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Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental WinterContact TS 810 vs Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 1 road tests and 5 + 1 owner reviews. How we score

Winguard winSpike WH62 is ahead, 70–60

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Tire BNexen

Winguard winSpike WH62

Winter

± 8Provisional

Tests 66 · 1 test Owners 70 · 1 review

Best test result: #3 of 8 in 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 61

    Dry

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +9
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 64 (est.)71
    Reviews found online5868

    WinterContact TS 810: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 57.9 = 61

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 71.3 + 40% × 68 = 70

    No road tests of dry for WinterContact TS 810. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 64

    Wet

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +7
    71
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)69
    Reviews found online6275

    WinterContact TS 810: 60% × 65.8 (est.) + 40% × 61.7 = 64

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 68.8 + 40% × 75.3 = 71

    No road tests of wet for WinterContact TS 810. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    62
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–59
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 59.1 + 40% × 66.9 (est.) = 62

    No owner ratings of snow for Winguard winSpike WH62. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 62

    Comfort

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +4
    66
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online5865

    WinterContact TS 810: 40% × 66.6 (est.) + 60% × 58.3 = 62

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 40% × 67.9 (est.) + 60% × 64.5 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for WinterContact TS 810. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for Winguard winSpike WH62. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 56

    Treadwear

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +13
    69
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online4970

    WinterContact TS 810: 60% × 60.3 (est.) + 40% × 49 = 56

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 70 = 69

    No road tests of treadwear for WinterContact TS 810. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Winguard winSpike WH62. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  6. 53

    Handling (owners)

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +17
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810Winguard winSpike WH62
    Reviews found online5370
  7. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–70
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental WinterContact TS 810Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
Relative Score 60 70
Dry 61 70
Wet 64 71
Snow – 62
Comfort 62 66
Treadwear 56 69
Handling (owners) 53 70
Efficiency – 70

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

Weight the categories that matter to you

Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

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Important
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Less important
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Neutral
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Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Not important
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

WinterContact TS 810

± 8

Winguard winSpike WH62

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

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A WinterContact TS 810

Pros

  • Reliable traction in snow and icy conditions
  • Strong performance in cold, wet weather
  • Well-balanced handling characteristics across various road surfaces

Cons

  • Performance degradation in warmer or dry conditions
  • Inconsistent snow and ice performance reported by some users
  • Poor customer service experiences associated with the brand
All owner themes in the WinterContact TS 810 review

Tire B Winguard winSpike WH62

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental WinterContact TS 810 B · Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available5—
Rim diameters15″ – 17″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental WinterContact TS 810

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

Winner: Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 — better handling, treadwear and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental WinterContact TS 810 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 5 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 1 review), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 70 vs 53 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 69 vs 56 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 70 vs 61 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 71 vs 64 on wet.

Tire A · Continental WinterContact TS 810
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Tire B · Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
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WinterContact TS 810 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Which is better in the wet, WinterContact TS 810 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 71 vs 64 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, WinterContact TS 810 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 70 vs 61 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, WinterContact TS 810 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 66 vs 62 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, WinterContact TS 810 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 69 vs 56 on our treadwear score.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

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