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Nexen N Blue HD review

Name: Nexen N Blue HD
Brand: Nexen

Relative score from owner reviews only

Owners 53 · 14 reviews analysed

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The Nexen N Blue HD is generally viewed as an affordable budget tire that delivers acceptable initial performance in both wet and dry conditions. However, user experiences highlight significant trade-offs, particularly regarding rapid performance degradation, increasing road noise, and durability issues as the tire wears.

What owners say

No road-test results yet, so every score here comes from owner reviews found online.

How scores work

Relative score: 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
Road tests: 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
Owner reviews: 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.

By owner reviews

53/100

From 14 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 49%

Dry

Overall dry

Corner stability

51.2

Dry traction

56.1

Steering response

53.2

Wet

Overall wet

60.7

Wet traction

58.4

Comfort

Overall comfort

46.7

Treadwear

Overall treadwear

48.7

Handling

Overall handling

50.4

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Nexen N Blue HD specs & sizes

Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.

Size	Retailer
185/60 R15	Amazon
185/65 R15	Amazon
205/55 R16	Amazon
215/55 R17	Amazon
235/45 R18	Amazon

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What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 14 owner reviews found online.

Pros

Good initial wet and dry grip when new
Attractive budget-friendly price point
Decent fuel economy and highway stability early in their lifecycle
Acceptable comfort levels during initial use

Cons

Significant increase in road noise as the tires wear down
Rapid degradation of grip in wet and dry conditions after initial mileage
Shorter than expected tread life, especially on front axles
Potential for structural defects like sidewall or tread bumps

Worth knowing

Users note that this model may perform better or be better suited for smaller vehicles with tire sizes below 15 inches.
Front-wheel-drive subcompact and compact cars (such as the Volkswagen Polo and Skoda Fabia) experienced notably faster front tire wear compared to the rear.