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Winter tire Touring Winter tire Updated September 2026

Nankang Ice Activa 2 review

Nankang Ice Activa 2 is a touring winter tire.

Relative score
68/100
tests + owners
Road tests
67/100
1 published test
Nankang Ice Activa 2
Scores

Two scoring systems, side by side

Owner scores come from reviews on retailer and review sites; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.

By road tests

67.4%
Dry
63.1%
Wet
62.8%
Snow
80%
By discipline (% of best in test)
Dry Braking
14.3%
Subj. Dry Handling
19%
Wet Braking
47.6%
Subj. Wet Handling
61.9%
Wet Handling
76.2%
Snow Braking
28.6%
Snow Handling
81%
Subj. Snow Handling
66.7%
Snow Traction
85.7%
Ice Braking
23.8%
Ice Handling
57.1%
Subj. Ice Handling
66.7%
Ice Traction
23.8%
Inside Noise level
100%
Rolling Resistance
76.2%
Test results

1 published test appearance

Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter tire Test · 205/55 R16

16th of 20
Best: Subj. Noise · 4th Weakest: Dry Braking · 19th
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking12th of 20
Wet Handling7th of 20
Dry Braking19th of 20
Snow Braking16th of 20
Snow Traction5th of 20
Snow Handling5th of 20
Ice Braking17th of 20
Ice Handling10th of 20
Ice Traction17th of 20
Subj. Noise4th of 20