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Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 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 0 + 30 road tests and 11 + 31 owner reviews. How we score

Wintrac Pro leads, 79–76 Narrow edge

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Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Tire BVredestein

Wintrac Pro

Winter

± 5

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.

  1. 78

    Dry

    Pilot Alpin PA3 +1
    77
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Alpin PA3Wintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 26 tests≈ 74 (est.)74
    Reviews found online8383

    Pilot Alpin PA3: 60% × 74.4 (est.) + 40% × 83 = 78

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 73.6 + 40% × 83.2 = 77

    No road tests of dry for Pilot Alpin PA3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 81

    Wet

    Wintrac Pro +7
    88
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Alpin PA3Wintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 30 tests≈ 79 (est.)87
    Reviews found online8588

    Pilot Alpin PA3: 60% × 78.7 (est.) + 40% × 85.1 = 81

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 87.3 + 40% × 88.1 = 88

    No road tests of wet for Pilot Alpin PA3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 68

    Snow

    Wintrac Pro +11
    79
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Alpin PA3Wintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 30 tests≈ 69 (est.)78
    Reviews found online6780

    Pilot Alpin PA3: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 67.1 = 68

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 78.3 + 40% × 79.5 = 79

    No road tests of snow for Pilot Alpin PA3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 78

    Comfort

    Pilot Alpin PA3 +5
    73
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Alpin PA3Wintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 72 (est.)60
    Reviews found online8281

    Pilot Alpin PA3: 40% × 71.6 (est.) + 60% × 82.4 = 78

    Wintrac Pro: 40% × 60.4 + 60% × 81.2 = 73

    No road tests of comfort for Pilot Alpin PA3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    60
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Alpin PA3Wintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 25 tests–56
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 55.7 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 60

    No owner ratings of noise for 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.

  6. 76

    Treadwear

    Pilot Alpin PA3 +10
    66
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Alpin PA3Wintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests≈ 72 (est.)56
    Reviews found online8280

    Pilot Alpin PA3: 60% × 71.5 (est.) + 40% × 81.7 = 76

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 55.6 + 40% × 80.4 = 66

    No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Alpin PA3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 83

    Handling (owners)

    Pilot Alpin PA3 +1
    82
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Alpin PA3Wintrac Pro
    Reviews found online8382
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    45
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Alpin PA3Wintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 25 tests–45
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Pilot Alpin PA3Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Relative Score 76 79
Dry 78 77
Wet 81 88
Snow 68 79
Comfort 78 73
Noise – 60
Treadwear 76 66
Handling (owners) 83 82
Efficiency – 45

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Recomputed
Headline score
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Pilot Alpin PA3

± 5

Wintrac Pro

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

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.

DisciplineCategoryPilot Alpin PA3Wintrac ProΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #6/7 2011 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test #3/10 2025 Autobild Winter Tire Test R18 – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Pilot Alpin PA3

Pros

  • Exceptional traction and grip on ice, light-to-moderate snow, and wet roads
  • High comfort levels and very low road noise, comparable to summer tires
  • Durable tread life with slow, even wear over thousands of miles

Cons

  • Premium price point that some users find lacking in value
  • Not optimized for deep snow or slow-speed climbing in mountainous 'white' roads
  • Slight loss of braking performance felt on dry roads by some drivers
All owner themes in the Pilot Alpin PA3 review

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
All owner themes in the Wintrac Pro review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 B · Vredestein Wintrac Pro
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—119
Rim diameters—17″ – 22″

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Narrow edge: Vredestein Wintrac Pro — better snow and wet. Pick the Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 if treadwear and comfort matter most to you. Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Vredestein Wintrac Pro scores 79 vs 68 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 scores 76 vs 66 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Vredestein Wintrac Pro scores 88 vs 81 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 scores 78 vs 73 on comfort.

Tire A · Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3
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Pilot Alpin PA3 or Wintrac Pro?

Which is better in the wet, Pilot Alpin PA3 or Wintrac Pro?

Vredestein Wintrac Pro, 88 vs 81 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Pilot Alpin PA3 or Wintrac Pro?

Neither, by our numbers: 78 vs 77 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is better in snow, Pilot Alpin PA3 or Wintrac Pro?

Vredestein Wintrac Pro, 79 vs 68 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Pilot Alpin PA3 or Wintrac Pro?

Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3, 78 vs 73 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Pilot Alpin PA3 or Wintrac Pro?

Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3, 76 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