Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 vs Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
Across virtually every safety-critical metric, Goodyear dominates: it wins all seven wet braking trials (often by double-digit percentages), leads handling on wet and snow, and consistently stops shorter on dry. The Maxxis counters with occasional aquaplaning resilience and marginally lower fuel use or rolling resistance in select tests, but struggles to convert those into overall safety and control, particularly in the wet.
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 seven tests which compare both tires directly!
| Tire | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 | seven |
While it might look like the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is better than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 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
- Outstanding wet braking (wins 7/7; e.g., 32.6 m vs 41 m, +20%)
- Confident wet and snow handling with high lateral grip (e.g., snow circle 3.88 m/s²)
- Shorter dry braking and stable, neutral dynamics
- Excellent wear and low abrasion (e.g., +22-43% projected mileage)
- Good straight/curved aquaplaning in some sizes
- Acceptable snow braking/traction for the class
- Occasionally lower fuel use/rolling resistance
- Lower purchase price / decent value score in some tests
Dry Braking
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during four dry braking tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 stopped the vehicle in 5.94% less distance than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Dry Braking: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Dry Handling [s]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one dry handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 1.04% faster around a lap than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Dry Handling [s]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 1.51% faster around a lap than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Subj. Dry Handling
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one subj. dry handling tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 scored 40% more points than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wet Braking
Looking at data from seven tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during seven wet braking tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 stopped the vehicle in 12.64% less distance than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Wet Braking: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wet Braking - Concrete
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 stopped the vehicle in 8.72% less distance than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wet Handling [s]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one wet handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 6.78% faster around a wet lap than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 5.13% faster around a wet lap than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Subj. Wet Handling
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one subj. wet handling tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 scored 54.76% more points than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wet Circle
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 had 10% higher lateral wet grip than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Wet Circle: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Straight Aqua
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during one straight aqua tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 floated at a 0.31% higher speed than the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3.
Best In Straight Aqua: Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
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Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during one curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 slipped out at a 1.64% higher speed than the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
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Snow Braking
Looking at data from seven tire tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during three snow braking tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 stopped the vehicle in 56.17% less distance than the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3.
Best In Snow Braking: Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>
Snow Traction
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during four snow traction tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 had 5.07% better snow traction than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Snow Traction: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Snow Handling [s]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one snow handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 4.07% faster around a lap than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Snow Handling [s]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 2.83% faster around a lap than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
Subj. Snow Handling
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one subj. snow handling tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 scored 21.74% more points than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Subj. Snow Handling: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Snow Circle
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one snow circle tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 provided 10.57% more lateral grip than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Snow Circle: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Ice Braking
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two ice braking tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 stopped the vehicle 4.72% shorter than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Ice Braking: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one subj. comfort tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 scored 14.29% more points than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Noise
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two noise tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 measured 1.23% quieter than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Noise: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wear
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during three wear tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is predicted to cover 21.13% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Wear: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Value
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during one value tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 proved to have a 14.74% better value based on price/1000km than the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3.
Best In Value: Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
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Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one rolling resistance tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 had a 3.28% lower rolling resistance than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 used 3.45% less fuel than the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
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Abrasion
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 wore 33.33% less per 1000km driven than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Abrasion: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Real World Driver Reviews
Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 and Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
In total the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 has been reviewed 13 times and drivers have given the tire 87% overall.
The Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 has been reviewed 8 times and drivers have given the tire 78% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3.
Conclusion
The Premitra Snow WP6 offers palatable pricing and, in isolated categories, decent aquaplaning resistance and efficiency. However, its extended wet and dry braking distances, lower grip, and reduced stability-as highlighted by professional testers-limit its recommendation, especially for safety-conscious buyers. Unless budget is the overriding concern and conditions are predominantly light winter with a focus on straight-line aquaplaning reserves, the Maxxis is hard to justify over the Goodyear.
Key Differences
- Wet braking gap is decisive and recurring (often 10-20% shorter stops for Goodyear)
- Goodyear offers superior wet and snow handling precision; Maxxis exhibits weaker grip and stability
- Dry braking consistently shorter with Goodyear (≈5-6% in multiple tests)
- Longevity: Goodyear projects notably higher mileage (+20-40%) and lower abrasion
- Aquaplaning: Maxxis edges straight/curved aquaplaning in select cases, but Goodyear is generally competitive
- Efficiency/value: Maxxis can be cheaper and occasionally uses slightly less fuel; Goodyear trades a higher price for markedly higher safety and durability
Overall Winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Based on the tire test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 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.