Tests – · none yet Owners – · 1 review (needs 5)
Nexen ArrowSpeed Performance UHP looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
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Nexen ArrowSpeed Performance UHP vs Michelin Primacy 4+ — 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 + 10 road tests and 1 + 40 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests 85 · 10 tests Owners 71 · 40 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 16 in 2024 ADAC Summer Tyre Test (abrasion)
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 comparison78Why this score
Source ArrowSpeed Performance UHP Primacy 4+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests – 82 Reviews found online – 71 Primacy 4+: 60% × 82.4 + 40% × 71 = 78
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Wet
No comparison79Why this score
Source ArrowSpeed Performance UHP Primacy 4+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests – 82 Reviews found online – 75 Primacy 4+: 60% × 82 + 40% × 74.6 = 79
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Comfort
No comparison71Why this score
Source ArrowSpeed Performance UHP Primacy 4+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 73 Reviews found online – 69 Primacy 4+: 40% × 72.9 + 60% × 69.4 = 71
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Noise
No comparison72Why this score
Source ArrowSpeed Performance UHP Primacy 4+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 7 tests – 76 Reviews found online – ≈ 66 (est.) Primacy 4+: 60% × 76.4 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 72
No owner ratings of noise for Primacy 4+. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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Treadwear
No comparison85Why this score
Source ArrowSpeed Performance UHP Primacy 4+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests – 95 Reviews found online – 70 Primacy 4+: 60% × 94.9 + 40% × 69.7 = 85
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Handling (owners)
No comparison67Why this score
Source ArrowSpeed Performance UHP Primacy 4+ Reviews found online – 67 -
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Efficiency
No comparison78Why this score
Source ArrowSpeed Performance UHP Primacy 4+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests – 78
Scores at a glance
| Category | Nexen ArrowSpeed Performance UHP | Michelin Primacy 4+ |
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| Relative Score | – | 77 |
| Dry | – | 78 |
| Wet | – | 79 |
| Comfort | – | 71 |
| Noise | – | 72 |
| Treadwear | – | 85 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 67 |
| Efficiency | – | 78 |
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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ArrowSpeed Performance UHP
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Primacy 4+
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 ArrowSpeed Performance UHP
Cons
- Severe lack of traction and grip
- Excessive road noise
- Poor structural integrity and sidewall stability
Tire B Primacy 4+
Pros
- Strong wet and dry grip and braking confidence, often cited as a big improvement over Bridgestone, Dunlop and Nexen tyres, including on powerful cars and PHEVs that previously spun their tyres
- Comfortable, compliant ride with soft sidewalls that suits softly sprung and family cars
- Low and even tread wear, with several owners reporting little visible wear after 5,000–10,000 miles and one reporting about 60,000 km in hot climates
Cons
- Road noise and drone, especially on rough asphalt, was described as severe by several owners (Skoda Yeti, Lexus), contradicting other reports of quiet running
- Reduced grip and confidence in cold, damp conditions, with two UK owners saying the tyre behaves like a budget tyre
- Premium pricing, with some owners questioning value when life fell short of expectations
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Nexen ArrowSpeed Performance UHP | B · Michelin Primacy 4+ |
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| Category | Summer High Performance tires | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 66 |
| Rim diameters | — | 16″ – 21″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
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Nexen ArrowSpeed Performance UHP
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Michelin Primacy 4+
Only Michelin Primacy 4+ has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Nexen ArrowSpeed Performance UHP
Tire B · Michelin Primacy 4+
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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