Novex NV-W3
EU tyre label for every size: 15 sizes of this 3PMSF-marked tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Novex NV-W3 is a 3PMSF-marked tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 15 sizes (15 registrations including load and speed variants), for 13″ to 17″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C–D depending on size, fuel efficiency C–E and external rolling noise 69–70 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 175/65 R15 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 69 dB), the weakest 155/65 R13 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency E · 69 dB).
On the EU market since January 2020; the earliest production week registered is 01/2020.
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 (15 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: rolling noise.
What the label means on the road (225/45R17)
Example: the 225/45R17 size, compared with the 668 other winter and 3PMSF 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, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
70 dB against a median of 72 dB in this size (2 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 15 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 | ||||||
| 155/65R13 | 73T | D35% | E25% | 69 dBB83% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
| 14″ rims | ||||||
| 165/60R14 | 79T RF | C88% | E15% | 69 dBB81% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
| 185/55R14 | 80H | C83% | D78% | 69 dBB92% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 175/65R15 | 88T RF | C78% | C99% | 69 dBB86% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
| 185/55R15 | 86H RF | C77% | C100% | 70 dBB81% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
| 185/60R15 | 88T RF | C79% | D72% | 69 dBB91% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
| 195/60R15 | 88T | C84% | D76% | 70 dBB86% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
| 205/65R15 | 99H RF | C84% | C98% | 70 dBB86% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 195/55R16 | 87H | C73% | D62% | 70 dBB86% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
| 215/60R16 | 99H RF | C77% | D48% | 70 dBB91% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
| 225/60R16 | 102H RF | C84% | C97% | 70 dBB87% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 205/50R17 | 93V RF | C74% | D57% | 70 dBB89% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
| 215/50R17 | 95V RF | C77% | C98% | 70 dBB89% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
| 225/45R17 | 94V RF | C71% | D58% | 70 dBB91% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
| 225/50R17 | 98V RF | C71% | C97% | 70 dBB90% | 3PMSF | 01/2020 |
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 225/45R17
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 225/45 R17, ranked by label →
- Radar Dimax WinterA D 70 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A C 71 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 DriveguardA C 71 dB
- Nokian Tyres Snowproof 3PA B 72 dB
- Kumho WP52+A C 72 dB
- Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3A C 72 dB
Questions
Is the Novex NV-W3 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 69 dB to 70 dB (median 70 dB). In 100% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Novex NV-W3 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C–D. In 67% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Novex NV-W3 suitable for snow?
15 of 15 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 Novex NV-W3 launched?
It has been on the EU market since January 2020. The earliest production week in its registrations is 01/2020; 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 — 15 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 15 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.