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Vredestein Wintrac vs Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 2 — 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 9 + 0 road tests and 5 + 13 owner reviews. How we score

Wintrac is ahead, 76–47

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Vredestein Wintrac
Tire AVredestein

Wintrac

Winter

± 5

Tests 75 · 9 tests Owners 75 · 5 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2021 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 76

    Dry

    Wintrac +30
    46
    Why this score
    SourceWintracUltra Grip Performance 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / – tests77≈ 54 (est.)
    Reviews found online7435

    Wintrac: 60% × 77.2 + 40% × 73.6 = 76

    Ultra Grip Performance 2: 60% × 54.1 (est.) + 40% × 34.7 = 46

    No road tests of dry for Ultra Grip Performance 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 85

    Wet

    Wintrac +36
    49
    Why this score
    SourceWintracUltra Grip Performance 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests87≈ 55 (est.)
    Reviews found online8141

    Wintrac: 60% × 87.3 + 40% × 81.2 = 85

    Ultra Grip Performance 2: 60% × 54.7 (est.) + 40% × 41.4 = 49

    No road tests of wet for Ultra Grip Performance 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 75

    Snow

    Wintrac +32
    43
    Why this score
    SourceWintracUltra Grip Performance 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests72≈ 56 (est.)
    Reviews found online7924

    Wintrac: 60% × 72.1 + 40% × 78.6 = 75

    Ultra Grip Performance 2: 60% × 56 (est.) + 40% × 24.3 = 43

    No road tests of snow for Ultra Grip Performance 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 73

    Comfort

    Wintrac +22
    51
    Why this score
    SourceWintracUltra Grip Performance 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests72≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online7442

    Wintrac: 40% × 71.5 + 60% × 73.8 = 73

    Ultra Grip Performance 2: 40% × 63.3 (est.) + 60% × 42.2 = 51

    No road tests of comfort for Ultra Grip Performance 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 77

    Noise

    Wintrac +20
    57
    Why this score
    SourceWintracUltra Grip Performance 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / – tests85≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)44

    Wintrac: 60% × 84.6 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 77

    Ultra Grip Performance 2: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 43.6 = 57

    No owner ratings of noise for Wintrac. 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 Ultra Grip Performance 2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    Wintrac +18
    47
    Why this score
    SourceWintracUltra Grip Performance 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests61≈ 55 (est.)
    Reviews found online7035

    Wintrac: 60% × 61.5 + 40% × 70.1 = 65

    Ultra Grip Performance 2: 60% × 55.3 (est.) + 40% × 35 = 47

    No road tests of treadwear for Ultra Grip Performance 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 70

    Handling (owners)

    Wintrac +29
    41
    Why this score
    SourceWintracUltra Grip Performance 2
    Reviews found online7041
  8. 75

    Efficiency

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceWintracUltra Grip Performance 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / – tests75–
Scores at a glance
CategoryVredestein WintracGoodyear Ultra Grip Performance 2
Relative Score 76 47
Dry 76 46
Wet 85 49
Snow 75 43
Comfort 73 51
Noise 77 57
Treadwear 65 47
Handling (owners) 70 41
Efficiency 75 –

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

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 5

Wintrac

± 8

Ultra Grip Performance 2

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.

DisciplineCategoryWintracUltra Grip Performance 2ΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #6/14 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test #4/12 2011 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Wintrac

Pros

  • Excellent traction and handling on snow and ice
  • High above-average performance and grip on wet roads
  • Comfortable ride quality

Cons

  • Limited steering feedback and road feel
  • Pricing is close to established premium options, leaving less of a value gap
All owner themes in the Wintrac review

Tire B Ultra Grip Performance 2

Pros

  • Quiet and comfortable ride quality on dry and wet tarmac
  • Agile handling and reliable grip in wet conditions and light-to-medium snow
  • Good directional tread design for effective water and slush evacuation

Cons

  • Severely lacking traction and grip on packed snow and ice according to dissatisfied users
  • Triggers frequent ABS activation and wheel spin during acceleration and braking in wintry precipitation
  • Vague handling feel on tarmac for certain drivers
All owner themes in the Ultra Grip Performance 2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Vredestein Wintrac B · Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 2
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available256
Rim diameters15″ – 19″16″ – 17″
Tread depth—8/32″
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—51 psi
Sizes in common33

Which one should you actually buy?

Vredestein Wintrac

Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 2

Winner: Vredestein Wintrac — better wet, snow and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 2 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 13 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Vredestein Wintrac scores 85 vs 49 on wet.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Vredestein Wintrac scores 75 vs 43 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Vredestein Wintrac scores 76 vs 46 on dry.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Vredestein Wintrac scores 70 vs 41 on handling.

Tire A · Vredestein Wintrac
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Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 2?

Which is better in the wet, Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 2?

Vredestein Wintrac, 85 vs 49 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 2?

Vredestein Wintrac, 76 vs 46 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 2?

Vredestein Wintrac, 75 vs 43 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 2?

Vredestein Wintrac, 77 vs 57 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 2?

Vredestein Wintrac, 73 vs 51 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 2?

Vredestein Wintrac, 65 vs 47 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