Leao Winter Defender UHP review
Relative score from road tests only
Better than 17% of the winter tires we score.
Road tests 58 · 2 tests
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Leao Winter Defender UHP has a Relative Score of 60 out of 100 among winter tires. In 2 road tests with an overall ranking it finished first 0 times and in the top three 0 times. Testers rate it best for noise (68) and weakest for wet (36).
- Weak point: Wet 36 — 12th of 12 (2026 Auto Bild Sportscars Winter tire Test), 44th of 50 (2026 Winter tire Braking Test - 50 Sets)
How it did in road tests
No owner reviews yet, so every score here comes from instrumented road tests.
How scores work
- Relative score
- 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
- Road tests
- 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
- Owner reviews
- 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.
By road tests
58/100Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.
2 published test appearances
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2026 Winter tire Braking Test - 50 Sets · 245/45 R19
44th of 50
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 44th of 50 |
Source: Auto Bild
2026 Auto Bild Sportscars Winter tire Test · 225/45 R18
12th of 12
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 12th of 12 | |
| Wet Handling | 12th of 12 | |
| Dry Braking | 8th of 12 | |
| Dry Handling | 11th of 12 | |
| Snow Braking | 10th of 12 | |
| Snow Traction | 11th of 12 | |
| Snow Handling | 8th of 12 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 10th of 12 | |
| Straight Aquaplaning | 10th of 12 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 10th of 12 | |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | 12th of 12 | |
| Noise | 8th of 12 | |
| Snow Slalom | 10th of 12 |
Source: Auto Bild Sportscars
Leao Winter Defender UHP specs & sizes
Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| EU label: wet grip | C |
| EU label: energy | C in 58% of sizes |
| EU label: external noise | 71–75 dB |
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