The Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 is a mid-range, high-performance winter tire that tends to win drivers over on value, comfort and everyday winter confidence. User feedback is generally positive, highlighting reassuring traction in snow and ice for the money alongside a civilised, mostly quiet ride. Professional testing paints a more mixed picture: capable enough in wet and dry handling in certain tests, but held back by clear weaknesses that stop it competing with the best winter tires.
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Owners say76%from 12 owner reviews83% would buy againRead the reviews
Strengths & weaknessesIce, WetDry, ValueRelative to its rivals across every test we hold
Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated October 2026.
How good is the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 in the wet?
Across the 2 wet-braking tests it has featured in, the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 stops 5.7% longer than premium rivals, 5.2% shorter than mid-range rivals and 14.3% shorter than budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews wet score of 52/100, and owners rate it 7.1/10 in the wet from 12 reviews.
How good is the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 in the dry?
Across the 2 dry-braking tests it has featured in, the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 stops 2.7% longer than premium rivals, 1.8% longer than mid-range rivals and 2.3% shorter than budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews dry score of 22/100, and owners rate it 8.2/10 in the dry from 12 reviews.
How good is the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 in the snow?
Across the 2 snow-braking tests it has featured in, the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 stops 2.3% longer than premium rivals, 1.6% longer than mid-range rivals and 4.1% longer than budget rivals. Across the 1 snow-traction test, it is 0.4% worse than premium rivals, 4.9% better than mid-range rivals and 1.1% worse than budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews snow score of 50/100, and owners rate it 8.1/10 in the snow from 12 reviews.
How good is the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 on ice?
Across the 1 ice-braking test it has featured in, the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 stops 6.9% longer than premium rivals, 8.8% longer than mid-range rivals and 13.3% longer than budget rivals. Across the 1 ice-traction test, it is 14% worse than premium rivals, 15.5% worse than mid-range rivals and 26% worse than budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews ice score of 68/100, and owners rate it 7.1/10 on ice from 12 reviews.
How fuel efficient is the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2?
Across the 2 tests measuring rolling resistance, the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2's rolling resistance is 6.9% higher than premium rivals, 10.2% higher than mid-range rivals and 6.5% higher than budget rivals.
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What do owners say about the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2?
Across 12 owner ratings the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 averages 76%. Owners rate Wear highest at 8.5 out of 10 and Road Feedback lowest at 6.9. 3 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 80% of owners score it 70% or better.
What is the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2's EU tire label rating?
Across its range, the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 most commonly carries EU label ratings of D for fuel efficiency, B for wet grip and 70 dB for noise.
How comfortable and quiet are the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2?
Owners rate the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 7.8 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 10 reviews.
How well do the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 8.5 out of 10 for wear across 10 reviews. 3 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 7,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 again?
83% of owners say they would buy the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 again, based on the 12 owner reviews that answered the question. 33% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
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Most drivers rate the Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 positively, praising its value, strong snow/ice confidence, decent dry/wet performance for the price, good comfort, and generally low noise. A minority report notable wet grip/braking weaknesses and, in one case, poor snow/ice confidence; one user found the tire loud and spongy. Considering the higher-weighted positive reviews, the overall sentiment is favorable with winter capability and price/performance as key strengths.
What owners mention most counted across 9 reviews
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Owner ratings averaged from 12 ratings
Owner score76%
Wear85%
Dry Grip82%
Snow Grip81%
Comfort78%
Ice Grip71%
Wet Grip71%
Handling71%
Road Feedback69%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 54%
“I've been driving on these tires for two seasons now, they're ok in the dry, but nothing much. In the wet and rain, they are barely passable. They are dangerous on snow and ice, they do not inspire confidence. They are...”
I was using nokian wr4 before, I didn't see a big difference between them, wet braking and wet grip were not very satisfying, but snow and ice grip was good.
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I've been driving on these tires for two seasons now, they're ok in the dry, but nothing much. In the wet and rain, they are barely passable. They are dangerous on snow and ice, they do not inspire confidence. They are not noisy, are comfortable, they don't wear out much. I would not buy again
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Bought these because my Sava Eskimo S3+ needed replacement. For first winter I'm very impressed, very good grip in every condition. In comparison to Sava, they offer much more grip, especially in wet and they are much more quieter (previously on motorways I thought that irritating noise is coming from the wheel bearing or engine but after replacing tires noise was gone). I don't feel any difference in snow between Nexen and Sava but I feel much more confident driving on Nexen then Sava. Excellent tire for the money, highly recommended!!
Bought these tires in favor of the Nokian WR d3 because they were cheaper like 20 euros a pice . In the snow i was impressed , grip in the wet and dry is decent for my 210 hp 2.2 D Type S Accord . Its a solid tire , comfort is very good . I have used nexen as summer tires on my other cars and thats why i decided to give them a try on there winter tires , very happy with my purches ! I recomand theme
Having these tires for about 5 months and they didn't dissapointed at all. I've noticed the change immediately and the feeling is pretty positive. I have been surprised how well they perform on both dry and wet, considering their price range.
I was thinking of buying more expensive tires, but I'm glad I bought these ones. So far, so good.
Very good tire for the price! The initial 5000km they were very silent, not that much now at 10000km on them! Good fuel consumption! Have been using them on dry and wet tarmac in temperatures from -20 to 5 degrees (winter in Romania), but have seen some 10cm snow and a lot of slush these days and they seem reasuring up to 110km/h.
These tires are great, finally got a bit of snow recently and got to play with them and they didn't disappoint. I drive quite hard and aggressive so I push the tires hard and in the wet I sometimes feel there struggling but never had an issue.
These tires were really well priced, are lasting well and inspire confidence in winter conditions.
