Tests – · none yet Owners 62 · 79 reviews
Nexen N1000 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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Continental ContiProContact vs Nexen N1000 — Compared
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 79 + 19 owner reviews. How we score
ContiProContact is ahead, 64–57
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Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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67
Dry
ContiProContact +958Why this score
Source ContiProContact N1000 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 62 (est.) Reviews found online 66 53 ContiProContact: 60% × 67.1 (est.) + 40% × 65.8 = 67
N1000: 60% × 61.7 (est.) + 40% × 52.7 = 58
No road tests of dry for ContiProContact. 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 N1000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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65
Wet
ContiProContact +659Why this score
Source ContiProContact N1000 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 62 (est.) Reviews found online 63 55 ContiProContact: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 62.7 = 65
N1000: 60% × 62.1 (est.) + 40% × 54.9 = 59
No road tests of wet for ContiProContact. 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 N1000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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62
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source ContiProContact N1000 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) – Reviews found online 56 – ContiProContact: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 55.5 = 62
No road tests of snow for ContiProContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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61
Comfort
ContiProContact +853Why this score
Source ContiProContact N1000 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 58 46 ContiProContact: 40% × 66.5 (est.) + 60% × 58.1 = 61
N1000: 40% × 64.2 (est.) + 60% × 46.3 = 53
No road tests of comfort for ContiProContact. 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 N1000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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68
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source ContiProContact N1000 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) – Reviews found online 70 – ContiProContact: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 69.8 = 68
No road tests of noise for ContiProContact. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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62
Treadwear
ContiProContact +656Why this score
Source ContiProContact N1000 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) ≈ 61 (est.) Reviews found online 60 50 ContiProContact: 60% × 64 (est.) + 40% × 59.5 = 62
N1000: 60% × 60.5 (est.) + 40% × 49.9 = 56
No road tests of treadwear for ContiProContact. 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 N1000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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62
Handling (owners)
ContiProContact +1151Why this score
Source ContiProContact N1000 Reviews found online 62 51
Scores at a glance
| Category | Continental ContiProContact | Nexen N1000 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 64 | 57 |
| Dry | 67 | 58 |
| Wet | 65 | 59 |
| Snow | 62 | – |
| Comfort | 61 | 53 |
| Noise | 68 | – |
| Treadwear | 62 | 56 |
| Handling (owners) | 62 | 51 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
64
/ 100
ContiProContact
57
/ 100
N1000
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A ContiProContact
Pros
- Smooth and comfortable ride quality
- Low road noise
- Strong dry and wet grip for most drivers
Cons
- Soft sidewalls susceptible to impact bubbles and damage from potholes
- Some complaints about poor wet traction and braking performance
- Faster-than-expected tread wear or chipping reported by a minority of users
Tire B N1000
Pros
- High tread longevity and durability
- Competitive price point
- Predictable and stable dry-weather grip
Cons
- Excessive road noise levels
- Inconsistent wet-weather performance and traction
- Lack of steering feedback
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Continental ContiProContact | B · Nexen N1000 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All-Season tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 56 | — |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 19″ | — |
| Tread depth | 9 - 12/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 400 - 540 A - AA A | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 44 - 51 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
64
/ 100
Continental ContiProContact
57
/ 100
Nexen N1000
Winner: Continental ContiProContact — better handling, dry and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Nexen N1000 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 19 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Continental ContiProContact scores 62 vs 51 on handling.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Continental ContiProContact scores 67 vs 58 on dry.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Continental ContiProContact scores 61 vs 53 on comfort.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Continental ContiProContact scores 65 vs 59 on wet.
Tire A · Continental ContiProContact
Tire B · Nexen N1000
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ContiProContact or N1000?
Which is better in the wet, ContiProContact or N1000?
Continental ContiProContact, 65 vs 59 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, ContiProContact or N1000?
Continental ContiProContact, 67 vs 58 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, ContiProContact or N1000?
Continental ContiProContact, 61 vs 53 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, ContiProContact or N1000?
Continental ContiProContact, 62 vs 56 on our treadwear score.
How do we compare tires?
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