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BFGoodrich Winter Slalom looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 vs BFGoodrich Winter Slalom — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 122 + 3 owner reviews. How we score

Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 leads, 73–70 Narrow edge

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Category by category

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

  1. 72

    Dry

    Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 +4
    68
    Why this score
    SourceMud-Terrain T/A KM3Winter Slalom
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7568

    Mud-Terrain T/A KM3: 60% × 70.6 (est.) + 40% × 74.9 = 72

    Winter Slalom: 60% × 68 (est.) + 40% × 68.3 = 68

    No road tests of dry for Mud-Terrain T/A KM3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for Winter Slalom. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 75

    Wet

    Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 +1
    74
    Why this score
    SourceMud-Terrain T/A KM3Winter Slalom
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 74 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online7875

    Mud-Terrain T/A KM3: 60% × 74.1 (est.) + 40% × 77.5 = 75

    Winter Slalom: 60% × 72.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.1 = 74

    No road tests of wet for Mud-Terrain T/A KM3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for Winter Slalom. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 69

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceMud-Terrain T/A KM3Winter Slalom
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)–
    Reviews found online69–

    Mud-Terrain T/A KM3: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 68.6 = 69

    No road tests of snow for Mud-Terrain T/A KM3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 70

    Comfort

    Level
    70
    Why this score
    SourceMud-Terrain T/A KM3Winter Slalom
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7171

    Mud-Terrain T/A KM3: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 70.7 = 70

    Winter Slalom: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 71.1 = 70

    No road tests of comfort for Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 or Winter Slalom. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 67

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceMud-Terrain T/A KM3Winter Slalom
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online66–

    Mud-Terrain T/A KM3: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 66.4 = 67

    No road tests of noise for Mud-Terrain T/A KM3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 69

    Treadwear

    Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 +3
    66
    Why this score
    SourceMud-Terrain T/A KM3Winter Slalom
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online7167

    Mud-Terrain T/A KM3: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 70.9 = 69

    Winter Slalom: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 66.8 = 66

    No road tests of treadwear for Mud-Terrain T/A KM3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Winter Slalom. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 77

    Handling (owners)

    Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 +10
    67
    Why this score
    SourceMud-Terrain T/A KM3Winter Slalom
    Reviews found online7767
Scores at a glance
CategoryBFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3BFGoodrich Winter Slalom
Relative Score 73 70
Dry 72 68
Wet 75 74
Snow 69 –
Comfort 70 70
Noise 67 –
Treadwear 69 66
Handling (owners) 77 67

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Headline score

Mud-Terrain T/A KM3

Winter Slalom

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Mud-Terrain T/A KM3

Pros

  • Outstanding off-road and mud traction
  • Surprisingly quiet and comfortable on the highway for a mud-terrain tire
  • Impressive tread wear and longevity

Cons

  • Do not perform quite as well as dedicated road tires during on-road driving
All owner themes in the Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 review

Tire B Winter Slalom

Pros

  • Strong traction in snow and wet conditions
  • Aggressive tread profile
  • Low road noise

Cons

  • Significant loss of grip as the tire ages
  • Performance degradation on wet surfaces after several years of use
All owner themes in the Winter Slalom review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 B · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom
CategoryMud-Terrain tireWinter Touring tires
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available27—
Rim diameters16″ – 20″—
Tread depth18/32″—
SidewallRaised Black Lettering—
Max pressure45 - 80 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom

Narrow edge: BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 — better handling, dry and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. BFGoodrich Winter Slalom rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 scores 77 vs 67 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 scores 72 vs 68 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 scores 69 vs 66 on treadwear.

Tire A · BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3
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Tire B · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom
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Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 or Winter Slalom?

Which is better in the wet, Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 or Winter Slalom?

Neither, by our numbers: 75 vs 74 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 or Winter Slalom?

BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3, 72 vs 68 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 or Winter Slalom?

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

Which lasts longer, Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 or Winter Slalom?

BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3, 69 vs 66 on our treadwear 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