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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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Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 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 9 + 1 road tests and 61 + 1 owner reviews. How we score

WinGuard Sport 2 leads, 72–68 Narrow edge

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Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
Tire ANexen

WinGuard Sport 2

Winter

± 5

Tests 73 · 9 tests Owners 71 · 61 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2019 Auto Bild Winter 17 inch Tyre Test (noise)

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
Tire BNexen

Winguard winSpike WH62

Winter

± 8Provisional

Tests 66 · 1 test Owners 71 · 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. 70

    Dry

    Level
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWinGuard Sport 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / 1 tests7171
    Reviews found online7069

    WinGuard Sport 2: 60% × 70.8 + 40% × 70 = 70

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 71.3 + 40% × 68.6 = 70

  2. 75

    Wet

    WinGuard Sport 2 +4
    71
    Why this score
    SourceWinGuard Sport 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / 1 tests7469
    Reviews found online7876

    WinGuard Sport 2: 60% × 73.6 + 40% × 77.6 = 75

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 68.7 + 40% × 75.5 = 71

  3. 70

    Snow

    WinGuard Sport 2 +8
    62
    Why this score
    SourceWinGuard Sport 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / 1 tests7059
    Reviews found online70≈ 66 (est.)

    WinGuard Sport 2: 60% × 70.5 + 40% × 70.1 = 70

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 59 + 40% × 66.4 (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 0.37).

  4. 69

    Comfort

    WinGuard Sport 2 +3
    66
    Why this score
    SourceWinGuard Sport 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests65≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7165

    WinGuard Sport 2: 40% × 64.9 + 60% × 71.1 = 69

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 40% × 68.4 (est.) + 60% × 65.1 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for Winguard winSpike WH62. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 82

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceWinGuard Sport 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests96–
    Reviews found online62–

    WinGuard Sport 2: 60% × 96 + 40% × 61.6 = 82

  6. 73

    Treadwear

    WinGuard Sport 2 +5
    68
    Why this score
    SourceWinGuard Sport 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests75≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7170

    WinGuard Sport 2: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 71.2 = 73

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 67.4 (est.) + 40% × 69.8 = 68

    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 0.35).

  7. 71

    Handling (owners)

    WinGuard Sport 2 +1
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWinGuard Sport 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Reviews found online7170
  8. 35

    Efficiency

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +35
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWinGuard Sport 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / 1 tests3570
Scores at a glance
CategoryNexen WinGuard Sport 2Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
Relative Score 72 68
Dry 70 70
Wet 75 71
Snow 70 62
Comfort 69 66
Noise 82 –
Treadwear 73 68
Handling (owners) 71 70
Efficiency 35 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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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Neutral
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Recomputed
Headline score
± 5

WinGuard Sport 2

± 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.

DisciplineCategoryWinGuard Sport 2Winguard winSpike WH62ΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 100% #5/8 · 2023 Autozurnal Winter Tire Test R17 99% #3/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Braking Wet 90% #4/8 · 2023 Autozurnal Winter Tire Test R17 95% #6/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Braking Snow 96% #7/8 · 2023 Autozurnal Winter Tire Test R17 96% #8/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Handling Snow 96% #7/8 · 2023 Autozurnal Winter Tire Test R17 93% #8/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Traction Snow 92% #8/8 · 2023 Autozurnal Winter Tire Test R17 90% #8/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Rolling Resistance Efficiency 78% #8/8 · 2023 Autozurnal Winter Tire Test R17 96% #4/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #10/10 2025 Autobild Winter Tire Test R18 #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 WinGuard Sport 2

Pros

  • Excellent value and affordable price point compared to premium winter tires
  • Low noise levels and high comfort, often rivaling all-season or summer tires
  • Strong grip and stability on cold dry and wet pavement

Cons

  • Subpar performance on hard-packed ice and deep snow compared to dedicated heavy-duty winter tires
  • Soft sidewalls can lead to slightly vague handling or a 'rolly' feeling in hard cornering
  • Reports of higher rolling resistance resulting in a minor drop in fuel economy
All owner themes in the WinGuard Sport 2 review

Tire B Winguard winSpike WH62

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 B · Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available80—
Rim diameters15″ – 20″—
Tread depth10.5/32″—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

Narrow edge: Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 — better snow, treadwear and wet. Pick the Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 if efficiency 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 lower fuel or energy use

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 70 vs 35 on efficiency.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 scores 70 vs 62 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 scores 73 vs 68 on treadwear.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 scores 75 vs 71 on wet.

Tire A · Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
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Tire B · Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
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WinGuard Sport 2 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Which is better in the wet, WinGuard Sport 2 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2, 75 vs 71 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, WinGuard Sport 2 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 70 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is better in snow, WinGuard Sport 2 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2, 70 vs 62 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, WinGuard Sport 2 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2, 69 vs 66 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, WinGuard Sport 2 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2, 73 vs 68 on our treadwear score.

Which rolls more easily, WinGuard Sport 2 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 70 vs 35 on our efficiency 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