Sunny NC501 review
Relative score from road tests only
Better than 27% of the all-season tires we score.
Road tests 58 · 3 tests
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Sunny NC501 has a Relative Score of 60 out of 100 among all-season tires. In 4 road tests with an overall ranking it finished first 0 times and in the top three 0 times. Testers rate it best for dry (72) and weakest for wet (35).
- Weak point: Wet 35 — 7th of 7 (2025 Motor All Season tire Test), 6th of 6 (2025 Mid Range All Season tire Test)
How it did in road tests
No owner reviews yet, so every score here comes from instrumented road tests.
How scores work
- Relative score
- 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
- Road tests
- 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
- Owner reviews
- 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.
By road tests
58/100Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.
4 published test appearances (3 in the score)
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2026 Wybór Kierowców Winter Tire Test R17 · 215/55R17
6th of 6
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Wybór Kierowców
2026 All Season tire Braking Test - 30 Sets · 225/45 R17
24th of 30
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 25th of 30 | |
| Dry Braking | 17th of 30 |
Source: Auto Bild
2025 Motor All Season tire Test · 215/55 R17
7th of 7
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Handling | 7th of 7 | |
| Dry Handling | 5th of 7 | |
| Snow Traction | 3rd of 7 | |
| Snow Handling | 6th of 7 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 4th of 7 | |
| Straight Aquaplaning | 7th of 7 | |
| Noise | 4th of 7 |
Source: Motor
2025 Mid Range All Season tire Test · 215/55 R17
6th of 6
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Handling | 6th of 6 | |
| Dry Handling | 4th of 6 | |
| Snow Handling | 6th of 6 |
Source: Wybór Kierowców
Sunny NC501 specs & sizes
Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| EU label: wet grip | C in 87% of sizes |
| EU label: energy | C in 63% of sizes |
| EU label: external noise | 67–72 dB |
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