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Nexen RADIAL N5000: treadwear rating & UTQG grades

Quick answer: Nexen RADIAL N5000 has a single treadwear grade of 420 across 39 NHTSA UTQG records, traction A ×39 and temperature A ×39. Its median treadwear is higher than 50% of the 3,020 tire lines in the dataset, and ranks #51 of 102 rated Nexen lines.

Grade summary

NHTSA UTQG
420median treadwear

Higher than 50% of 3,020 lines · #51 of 102 Nexen lines

Traction ATemp A

Key facts

Treadwear (NHTSA UTQG)
Traction grade(s)Traction A A ×39
Temperature grade(s)Temp A A ×39
Percentile (all lines)Median treadwear higher than 50% of 3,020 lines
Rank within Nexen#51 of 102 rated lines (by median treadwear)
NHTSA records39 total; 39 name a specific size (39 distinct sizes)
Warranty milesNot shown (no maker-published figure verified)
PriceNot shown (varies by size and store); see “Where to buy”

What these grades mean in plain English

  • Treadwear 420: this is an above-average treadwear grade, typical of many touring and all-season tires. Under UTQG a grade of 200 should wear twice as long as the grade-100 control tire on NHTSA's test course; real-world mileage varies with driving, rotation, alignment and climate.
  • Traction A: A: second-highest wet-braking grade. Traction is straight-ahead wet braking only; it does not measure cornering or hydroplaning.
  • Temperature A: A (highest): resisted heat build-up through the higher 575 rpm test stage.
  • Ranked just above in Nexen: NT-420S (V, W-rated) (median 420).
  • Ranked just below in Nexen: TOUR A/S (median 420).

NHTSA records for Nexen RADIAL N5000

Each row is one NHTSA record as filed by the manufacturer. Sizes are shown exactly as NHTSA lists them; entries such as “All sizes” apply a single grade to several sizes and cannot be matched to one specific size.

Size (as filed)TreadwearTractionTemperature
205/40R17420Traction ATemp A
205/45R16420Traction ATemp A
215/35R18420Traction ATemp A
215/40R17420Traction ATemp A
215/45R17420Traction ATemp A
225/40R18420Traction ATemp A
225/45R17420Traction ATemp A
235/40R18420Traction ATemp A
235/45R17420Traction ATemp A
245/40R18420Traction ATemp A
245/45R17420Traction ATemp A
P175/65R14420Traction ATemp A
P185/60R14420Traction ATemp A
P185/65R14420Traction ATemp A
P185/65R15420Traction ATemp A
P195/60R14420Traction ATemp A
P195/60R15420Traction ATemp A
P195/65R14420Traction ATemp A
P195/65R15420Traction ATemp A
P205/55R16420Traction ATemp A
P205/60R14420Traction ATemp A
P205/60R15420Traction ATemp A
P205/60R16420Traction ATemp A
P205/65R14420Traction ATemp A
P205/65R15420Traction ATemp A
P205/65R16420Traction ATemp A
P215/50R17420Traction ATemp A
P215/55R16420Traction ATemp A
P215/55R17420Traction ATemp A
P215/60R15420Traction ATemp A
P215/60R16420Traction ATemp A
P215/65R15420Traction ATemp A
P215/65R16420Traction ATemp A
P225/50R17420Traction ATemp A
P225/55R16420Traction ATemp A
P225/60R15420Traction ATemp A
P225/60R16420Traction ATemp A
P235/55R17420Traction ATemp A
P235/60R16420Traction ATemp A

Compare this line with others in the same size: 205/40R17, 205/45R16, 215/35R18, 215/40R17, 215/45R17, 225/40R18, 225/45R17, 235/40R18, 235/45R17, 245/40R18, 245/45R17, 175/65R14, 185/60R14, 185/65R14, 185/65R15, 195/60R14, 195/60R15, 195/65R14, 195/65R15, 205/55R16, 205/60R15, 205/60R16, 205/65R15, 205/65R16, 215/50R17, 215/55R16, 215/55R17, 215/60R15, 215/60R16, 215/65R15, 215/65R16, 225/50R17, 225/55R16, 225/60R15, 225/60R16, 235/55R17, 235/60R16.

Cost-per-mile calculator

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Other Nexen lines by treadwear

RankLineMedian treadwear
1TOUR CUV A/S
2TOUR SUV
3Pathfinder HT
4NT421Q (H & V rated)
5SUV
6Nokian eNTYRE
7CROSSTEK (H-rated)
8CROSSTEK (S & T rated)
9CROSSTEK 2 (S & T rated)
10CROSSTEK CUV (H, V, & W rated)
11Dura Grappler
12Nitto Recon Grappler A/T

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Similar treadwear from other brands

Other lines in the same treadwear band (400–499) with a page here: Continental CrossContact UHP (420), Continental EcoContact 6 (420), Cyclone Touring A/S (420), Jupiter HP 1000 (420), National Velozza ZXV4 (420), Neutral CLASSE PREMIERE (420).

Guides that explain these numbers

FAQ

What is the treadwear rating of the Nexen RADIAL N5000?

NHTSA's UTQG data lists a single treadwear grade of 420 for the Nexen RADIAL N5000, from 39 records. Treadwear is graded in multiples of 20 relative to a government control tire graded 100; it is not a mileage guarantee.

Is the Nexen RADIAL N5000 treadwear grade high or low?

A grade of 420 is an above-average treadwear grade, typical of many touring and all-season tires. Compared with every line in the NHTSA data, the median is higher than 50% of lines (dataset median 420). Within Nexen it ranks #51 of 102.

What is the cost per mile of the Nexen RADIAL N5000?

We do not have a licensed price or warranty-mileage feed yet, so we do not state a cost per mile. Use the formula cost per 1,000 miles = price per set ÷ (expected miles ÷ 1,000) with your own quote and mileage expectation, or the calculator on this page.

Source and caveats

Source: NHTSA tire ratings API, pulled 2026-10-25. Grade definitions: NHTSA TireWise and 49 CFR 575.104. Grades are self-reported by manufacturers. The NHTSA data has no “currently sold” flag (its active field is false on every record), so a listed line may be discontinued. See methodology.

Last updated: · Data: NHTSA tire ratings (UTQG) API, pulled 2026-10-25. 7,628 records.