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Cooper Evolution H/T vs Nitto NT05 — 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 0 + 43 owner reviews. How we score

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Cooper Evolution H/T
Tire ACooper

Evolution H/T

All-Season tire

Tests – · none yet Owners – · none yet

Nitto NT05
Tire BNitto

NT05

Summer

± 8

Tests – · none yet Owners 41 · 43 reviews

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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    Dry

    No comparison
    62
    Why this score
    SourceEvolution H/TNT05
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online–60

    NT05: 60% × 64.4 (est.) + 40% × 59.5 = 62

    No road tests of dry for NT05. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

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    Wet

    No comparison
    41
    Why this score
    SourceEvolution H/TNT05
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 49 (est.)
    Reviews found online–31

    NT05: 60% × 48.7 (est.) + 40% × 30.6 = 41

    No road tests of wet for NT05. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

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    Snow

    No comparison
    38
    Why this score
    SourceEvolution H/TNT05
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 53 (est.)
    Reviews found online–15

    NT05: 60% × 52.8 (est.) + 40% × 14.6 = 38

    No road tests of snow for NT05. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

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    Comfort

    No comparison
    48
    Why this score
    SourceEvolution H/TNT05
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online–38

    NT05: 40% × 62.4 (est.) + 60% × 37.8 = 48

    No road tests of comfort for NT05. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

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    Noise

    No comparison
    62
    Why this score
    SourceEvolution H/TNT05
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online–54

    NT05: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 54.3 = 62

    No road tests of noise for NT05. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

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    Treadwear

    No comparison
    50
    Why this score
    SourceEvolution H/TNT05
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 57 (est.)
    Reviews found online–40

    NT05: 60% × 57 (est.) + 40% × 39.7 = 50

    No road tests of treadwear for NT05. 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 comparison
    55
    Why this score
    SourceEvolution H/TNT05
    Reviews found online–55
Scores at a glance
Cooper Evolution H/T vs Nitto NT05: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryCooper Evolution H/TNitto NT05
Relative Score – 50
Dry – 62
Wet – 41
Snow – 38
Comfort – 48
Noise – 62
Treadwear – 50
Handling (owners) – 55

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

Weight the categories that matter to you

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.

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Headline score

Evolution H/T

± 8

NT05

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 Evolution H/T

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B NT05

Pros

  • Exceptional dry traction and cornering grip
  • Predictable and progressive handling limits
  • Good value and competitive price point for a performance tire

Cons

  • Poor performance and traction in heavy rain or wet conditions
  • Can be noisy or develop a whistling sound at highway speeds
  • May overheat or struggle under extreme track conditions for prolonged sessions
All owner themes in the NT05 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Cooper Evolution H/T B · Nitto NT05
CategoryAll-Season tireSummer
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—23
Rim diameters—15″ – 20″
Tread depth—7.2/32″
UTQG—200 A A
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—50 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Cooper Evolution H/T

Nitto NT05

Only Nitto NT05 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Cooper Evolution H/T
Tire B · Nitto NT05

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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