Tests 81 · 27 tests Owners 81 · 31 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test (dry handling)
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Continental WinterContact TS 870 P vs Vredestein Wintrac Pro — 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 27 + 30 road tests and 31 + 31 owner reviews. How we score
WinterContact TS 870 P is ahead, 81–76
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Tests 72 · 30 tests Owners 83 · 31 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 16 in 2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test (snow traction)
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
Key facts
- In 16 tests that measured wet braking for both, WinterContact TS 870 P won 9 and Wintrac Pro won 6 (average 95% vs 93% of the best).
- In 16 tests that measured snow braking for both, WinterContact TS 870 P won 10 and Wintrac Pro won 6 (average 96% vs 96% of the best).
- In 14 tests that measured dry braking for both, WinterContact TS 870 P won 7 and Wintrac Pro won 7 (average 97% vs 96% of the best).
- In 14 tests that measured straight aquaplaning for both, WinterContact TS 870 P won 11 and Wintrac Pro won 3 (average 96% vs 94% of the best).
- In 14 tests that measured snow traction for both, WinterContact TS 870 P won 8 and Wintrac Pro won 6 (average 96% vs 97% of the best).
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81
Dry
WinterContact TS 870 P +477Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 870 P Wintrac Pro Professional tests (TWG score) · 22 / 26 tests 82 74 Reviews found online 79 83 Dry Braking (% of best) · 14 shared tests · wins 7–7 97% 96% Dry Handling (% of best) · 13 shared tests · wins 11–2 100% 98% WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 82.4 + 40% × 79 = 81
Wintrac Pro: 60% × 73.6 + 40% × 83.2 = 77
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90
Wet
WinterContact TS 870 P +288Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 870 P Wintrac Pro Professional tests (TWG score) · 27 / 30 tests 93 87 Reviews found online 86 88 Curved Aquaplaning (% of best) · 4 shared tests · wins 4–0 90% 80% Straight Aquaplaning (% of best) · 14 shared tests · wins 11–3 96% 94% Wet Braking (% of best) · 16 shared tests · wins 9–6 95% 93% Wet Braking (concrete) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 98% 96% Wet Circle (% of best) · 6 shared tests · wins 2–3 98% 98% Wet Handling (% of best) · 13 shared tests · wins 7–6 98% 98% WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 92.8 + 40% × 86.2 = 90
Wintrac Pro: 60% × 87.3 + 40% × 88.1 = 88
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78
Snow
Wintrac Pro +179Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 870 P Wintrac Pro Professional tests (TWG score) · 26 / 30 tests 79 78 Reviews found online 76 80 Ice Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 97% 96% Snow Braking (% of best) · 16 shared tests · wins 10–6 96% 96% Snow Circle (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 1–1 99% 94% Snow Handling (% of best) · 13 shared tests · wins 7–5 98% 97% Snow Slalom (% of best) · 4 shared tests · wins 4–0 94% 92% Snow Traction (% of best) · 14 shared tests · wins 8–6 96% 97% WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 78.7 + 40% × 76.2 = 78
Wintrac Pro: 60% × 78.3 + 40% × 79.5 = 79
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82
Comfort
WinterContact TS 870 P +973Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 870 P Wintrac Pro Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / 2 tests 84 60 Reviews found online 81 81 WinterContact TS 870 P: 40% × 83.9 + 60% × 81.1 = 82
Wintrac Pro: 40% × 60.4 + 60% × 81.2 = 73
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74
Noise
WinterContact TS 870 P +1460Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 870 P Wintrac Pro Professional tests (TWG score) · 19 / 25 tests 78 56 Reviews found online ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Noise (% of best) · 13 shared tests · wins 10–3 99% 98% WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 78.3 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 74
Wintrac Pro: 60% × 55.7 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 60
No owner ratings of noise for WinterContact TS 870 P or Wintrac Pro. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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74
Treadwear
WinterContact TS 870 P +866Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 870 P Wintrac Pro Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / 6 tests 71 56 Reviews found online 80 80 Abrasion (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 86% 79% Wear (% of best) · 3 shared tests · wins 3–0 73% 68% WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 70.6 + 40% × 79.9 = 74
Wintrac Pro: 60% × 55.6 + 40% × 80.4 = 66
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83
Handling (owners)
WinterContact TS 870 P +182Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 870 P Wintrac Pro Reviews found online 83 82 -
86
Efficiency
WinterContact TS 870 P +4145Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 870 P Wintrac Pro Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / 25 tests 86 45 Rolling Resistance (% of best) · 13 shared tests · wins 13–0 97% 85%
Scores at a glance
| Category | Continental WinterContact TS 870 P | Vredestein Wintrac Pro |
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| Relative Score | 81 | 76 |
| Dry | 81 | 77 |
| Wet | 90 | 88 |
| Snow | 78 | 79 |
| Comfort | 82 | 73 |
| Noise | 74 | 60 |
| Treadwear | 74 | 66 |
| Handling (owners) | 83 | 82 |
| Efficiency | 86 | 45 |
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Headline score
81
/ 100
WinterContact TS 870 P
76
/ 100
Wintrac Pro
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.
