Winguard sport 2 255/35R18
Nexen Winguard Sport 2 255/35R18; UTQG, warranty, prices, and OEM vehicle fitments.
NHTSA-reported issues for nexen winguard sport 2 255/35R18
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (83) · Tread / Belt (70) · Sidewall (39) · Bead (3) · Tube (2)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation is the most common description, in 22% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 140 reports covering every model year of the Nexen that include a written account; a single report can describe more than one problem, so they do not total 100%.
| Reported problem | This subject | All tire complaints | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 22% | 20% | 1.1× |
| Sidewall failure | 16% | 15% | 1.1× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 14% | 6% | 2.4× |
| Tread or belt separation | 12% | 13% | 0.9× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 11% | 8% | 1.4× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 7% | 9% | 0.8× |
Mileage at failure
106 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 17,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 5,000 and 43,900 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Nexen. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
PURCHASED 4 NEXEN TIRES FOR 2007 JAGUAR S-R IN APRIL 2013. HAVE DONE VERY LITTLE DRIVING SINCE PURCHASE. RIGHT REAR TIRE KEEPS LOSING AIR. TODAY, DISCOVERED THAT RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS LARGE KNOTS ON IT, DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE IN SIDE CONDITION OF TIRES. I DID NOT ASK FOR CHEAP TIRES, BUT BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT I HAVE. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT TIRE SIZES BUT FRONT AND REAR ARE DIFFERENT.
PURCHASED 4 NEXEN TIRES FOR 2007 JAGUAR S-R IN APRIL 2013. HAVE DONE VERY LITTLE DRIVING SINCE PURCHASE. RIGHT REAR TIRE KEEPS LOSING AIR. TODAY, DISCOVERED THAT RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS LARGE KNOTS ON IT, DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE IN SIDE CONDITION OF TIRES. I DID NOT ASK FOR CHEAP TIRES, BUT BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT I HAVE. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT TIRE SIZES BUT FRONT AND REAR ARE DIFFERENT.
PURCHASED 4 NEW NEXEN N5000 (225/45R17) TIRES AND HAD THEM INSTALLED ON 10/21/13. APPROX. 2K MILES ON THE TIRES, AND WE NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET. NO SIGNS OF SCRATCHES ON THE SIDEWALL, AND WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY IMPACT WITH POTHOLES OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED IT.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 74 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE SPONTANEOUSLY BLEW. THE CONTACT ALERTED BOTH THE MANUFACTURE AND DEALER ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO FAIL. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SPONTANEOUSLY BLEW. THE CONTACT AGAIN ALERTED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER ABOUT THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DECLINED TO HELP THE CONTACT WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND VEHICLE WAS 34,900.
Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA; they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.
Specs
| Brand | Nexen |
|---|---|
| Model | Winguard Sport 2 255/35R18 |
| Season | N/A |
| Type | N/A |
| UTQG treadwear | N/A |
| UTQG traction | N/A |
| UTQG temperature | N/A |
| Mileage warranty | N/A |
| Noise (dB) | N/A |
| Introduced | N/A |
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Nexen winguard sport 2 255/35R18: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the Winguard Sport 2 255/35R18 is not publicly listed. This is common for OEM-only or track-day tires that don't carry a US treadwear warranty. No mileage warranty is published for this tire, which is typical for performance summer and track-day rubber where the manufacturer doesn't make wear-life claims.
Cabin noise data for this tire is not published by the manufacturer. As a general tire built for the passenger segment, the Winguard Sport 2 255/35R18 is positioned against direct rivals within the same category. Comparing it to a tire in a different category (e.g. summer vs all-season) makes the spec sheet misleading because the design targets are not the same.
The Nexen Winguard Sport 2 255/35R18 has been part of Nexen's catalog since its introduction, and remains a current-production model.
For an apples-to-apples comparison against direct rivals, see the comparison pages linked from this tire's brand index.
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Last verified 2026-09-02.