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Nexen N Blue 4 Season vs Nexen N Blue ECO — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 11 + 0 road tests and 29 + 36 owner reviews. How we score

N Blue 4 Season is ahead, 71–66

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Nexen N Blue 4 Season
Tire ANexen

N Blue 4 Season

All Season

Tests 73 · 11 tests Owners 69 · 29 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 15 in 2022 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test (wear)

Nexen N Blue ECO
Tire BNexen

N Blue ECO

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 64 · 36 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 69

    Dry

    N Blue 4 Season +3
    66
    Why this score
    SourceN Blue 4 SeasonN Blue ECO
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 11 / – tests70≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6666

    N Blue 4 Season: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 66 = 69

    N Blue ECO: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 65.6 = 66

    No road tests of dry for N Blue ECO. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 74

    Wet

    N Blue 4 Season +5
    69
    Why this score
    SourceN Blue 4 SeasonN Blue ECO
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 11 / – tests74≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7469

    N Blue 4 Season: 60% × 73.8 + 40% × 74.1 = 74

    N Blue ECO: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 69.2 = 69

    No road tests of wet for N Blue ECO. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 68

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceN Blue 4 SeasonN Blue ECO
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / – tests67–
    Reviews found online70–

    N Blue 4 Season: 60% × 67.1 + 40% × 69.5 = 68

  4. 70

    Comfort

    N Blue 4 Season +4
    66
    Why this score
    SourceN Blue 4 SeasonN Blue ECO
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7263

    N Blue 4 Season: 60% × 69.6 (est.) + 40% × 71.8 = 70

    N Blue ECO: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 62.9 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for N Blue 4 Season or N Blue ECO. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 77

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceN Blue 4 SeasonN Blue ECO
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / – tests84–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

    N Blue 4 Season: 60% × 83.9 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 77

    No owner ratings of noise for N Blue 4 Season. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 71

    Treadwear

    N Blue 4 Season +11
    60
    Why this score
    SourceN Blue 4 SeasonN Blue ECO
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests75≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online6556

    N Blue 4 Season: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 65.1 = 71

    N Blue ECO: 60% × 62.8 (est.) + 40% × 56.4 = 60

    No road tests of treadwear for N Blue ECO. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 71

    Handling (owners)

    N Blue 4 Season +5
    66
    Why this score
    SourceN Blue 4 SeasonN Blue ECO
    Reviews found online7166
Scores at a glance
Nexen N Blue 4 Season vs Nexen N Blue ECO: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryNexen N Blue 4 SeasonNexen N Blue ECO
Relative Score 71 66
Dry 69 66
Wet 74 69
Snow 68 –
Comfort 70 66
Noise 77 –
Treadwear 71 60
Handling (owners) 71 66

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

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Headline score

N Blue 4 Season

N Blue ECO

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.

DisciplineCategoryN Blue 4 SeasonN Blue ECOΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #14/35 2022 All Season Tyre Market Overview #15/16 2013 ACE Summer Touring Tyre Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A N Blue 4 Season

Pros

  • Excellent value and budget-friendly price point compared to premium brands
  • High level of ride comfort and surprisingly low noise levels
  • Strong cold-weather, winter, and snow performance for an all-season tire

Cons

  • Soft rubber compound leads to vague steering feedback and understeer in warm weather (above 20°C)
  • Increased rolling resistance resulting in slightly reduced fuel economy
  • Faster tread wear and potential durability concerns for some users
All owner themes in the N Blue 4 Season review

Tire B N Blue ECO

Pros

  • Excellent value for money and budget-friendly purchase price
  • Strong grip and handling in both wet and dry conditions
  • Good ride comfort and relatively low road noise

Cons

  • Rapid or uneven tread wear reported by several users
  • Premature rubber cracking and perishing observed over time
  • Polarizing opinions on wet weather traction and braking distance
All owner themes in the N Blue ECO review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Nexen N Blue 4 Season B · Nexen N Blue ECO
CategoryAll SeasonSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available5624
Rim diameters13″ – 19″13″ – 16″
Sizes in common1414

Which one should you actually buy?

Nexen N Blue 4 Season

Nexen N Blue ECO

Winner: Nexen N Blue 4 Season — better treadwear, wet and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Nexen N Blue 4 Season scores 71 vs 60 on treadwear.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Nexen N Blue 4 Season scores 74 vs 69 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Nexen N Blue 4 Season scores 70 vs 66 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Nexen N Blue 4 Season scores 69 vs 66 on dry.

Tire A · Nexen N Blue 4 Season
Tire B · Nexen N Blue ECO

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N Blue 4 Season or N Blue ECO?

Which is better in the wet, N Blue 4 Season or N Blue ECO?

Nexen N Blue 4 Season, 74 vs 69 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, N Blue 4 Season or N Blue ECO?

Nexen N Blue 4 Season, 69 vs 66 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, N Blue 4 Season or N Blue ECO?

Nexen N Blue 4 Season, 70 vs 66 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, N Blue 4 Season or N Blue ECO?

Nexen N Blue 4 Season, 71 vs 60 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