Tests – · none yet Owners 61 · 16 reviews
Goodyear OptiGrip looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
Updated
Goodyear OptiGrip vs Nexen CP672 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 16 + 83 owner reviews. How we score
CP672 leads, 67–64 Narrow edge
Add your size for an exact match
/R
Both Amazon links then search this exact size.
TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
-
60
Dry
CP672 +767Why this score
Source OptiGrip CP672 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 56 66 OptiGrip: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 55.8 = 60
CP672: 60% × 67.1 (est.) + 40% × 66.1 = 67
No road tests of dry for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
No road tests of dry for CP672. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
-
70
Wet
OptiGrip +268Why this score
Source OptiGrip CP672 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 70 (est.) ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online 70 67 OptiGrip: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 70
CP672: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 66.8 = 68
No road tests of wet for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
No road tests of wet for CP672. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
-
–
Snow
No comparison68Why this score
Source OptiGrip CP672 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online – 67 CP672: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 66.5 = 68
No road tests of snow for CP672. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).
-
63
Comfort
CP672 +467Why this score
Source OptiGrip CP672 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online 56 65 OptiGrip: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 56 = 63
CP672: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 65.3 = 67
No road tests of comfort for OptiGrip or CP672. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
-
–
Noise
No comparison69Why this score
Source OptiGrip CP672 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online – 71 CP672: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.1 = 69
No road tests of noise for CP672. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
-
62
Treadwear
CP672 +466Why this score
Source OptiGrip CP672 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 59 67 OptiGrip: 60% × 63.6 (est.) + 40% × 59.2 = 62
CP672: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 66.9 = 66
No road tests of treadwear for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
No road tests of treadwear for CP672. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
-
60
Handling (owners)
CP672 +565Why this score
Source OptiGrip CP672 Reviews found online 60 65
Scores at a glance
| Category | Goodyear OptiGrip | Nexen CP672 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 64 | 67 |
| Dry | 60 | 67 |
| Wet | 70 | 68 |
| Snow | – | 68 |
| Comfort | 63 | 67 |
| Noise | – | 69 |
| Treadwear | 62 | 66 |
| Handling (owners) | 60 | 65 |
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.
Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
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
Recomputed
Headline score
64
/ 100
OptiGrip
67
/ 100
CP672
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 OptiGrip
Pros
- Exceptional wet-weather grip and safety
- Consistent performance as the tread wears down
- Good overall tread life and durability
Cons
- High levels of road noise, often described as intrusive
- Mediocre dry-weather performance and feedback
- Reports of premature sidewall cracking
Tire B CP672
Pros
- Exceptional price-to-performance ratio and overall affordability
- Low road noise providing a smooth, quiet, and comfortable ride
- Impressive tread life and long-term durability
Cons
- Subpar wet traction and occasional wheel spin reported by some drivers
- Minor initial squishiness or lack of sharp initial steering bite on tight turns
- Potential for accelerated shoulder wear if wheel alignment is not meticulously maintained
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Goodyear OptiGrip | B · Nexen CP672 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 41 |
| Rim diameters | — | 14″ – 18″ |
| Tread depth | — | 9/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 460 A A |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 70,000 mi |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 44 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
64
/ 100
Goodyear OptiGrip
67
/ 100
Nexen CP672
Narrow edge: Nexen CP672 — better dry, comfort and treadwear. Where the Goodyear OptiGrip is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Goodyear OptiGrip rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Nexen CP672 scores 67 vs 60 on dry.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Nexen CP672 scores 67 vs 63 on comfort.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Nexen CP672 scores 66 vs 62 on treadwear.
Tire A · Goodyear OptiGrip
Tire B · Nexen CP672
TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.
OptiGrip or CP672?
Which is better in the wet, OptiGrip or CP672?
Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 68 on the wet score, within 3 points.
Which grips better on dry roads, OptiGrip or CP672?
Nexen CP672, 67 vs 60 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, OptiGrip or CP672?
Nexen CP672, 67 vs 63 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, OptiGrip or CP672?
Nexen CP672, 66 vs 62 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