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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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General Altimax Arctic 12 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 1 + 1 road tests and 33 + 1 owner reviews. How we score

Winguard winSpike WH62 leads, 68–65 Narrow edge

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Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
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. 49

    Dry

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +21
    70
    Why this score
    SourceAltimax Arctic 12Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests4771
    Reviews found online5368

    Altimax Arctic 12: 60% × 47.2 + 40% × 52.9 = 49

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

  2. 68

    Wet

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +3
    71
    Why this score
    SourceAltimax Arctic 12Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests6669
    Reviews found online7275

    Altimax Arctic 12: 60% × 65.9 + 40% × 72.3 = 68

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 68.7 + 40% × 75.2 = 71

  3. 76

    Snow

    Altimax Arctic 12 +14
    62
    Why this score
    SourceAltimax Arctic 12Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests7459
    Reviews found online80≈ 67 (est.)

    Altimax Arctic 12: 60% × 74 + 40% × 79.8 = 76

    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. 65

    Comfort

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +1
    66
    Why this score
    SourceAltimax Arctic 12Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests69≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6264

    Altimax Arctic 12: 40% × 68.8 + 60% × 62 = 65

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 40% × 67.8 (est.) + 60% × 64.4 = 66

    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. 69

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceAltimax Arctic 12Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests72–
    Reviews found online63–

    Altimax Arctic 12: 60% × 72.4 + 40% × 62.9 = 69

  6. 71

    Treadwear

    Altimax Arctic 12 +2
    69
    Why this score
    SourceAltimax Arctic 12Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7470

    Altimax Arctic 12: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 73.9 = 71

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

    No road tests of treadwear for Altimax Arctic 12. 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).

  7. 65

    Handling (owners)

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +5
    70
    Why this score
    SourceAltimax Arctic 12Winguard winSpike WH62
    Reviews found online6570
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceAltimax Arctic 12Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–70
Scores at a glance
CategoryGeneral Altimax Arctic 12Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
Relative Score 65 68
Dry 49 70
Wet 68 71
Snow 76 62
Comfort 65 66
Noise 69 –
Treadwear 71 69
Handling (owners) 65 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.

Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Not important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost

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

Recomputed
Headline score
± 7

Altimax Arctic 12

± 8

Winguard winSpike WH62

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

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

DisciplineCategoryAltimax Arctic 12Winguard winSpike WH62ΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 81% #9/10 · 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter Tyre Test 99% #3/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Braking Wet 76% #9/10 · 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter Tyre Test 95% #6/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Ice Braking Snow 84% #9/10 · 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter Tyre Test 60% #8/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Ice Traction Snow 91% #9/10 · 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter Tyre Test 57% #8/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Braking Snow 75% #9/10 · 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter Tyre Test 96% #8/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Handling Snow 90% #9/10 · 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter Tyre Test 93% #8/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #9/10 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter Tyre Test #7/8 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Altimax Arctic 12

Pros

  • Outstanding grip and traction in heavy snow, slush, and ice
  • Excellent value and affordable price point compared to premium winter tires
  • Impressive tread life and long-term durability across multiple winter seasons

Cons

  • Noticeable road noise, which can increase as the tires wear
  • Slightly soft, squishy, or vague handling characteristics on dry pavement
  • Higher rolling resistance resulting in a minor decrease in fuel economy
All owner themes in the Altimax Arctic 12 review

Tire B Winguard winSpike WH62

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · General Altimax Arctic 12 B · Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available38—
Rim diameters15″ – 19″—
Tread depth12/32″—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

General Altimax Arctic 12

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

Narrow edge: Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 — better dry and wet. Pick the General Altimax Arctic 12 if snow matters most to you. Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 1 review), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 70 vs 49 on dry.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

General Altimax Arctic 12 scores 76 vs 62 on snow.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 71 vs 68 on wet.

Tire A · General Altimax Arctic 12
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Tire B · Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
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Altimax Arctic 12 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Which is better in the wet, Altimax Arctic 12 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 71 vs 68 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Altimax Arctic 12 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 70 vs 49 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Altimax Arctic 12 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

General Altimax Arctic 12, 76 vs 62 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Altimax Arctic 12 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 66 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Altimax Arctic 12 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 69 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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