Tests – · none yet Owners 64 · 27 reviews
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Continental ContiSportContact 5 vs Nexen N Blue HD — 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 27 + 14 owner reviews. How we score
ContiSportContact 5 is ahead, 66–57
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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
ContiSportContact 5 +1156Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 5 N Blue HD Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 60 (est.) Reviews found online 66 49 ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 67.2 (est.) + 40% × 66.1 = 67
N Blue HD: 60% × 60.1 (est.) + 40% × 48.9 = 56
No road tests of dry for ContiSportContact 5. 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 N Blue HD. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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71
Wet
ContiSportContact 5 +1061Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 5 N Blue HD Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 71 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 71 58 ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 71 (est.) + 40% × 71.3 = 71
N Blue HD: 60% × 63.6 (est.) + 40% × 57.7 = 61
No road tests of wet for ContiSportContact 5. 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 N Blue HD. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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68
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 5 N Blue HD Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) – Reviews found online 67 – ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 66.5 = 68
No road tests of snow for ContiSportContact 5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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63
Comfort
ContiSportContact 5 +1251Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 5 N Blue HD Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 61 43 ContiSportContact 5: 40% × 67.1 (est.) + 60% × 61 = 63
N Blue HD: 40% × 63.6 (est.) + 60% × 43.2 = 51
No road tests of comfort for ContiSportContact 5 or N Blue HD. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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70
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 5 N Blue HD Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) – Reviews found online 75 – ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 74.5 = 70
No road tests of noise for ContiSportContact 5. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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56
Treadwear
ContiSportContact 5 +254Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 5 N Blue HD Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 61 (est.) ≈ 59 (est.) Reviews found online 50 46 ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 60.5 (est.) + 40% × 50 = 56
N Blue HD: 60% × 58.9 (est.) + 40% × 45.5 = 54
No road tests of treadwear for ContiSportContact 5. 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 N Blue HD. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison47Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 5 N Blue HD Reviews found online – 47
Scores at a glance
| Category | Continental ContiSportContact 5 | Nexen N Blue HD |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 66 | 57 |
| Dry | 67 | 56 |
| Wet | 71 | 61 |
| Snow | 68 | – |
| Comfort | 63 | 51 |
| Noise | 70 | – |
| Treadwear | 56 | 54 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 47 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
66
/ 100
ContiSportContact 5
57
/ 100
N Blue HD
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 ContiSportContact 5
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B N Blue HD
Pros
- Good initial wet and dry grip when new
- Attractive budget-friendly price point
- Decent fuel economy and highway stability early in their lifecycle
Cons
- Significant increase in road noise as the tires wear down
- Rapid degradation of grip in wet and dry conditions after initial mileage
- Shorter than expected tread life, especially on front axles
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 | B · Nexen N Blue HD |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 86 | 5 |
| Rim diameters | 17″ – 22″ | 15″ – 18″ |
| Tread depth | 8 - 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 280 - 420 A - AA A | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
| Sizes in common | 1 | 1 |
Which one should you actually buy?
66
/ 100
Continental ContiSportContact 5
57
/ 100
Nexen N Blue HD
Winner: Continental ContiSportContact 5 — better comfort, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Nexen N Blue HD rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 14 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 63 vs 51 on comfort.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 67 vs 56 on dry.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 71 vs 61 on wet.
Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5
Tire B · Nexen N Blue HD
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ContiSportContact 5 or N Blue HD?
Which is better in the wet, ContiSportContact 5 or N Blue HD?
Continental ContiSportContact 5, 71 vs 61 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, ContiSportContact 5 or N Blue HD?
Continental ContiSportContact 5, 67 vs 56 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, ContiSportContact 5 or N Blue HD?
Continental ContiSportContact 5, 63 vs 51 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, ContiSportContact 5 or N Blue HD?
Neither, by our numbers: 56 vs 54 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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