Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 vs Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
The pattern that emerges is fairly consistent: the Goodyear is the more complete all-rounder with strong results in dry, wet (especially control and consistency), and snow, plus better efficiency and wear. The Vredestein's best counterpunch is aquaplaning resistance-often posting higher speeds in straight and curved aquaplaning-and in a few tests it can edge wet braking. If your winter is dominated by heavy rain and standing water, that matters; if it includes mixed conditions and snow, the Goodyear's breadth of performance becomes hard to ignore.
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 eight tests which compare both tires directly!
| Tire | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 | seven | |
| one draws in one tests | ||
While it might look like the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is better than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus 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
- Consistently shorter stopping distances on dry roads (wins 7/7 dry braking comparisons; e.g., 41.8 m vs 43.6 m in Sportauto UHP test)
- Stronger overall winter balance with repeated top rankings (e.g., 1/10 in AZ; 2/10 in AMS; 3/52 in large braking comparison)
- More convincing snow performance, especially handling and braking (wins 7 snow-braking comparisons; strong snow traction and lateral grip such as 3.88 m/s² in AZ)
- Better efficiency/value signals where measured: lower rolling resistance in most tests and clearly longer projected wear (e.g., 53,000 km vs 37,630 km in Autobild; 43,750 km vs 31,250 km in AZ)
- Aquaplaning resistance advantage is the recurring highlight (wins 5 straight-aquaplaning and 4 curved-aquaplaning comparisons; large curved-aqua gap in Auto Express)
- Can be competitive in wet braking in some test methods/sizes (wins 3 wet-braking comparisons, including AMS and Die Reifentester)
- Generally stable, neutral-to-understeer wet balance noted by testers, making it approachable at typical road speeds
- Often positioned as the more budget-friendly alternative to top-premium tires in market context, with solid competence if you accept the compromises
Dry Braking
Looking at data from seven tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during seven dry braking tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 stopped the vehicle in 3.86% less distance than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Dry Braking: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Dry Handling [s]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two dry handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 0.79% faster around a lap than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Dry Handling [s]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during three dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 1.03% faster around a lap than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Subj. Dry Handling
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one subj. dry handling tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 scored 9.55% more points than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wet Braking
Looking at data from eight tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during five wet braking tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 stopped the vehicle in 3.45% less distance than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Wet Braking: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wet Handling [s]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two wet handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 1.24% faster around a wet lap than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during three wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 0.76% faster around a wet lap than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Subj. Wet Handling
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one subj. wet handling tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 scored 1.61% more points than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wet Circle
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two wet circle tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 had 0.88% higher lateral wet grip than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Wet Circle: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Straight Aqua
Looking at data from seven tire tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was better during five straight aqua tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus floated at a 2.01% higher speed than the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3.
Best In Straight Aqua: Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
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Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from six tire tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus was better during four curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus slipped out at a 14.21% higher speed than the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
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Snow Braking
Looking at data from eight tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during seven snow braking tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 stopped the vehicle in 1.82% less distance than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Snow Braking: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 accelerated 5.21% faster than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Snow Traction: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from five tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during three snow traction tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 had 5.05% better snow traction than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Snow Traction: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Snow Handling [s]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two snow handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 4.25% faster around a lap than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Snow Handling [s]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during four snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 2.58% faster around a lap than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Subj. Snow Handling
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during three subj. snow handling tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 scored 9.92% more points than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Subj. Snow Handling: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Snow Circle
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two snow circle tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 provided 7.97% more lateral grip than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Snow Circle: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Snow Slalom
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two snow slalom tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 2.39% faster through a slalom than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Snow Slalom: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during three subj. comfort tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 scored 10.24% more points than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Subj. Noise
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one subj. noise tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 scored 6.17% more points than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Subj. Noise: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Noise
Looking at data from six tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during four noise tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 measured 1.85% quieter than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Noise: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wear
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two wear tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is predicted to cover 28.81% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Wear: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Value
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two value tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 proved to have a 18.33% better value based on price/1000km than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Value: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from seven tire tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during five rolling resistance tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 had a 6% lower rolling resistance than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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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 30% less per 1000km driven than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
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 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus.
In total the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 has been reviewed 13 times and drivers have given the tire 87% 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
The Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ earns its place by being a credible “wet-weather specialist” in aquaplaning resistance, frequently posting higher thresholds in straight aquaplaning (winning 5 comparisons) and curved aquaplaning (winning 4). However, the trade-offs are real: it's often behind in dry stopping distances, tends to be less consistent in wet braking versus the top tier, and it's repeatedly flagged for higher rolling resistance (including “highest rolling resistance” notes in at least one major test). Add in the durability/value picture where available-Goodyear projecting substantially longer life (e.g., 43,750 km vs 31,250 km in AZ; 53,000 km vs 37,630 km in Autobild)-and the Goodyear not only performs better overall, it typically makes the stronger ownership proposition.
Practical takeaway: if you want one performance-winter tire that feels secure and predictable across dry cold mornings, wet motorways, and real snow, the UltraGrip Performance 3 is the safer bet and the more rounded premium choice. The Wintrac Pro+ mainly makes sense when your priority is standing-water security (and you're comfortable accepting compromises in wear/efficiency and a more mid-field overall dynamic).
Key Differences
- Overall ranking consistency: Goodyear is repeatedly top-tier (including a test win and multiple podiums), while Vredestein is more often mid-field (e.g., 6/10 in AZ, 13/22 in Autobild winter test).
- Dry braking safety margin: Goodyear wins every recorded dry-braking comparison, typically by ~2-5% (e.g., 43.6 m vs 44.6 m in AZ; 41.2 m vs 43.6 m in Autobild SUV).
- Wet braking variability: Goodyear is usually shorter (often by a meaningful margin, e.g., 32.6 m vs 36.0 m in the 52-set test), but Vredestein can edge it in a few tests (e.g., 31.9 m vs 32.8 m in AMS).
- Aquaplaning threshold: Vredestein is more often the winner in straight/curved aquaplaning, suggesting a clear standing-water advantage on motorways and deep puddles.
- Snow dynamics: Goodyear is more consistently strong on snow in braking, traction and handling, while Vredestein tends to be 'good' longitudinally but can lack cornering grip versus leaders (noted in UHP test commentary).
- Ownership costs: Where measured, Goodyear shows better longevity and often lower rolling resistance, while Vredestein is frequently penalized for higher rolling resistance and shorter projected mileage.
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.