Tests 75 · 9 tests Owners 75 · 5 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2021 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)
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Vredestein Wintrac vs Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3 — 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 + 37 road tests and 5 + 17 owner reviews. How we score
Ultra Grip Performance 3 is ahead, 85–75
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Tests 89 · 37 tests Owners 81 · 17 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 51 in 2025 Winter Tyre Braking Test - 52 Sets! (wet braking)
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
Key facts
- In 5 tests that measured snow braking for both, Wintrac won 0 and Ultra Grip Performance 3 won 5 (average 95% vs 98% of the best).
- In 4 tests that measured dry braking for both, Wintrac won 1 and Ultra Grip Performance 3 won 3 (average 96% vs 99% of the best).
- In 4 tests that measured curved aquaplaning for both, Wintrac won 0 and Ultra Grip Performance 3 won 4 (average 78% vs 91% of the best).
- In 4 tests that measured straight aquaplaning for both, Wintrac won 0 and Ultra Grip Performance 3 won 4 (average 94% vs 98% of the best).
- In 4 tests that measured wet braking for both, Wintrac won 1 and Ultra Grip Performance 3 won 3 (average 95% vs 95% of the best).
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76
Dry
Ultra Grip Performance 3 +581Why this score
Source Wintrac Ultra Grip Performance 3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / 30 tests 77 81 Reviews found online 74 80 Dry Braking (% of best) · 4 shared tests · wins 1–3 96% 99% Dry Handling (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 1–1 99% 99% Wintrac: 60% × 77.2 + 40% × 73.6 = 76
Ultra Grip Performance 3: 60% × 81.4 + 40% × 79.6 = 81
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85
Wet
Ultra Grip Performance 3 +792Why this score
Source Wintrac Ultra Grip Performance 3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / 37 tests 87 97 Reviews found online 81 84 Curved Aquaplaning (% of best) · 4 shared tests · wins 0–4 78% 91% Straight Aquaplaning (% of best) · 4 shared tests · wins 0–4 94% 98% Wet Braking (% of best) · 4 shared tests · wins 1–3 95% 95% Wet Braking (concrete) (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 1–1 94% 95% Wet Circle (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 98% 100% Wet Handling (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 0–2 98% 99% Wintrac: 60% × 87.3 + 40% × 81.2 = 85
Ultra Grip Performance 3: 60% × 97.2 + 40% × 84.2 = 92
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75
Snow
Ultra Grip Performance 3 +883Why this score
Source Wintrac Ultra Grip Performance 3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / 36 tests 72 85 Reviews found online 79 79 Ice Braking (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 2–0 93% 86% Snow Braking (% of best) · 5 shared tests · wins 0–5 95% 98% Snow Handling (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 0–2 97% 98% Snow Slalom (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 85% 85% Snow Traction (% of best) · 4 shared tests · wins 3–1 97% 97% Wintrac: 60% × 72.1 + 40% × 78.6 = 75
Ultra Grip Performance 3: 60% × 84.9 + 40% × 79.3 = 83
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73
Comfort
Ultra Grip Performance 3 +1487Why this score
Source Wintrac Ultra Grip Performance 3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 11 tests 72 100 Reviews found online 74 79 Comfort (tester's mark) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 94% 98% Wintrac: 40% × 71.5 + 60% × 73.8 = 73
Ultra Grip Performance 3: 40% × 100 + 60% × 79.1 = 87
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77
Noise
Ultra Grip Performance 3 +178Why this score
Source Wintrac Ultra Grip Performance 3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / 26 tests 85 85 Reviews found online ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Noise (% of best) · 4 shared tests · wins 2–2 99% 99% Wintrac: 60% × 84.6 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 77
Ultra Grip Performance 3: 60% × 85.4 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 78
No owner ratings of noise for Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 3. 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.
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65
Treadwear
Ultra Grip Performance 3 +2186Why this score
Source Wintrac Ultra Grip Performance 3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / 11 tests 61 90 Reviews found online 70 81 Abrasion (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 1–1 77% 83% Wear (% of best) · 3 shared tests · wins 0–3 71% 89% Wintrac: 60% × 61.5 + 40% × 70.1 = 65
Ultra Grip Performance 3: 60% × 89.6 + 40% × 80.8 = 86
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70
Handling (owners)
Ultra Grip Performance 3 +1080Why this score
Source Wintrac Ultra Grip Performance 3 Reviews found online 70 80 -
75
Efficiency
Wintrac +471Why this score
Source Wintrac Ultra Grip Performance 3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / 29 tests 75 71 Fuel Consumption (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 1–1 97% 97% Rolling Resistance (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 1–1 92% 92%
Scores at a glance
| Category | Vredestein Wintrac | Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3 |
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| Relative Score | 75 | 85 |
| Dry | 76 | 81 |
| Wet | 85 | 92 |
| Snow | 75 | 83 |
| Comfort | 73 | 87 |
| Noise | 77 | 78 |
| Treadwear | 65 | 86 |
| Handling (owners) | 70 | 80 |
| Efficiency | 75 | 71 |
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Headline score
75
/ 100
Wintrac
85
/ 100
Ultra Grip Performance 3
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.
