Skip to content
Head-to-head Updated May 2026

Nexen N5000 vs Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus — Compared (May 2026)

Our Relative Score blends 60% objective test data with 40% owner-review signal — so any two tires can be compared even if they were never tested on the same day.

Tire A Nexen

Nexen N5000

All Season High Performance tires

Nexen N5000 tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
46/100
5 owner reviews
Dry
54
Wet
46
Snow
–
Comfort
60
Noise
–
Treadwear
44
Handling
46

Prices change daily — check the retailer for your size.

VS
Tire B Pirelli

Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus

Premium Touring All Season tire

Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
78/100
Owner ratings
Dry
91
Wet
87
Snow
75
Comfort
89
Noise
88
Treadwear
82
Handling
91

Prices change daily — check the retailer for your size.

VerdictWinner: Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus — better handling, wet and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Read full

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made via links on this page.

Category breakdown

7 categories, side by side

Each bar is the Relative Score for that category. Expand a tile to see the test results and owner ratings behind it.

Dry

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Cinturato P7 All Season Plus leads by 37
A — Nexen N5000
54
B — Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
91
Why this score
SourceN5000Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
Tyre Reviews owners 54 –

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Cinturato P7 All Season Plus leads by 41
A — Nexen N5000
46
B — Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
87
Why this score
SourceN5000Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
Tyre Reviews owners 46 –

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100)
A — Nexen N5000
–
B — Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
75

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Cinturato P7 All Season Plus leads by 29
A — Nexen N5000
60
B — Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
89
Why this score
SourceN5000Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
Tyre Reviews owners 60 –

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100)
A — Nexen N5000
–
B — Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
88

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Cinturato P7 All Season Plus leads by 38
A — Nexen N5000
44
B — Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
82
Why this score
SourceN5000Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
Tyre Reviews owners 44 –

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Cinturato P7 All Season Plus leads by 45
A — Nexen N5000
46
B — Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
91
Why this score
SourceN5000Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
Tyre Reviews owners 46 –

Scores at a glance

Nexen N5000 vs Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryNexen N5000Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
Relative Score 49 87
Dry 54 91
Wet 46 87
Snow – 75
Comfort 60 89
Noise – 88
Treadwear 44 82
Handling 46 91

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

Personalize

Weight the categories that matter to you

Wet grip and treadwear start at “Important” — the two things buyers rank highest. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

Neutral
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Important
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Neutral
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Neutral
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Neutral
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Important
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Neutral
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Recomputed
Headline score

Tire A

Tire B

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

From owners

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews across retailers and review sites — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Nexen N5000

The Nexen N5000 is viewed as a budget-oriented tire that offers significant longevity for daily driving but falls short in performance and safety for high-torque or performance-oriented vehicles. While some users appreciate the value and tread life, others report serious concerns regarding traction, particularly in wet conditions and as the tire ages.

Pros

  • High value for money
  • Impressive tread longevity
  • Adequate for standard daily commuting

Cons

  • Poor wet weather traction
  • Significant loss of grip as the tread wears down
  • Potential for sidewall cracking
  • Unsuitable for high-performance or high-torque vehicles

Observations

  • Performance-oriented rear-wheel-drive vehicles reported dangerous handling characteristics and excessive wheel spin.
  • Users noted that while the tire can achieve high mileage (up to 65,000 km), performance degrades significantly in the final stages of the tread life.
Tire B Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specifications

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Nexen N5000 B · Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
CategoryAll Season High Performance tiresPremium Touring All Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Nexen

Pirelli

Winner: Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus — better handling, wet and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus scores 91 vs 46 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus scores 87 vs 46 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus scores 82 vs 44 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus scores 91 vs 54 on dry.

Tire A · Nexen N5000
Tire B · Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements) normalized against the best tire in each test and weighted toward recent tests. 40% comes from thousands of owner reviews collected from retailers and review sites. When a tire has only one of the two, we use what exists and say so.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.