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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 winSpike WH62 vs Riken Snow — 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 + 4 road tests and 1 + 9 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Winguard winSpike WH62 and Snow are level at 68.

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Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
Tire ANexen

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)

Riken Snow
Tire BRiken

Snow

Winter

± 7

Tests 64 · 4 tests Owners 68 · 9 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 70

    Dry

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +4
    66
    Why this score
    SourceWinguard winSpike WH62Snow
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6866

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 71.3 + 40% × 67.9 = 70

    Snow: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 65.5 = 66

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

  2. 71

    Wet

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +4
    67
    Why this score
    SourceWinguard winSpike WH62Snow
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 4 tests6964
    Reviews found online7571

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 68.8 + 40% × 75.1 = 71

    Snow: 60% × 64.5 + 40% × 70.7 = 67

  3. 62

    Snow

    Snow +9
    71
    Why this score
    SourceWinguard winSpike WH62Snow
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests59≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)71

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 58.9 + 40% × 66.8 (est.) = 62

    Snow: 60% × 70.5 (est.) + 40% × 70.6 = 71

    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).

    No road tests of snow for Snow. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 66

    Comfort

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +1
    65
    Why this score
    SourceWinguard winSpike WH62Snow
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6563

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 40% × 68.2 (est.) + 60% × 64.7 = 66

    Snow: 40% × 67.8 (est.) + 60% × 62.8 = 65

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

  5. 69

    Treadwear

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +1
    68
    Why this score
    SourceWinguard winSpike WH62Snow
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7069

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

    Snow: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.8 = 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).

    No road tests of treadwear for Snow. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  6. 70

    Handling (owners)

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +4
    66
    Why this score
    SourceWinguard winSpike WH62Snow
    Reviews found online7066
  7. 70

    Efficiency

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceWinguard winSpike WH62Snow
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests70–
Scores at a glance
CategoryNexen Winguard winSpike WH62Riken Snow
Relative Score 68 68
Dry 70 66
Wet 71 67
Snow 62 71
Comfort 66 65
Treadwear 69 68
Handling (owners) 70 66
Efficiency 70 –

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

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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

Winguard winSpike WH62

± 7

Snow

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 winSpike WH62SnowΔHead-to-head
Wet Braking Wet 95% #6/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test 85% #36/55 · 2024 Winter 55 Tyre Braking Test – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #7/8 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test #36/55 2024 Winter 55 Tyre Braking Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Winguard winSpike WH62

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Snow

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and reliability in deep snow, ice, and mud
  • Outstanding value for the price point compared to premium competitors
  • Surprisingly good dry road handling and cornering performance

Cons

  • ABS can trigger more frequently during hard braking on wet roads
  • Lower-class tire categorization compared to top-tier premium brands
All owner themes in the Snow review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 B · Riken Snow
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—41
Rim diameters—15″ – 18″

Which one should you actually buy?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

Riken Snow

Too close to call: Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 and Riken Snow are within 2 points overall. Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 is stronger on dry and wet. Riken Snow is stronger on snow. Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 1 review), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Riken Snow scores 71 vs 62 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 70 vs 66 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 71 vs 67 on wet.

Tire A · Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
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Winguard winSpike WH62 or Snow?

Which is better in the wet, Winguard winSpike WH62 or Snow?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 71 vs 67 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Winguard winSpike WH62 or Snow?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 70 vs 66 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Winguard winSpike WH62 or Snow?

Riken Snow, 71 vs 62 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Winguard winSpike WH62 or Snow?

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

Which lasts longer, Winguard winSpike WH62 or Snow?

Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 68 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