In the overall rankings of 17 tests that ran both, Continental WinterContact TS 870 P finished ahead 16 times and Vredestein Wintrac Pro 1 times.
| Discipline | Category | WinterContact TS 870 P | Wintrac Pro | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry | Dry | 99% #2/7 · 2024 Al Volante Crossover Winter Tire Test R18 | 98% #5/8 · 2023 Autozurnal Winter Tire Test R17 | – | Different tests |
| Dry Braking | Dry | 97% | 96% | +1.0 | 7–7 in 14 shared tests Newest: 2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 100% | 98% | +1.1 | 11–2 in 13 shared tests Newest: 2024 All Season and Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | Dry | 100% #1/7 · 2025 Die Reifentester Winter Tyre Test | 80% #6/8 · 2023 Autozurnal Winter Tire Test R17 | – | Different tests |
| Curved Aquaplaning | Wet | 90% | 80% | +10.6 | 4–0 in 4 shared tests Newest: 2023 AMS SUV Winter Tyre Test · 255/45 R20 |
| Straight Aquaplaning | Wet | 96% | 94% | +1.3 | 11–3 in 14 shared tests Newest: 2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Wet | Wet | 97% #2/7 · 2024 Al Volante Crossover Winter Tire Test R18 | 95% #5/8 · 2023 Autozurnal Winter Tire Test R17 | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 95% | 93% | +1.5 | 9–6 in 16 shared tests Newest: 2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Wet Braking (concrete) | Wet | 98% | 96% | +2.7 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Wet Circle | Wet | 98% | 98% | +0.1 | 2–3 in 6 shared tests Newest: 2024 All Season and Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 98% | 98% | +0.3 | 7–6 in 13 shared tests Newest: 2024 All Season and Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) | Wet | 100% #2/18 · 2026 Teknikens Värld Studded, Nordic and Central European Winter Tyre Test | 58% #5/8 · 2022 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Ice Braking | Snow | 97% | 96% | +1.2 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Snow | Snow | 94% #4/7 · 2024 Al Volante Crossover Winter Tire Test R18 | 98% #5/8 · 2023 Autozurnal Winter Tire Test R17 | – | Different tests |
| Snow Braking | Snow | 96% | 96% | +0.7 | 10–6 in 16 shared tests Newest: 2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Snow Circle | Snow | 99% | 94% | +5.0 | 1–1 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2024 All Season and Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Snow Handling | Snow | 98% | 97% | +0.5 | 7–5 in 13 shared tests Newest: 2024 All Season and Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Snow Handling (tester's mark) | Snow | 50% #3/18 · 2026 Teknikens Värld Studded, Nordic and Central European Winter Tyre Test | 80% #9/11 · 2019 AMS Winter SUV Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Snow Slalom | Snow | 94% | 92% | +2.2 | 4–0 in 4 shared tests Newest: 2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test · 225/45 R18 |
| Snow Traction | Snow | 96% | 97% | −0.4 | 8–6 in 14 shared tests Newest: 2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | Comfort | 80% #1/18 · 2026 Teknikens Värld Studded, Nordic and Central European Winter Tyre Test | 93% #6/8 · 2023 Autozurnal Winter Tire Test R17 | – | Different tests |
| Exterior Noise | Noise | 98% #7/7 · 2024 Al Volante Crossover Winter Tire Test R18 | 97% #5/8 · 2023 Autozurnal Winter Tire Test R17 | – | Different tests |
| Noise | Noise | 99% | 98% | +0.8 | 10–3 in 13 shared tests Newest: 2024 All Season and Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Abrasion | Treadwear | 86% | 79% | +7.3 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Wear | Treadwear | 73% | 68% | +5.2 | 3–0 in 3 shared tests Newest: 2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Fuel Consumption | Efficiency | 94% #4/18 · 2026 Teknikens Värld Studded, Nordic and Central European Winter Tyre Test | 95% #12/15 · 2023 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Rolling Resistance | Efficiency | 97% | 85% | +12.4 | 13–0 in 13 shared tests Newest: 2024 All Season and Winter Tyre Test · 215/55 R17 |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Price | Cost | 56% | 69% | −12.9 | 0–6 in 6 shared tests Newest: 2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test · 225/40 R18 |
