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Roadian CT8 HL

Introducing the Nexen Roadian CT8 HL Tire The Nexen Roadian CT8 HL is a durable and versatile commercial tire designed specifically for light trucks, vans, and commercial vehicles. Engineered for both stability and longevity, the CT8 HL provides dependable performance under heavy loads, making it ideal for delivery vehicles, work trucks, and fleet applications. With its reinforced construction and advanced tread design, this tire delivers excellent traction, handling, and wear resistance, ensuring reliable operation and lower maintenance costs. Key Features: Heavy-Duty Durability: The CT8 HL is built with a reinforced casing and high-strength rubber compound that enhances load-carrying capacity and resists damage from rough roads, abrasions, and punctures, making it perfect for commercial use. Enhanced Wet and Dry Performance: Featuring three wide circumferential grooves and optimized tread blocks, the tire provides excellent water evacuation for reduced hydroplaning and improved handling in wet conditions, while also delivering reliable dry traction. Long Tread Life: The tire?s optimized tread pattern and wear-resistant compound are designed to promote even tread wear, extending the tire?s lifespan and reducing replacement costs over time. Stability and Control: The Roadian CT8 HL features an optimized shoulder block design and solid center rib for enhanced stability, handling, and braking performance, even when carrying heavy loads. Quiet and Comfortable Ride: Nexen?s noise reduction technology minimizes road noise, ensuring a smoother and quieter ride, even during long-distance trips or daily deliveries. Available Sizes and Fitment: The Nexen Roadian CT8 HL comes in a variety of sizes to fit light trucks, vans, and other commercial vehicles. Consult with your tire dealer to find the perfect size for your specific vehicle model and application. Whether you're making daily deliveries, transporting goods, or hauling equipment, the Nexen Roadian CT8 HL tire delivers a reliable combination of strength, durability, and performance. Designed to meet the demands of commercial vehicles, the CT8 HL is an ideal choice for fleet managers and business owners seeking a tire they can depend on in all driving conditions.

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NHTSA-reported issues for nexen roadian CT8 HL

12
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Top issue category: Tread / Belt

Most reported: Tread / Belt (7) · Tires (General) (5)

What owners described

Blowout or sudden deflation is the most common description, in 22% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 140 reports filed against Nexen tires across every line and vehicle that include a written account; a single report can describe more than one problem, so they do not total 100%.

Reported problemThis subjectAll tire complaintsRelative
Blowout or sudden deflation 22% 20% 1.1×
Sidewall failure 16% 15% 1.1×
Bubble or bulge in the tire 14% 6% 2.4×
Tread or belt separation 12% 13% 0.9×
Loss of control, rollover or collision 11% 8% 1.4×
Cracking or dry rot 7% 9% 0.8×

Mileage at failure

106 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 17,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 5,000 and 43,900 miles.

In owners' own words

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Nexen. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.

PURCHASED 4 NEW NEXEN N5000 (225/45R17) TIRES AND HAD THEM INSTALLED ON 10/21/13. APPROX. 2K MILES ON THE TIRES, AND WE NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET. NO SIGNS OF SCRATCHES ON THE SIDEWALL, AND WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY IMPACT WITH POTHOLES OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED IT.

NHTSA complaint 1025685

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 74 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE SPONTANEOUSLY BLEW. THE CONTACT ALERTED BOTH THE MANUFACTURE AND DEALER ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO FAIL. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SPONTANEOUSLY BLEW. THE CONTACT AGAIN ALERTED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER ABOUT THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DECLINED TO HELP THE CONTACT WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND VEHICLE WAS 34,900.

NHTSA complaint 1043388

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA FORTE COUPE EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN N5000 TIRES, SIZES P215/45/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOTISIC REVIEW AND THEY COULD NOT INDICATE THE CAUSE FOR THE BLOW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,900. PAM

NHTSA complaint 1076309

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA FORTE EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN TIRES, TIRE LINE: CP671, TIRE SIZE P215/45/17, AND DOT NUMBER: 8E0KAEHL3913. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED AS THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED A MEDIUM SIZE BUBBLE ON THE TIRE SIDEWALL. THE TWO DEFECTIVE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

NHTSA complaint 1164303

Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA; they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.

Specs

BrandNexen
ModelRoadian CT8 HL
SeasonN/A
TypeN/A
UTQG treadwearN/A
UTQG tractionN/A
UTQG temperatureN/A
Mileage warrantyN/A
Noise (dB)N/A
IntroducedN/A

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Available sizes (14)

Nexen roadian CT8 HL: what the numbers tell you

Manufacturer treadwear data for the Roadian CT8 HL is not publicly listed. This is common for OEM-only or track-day tires that don't carry a US treadwear warranty. No mileage warranty is published for this tire, which is typical for performance summer and track-day rubber where the manufacturer doesn't make wear-life claims.

Cabin noise data for this tire is not published by the manufacturer. As a general tire built for the passenger segment, the Roadian CT8 HL is positioned against direct rivals within the same category. Comparing it to a tire in a different category (e.g. summer vs all-season) makes the spec sheet misleading because the design targets are not the same.

Introducing the Nexen Roadian CT8 HL Tire The Nexen Roadian CT8 HL is a durable and versatile commercial tire designed specifically for light trucks, vans, and commercial vehicles. Engineered for both stability and longevity, the CT8 HL provides dependable performance under heavy loads, making it ideal for delivery vehicles, work trucks, and fleet applications. With its reinforced construction and advanced tread design, this tire delivers excellent traction, handling, and wear resistance, ensuring reliable operation and lower maintenance costs. Key Features: Heavy-Duty Durability: The CT8 HL is built with a reinforced casing and high-strength rubber compound that enhances load-carrying capacity and resists damage from rough roads, abrasions, and punctures, making it perfect for commercial use. Enhanced Wet and Dry Performance: Featuring three wide circumferential grooves and optimized tread blocks, the tire provides excellent water evacuation for reduced hydroplaning and improved handling in wet conditions, while also delivering reliable dry traction. Long Tread Life: The tire?s optimized tread pattern and wear-resistant compound are designed to promote even tread wear, extending the tire?s lifespan and reducing replacement costs over time. Stability and Control: The Roadian CT8 HL features an optimized shoulder block design and solid center rib for enhanced stability, handling, and braking performance, even when carrying heavy loads. Quiet and Comfortable Ride: Nexen?s noise reduction technology minimizes road noise, ensuring a smoother and quieter ride, even during long-distance trips or daily deliveries. Available Sizes and Fitment: The Nexen Roadian CT8 HL comes in a variety of sizes to fit light trucks, vans, and other commercial vehicles. Consult with your tire dealer to find the perfect size for your specific vehicle model and application. Whether you're making daily deliveries, transporting goods, or hauling equipment, the Nexen Roadian CT8 HL tire delivers a reliable combination of strength, durability, and performance. Designed to meet the demands of commercial vehicles, the CT8 HL is an ideal choice for fleet managers and business owners seeking a tire they can depend on in all driving conditions.

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Last verified 2026-10-07.