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Nexen WINGUARD Sport 2 SUV

EU tyre label for every size: 38 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Nexen WINGUARD Sport 2 SUV is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 38 sizes (74 registrations including load and speed variants), for 15″ to 22″ rims.

Wet grip is rated B–D depending on size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 69–75 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow.

The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 215/65 R16 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency D · 70 dB), the weakest 275/45 R20 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency D · 73 dB).

On the EU market since March 2018; the earliest production week registered is 05/2018.

Wet grip
BCD
B 9% · C 89% · D 1%
Fuel efficiency
CD
C 19% · D 81%
Rolling noise69–75 dBmedian 72 dB
Sizes38rims 15″ to 22″
Snow & ice3PMSF ✓3PMSF all sizes · ice none

How it compares in its sizes

We compared each size with all other winter and 3PMSF tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (31 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.

Wet grip71% of compared sizes
Fuel efficiency26% of compared sizes
Rolling noise52% of compared sizes

Strongest point: wet grip.

What the label means on the road (215/65R16)

Example: the 215/65R16 size, compared with the 766 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.

Wet braking from 80 km/h

≈37 m with class B, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).

Fuel efficiency

Class D vs the typical C: ≈0.18 L/100 km more, about 28 litres more over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.

Rolling noise

70 dB against a median of 72 dB in this size (2 dB quieter).

Estimates from the class ranges in Regulation (EU) 2020/740. A label class is a range, so a real tyre can sit anywhere inside it. Every 3 dB doubles the sound energy.

All 38 sizes

The small figure under each class is the share of same-size, same-season tyres this size matches or beats (“–” when fewer than five tyres share the size).

SizeLoad / speedWetFuelNoiseSnow / iceProduction from
15″ rims
235/75R15109T XL · 109T XLC91%D64%72 dBB77%3PMSF05/2018
255/70R15108TC97%D70%72 dBB97%3PMSF05/2018
255/70R15108TC97%D70%73 dBB77%3PMSF05/2018
16″ rims
215/65R1698HB99%D46%70 dBB92%3PMSF05/2018
215/65R1698HB99%D46%72 dBB62%3PMSF05/2020
215/65R1698T · 98TC77%D46%69 dBA97%3PMSF05/2018
235/70R16106T · 106TC91%D67%72 dBB70%3PMSF05/2018
255/65R16109TC95%D78%72 dBB93%3PMSF05/2018
255/65R16109TC95%D78%73 dBB53%3PMSF05/2018
265/70R16112T · 112TB100%D45%73 dBB58%3PMSF05/2018
17″ rims
215/60R1796H · 96HB99%D48%71 dBB80%3PMSF05/2018
215/60R1796HB99%D48%72 dBB63%3PMSF05/2018
215/65R17103H XLC62%D35%72 dBB63%3PMSF15/2024
225/60R17103H XLC78%D46%71 dBB81%3PMSF05/2018
225/60R17103H XL · 103V XLC78%D46%72 dBB65%3PMSF05/2018
225/65R17102H · 102TC79%D46%70 dBB91%3PMSF05/2018
225/65R17102H · 102TC79%D46%72 dBB67%3PMSF05/2018
235/60R17102HC85%D42%70 dBB84%3PMSF05/2018
235/60R17102HC85%D42%72 dBB62%3PMSF05/2018
235/60R17106H XLC85%D42%71 dBB79%3PMSF05/2018
235/60R17106H XLC85%D42%72 dBB62%3PMSF05/2018
235/65R17108H XLC80%D43%70 dBB93%3PMSF05/2018
235/65R17108H XL · 108V XLC80%D43%72 dBB69%3PMSF05/2018
235/65R17108V XLC80%D43%71 dBB84%3PMSF05/2018
245/65R17107HC80%D51%71 dBB93%3PMSF05/2018
245/65R17107HC80%D51%72 dBB75%3PMSF05/2018
255/60R17106HC86%D42%71 dBB100%3PMSF05/2018
255/60R17106HC86%D42%73 dBB49%3PMSF05/2018
265/65R17112H · 112HC85%C92%73 dBB60%3PMSF05/2018
18″ rims
225/55R18102V XLC73%D39%70 dBB92%3PMSF05/2018
225/55R18102V XLC73%D39%72 dBB62%3PMSF05/2018
225/60R18104V XLC78%D38%71 dBB80%3PMSF05/2018
225/60R18104V XLC78%D38%72 dBB62%3PMSF05/2018
235/55R18104H XL · 104H XLC74%C90%72 dBB67%3PMSF05/2018
235/60R18103HC75%D37%71 dBB84%3PMSF05/2018
235/60R18103HC75%D37%72 dBB67%3PMSF05/2018
235/60R18107H XL · 107H XLC75%C90%72 dBB67%3PMSF05/2018
245/60R18105HC88%D49%72 dBB69%3PMSF48/2021
255/55R18109H XL · 109V XLC77%D38%71 dBB92%3PMSF05/2018
255/55R18109H XL · 109V XLC77%D38%73 dBB54%3PMSF05/2018
255/60R18112H XL · 112H XLC82%C85%73 dBB57%3PMSF05/2018
265/60R18114H XLC80%D43%73 dBB61%3PMSF05/2018
19″ rims
235/50R1999VC71%D33%72 dBB63%3PMSF16/2023
235/50R19103V XLC71%D33%72 dBB63%3PMSF35/2023
245/50R19105V XLC67%C90%72 dBB51%3PMSF13/2026
255/50R19107V XLC73%C88%71 dBB86%3PMSF05/2018
255/50R19107V XLC73%C88%73 dBB48%3PMSF05/2018
20″ rims
245/50R20102VC86%D48%72 dBB64%3PMSF05/2018
255/45R20105V XLC73%D32%73 dBB49%3PMSF48/2021
255/50R20109V XLC82%D32%73 dBB55%3PMSF05/2018
265/45ZR20108W XLC–D–73 dBB–3PMSF14/2024
275/45R20110V XLD31%D29%73 dBB59%3PMSF05/2018
275/50R20113V XLC77%C87%73 dBB47%3PMSF13/2026
315/35ZR20110W XLC–D–75 dBB–3PMSF14/2024
21″ rims
255/40ZR21102W XLC–D–73 dBB–3PMSF15/2024
275/40ZR21107W XLC–D–73 dBB–3PMSF14/2024
315/35ZR21111W XLC–D–75 dBB–3PMSF14/2024
22″ rims
265/40ZR22106W XLC–C–73 dBB–3PMSF13/2026
275/40ZR22107W XLC–C–73 dBB–3PMSF13/2026

Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 215/65R16

Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.

All tyres in 215/65 R16, ranked by label →

Questions

Is the Nexen WINGUARD Sport 2 SUV a quiet tyre?

Its declared rolling noise ranges from 69 dB to 75 dB (median 72 dB). In 52% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.

How good is the Nexen WINGUARD Sport 2 SUV in the wet?

Its wet grip class is B–D. In 71% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.

Is the Nexen WINGUARD Sport 2 SUV suitable for snow?

74 of 74 registrations carry the 3PMSF symbol, which means the tyre passed the EU severe-snow test. Check the exact size in the table.

When was the Nexen WINGUARD Sport 2 SUV launched?

It has been on the EU market since March 2018. The earliest production week in its registrations is 05/2018; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.

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Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 74 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 70 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.