| Total Cost of Ownership | Cost | #15/20 | #19/20 | – | 2–0 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test · 225/45 R18 |
| Value | Cost | 52% | 56% | −4.7 | 1–1 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test · 225/45 R18 |
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #2/10 | #10/10 | – | 16–1 in 17 shared tests Newest: 2025 Auto Motor und Sport Winter Tire Test R18 · 235/55R18 |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A WinterContact TS 870 P
Pros
- Exceptionally low noise levels and high ride comfort
- Outstanding wet weather and slush performance, cutting through heavy rain effortlessly
- Balanced dry and cold-weather handling with impressive cornering stability
Cons
- Higher price point compared to some competitors
- Steering response and initial stiffness are slightly softer and less sporty than dedicated summer tires or some rivals
- Snow and ice traction can feel less exceptional or borderline inadequate for a small subset of users
Tire B Wintrac Pro
Pros
- Exceptional wet-weather grip and aquaplaning resistance
- High-speed stability and responsive steering feedback
- Strong performance in cold, dry conditions
Cons
- Noticeable increase in fuel consumption/rolling resistance
- Potential for accelerated tread wear if used in warmer temperatures
- Occasional reports of noise or 'squealing' during hard cornering in dry conditions
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Continental WinterContact TS 870 P | B · Vredestein Wintrac Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Winter |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 121 | 119 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 23″ | 17″ – 22″ |
| Sizes in common | 81 | 81 |
Which one should you actually buy?
81
/ 100
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
76
/ 100
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P — better efficiency, noise and comfort. Where the Vredestein Wintrac Pro is ahead, it is by less than 3 points.
Pick tire A
You want lower fuel or energy use
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 86 vs 45 on efficiency.
Pick tire A
You want a quieter cabin
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 74 vs 60 on noise.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 82 vs 73 on comfort.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 74 vs 66 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet circle
Vredestein Wintrac Pro won 3 of 6 shared wet circle tests.
Tire A · Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
Tire B · Vredestein Wintrac Pro
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WinterContact TS 870 P or Wintrac Pro?
Which is better in the wet, WinterContact TS 870 P or Wintrac Pro?
Neither, by our numbers: 90 vs 88 on the wet score, within 3 points.
Which grips better on dry roads, WinterContact TS 870 P or Wintrac Pro?
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 81 vs 77 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, WinterContact TS 870 P or Wintrac Pro?
Neither, by our numbers: 78 vs 79 on the snow score, within 3 points.
Which is quieter, WinterContact TS 870 P or Wintrac Pro?
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 74 vs 60 on our noise score.
Which is more comfortable, WinterContact TS 870 P or Wintrac Pro?
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 82 vs 73 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, WinterContact TS 870 P or Wintrac Pro?
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 74 vs 66 on our treadwear score.
Which rolls more easily, WinterContact TS 870 P or Wintrac Pro?
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 86 vs 45 on our efficiency 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