Let me start by saying that there is always a reason why a product is cheaper than any other product on the market and it is usually strong enough for you to not want to use that product or not to be associated with it. So when the people from nankangtiresreview.com asked me to write a Nankang tires review for them I told them straight out of the bad that it was probably not going to be a good one. Still they said that they didn’t want good reviews, they wanted honest, objective ones so I called a few of my colleagues and asked for their opinion too because, quite frankly, I was impressed that a site called Nankang would want an honest review even if it was bad.
So here’s what I found out and what I can confirm by my own experience. Nankang tires are some of the cheapest tires on the market but their quality is definitely above average. Both in terms of tread life and in handling on wet and dry terrain these tires are better than the rivaling Kumho or Hankook. Of course they would never match a brand like Bridgestone or Dunlop but then again you can buy almost 3 Nankang tires with the price of one Dunlop tire.
Still I have my suspicions about them simply because the production cost for any company has to be about the same with every other. So I know they are cutting corners with their expenditures and being a Vietnam operated company I know how easy it would be for them to do just that. Sadly although I have access to a wide range of statistical document about accidents none of them mention the make of the tire but because I suspect I would find many of these tires imploding and causing accidents I would not buy them. Still, I must be honest and admit that I have never heard or seen such a case.