Summer tire Updated September 2026

Nexen N Blue HD+ review

Name: Nexen N Blue HD+
Brand: Nexen

Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners

Owners 70 · 80 reviews analysed Road tests 69 · 14 tests

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The Nexen N Blue HD+ is generally received as a competent, budget-friendly summer tire that offers impressive ride comfort, low noise levels, and reliable dry and wet grip for non-performance vehicles. While many users praise its value for money and smooth handling compared to expensive premium brands, some note limitations regarding longevity, high-speed cornering stability, and occasional issues with sidewall cracking or accelerated wear.

Two scoring systems, side by side

Owner scores come from reviews found online; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.

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

70/100

From 80 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 80%

Dry

Overall dry

69.1

Corner stability

70.7

Dry traction

73.3

Steering response

71.2

Wet

Overall wet

73.6

Wet traction

73.8

Comfort

Overall comfort

71.2

Treadwear

Overall treadwear

66.8

Handling

Overall handling

71.3

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By road tests

69/100

Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.

Dry

73.4

Wet

73.3

Comfort

70.3

Noise

58.4

Treadwear

64.5

By discipline (% of best in test)

Dry Braking

57.1%

Dry Handling

52.6%

Subj. Dry Handling

52.6%

Wet Braking

48%

Subj. Wet Handling

27.3%

Wet Handling

43.5%

Straight Aquaplaning

43.5%

Curved Aquaplaning

68.8%

Side G-Force on Wet surface

68.8%

Inside Noise level

68.2%

Outside Noise

100%

Subjective Comfort

63.6%

Rolling Resistance

46.3%

Wear

81.3%

What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 80 owner reviews found online.

Pros

Excellent value for money compared to premium brands
High level of ride comfort and very low road noise
Reliable and stable grip in both dry and wet conditions for normal driving
Comfortable straight-line tracking and responsive steering

Cons

Accelerated tread wear reported by some users
Vague handling and loss of predictability when pushed hard or cornered aggressively
Occasional reports of shoulder cracking or ruptures
Decreased wet traction and performance degradation later in the tire's lifespan

Worth knowing

Particularly well-suited and popular as original equipment or replacements for compact and city cars (such as the Kia Rio, Kia Picanto, Seat Ibiza, and VW Polo).
Drivers with stiffer-trimmed vehicles noted that the soft sidewalls and comfortable compounds of these tires helped compensate for bumpy, cracked roads.

14 published test appearances

Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.

2021 Auto Bild 16 Inch Summer tire Test · 205/55 R16

20th of 20

Best: Noise · 8th Weakest: Straight Aqua · 20th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	16th of 20
Wet Handling	19th of 20
Dry Braking	10th of 20
Dry Handling	13th of 20
Rolling Resistance	16th of 20
Straight Aqua	20th of 20
Noise	8th of 20
Value	9th of 20
Wear	15th of 20
Total Cost of Ownership	16th of 20

Source: Auto Bild

2021 53 Summer tire Braking Test · 205/55 R16

15th of 53

Best: Dry Braking · 10th Weakest: Wet Braking · 16th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	16th of 53
Dry Braking	10th of 53

Source: Auto Bild

2019 AMS Summer SUV tire Test · 215/55 R17

10th of 11

Best: Subj. Comfort · 5th Weakest: Wet Handling · 10th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	9th of 11
Wet Handling	10th of 11
Dry Braking	8th of 11
Dry Handling	8th of 11
Rolling Resistance	8th of 11
Straight Aqua	10th of 11
Subj. Dry Handling	9th of 11
Subj. Comfort	5th of 11
Subj. Wet Handling	9th of 11
Noise	8th of 11