The tyres were so noisy in the cabin that I decided to change them for Continental. I sold them and have not contacted the buyer again, but I know that he fitted them on a Rav 4.
Best Tyres for the Lexus NX 450h+
Lexus NX 450h+ drivers have left 6 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 41,850 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car. The numbers include 1 NX 450h+ variants, listed further down.
- 6owner reviews
- 41,850 milescovered on them
- 3different tyres rated
- 63%average tyre score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Bridgestone Alenza 001 6.1 | 59% from 4 reviews | Best Summer Tyres |
Highest weighted owner score from Lexus NX 450h+ drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tyres for the Lexus NX 450h+
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Lexus NX 450h+ to be ranked; the order weights a tyre's score by how many reviews back it, so one glowing review cannot top a table.
Summer tyres
The highest rated tyre in the Summer category for the Lexus NX 450h+ is the Bridgestone Alenza 001 - 59% from 4 owner reviews across 36,850 miles.
| # | Tyre | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bridgestone Alenza 001
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59% | 4 | 36,850 miles | 6.1 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
TR Score is the tyre's overall Tyre Reviews rating out of 10, built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre - not just the reviews from this car. The owner rating column is this car only.
The best rated tyres that fit the Lexus NX 450h+
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Lexus NX 450h+ driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 235/50 R20 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre.
Summer tyres
Our highest rated tyre in the Summer category, in this car's sizes, is the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Lexus NX 450h+ reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental SportContact 7
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Pirelli Cinturato C3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72
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9.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No Lexus NX 450h+ driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Lexus NX 450h+ reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro 2
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Nokian Seasonproof 2
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9.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
Winter tyres
No Lexus NX 450h+ driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Lexus NX 450h+ reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Nokian Snowproof 3P
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Fitment comes from each tyre's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.
Every tyre reviewed on the Lexus NX 450h+
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 2 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Alenza 001 | Summer | 59% | 4 | 36,850 miles |
Tyre sizes Lexus NX 450h+ drivers run
The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tyres in that size, across every car.
Lexus NX 450h+ variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What Lexus NX 450h+ drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Switching over from Crossclimate 2. Driving around 30,000 km/year. Premium Contact 7 has great handling and much less roll in the corners. The performance in the wet is really good to the point I'm excited for the rainy weather. So far, I've driven around 3,000 km with them, mostly in dry and they perform great - they give the car so much control.
Unfortunately, they feel extremely loud. Especially on the coarse Danish asphalt it feels excessive. When there is a new smooth asphalt, it's perfectly fine, but otherwise there is a constant, noticeable sound coming out of them.
I guess depending on what you're looking for in the tire Premium Contact 7 could be an amazing. If you're after good handling, safety and great performance in the rain, you'll be happy with these. But if you're looking for quiet touring tire, look somewhere else.
Wearing well after 36k, should hit 50k (RFT). Major issue is noise at low speeds, horrendous. Had car back in garage twice believing it was brakes/bearings, but no - tyre noise. Would never buy again.
Dry grip is quite good, and so is the wet grip - similar to the two Continental PremiumContact 7:s that I've had in the past (I wanted to try something new, and the PremiumContact 7 isn't available in the 235/50R20 size I needed).
They're objectively somewhat noisy (recorded 72 db at 125 km/h in a Lexus NX 450h+ at an o-k road surface - that's not good for such an insulated car), but the "subjective noise" is quite good (as in, they're not grating to listen to for hours). The tire sound has a high-but-not-that-high frequency (the continentals I'm used to have a bit more of a low-frequency "rumble" sound).
But they clearly got there by having a really soft sidewall (despite having the variant rated for the highest speeds). Turn-in is slow, and at the limit they feel extremely wobbly (even if they still manage to hold on well and lose grip somewhat progressively). In a panic scenario in the rain I could see someone overdriving the tires and then overreacting in the other direction and then crashing due to the late response and wobbly nature.
It's the quintessential Michelin tire - it grips well, doesn't sound too loud, is fairly progressive at the limit, so on paper it's all good, but... it feels really bad to drive on. I would pick Continentals every day of the week.
They're objectively somewhat noisy (recorded 72 db at 125 km/h in a Lexus NX 450h+ at an o-k road surface - that's not good for such an insulated car), but the "subjective noise" is quite good (as in, they're not grating to listen to for hours). The tire sound has a high-but-not-that-high frequency (the continentals I'm used to have a bit more of a low-frequency "rumble" sound).
But they clearly got there by having a really soft sidewall (despite having the variant rated for the highest speeds). Turn-in is slow, and at the limit they feel extremely wobbly (even if they still manage to hold on well and lose grip somewhat progressively). In a panic scenario in the rain I could see someone overdriving the tires and then overreacting in the other direction and then crashing due to the late response and wobbly nature.
It's the quintessential Michelin tire - it grips well, doesn't sound too loud, is fairly progressive at the limit, so on paper it's all good, but... it feels really bad to drive on. I would pick Continentals every day of the week.
These tyres are exceptionally noisy on the motorway on a Lexus NX 450h+ Plug in hybrid F-Sport model. At 2.8 bar pressure you can't hold a conversation and at 2,3 bar it is bad, but manageable. They are runflat tyres and it is clear that the car is not engineered to deal with this kind vibration which would normally be absorbed by the tyres. The balancing is good, both wheels and tyres at higher speeds, it is just that the tyres themselves transmit all surface unevenness through the car's mechanics to the floor, seats and steering wheel, and the head up display vibrates as well, distorting the picture. On many motorways there are sections with quite rough surfaces to aid drainage and make them "non-slip". These tyres transmit all the surface structure up into the car.
I plan to change them at the earliest opportunity.
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