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Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport vs Riken Snow — 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 0 + 4 road tests and 4 + 8 owner reviews. How we score

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Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport
Tire ACooper

Discoverer A/T3 Sport

All Terrain and Off Road All Season tire

Tests – · none yet Owners – · 4 reviews (needs 5)

Riken Snow
Tire BRiken

Snow

Winter

± 7

Tests 64 · 4 tests Owners 70 · 8 reviews

Category by category

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

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    Dry

    No comparison
    68
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer A/T3 SportSnow
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online–67

    Snow: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 67.4 = 68

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

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    Wet

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer A/T3 SportSnow
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests–64
    Reviews found online–71

    Snow: 60% × 64.3 + 40% × 71.4 = 67

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    Snow

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer A/T3 SportSnow
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online–72

    Snow: 60% × 71.1 (est.) + 40% × 71.6 = 71

    No road tests of snow for Snow. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

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    Comfort

    No comparison
    65
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer A/T3 SportSnow
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online–63

    Snow: 40% × 68.1 (est.) + 60% × 63.3 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for Snow. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

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    Treadwear

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer A/T3 SportSnow
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online–71

    Snow: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 70.9 = 69

    No road tests of treadwear for Snow. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

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    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    66
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer A/T3 SportSnow
    Reviews found online–66
Scores at a glance
Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport vs Riken Snow: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryCooper Discoverer A/T3 SportRiken Snow
Relative Score – 68
Dry – 68
Wet – 67
Snow – 71
Comfort – 65
Treadwear – 69
Handling (owners) – 66

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Headline score

Discoverer A/T3 Sport

± 7

Snow

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 A/T3 Sport

Pros

  • Exceptional ride comfort on long trips and asphalt
  • Very low fuel consumption compared to other tires
  • Strong dry grip and above-average on-road performance

Cons

  • Snow performance decreases significantly after the first year
  • Slight oversteer tendencies on wet roundabouts
  • Slipping tendencies in wet mud conditions
All owner themes in the Discoverer A/T3 Sport review

Tire B Snow

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and reliability in deep snow, ice, and mud
  • Outstanding value for the price point compared to premium competitors
  • Surprisingly good dry road handling and cornering performance

Cons

  • ABS can trigger more frequently during hard braking on wet roads
  • Lower-class tire categorization compared to top-tier premium brands
All owner themes in the Snow review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport B · Riken Snow
CategoryAll Terrain and Off Road All Season tireWinter
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—41
Rim diameters—15″ – 18″

Which one should you actually buy?

Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport

Riken Snow

Only Riken Snow has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport
Tire B · Riken Snow

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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