Nitto NT860
EU tyre label for every size: 37 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Nitto NT860 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 37 sizes (44 registrations including load and speed variants), for 14″ to 18″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C in every size, fuel efficiency D and external rolling noise 69–71 dB.
On the EU market since October 2015; the earliest production week registered is 52/2014.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (37 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Weakest point: fuel efficiency, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (195/65 R15)
Example: the 195/65 R15 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 D vs the typical C: ≈0.18 L/100 km more, about 28 litres more over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.
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 37 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 | ||||||
| 165/65 R14 | 83H | C63% | D68% | 69 dBB85% | — | 14/2015 |
| 165/70 R14 | 85H | C62% | D60% | 69 dBB85% | — | 15/2015 |
| 175/65 R14 | 82H · 86H | C62% | D55% | 69 dBB87% | — | 37/2017 |
| 175/70 R14 | 84H · 88H | C65% | D51% | 69 dBB87% | — | 06/2015 |
| 185/60 R14 | 82H | C62% | D60% | 69 dBB87% | — | 01/2020 |
| 185/65 R14 | 86H | C64% | D53% | 69 dBB87% | — | 07/2018 |
| 185/65 R14 | 90H XL | C64% | D53% | 69 dBB87% | — | 52/2014 |
| 185/70 R14 | 88H · 88H | C68% | D44% | 69 dBB90% | — | 25/2018 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 175/60 R15 | 81V | C60% | D57% | 69 dBB84% | — | 25/2015 |
| 175/65 R15 | 88H | C56% | D44% | 69 dBB86% | — | 08/2015 |
| 185/55 R15 | 86V | C53% | D55% | 69 dBB88% | — | 11/2015 |
| 185/60 R15 | 88V | C55% | D41% | 69 dBB88% | — | 15/2015 |
| 185/65 R15 | 88H · 88V | C52% | D34% | 69 dBB88% | — | 40/2017 |
| 195/50 R15 | 86V XL | C50% | D58% | 71 dBB61% | — | 52/2014 |
| 195/55 R15 | 85V | C50% | D51% | 71 dBB59% | — | 22/2020 |
| 195/60 R15 | 88H | C52% | D40% | 71 dBB57% | — | 37/2017 |
| 195/65 R15 | 91H | C50% | D28% | 71 dBB58% | — | 28/2017 |
| 205/60 R15 | 95V | C52% | D33% | 71 dBB63% | — | 08/2015 |
| 205/65 R15 | 94H · 94V | C53% | D31% | 71 dBB64% | — | 08/2015 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 185/55 R16 | 87V XL | C52% | D43% | 69 dBB85% | — | 04/2015 |
| 195/50 R16 | 88V | C43% | D41% | 71 dBB62% | — | 04/2015 |
| 205/45 R16 | 87V XL | C35% | D53% | 71 dBB64% | — | 12/2015 |
| 205/50 R16 | 91V | C44% | D47% | 71 dBB74% | — | 07/2015 |
| 215/60 R16 | 95H | C42% | D20% | 71 dBB63% | — | 35/2017 |
| 215/65 R16 | 98H · 98H | C52% | D27% | 71 dBB69% | — | 47/2016 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 205/45 R17 | 88W XL | C25% | D40% | 71 dBB60% | — | 02/2015 |
| 215/45 R17 | 91W XL | C31% | D30% | 71 dBB61% | — | 07/2015 |
| 215/50 R17 | 95W XL | C32% | D22% | 71 dBB63% | — | 04/2015 |
| 225/45 R17 | 94W | C23% | D28% | 71 dBB59% | — | 04/2015 |
| 225/50 R17 | 98W XL | C26% | D21% | 71 dBB61% | — | 11/2015 |
| 235/45 R17 | 97W | C27% | D22% | 71 dBB68% | — | 16/2015 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 225/40 R18 | 92W XL | C22% | D36% | 71 dBB65% | — | 08/2015 |
| 225/45 R18 | 95W XL | C20% | D18% | 71 dBB58% | — | 04/2015 |
| 235/40 R18 | 95W | C30% | D33% | 71 dBB68% | — | 15/2015 |
| 235/50 R18 | 101W | C33% | D18% | 71 dBB68% | — | 07/2015 |
| 245/40 R18 | 97W | C26% | D26% | 71 dBB72% | — | 14/2015 |
| 245/45 R18 | 100W | C24% | D17% | 71 dBB66% | — | 11/2015 |
| 255/35 R18 | 94W | C24% | D47% | 71 dBB80% | — | 16/2015 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 195/65 R15
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 →
- Nokian Tyres Hakka Blue 3A B 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE310 EcorunA C 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE320A C 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- Autogreen SportChaser-SC2A D 67 dB
- Bridgestone Ecopia EP150A A 68 dB
Questions
Is the Nitto NT860 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 69 dB to 71 dB (median 71 dB). In 38% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Nitto NT860 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Nitto NT860 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 Nitto NT860 launched?
It has been on the EU market since October 2015. The earliest production week in its registrations is 52/2014; 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 — 44 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 44 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.