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Cooper Discoverer All Season vs Cooper Discoverer HT3 — 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 6 + 0 road tests and 1 + 99 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Discoverer All Season and Discoverer HT3 are level at 68.

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Cooper Discoverer All Season
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Discoverer All Season

All Season

± 6

Tests 66 · 6 tests Owners 71 · 1 review

Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2022 ACE/ARBÖ/GTÜ All-Season Tire Test R17 (straight aquaplaning)

Category by category

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

  1. 72

    Dry

    Discoverer All Season +4
    68
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer All SeasonDiscoverer HT3
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests73≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7169

    Discoverer All Season: 60% × 72.9 + 40% × 70.5 = 72

    Discoverer HT3: 60% × 68.2 (est.) + 40% × 68.6 = 68

    No road tests of dry for Discoverer HT3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 73

    Wet

    Discoverer HT3 +2
    75
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer All SeasonDiscoverer HT3
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests73≈ 74 (est.)
    Reviews found online7476

    Discoverer All Season: 60% × 73.2 + 40% × 73.6 = 73

    Discoverer HT3: 60% × 73.6 (est.) + 40% × 76 = 75

    No road tests of wet for Discoverer HT3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 52

    Snow

    Discoverer HT3 +12
    64
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer All SeasonDiscoverer HT3
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests41≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6959

    Discoverer All Season: 60% × 41.2 + 40% × 68.8 = 52

    Discoverer HT3: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 59 = 64

    No road tests of snow for Discoverer HT3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 67

    Comfort

    Discoverer All Season +7
    60
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer All SeasonDiscoverer HT3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6656

    Discoverer All Season: 40% × 68.2 (est.) + 60% × 65.9 = 67

    Discoverer HT3: 40% × 66.2 (est.) + 60% × 56.3 = 60

    No road tests of comfort for Discoverer All Season. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

    No road tests of comfort for Discoverer HT3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

  5. 73

    Noise

    Discoverer All Season +6
    67
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer All SeasonDiscoverer HT3
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests77≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)68

    Discoverer All Season: 60% × 77.1 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 73

    Discoverer HT3: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 67.7 = 67

    No owner ratings of noise for Discoverer All Season. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

    No road tests of noise for Discoverer HT3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 66

    Treadwear

    Discoverer HT3 +2
    68
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer All SeasonDiscoverer HT3
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests64≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7069

    Discoverer All Season: 60% × 64 + 40% × 70 = 66

    Discoverer HT3: 60% × 67.4 (est.) + 40% × 69 = 68

    No road tests of treadwear for Discoverer HT3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 71

    Handling (owners)

    Discoverer All Season +5
    66
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer All SeasonDiscoverer HT3
    Reviews found online7166
  8. 34

    Efficiency

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer All SeasonDiscoverer HT3
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests34–
Scores at a glance
CategoryCooper Discoverer All SeasonCooper Discoverer HT3
Relative Score 68 68
Dry 72 68
Wet 73 75
Snow 52 64
Comfort 67 60
Noise 73 67
Treadwear 66 68
Handling (owners) 71 66
Efficiency 34 –

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Discoverer All Season

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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 Discoverer All Season

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Discoverer HT3

Pros

  • Smooth and comfortable ride quality
  • Excellent performance and stability when towing heavy loads or fifth wheels
  • Good traction in rain and winter conditions

Cons

  • Some users report higher-than-expected road noise on certain vehicles
  • Treadwear may fall short of advertised or expected mileage milestones for some drivers
  • Isolated reports of structural failures or blowouts
All owner themes in the Discoverer HT3 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Cooper Discoverer All Season B · Cooper Discoverer HT3
CategoryAll SeasonAll-Season tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available—17
Rim diameters—15″ – 20″
Tread depth—14 - 15/32″
Treadwear warranty—50,000 mi
Sidewall—Black Side Wall
Max pressure—50 - 83 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Cooper Discoverer All Season

Cooper Discoverer HT3

Too close to call: Cooper Discoverer All Season and Cooper Discoverer HT3 are within 2 points overall. Cooper Discoverer All Season is stronger on comfort, noise and dry. Cooper Discoverer HT3 is stronger on snow.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Cooper Discoverer HT3 scores 64 vs 52 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Cooper Discoverer All Season scores 67 vs 60 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Cooper Discoverer All Season scores 73 vs 67 on noise.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Cooper Discoverer All Season scores 72 vs 68 on dry.

Tire A · Cooper Discoverer All Season
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Tire B · Cooper Discoverer HT3
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Discoverer All Season or Discoverer HT3?

Which is better in the wet, Discoverer All Season or Discoverer HT3?

Neither, by our numbers: 73 vs 75 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Discoverer All Season or Discoverer HT3?

Cooper Discoverer All Season, 72 vs 68 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Discoverer All Season or Discoverer HT3?

Cooper Discoverer HT3, 64 vs 52 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Discoverer All Season or Discoverer HT3?

Cooper Discoverer All Season, 73 vs 67 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Discoverer All Season or Discoverer HT3?

Cooper Discoverer All Season, 67 vs 60 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Discoverer All Season or Discoverer HT3?

Neither, by our numbers: 66 vs 68 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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