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Firestone All Season vs Nexen Roadian CT8 — 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 1 + 0 road tests and 43 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

All Season is ahead, 73–61

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Firestone All Season
Tire AFirestone

All Season

All Season Touring tires

± 9

Tests – · 1 test Owners 74 · 43 reviews

Nexen Roadian CT8
Tire BNexen

Roadian CT8

Summer

± 9Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 57 · 6 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 74

    Dry

    All Season +13
    61
    Why this score
    SourceAll SeasonRoadian CT8
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online7758

    All Season: 60% × 71.6 (est.) + 40% × 76.8 = 74

    Roadian CT8: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 57.9 = 61

    No road tests of dry for All Season. 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 Roadian CT8. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 76

    Wet

    All Season +14
    62
    Why this score
    SourceAll SeasonRoadian CT8
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 75 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online7858

    All Season: 60% × 74.9 (est.) + 40% × 78.4 = 76

    Roadian CT8: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 58.1 = 62

    No road tests of wet for All Season. 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 Roadian CT8. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 69

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceAll SeasonRoadian CT8
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)–
    Reviews found online68–

    All Season: 60% × 69.7 (est.) + 40% × 67.9 = 69

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

  4. 70

    Comfort

    All Season +8
    62
    Why this score
    SourceAll SeasonRoadian CT8
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7159

    All Season: 40% × 69.2 (est.) + 60% × 71.2 = 70

    Roadian CT8: 40% × 66.7 (est.) + 60% × 59 = 62

    No road tests of comfort for All Season or Roadian CT8. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 68

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceAll SeasonRoadian CT8
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online71–

    All Season: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 70.5 = 68

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

  6. 69

    Treadwear

    All Season +10
    59
    Why this score
    SourceAll SeasonRoadian CT8
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests67≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online7254

    All Season: 60% × 67.1 + 40% × 72.1 = 69

    Roadian CT8: 60% × 61.9 (est.) + 40% × 53.6 = 59

    No road tests of treadwear for Roadian CT8. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    62
    Why this score
    SourceAll SeasonRoadian CT8
    Reviews found online–62
Scores at a glance
CategoryFirestone All SeasonNexen Roadian CT8
Relative Score 73 61
Dry 74 61
Wet 76 62
Snow 69 –
Comfort 70 62
Noise 68 –
Treadwear 69 59
Handling (owners) – 62

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

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Recomputed
Headline score
± 9

All Season

± 9

Roadian CT8

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

DisciplineCategoryAll SeasonRoadian CT8ΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #6/8 2022 Consumer Reports All-Season Tires #12/16 2019 ADAC Van 215/65 R16 C Tyre Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A All Season

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Roadian CT8

Pros

  • Affordable price point offering good value compared to other budget options
  • Strong dry handling and stable road manners
  • Sturdy physical construction noted by some heavy-duty users

Cons

  • Severe wet-weather performance, particularly poor cornering grip that degrades with age
  • Structural integrity issues including premature bulging and broken steel belts
  • Catastrophic failures reported such as unexpected tire blowouts and tread separations at relatively low mileage
All owner themes in the Roadian CT8 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Firestone All Season B · Nexen Roadian CT8
CategoryAll Season Touring tiresSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverVan
Sizes available6229
Rim diameters14″ – 20″13″ – 17″
Tread depth10/32″11/32″
UTQG560 A B—
Treadwear warranty65,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure44 psi65 psi
Sizes in common1010

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone All Season

Nexen Roadian CT8

Winner: Firestone All Season — better wet, dry and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Nexen Roadian CT8 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Firestone All Season scores 76 vs 62 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Firestone All Season scores 74 vs 61 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Firestone All Season scores 69 vs 59 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Firestone All Season scores 70 vs 62 on comfort.

Tire A · Firestone All Season
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Tire B · Nexen Roadian CT8
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All Season or Roadian CT8?

Which is better in the wet, All Season or Roadian CT8?

Firestone All Season, 76 vs 62 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, All Season or Roadian CT8?

Firestone All Season, 74 vs 61 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, All Season or Roadian CT8?

Firestone All Season, 70 vs 62 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, All Season or Roadian CT8?

Firestone All Season, 69 vs 59 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