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Nexen N3000 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT vs Nexen N3000 — 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 10 + 73 owner reviews. How we score

N3000 is ahead, 54–30

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Nexen N3000
Tire BNexen

N3000

Summer

± 8

Tests – · none yet Owners 45 · 73 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 30

    Dry

    N3000 +22
    52
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTTN3000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 44 (est.)≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online1043

    SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT: 60% × 44.1 (est.) + 40% × 10 = 30

    N3000: 60% × 57.7 (est.) + 40% × 43.1 = 52

    No road tests of dry for SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT. 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 N3000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 30

    Wet

    N3000 +24
    54
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTTN3000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 40 (est.)≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online1548

    SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT: 60% × 40.4 (est.) + 40% × 15.2 = 30

    N3000: 60% × 58 (est.) + 40% × 47.5 = 54

    No road tests of wet for SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT. 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 N3000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    49
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTTN3000
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online–34

    N3000: 60% × 58.9 (est.) + 40% × 34 = 49

    No road tests of snow for N3000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 29

    Comfort

    N3000 +26
    55
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTTN3000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 57 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online1049

    SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT: 40% × 56.9 (est.) + 60% × 10 = 29

    N3000: 40% × 64.6 (est.) + 60% × 48.5 = 55

    No road tests of comfort for SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT. 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 N3000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    59
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTTN3000
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online–49

    N3000: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 48.8 = 59

    No road tests of noise for N3000. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 32

    Treadwear

    N3000 +23
    55
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTTN3000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 47 (est.)≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online1148

    SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT: 60% × 46.6 (est.) + 40% × 11.3 = 32

    N3000: 60% × 59.9 (est.) + 40% × 48.3 = 55

    No road tests of treadwear for SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT. 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 N3000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    44
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTTN3000
    Reviews found online–44
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTTNexen N3000
Relative Score 30 54
Dry 30 52
Wet 30 54
Snow – 49
Comfort 29 55
Noise – 59
Treadwear 32 55
Handling (owners) – 44

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

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Headline score
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SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT

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N3000

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 SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B N3000

Pros

  • Outstanding dry road traction and handling
  • Highly competitive, budget-friendly pricing
  • Attractive and aggressive V-shaped tread design with rim protectors

Cons

  • Significantly degraded or untrustworthy wet weather grip
  • Faster-than-expected or uneven tread wear for some users
  • Sidewall cracking, bubbling, or structural failure under duress
All owner themes in the N3000 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT B · Nexen N3000
CategorySummer tireSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth—10/32″
UTQG260 - 280 A - B A340 A A
Treadwear warranty—35,000 mi
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—50 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT

Nexen N3000

Winner: Nexen N3000 — better comfort, wet and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Nexen N3000 scores 55 vs 29 on comfort.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Nexen N3000 scores 54 vs 30 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Nexen N3000 scores 55 vs 32 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Nexen N3000 scores 52 vs 30 on dry.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT
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Tire B · Nexen N3000
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SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT or N3000?

Which is better in the wet, SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT or N3000?

Nexen N3000, 54 vs 30 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT or N3000?

Nexen N3000, 52 vs 30 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT or N3000?

Nexen N3000, 55 vs 29 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT or N3000?

Nexen N3000, 55 vs 32 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