In the overall rankings of 6 tests that ran both, Vredestein Wintrac finished ahead 0 times and Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3 6 times.
| Discipline | Category | Wintrac | Ultra Grip Performance 3 | Δ | Head-to-head |
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| Dry Braking | Dry | 96% | 99% | −2.4 | 1–3 in 4 shared tests Newest: 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 99% | 99% | +0.5 | 1–1 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Curved Aquaplaning | Wet | 78% | 91% | −12.7 | 0–4 in 4 shared tests Newest: 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Straight Aquaplaning | Wet | 94% | 98% | −4.0 | 0–4 in 4 shared tests Newest: 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 95% | 95% | −0.8 | 1–3 in 4 shared tests Newest: 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Wet Braking (concrete) | Wet | 94% | 95% | −1.0 | 1–1 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2026 ADAC Winter Tyre Test - 185/65 R15 · 185/65 R15 |
| Wet Circle | Wet | 98% | 100% | −1.8 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 98% | 99% | −0.6 | 0–2 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Ice Braking | Snow | 93% | 86% | +7.3 | 2–0 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2026 ADAC Winter Tyre Test - 185/65 R15 · 185/65 R15 |
| Snow Braking | Snow | 95% | 98% | −3.1 | 0–5 in 5 shared tests Newest: 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Snow Handling | Snow | 97% | 98% | −1.5 | 0–2 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Snow Slalom | Snow | 85% | 85% | −0.5 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Snow Traction | Snow | 97% | 97% | +0.1 | 3–1 in 4 shared tests Newest: 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | Comfort | 94% | 98% | −4.1 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Noise | Noise | 99% | 99% | +0.2 | 2–2 in 4 shared tests Newest: 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Abrasion | Treadwear | 77% | 83% | −6.5 | 1–1 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2026 ADAC Winter Tyre Test - 185/65 R15 · 185/65 R15 |
| Wear | Treadwear | 71% | 89% | −17.6 | 0–3 in 3 shared tests Newest: 2026 ADAC Winter Tyre Test - 185/65 R15 · 185/65 R15 |
| Fuel Consumption | Efficiency | 97% | 97% | +0.1 | 1–1 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2026 ADAC Winter Tyre Test - 185/65 R15 · 185/65 R15 |
| Rolling Resistance | Efficiency | 92% | 92% | +0.1 | 1–1 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Price | Cost | 82% #3/10 · 2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test | 83% #7/9 · 2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Total Cost of Ownership | Cost | #8/20 | #10/20 | – | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2024 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Value | Cost | 62% | 61% | +1.1 | 1–1 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2026 ADAC Winter Tyre Test - 185/65 R15 · 185/65 R15 |
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #6/14 | #2/14 | – | 0–6 in 6 shared tests Newest: 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
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
Tire B Ultra Grip Performance 3
Pros
- Strong, predictable grip in snow and slush. Reviewers reported confident traction in Austrian and Ukrainian winter conditions, and one RWD owner drove on uncleared snowy hill roads.
- Excellent comfort and low noise. Several reviewers described the ride as floating, silent or quiet, and one rated it more comfortable than a Fulda Kristall Control HP2 and quieter and more comfortable than a Continental.
- Confident wet and dry performance. Reviewers cited strong wet braking and handling, good dry grip and braking, good aquaplaning resistance, and stable high-speed or Autobahn behavior.
Cons
- Limited traction on icy uphill roads. One reviewer noted it can give up a bit there, though they said this is about 1% of their driving.
- Softer feel and less steering feedback in mild temperatures. One reviewer at 16°C noted this and found lateral grip not suited to fast driving.
- Premium pricing. One reviewer noted it is not cheap.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Vredestein Wintrac | B · Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Winter |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 25 | 172 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 19″ | 14″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | — | 11/32″ |
| Sidewall | — | Black Side Wall - Raised Black Lettering |
| Max pressure | — | 50 - 51 psi |
| Sizes in common | 13 | 13 |
Which one should you actually buy?
75
/ 100
Vredestein Wintrac
85
/ 100
Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3
Winner: Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3 — better treadwear, comfort and handling. Pick the Vredestein Wintrac if efficiency matters most to you.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3 scores 86 vs 65 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3 scores 87 vs 73 on comfort.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3 scores 80 vs 70 on handling.
Pick tire B
You drive through snowy winters
Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3 scores 83 vs 75 on snow.
Pick tire A
Your priority is ice braking
Vredestein Wintrac won 2 of 2 shared ice braking tests.
Tire A · Vredestein Wintrac
Tire B · Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3
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Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 3?
Which is better in the wet, Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 3?
Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3, 92 vs 85 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 3?
Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3, 81 vs 76 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 3?
Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3, 83 vs 75 on our snow score.
Which is quieter, Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 3?
Neither, by our numbers: 77 vs 78 on the noise score, within 3 points.
Which is more comfortable, Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 3?
Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3, 87 vs 73 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 3?
Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3, 86 vs 65 on our treadwear score.
Which rolls more easily, Wintrac or Ultra Grip Performance 3?
Vredestein Wintrac, 75 vs 71 on our efficiency 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