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Sunny NC501

Touring All Season Winter rated

The Sunny NC501 is an economy all-season tire with relatively competitive dry braking in its 2025 tests and some useful snow traction. Long wet stops, weak wet handling and poor aquaplaning resistance are the main compromises, while snow handling is less convincing than traction.

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Tests say 12th average finish across 3 independent tests Latest: P24 of 30 · 2026 See every test
Strengths & weaknesses Dry, Snow Value, Wet Relative to its rivals across every test we hold

Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated October 2026.

  • 3professional tests
  • 203sizes available
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Tire Reviews Score

Sunny NC501

7.2/10

Better than 38% of all-season tires

  • Medium Confidence
  • 3 tests
Scores of the 193 all-season tires we have tested

How this score is built

Better than Weight
Independent tests3 tests · 3 publications · 2025-2026 38% 100%
Owner reviewsNo owner reviews yet – 0%
Combined 38% 7.2

A fixed curve turns the combined figure into the 0 to 10 score, so roughly the top 10% of a group score 9 or more.

Category by category

How it compares with other all-season tires in each area, and how much each area counts. 50 is the middle of the group.

Category Better than Weight Tests
WetBraking, handling and aquaplaning in the wet 18% 30% 3
DryBraking and handling on dry roads 69% 24% 3
SnowBraking, traction and handling on snow 65% 22% 2
IceBraking, traction and handling on ice Not tested, counted as average 13% –
ValueWear, efficiency and cost 29% 7% 1
ComfortNoise and ride comfort 48% 5% 1

Faded bars rest on one or two tests.

By discipline

The same results grouped by what the tire was doing. They are not counted a second time.

TractionEvery traction test, on any surface 68% 1
BrakingEvery braking test, on any surface 48% 3
HandlingEvery handling test, on any surface 24% 2

Confidence

  1. Limited
  2. Medium
  3. High

Its own test results decide 90% of the test figure. The other 10% is the average for its group, and it shrinks as more tests arrive.

High needs at least 3 tests, with its own results deciding 90% or more. Medium needs 2 tests and 70%. Anything less is Limited: expect the number to move as tests arrive.

The tests behind it

  1. 2026 2026 All Season Tire Braking Test - 30 Sets Auto Bild · 225/45 R17 P24 / 30
  2. 2025 2025 Motor All Season Tire Test Motor · 215/55 R17 P7 / 7
  3. 2025 2025 Mid Range All Season Tire Test Wybór Kierowców · 215/55 R17 P6 / 6
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Tested 3 times by independent publications, the Sunny NC501 averages a finish of 12th.

3 Tests
0 Test Wins
12th Average
6th Best
24th Worst
Finishing position in each test1stLast20252026

Finishing position in each test

YearTestResultAward
20262026 All Season Tire Braking Test - 30 SetsAuto Bild · 225/45 R17P24 / 30
20252025 Motor All Season Tire TestMotor · 215/55 R17P7 / 7
20252025 Mid Range All Season Tire TestWybór Kierowców · 215/55 R17P6 / 6

On the full record: Record by disciplineHead-to-head recordEvery published verdict

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Size Range94 sizes available

155-255Width35-80Profile13-20Rim73-109 T-YLoad/Speed Index2018First On Market

EU LabelAcross 94 sizes - the grade depends on the size you buy.

Noise

67-72dB

3PMSF on every size

Popular sizes155/65 R13155/70 R13155/80 R13165/70 R13175/70 R13155/65 R14
Frequently Asked Questions
How good is the Sunny NC501 in the wet?
Across the 3 wet-braking tests it has featured in, the Sunny NC501 stops 17.9% longer than premium rivals, 18.1% longer than mid-range rivals and 2.3% longer than budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews wet score of 18/100.
How good is the Sunny NC501 in the dry?
Across the 3 dry-braking tests it has featured in, the Sunny NC501 stops 4.4% longer than premium rivals, 2.1% shorter than mid-range rivals and 3.2% shorter than budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews dry score of 69/100.
How good is the Sunny NC501 in the snow?
Across the 2 snow-braking tests it has featured in, the Sunny NC501 stops 4.3% longer than premium rivals, 0.2% shorter than mid-range rivals and 0.6% shorter than budget rivals. Across the 1 snow-traction test, it is 4.7% worse than premium rivals, 5.1% better than mid-range rivals and 1.8% better than budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews snow score of 65/100.
How fuel efficient is the Sunny NC501?
Across the 1 test measuring rolling resistance, the Sunny NC501's rolling resistance is 16.5% higher than premium rivals, 2.9% lower than mid-range rivals and 21.9% higher than budget rivals.
What is the Sunny NC501's EU tire label rating?
Across its range, the Sunny NC501 most commonly carries EU label ratings of C for fuel efficiency, C for wet grip and 70 dB for noise.
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What sizes does the Sunny NC501 come in?
The Sunny NC501 is available in 203 sizes, ranging from 155-255/35-80 R13-20.
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