Nexen N9000 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 1,051 + 12 owner reviews. How we score
N9000 is ahead, 69–59
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Tests – · none yet Owners 53 · 1,051 reviews
“A lot of our cars come with that Bridgestone. Often need replacement at only 30k km. They are also very sensitive to alignment, even slight off and the tires will wear unevenly and get noisy. Still better than the Dunlops though.”
Tests – · none yet Owners 69 · 12 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Alenza 001 | N9000 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 62 (est.) | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 55 | 69 |
Alenza 001: 60% × 62.5 (est.) + 40% × 54.7 = 59
N9000: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 69.4 = 69
No road tests of dry for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
No road tests of dry for N9000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
| Source | Alenza 001 | N9000 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 65 (est.) | ≈ 72 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 60 | 73 |
Alenza 001: 60% × 64.8 (est.) + 40% × 59.8 = 63
N9000: 60% × 72 (est.) + 40% × 73 = 72
No road tests of wet for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
No road tests of wet for N9000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Alenza 001 | N9000 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 64 (est.) | ≈ 68 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 46 | 66 |
Alenza 001: 40% × 64.1 (est.) + 60% × 45.8 = 53
N9000: 40% × 68.1 (est.) + 60% × 65.9 = 67
No road tests of comfort for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
No road tests of comfort for N9000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | Alenza 001 | N9000 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 60 (est.) | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 47 | 66 |
Alenza 001: 60% × 59.6 (est.) + 40% × 47.4 = 55
N9000: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 66.1 = 66
No road tests of treadwear for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
No road tests of treadwear for N9000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Alenza 001 | N9000 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 55 | 70 |
| Category | Bridgestone Alenza 001 | Nexen N9000 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 59 | 69 |
| Dry | 59 | 69 |
| Wet | 63 | 72 |
| Comfort | 53 | 67 |
| Treadwear | 55 | 66 |
| Handling (owners) | 55 | 70 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Alenza 001
N9000
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community opinions on the Bridgestone Alenza 001 are split, largely depending on whether they are the run-flat variants. Many drivers praise their dry and wet handling, corner stability, and initial ride quality, while others criticize them for a harsh ride, noise, buzzy feedback on rough asphalt, and relatively fast treadwear. As original equipment (OE) tires on performance SUVs and crossovers, they are generally seen as capable in warm weather but poorly suited for cold temperatures, snow, or long-term tread life.
“Soon will have to replace tires on my NX350h Hi all, Soon I will have to replace the 2022 NX tires. The car came with "Bridgestone Alenza 001" so far so good, the ride quality has been nice, the noise is OK, and the rim protection (tire being wider than rim) worked well (narrow entrances with curbs in parkings in the city we live). We've made 75.000Km with the OEM tires and we will still make the summer with them before replacing them. In the area were we live is very rare to see snow. The car has no place for spare tire so runflats will have to be. I know runflats don't get "lots of love", but safety is a must and we will mount runflats again. The guy at the dealer offered us the GOODYEAR EFFICIENT GRIP 2 SUV. But as far as I've seen, those are not runflat. If we would like to improve, what would you recommend and why? Thanks!”
“have the alenza 001 on my cx5 for the past 3.5 years/40.000km,been rotating every 5k km and keeping the tire pressure correct,the wear is excellent,can go another 30k kms easy and israel has tough weather. perfect straight line and corner stability,wet and dry traction is top notch as well.been driving in hell hot and pouring rain weather.drive the car fast.had all sorts of brands and tires from all season to semi slicks,from primacy to r888 in my previous cars so i know a good tire when i have one only down side is its a harsh tire after 3years but its normal with bridgestone.i strongly recommend as a sporty luxury tire.”
“If you're not satisfied with the ride, blame that on the Alenza 001 being a run-flat. Those Michelin Lattitude Sport 3 ZP tires are also run-flats. BMWoB ( BMW of Bubbaville) routinely lowers the tire pressures in their loaner cars with run-flat- tires , so people won't hate the ride and buy an Audi next time. I make a point of putting my loaner cars' tire pressures back where they're supposed to be... and that makes them ride like crap. Hopefully, you bought your X3 with the optional spare tires . That gives you the option of going with non-run-flats. The gold standard in non-run-flats in those sizes are the Michelin PS 4S (summer, max-performance) and PS A/S 4 (all-season, ultra-high-performance). Don't throw your OE Bridgestones away. There's a pretty good demand for them as used tires for lease-turn-in. BMW FS requires 4/32" of tread at lease turn-in or they can hit you with a $300/tire "excess tire wear fee."”
Based on 23 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Alenza 001 | B · Nexen N9000 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 73 | — |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 22″ | — |
| Tread depth | 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 400 A A | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
| Max pressure | 51 psi | — |
Bridgestone Alenza 001
Nexen N9000
Winner: Nexen N9000 — better handling, comfort and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Nexen N9000 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 12 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Nexen N9000 scores 70 vs 55 on handling.
Nexen N9000 scores 67 vs 53 on comfort.
Nexen N9000 scores 66 vs 55 on treadwear.
Nexen N9000 scores 69 vs 59 on dry.
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Nexen N9000, 72 vs 63 on our wet score.
Nexen N9000, 69 vs 59 on our dry score.
Nexen N9000, 67 vs 53 on our comfort score.
Nexen N9000, 66 vs 55 on our treadwear score.
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology
