Tests – · none yet Owners 64 · 10 reviews
Head-to-head
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Michelin Pilot Sport 3 vs Nexen N8000 — 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 + 80 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Sport 3 leads, 67–63 Narrow edge
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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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68
Dry
Pilot Sport 3 +662Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 N8000 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 68 59 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 68 (est.) + 40% × 68.1 = 68
N8000: 60% × 64.1 (est.) + 40% × 58.6 = 62
No road tests of dry for Pilot Sport 3. 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 N8000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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70
Wet
Pilot Sport 3 +466Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 N8000 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 70 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 70 65 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 70.2 (est.) + 40% × 69.7 = 70
N8000: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 64.8 = 66
No road tests of wet for Pilot Sport 3. 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 N8000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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62
Comfort
N8000 +365Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 N8000 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 59 63 Pilot Sport 3: 40% × 66.7 (est.) + 60% × 58.8 = 62
N8000: 40% × 67.5 (est.) + 60% × 62.8 = 65
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Sport 3. 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 N8000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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60
Treadwear
Pilot Sport 3 +159Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 N8000 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) ≈ 62 (est.) Reviews found online 56 55 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 56.4 = 60
N8000: 60% × 62.2 (est.) + 40% × 54.7 = 59
No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Sport 3. 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 N8000. 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 comparison56Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 N8000 Reviews found online – 56
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport 3 | Nexen N8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 67 | 63 |
| Dry | 68 | 62 |
| Wet | 70 | 66 |
| Comfort | 62 | 65 |
| Treadwear | 60 | 59 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 56 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Recomputed
Headline score
67
/ 100
Pilot Sport 3
63
/ 100
N8000
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 Pilot Sport 3
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B N8000
Pros
- Excellent value for money compared to premium brands
- Strong wet-weather performance and aquaplaning resistance
- High levels of ride comfort and low road noise
Cons
- Soft sidewalls causing vague steering feedback and 'floaty' handling
- Inconsistent performance during aggressive or high-speed cornering
- Reports of premature sidewall cracking or structural issues in some cases
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport 3 | B · Nexen N8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 10 | 34 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 19″ | 16″ – 20″ |
| UTQG | 320 AA A | — |
| Sizes in common | 4 | 4 |
Which one should you actually buy?
67
/ 100
Michelin Pilot Sport 3
63
/ 100
Nexen N8000
Narrow edge: Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — better dry and wet. Pick the Nexen N8000 if comfort matters most to you. Michelin Pilot Sport 3 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 68 vs 62 on dry.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 70 vs 66 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Nexen N8000 scores 65 vs 62 on comfort.
Tire A · Michelin Pilot Sport 3
Tire B · Nexen N8000
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Pilot Sport 3 or N8000?
Which is better in the wet, Pilot Sport 3 or N8000?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 70 vs 66 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Pilot Sport 3 or N8000?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 68 vs 62 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Pilot Sport 3 or N8000?
Nexen N8000, 65 vs 62 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Pilot Sport 3 or N8000?
Neither, by our numbers: 60 vs 59 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