Tests 65 · 5 tests Owners 69 · 7 reviews
Best test result: #27 of 49 in 2021 Winter Tyre Market Overview (overall ranking)
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Pirelli Cinturato Winter vs Pirelli Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
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Best test result: #10 of 10 in 2021 Autonavigator Winter Tire Test R16 (overall ranking)
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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60
Dry
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Source Cinturato Winter Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 Professional tests (TWG score) 57 – Reviews found online 66 – -
79
Wet
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Source Cinturato Winter Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 Professional tests (TWG score) 80 – Reviews found online 77 – -
74
Snow
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Source Cinturato Winter Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 Professional tests (TWG score) 76 – Reviews found online 72 – -
66
Comfort
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Source Cinturato Winter Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 Professional tests (TWG score) 64 – Reviews found online 68 – -
72
Noise
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Source Cinturato Winter Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 Professional tests (TWG score) 76 – -
53
Treadwear
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Source Cinturato Winter Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 Professional tests (TWG score) 47 – Reviews found online 63 – -
69
Handling
No comparison–Why this score
Source Cinturato Winter Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 Reviews found online 69 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Pirelli Cinturato Winter | Pirelli Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 67 | – |
| Dry | 60 | – |
| Wet | 79 | – |
| Snow | 74 | – |
| Comfort | 66 | – |
| Noise | 72 | – |
| Treadwear | 53 | – |
| Handling | 69 | – |
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Headline score
67
/ 100
Cinturato Winter
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/ 100
Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3
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.
| Discipline | Category | Cinturato Winter | Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 | Δ | Head-to-head |
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| Overall Ranking | Overall | #27/49 2021 Winter Tyre Market Overview | #10/10 2021 Autonavigator Winter Tire Test R16 | – | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Cinturato Winter
Pros
- Amazing snow and ice grip
- Strong and reliable wet weather performance
- Good initial noise levels and overall ride comfort
Cons
- Average to deteriorating dry grip and emergency braking performance
- Increases significantly in noise as the tire ages
- Soft sidewalls affect handling precision
Tire B Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Pirelli Cinturato Winter | B · Pirelli Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | — |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 33 | — |
| Rim diameters | 14″ – 17″ | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
67
/ 100
Pirelli Cinturato Winter
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/ 100
Pirelli Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3
Only Pirelli Cinturato Winter has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Pirelli Cinturato Winter
Tire B · Pirelli Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3
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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.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.