Tests – · none yet Owners – · 1 review (needs 5)
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Goodyear Ultragrip Ice vs Michelin X-Ice North 4 — 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 + 13 road tests and 1 + 11 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests 74 · 13 tests Owners 76 · 11 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tyre Test (ice traction)
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 comparison77Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice X-Ice North 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 10 tests – 81 Reviews found online – 72 X-Ice North 4: 60% × 80.9 + 40% × 72 = 77
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Wet
No comparison66Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice X-Ice North 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 12 tests – 59 Reviews found online – 76 X-Ice North 4: 60% × 58.6 + 40% × 75.9 = 66
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Snow
No comparison84Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice X-Ice North 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 11 tests – 87 Reviews found online – 78 X-Ice North 4: 60% × 87.2 + 40% × 78.1 = 84
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Comfort
No comparison76Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice X-Ice North 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests – 76 Reviews found online – 76 X-Ice North 4: 40% × 76.1 + 60% × 76.2 = 76
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Noise
No comparison60Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice X-Ice North 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 10 tests – 55 Reviews found online – ≈ 67 (est.) X-Ice North 4: 60% × 55.4 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 60
No owner ratings of noise for X-Ice North 4. 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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Treadwear
No comparison74Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice X-Ice North 4 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 71 (est.) Reviews found online – 79 X-Ice North 4: 60% × 70.5 (est.) + 40% × 78.8 = 74
No road tests of treadwear for X-Ice North 4. 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 comparison77Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice X-Ice North 4 Reviews found online – 77 -
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Efficiency
No comparison60Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice X-Ice North 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 7 tests – 60
Scores at a glance
| Category | Goodyear Ultragrip Ice | Michelin X-Ice North 4 |
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| Relative Score | – | 75 |
| Dry | – | 77 |
| Wet | – | 66 |
| Snow | – | 84 |
| Comfort | – | 76 |
| Noise | – | 60 |
| Treadwear | – | 74 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 77 |
| Efficiency | – | 60 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
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Headline score
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/ 100
Ultragrip Ice
75
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X-Ice North 4
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 Ultragrip Ice
Pros
- Reliable traction and handling in deep snow
- Effective winter-specific compound design
Cons
- Poor acceleration performance on ice
- Potential for structural defects such as sidewall splitting
- Inadequate customer service and support accessibility
Tire B X-Ice North 4
Pros
- Outstanding grip and traction on ice and snow
- Significantly lower road noise compared to competing studded tires
- Comfortable ride quality
Cons
- Premature stud loss reported by some users over multiple seasons
- Slightly slippery feel on rain and dry concrete
- Light studs can struggle to penetrate loose snow sitting on top of hard ice
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Goodyear Ultragrip Ice | B · Michelin X-Ice North 4 |
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| Category | High Performance Winter tire | Winter |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
Which one should you actually buy?
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Goodyear Ultragrip Ice
75
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Michelin X-Ice North 4
Only Michelin X-Ice North 4 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Goodyear Ultragrip Ice
Tire B · Michelin X-Ice North 4
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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