50/2020 |
| 215/65R16 | 98T | D8% | C82% | 71 dBB69% | — | 50/2020 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 215/55R17 | 94H | D4% | D19% | 71 dBB59% | — | 50/2020 |
| 225/45R17 | 94V XL | D2% | D28% | 71 dBB59% | — | 50/2020 |
Same label values, different brand
These tyres have exactly the same label values as the Nexen KX220 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.
- Kenex KX220identical label in 10 of 10 shared size and load/speed variants
Best-labelled summer tyres in 175/65R14
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 175/65 R14, ranked by label →
- Nokian Tyres WetproofA C 66 dB
- Autogreen SportChaser-SC2A D 66 dB
- Arivo Premio Eco 6A C 67 dB
- Doublestar Maximum DH08A C 67 dB
- Crossleader Maximum DH08A C 67 dB
- Envoy AternaA D 67 dB
Questions
Is the Nexen KX220 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 70 dB to 71 dB (median 71 dB). In 0% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Nexen KX220 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 KX220 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 KX220 launched?
It has been on the EU market since January 2021. The earliest production week in its registrations is 50/2020; 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 — 10 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 10 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.