tirewheelguide

Nexen N9000 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head Updated

Nexen N Priz 4S vs Nexen N9000 — 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 14 + 12 owner reviews. How we score

N9000 is ahead, 69–57

Check price on Amazon · N9000 or N Priz 4S on Amazon
Add your size for an exact match
/R

Both Amazon links then search this exact size.

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.

Nexen N Priz 4S
Tire ANexen

N Priz 4S

All Season

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 52 · 14 reviews

Nexen N9000
Tire BNexen

N9000

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 69 · 12 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 59

    Dry

    N9000 +10
    69
    Why this score
    SourceN Priz 4SN9000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online5369

    N Priz 4S: 60% × 62 (est.) + 40% × 53.4 = 59

    N9000: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 69.4 = 69

    No road tests of dry for N Priz 4S. 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 N9000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 57

    Wet

    N9000 +15
    72
    Why this score
    SourceN Priz 4SN9000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online5173

    N Priz 4S: 60% × 60.1 (est.) + 40% × 51.3 = 57

    N9000: 60% × 72 (est.) + 40% × 73 = 72

    No road tests of wet for N Priz 4S. 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 N9000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 61

    Snow

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceN Priz 4SN9000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)–
    Reviews found online54–

    N Priz 4S: 60% × 65.1 (est.) + 40% × 53.6 = 61

    No road tests of snow for N Priz 4S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 60

    Comfort

    N9000 +7
    67
    Why this score
    SourceN Priz 4SN9000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online5566

    N Priz 4S: 40% × 66 (est.) + 60% × 55.3 = 60

    N9000: 40% × 68.1 (est.) + 60% × 65.9 = 67

    No road tests of comfort for N Priz 4S. 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 N9000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 55

    Treadwear

    N9000 +11
    66
    Why this score
    SourceN Priz 4SN9000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online4966

    N Priz 4S: 60% × 60 (est.) + 40% × 48.6 = 55

    N9000: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 66.1 = 66

    No road tests of treadwear for N Priz 4S. 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 N9000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  6. 51

    Handling (owners)

    N9000 +19
    70
    Why this score
    SourceN Priz 4SN9000
    Reviews found online5170
Scores at a glance
CategoryNexen N Priz 4SNexen N9000
Relative Score 57 69
Dry 59 69
Wet 57 72
Snow 61 –
Comfort 60 67
Treadwear 55 66
Handling (owners) 51 70

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

Weight the categories that matter to you

Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost

Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

N Priz 4S

± 8

N9000

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 N Priz 4S

Pros

  • Good dry grip and handling performance
  • Commendable traction and control in snow and cold temperatures
  • Comfortable and quiet ride quality with low noise

Cons

  • Significantly compromised wet-weather grip leading to understeer and difficult braking
  • Rapid or poor tread wear reported by multiple users
  • Inconsistent performance on ice and slush
All owner themes in the N Priz 4S review

Tire B N9000

Pros

  • Exceptional value for money compared to premium competitors
  • Strong wet weather traction and water evacuation capabilities
  • Aesthetically pleasing tread pattern and sidewall profile

Cons

  • Inconsistent reports regarding cabin noise levels
  • Faster tread wear compared to premium-tier tires
  • Soft sidewall construction limits suitability for track use
All owner themes in the N9000 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Nexen N Priz 4S B · Nexen N9000
CategoryAll SeasonSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available29—
Rim diameters13″ – 17″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Nexen N Priz 4S

Nexen N9000

Winner: Nexen N9000 — better handling, wet and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Nexen N Priz 4S rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 14 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Nexen N9000 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 12 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Nexen N9000 scores 70 vs 51 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Nexen N9000 scores 72 vs 57 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Nexen N9000 scores 66 vs 55 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Nexen N9000 scores 69 vs 59 on dry.

Tire A · Nexen N Priz 4S
Check price on Amazon
Tire B · Nexen N9000
Check price on Amazon

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.

N Priz 4S or N9000?

Which is better in the wet, N Priz 4S or N9000?

Nexen N9000, 72 vs 57 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, N Priz 4S or N9000?

Nexen N9000, 69 vs 59 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, N Priz 4S or N9000?

Nexen N9000, 67 vs 60 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, N Priz 4S or N9000?

Nexen N9000, 66 vs 55 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