Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro vs Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
Look closer and clear patterns emerge. Vredestein repeatedly excels in the rain (shorter wet braking, stronger aquaplaning resistance, faster wet handling) and edges Falken in snow braking and traction in most sizes. Falken replies with competitive dry stopping, very good subjective comfort and noise, and often lower energy use-helpful for fuel economy or EV range. The trade-offs revolve around wet-road security versus efficiency and refinement.
Test Results
Independent comparison tire tests are the best source of data to get tire information from, and the good news is there have been four tests which compare both tires directly!
| Tire | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus | four |
While it might look like the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus is better than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro purely based on the higher number of test wins, tires are very complicated objects which means where one tire is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tires compare across multiple tire test categories.
Key Strengths
- Lower rolling resistance for better fuel/energy economy
- Quieter and more comfortable ride in multiple tests
- Competitive dry braking and handling results
- Often strong value pricing versus premium peers
- Class-leading wet security: shorter wet braking and stronger aquaplaning resistance
- Consistently better snow braking and overall snow confidence
- Sharper wet handling with higher cornering speeds
- Higher projected mileage and stronger value score in key tests
Dry Braking
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during two dry braking tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro stopped the vehicle in 0.17% less distance than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Dry Braking: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>
Dry Handling [s]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during one dry handling [s] tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was 0.92% faster around a lap than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Dry Handling [s]: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was 0.56% faster around a lap than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
Wet Braking
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was better during one wet braking tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus stopped the vehicle in 3.19% less distance than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Wet Braking: Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>
Wet Handling [s]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro and Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus performed equally well in wet handling [s] tests.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Both tires performed equally well
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was better during two wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was 1.68% faster around a wet lap than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
Wet Circle
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was better during two wet circle tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was 2.61% faster around a wet circle than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Wet Circle: Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
See how the Wet Circle winner was calculated >>
Straight Aqua
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was better during two straight aqua tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus floated at a 3.5% higher speed than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Straight Aqua: Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was better during three curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus slipped out at a 1.38% higher speed than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>
Snow Braking
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was better during four snow braking tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus stopped the vehicle in 2.13% less distance than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Snow Braking: Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>
Snow Traction
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro accelerated 3.41% faster than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Snow Traction: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>
Snow Traction
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus had 2.18% better snow traction than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Snow Traction: Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>
Snow Handling [s]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during one snow handling [s] tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was 0.11% faster around a lap than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Snow Handling [s]: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was better during one snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was 1.15% faster around a lap than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
Snow Slalom
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was better during one snow slalom tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was 1.08% faster through a slalom than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Snow Slalom: Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
See how the Snow Slalom winner was calculated >>
Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during one subj. comfort tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro scored 16.25% more points than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>
Noise
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during three noise tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro measured 1.03% quieter than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Noise: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
Wear
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was better during one wear tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus is predicted to cover 9.86% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Wear: Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
See how the Wear winner was calculated >>
Value
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was better during one value tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus proved to have a 11.64% better value based on price/1000km than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Value: Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
See how the Value winner was calculated >>
Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during two rolling resistance tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro had a 1.45% lower rolling resistance than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>
Real World Driver Reviews
Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro and Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
In total the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro has been reviewed 4 times and drivers have given the tire 89% overall.
The Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus has been reviewed 1 times and drivers have given the tire 96% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Conclusion
Falken offers strong value with quieter operation, better comfort, and typically lower rolling resistance. It can match or beat Vredestein in dry stops and occasionally in snow traction/handling, but its wet-grip consistency is the weak link, especially in larger SUV sizes where aquaplaning resistance dropped off.
If your winters are predominantly wet and you prioritize braking safety, choose Vredestein. If you value efficiency, comfort, and price while accepting some wet-limit compromises, the Falken is the pragmatic pick. The memorable takeaway: Vredestein buys you margin in the rain; Falken saves you at the pump.
Key Differences
- Overall rankings: Vredestein finished ahead in all four shared tests (best consistency).
- Wet performance: Vredestein markedly stronger in wet braking and aquaplaning (e.g., +12.7% shorter wet stop and +14% straight-line aquaplaning speed in 235/50 R19).
- Snow braking: Vredestein generally stops shorter on snow across sizes.
- Efficiency: Falken typically has lower rolling resistance (up to ~11% advantage in SUV size).
- Comfort/noise: Falken is quieter and scored higher in subjective comfort.
- Durability/value: Vredestein showed higher wear mileage and better value score in the large 18-inch test.
Overall Winner: Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
Based on the tire test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tire has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tire buying choice.Similar Comparisons
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Footnote
This page has been developed using tire industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tires in the same test.
Why is this important? Tire testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tire test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tire tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tire Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tire comparison, Tire Reviews doesn't.