Central European winter tyre

Tyre Reviews winter tyre test 2026

Name: Tyre Reviews winter tyre test 2026
Creator: Tyre Reviews

Tyre Reviews, 2026

Test winnerGoodyearUltraGrip Performance 395

Published: October 5, 2026
Tyre size: 205/55 R17
Tyres: 9

Results heatmap

Best15%+ behind the best

Each cell is a measured result. The colour shows how far it is from the best result in the same test category.

Tester's rank	Tyre	Braking on snow, m	Acceleration on snow, s	Handling on snow, s	Braking in the wet, m	Handling in the wet, s	Braking in the dry, m	Straight-line aquaplaning, km/h	Interior noise, dB	Ride comfort, Points	Rolling resistance, kg/t	TyreRanker score
1.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3Central European winter tyre	13.7	5.2	76.2	29.6	108.4	40.3	86.6	54.3	8.1	7.9	95
2.	Continental WinterContact TS 870 PCentral European winter tyre	13.9	5.2	76.9	29	107.4	40.6	85.7	54.2	8.1	7.7	94
3.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3Central European winter tyre	13.8	5.2	77.8	29.2	107.8	39.9	87.8	56.4	8.1	8.3	94
4.	Michelin Alpin 7Central European winter tyre	13.8	5.2	78.2	29.4	109.6	40.9	83.1	55.6	7.9	7.6	90
5.	Bridgestone Blizzak 6 EnlitenCentral European winter tyre	13.8	5.2	78.2	29.6	108.7	41.8	84.7	55.4	8.1	7.4	90
6.	Nokian Tyres Snowproof 3PCentral European winter tyre	14	5.3	77.3	29.1	109	39.7	84.4	55.8	8.1	7.8	93
7.	Hankook Winter i*cept RS3Central European winter tyre	14.1	5.3	78.1	29.8	110	41.5	90.8	58.5	8.1	8	90
8.	Vredestein Wintrac Pro+Central European winter tyre	14	5.3	78	30.1	109.2	42.2	80.6	57.7	8.6	8.1	85
9.	Triangle WinterX TW401Central European winter tyre	14.1	5.4	78.7	33.5	116.8	42.1	75.8	56.8	8.3	9	76

Test rank = the ranking published by the test organiser (if the test included more tyres than are listed here, the rank is among all tyres in the full test). Score = the TyreRanker score from this test's measurements; in the rankings, TyreRanker orders tyres by its own score.

TyreRanker summary

In its 2026 test, Tyre Reviews compared 9 Central European winter tyres in size 205/55 R17. Measured parameters from this test used by TyreRanker: 10.

In the tester's ranking, the best was the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3, followed by Continental WinterContact TS 870 P and Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3. On measured results alone, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was also the best in this test (95 points).

Braking on snow: best Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 (13.7 m), weakest Triangle WinterX TW401 (14.1 m) – a difference of 0.430 m, or 3%. Braking in the wet: best Continental WinterContact TS 870 P (29.0 m), weakest Triangle WinterX TW401 (33.5 m) – a difference of 4.5 m, or 16%. Braking in the dry: best Nokian Tyres Snowproof 3P (39.7 m), weakest Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ (42.2 m) – a difference of 2.5 m, or 6%.

The Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 won the most test categories (3: braking on snow, acceleration on snow and handling on snow). The largest percentage gap was in “rolling resistance” (22%). The Triangle WinterX TW401 finished last in the tester's ranking.

The Nokian Tyres Snowproof 3P was No. 6 in the tester's ranking, but No. 4 in this test by TyreRanker score. In the measurements it was at or near the top in “braking in the wet” and “braking in the dry”, where TyreRanker's methodology applies a high weighting. The tester's overall rating also gives substantial weight to subjective assessments (driving feel, noise, comfort) that the measured results do not show. In the combined ranking of all tests, the Snowproof 3P is No. 5 out of 25 tyres – it performed better in other tests than in this one.

The tester's winner, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3, is No. 4 out of 25 tyres in the combined ranking of all tests.

0.4 mBraking on snow: gap between best and weakest

4.5 mBraking in the wet: gap between best and weakest

2.5 mBraking in the dry: gap between best and weakest