Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ vs Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906
- TR Score
- 8.4/10
- Owners say
- 87% · 3
- TR Score
- 6.9/10
- Owners say
- 79% · 3
In the 3 independent tests that ran both tires, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ finished ahead 2 times and the BluEarth Winter V906 not once, with one level. The Wintrac Pro+ resisted straight aquaplaning at a 3.3% higher speed; the BluEarth Winter V906 stopped 2.9% shorter in the dry.
Data updated
Which should you buy?
Pick the Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ if you regularly face snow/slush or want the most convincing winter-safety envelope (snow traction/braking and aquaplaning margins). Pick the Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 if your winters are mostly cold, wet, and cleared roads and you prioritize dry braking feel and especially lower cost-per-kilometer-just don't buy it expecting strong snow performance.
Where the Wintrac Pro+ is stronger
- Wet 8/10 Resisted straight aquaplaning at a 3.3% higher speed (2 tests)
- Snow 8/8 Stopped 2.6% shorter on snow (3 tests)
- Ice 1/1
- Comfort 2/3 Was 0.6 dB quieter (2 tests)
Where the BluEarth Winter V906 is stronger
- Better dry braking in both full comparative tests (ADAC and AZ) and stronger subjective dry feel in AZ
- Much stronger running-cost profile in ADAC: far longer projected wear (49,800 km vs 34,300 km) and better value metric
- Lower abrasion/wear intensity in both tests that measured it (ADAC 73 vs 92 mg/km/t; AZ 0.185 vs 0.201 mm/1000 km)
The measured tallies (wins out of measurements in the shared tests) come straight from the tables below. The written verdict and bullet points are analysis of those tests and of owner reviews; where they and the figures disagree, the figures are right.
Wintrac Pro+ vs BluEarth Winter V906 at a glance
| Category | Wintrac Pro+ | Gap | BluEarth Winter V906 |
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| Shared tests won3 shared tests | 2 | 1 level | 0 |
| Dry4 measurements | 0 | The BluEarth Winter V906 stopped 2.9% shorter in the dry (2 tests) | 4 |
| Wet10 measurements | 8 | The Wintrac Pro+ resisted straight aquaplaning at a 3.3% higher speed (2 tests) | 2 |
| Snow8 measurements | 8 | The Wintrac Pro+ stopped 2.6% shorter on snow (3 tests) | 0 |
| Ice1 measurement | 1 | 0 | |
| Comfort3 measurements | 2 | The Wintrac Pro+ was 0.6 dB quieter (2 tests) | 0 |
| Value6 measurements | 3 | Level between the two. | 3 |
| Tire Reviews Scoreevery test and review we hold | 8.4/10 | The Wintrac Pro+ by 1.5 | 6.9/10 |
| Owner rating3 and 3 reviews | 87% | The Wintrac Pro+ by 8 points | 79% |
| Pricein the 2 tests that listed prices | +19.4% | The Wintrac Pro+ was dearer in 2 of 2 | Cheaper |
| Sizes madeEU label registrations | 124 | 34 sizes made in both | 54 |
Wins count every measurement the shared tests recorded for both tires; a tick marks the tire ahead on that line. Subjective driver scores count as wins but are never averaged, because each test uses its own scale.
Head to head in 3 tests, 2025 to 2026
Each row is one published test in which both tires ran on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The line is the whole field, winner on the left.
| Test | Wintrac Pro+ | Field | BluEarth Winter V906 |
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| 2026 ADAC Winter Tire Test - 225/50 R17 | P9 of 16 | P9 of 16 | |
| 2025 AZ Performance Winter Tire Test | P6 of 10 | P8 of 10 | |
| 2025 Winter Tire Braking Test - 52 Sets! | P17 of 51 | P28 of 51 |
Performance profile
7 measurements from the 3 shared tests, each tire shown as its share of the better figure in every test.
Where each is furthest ahead
Wintrac Pro+
BluEarth Winter V906
Point at or tap any spoke for both tires' figures.
In each test the better of the two figures counts as 100% and the other as its share of it, so a 118 ft stop against 112 ft is 95%; each spoke averages the shared tests that recorded it. The scale stops at 96%: a point further in sits on the hub's edge, hollow. 16 measurements recorded in only one shared test are left off; every measurement is in the table further down.
Where each scores higher
Wintrac Pro+
BluEarth Winter V906
Point at or tap any spoke for both tires' figures.
Category scores are percentiles among tires of the same season and class: 90 means this tire out-performs 90% of them, measured across every test we hold, not only the ones it appeared in.
Where owners rate each higher
Wintrac Pro+
BluEarth Winter V906
Not ahead in any category
Point at or tap any spoke for both tires' figures.
Owners rate the Wintrac Pro+ 87% from 3 reviews and the BluEarth Winter V906 79% from 3. Each spoke is one question owners answer out of 10; reviews are vetted by hand before publication.
Every measurement, side by side
Averages of the figures both tires posted in the same tests. The gap is the average of each test's own gap, so figures from different cars and years are never mixed. Open a discipline for its measurements, and a measurement for every test's figure.
| Measurement | Wintrac Pro+ | Gap | BluEarth Winter V906 | Wins | ||||||||||||
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| 149 | 2.9% | 145 | 0-2 | |||||||||||||
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| 76.7 | 0.5% | 76.3 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||
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| scored | 46.7% | scored | 0-1 | |||||||||||||
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| 138 | 0.7% | 138 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||
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| 135 | 3.2% | 131 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||
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| 86.5 | 0.8% | 87.2 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||
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| scored | 12.9% | scored | 1-0 | |||||||||||||
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| 12.63 | 0.4% | 12.68 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||
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| 51.2 | 3.3% | 49.6 | 2-0 | |||||||||||||
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| 8.2 | 4.2% | 7.9 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||
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| 71 | 2.6% | 73 | 3-0 | |||||||||||||
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| 646 | 5.5% | 615 | 2-0 | |||||||||||||
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| 71.1 | 1.8% | 72.4 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||
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| scored | 46.2% | scored | 1-0 | |||||||||||||
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| 11.3 | 7.5% | 10.5 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||
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| 61 | 2.1% | 62 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||
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| 72.6 | 0.6 dB | 73.2 | 2-0 | |||||||||||||
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| 20,365 | 22.2% | 25,103 | 1-1 | |||||||||||||
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| 8.7 | 6.5% | 9.3 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||
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| 5.6 | 3.4% | 5.8 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||
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| 92 | 20.7% | 73 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||
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| 0.2 | 8% | 0.19 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||
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Braking distances and lap times are better when lower; speeds, wear and grip figures when higher. A test's figures are its own: sizes, cars, surfaces and temperatures differ from one to the next, which is why the averages here are only ever of tests the two tires shared. "Scored" rows are subjective driver ratings: each test uses its own scale, so only the wins are counted.
Scores beyond the shared tests
On the Tire Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the Wintrac Pro+ scores 8.4 and the BluEarth Winter V906 6.9 out of 10.
| Wintrac Pro+ | Category | BluEarth Winter V906 | ||
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| 52 | Dry | 77 | ||
| 87 | Wet | 74 | ||
| 45 | Comfort | 38 | ||
| 13 | Value | 17 | ||
| 56 | Snow | 19 | ||
| 44 | Ice | 14 | ||
Category scores are percentiles among tires of the same season and class: 90 means this tire out-performs 90% of them, measured across every test we hold, not only the ones it appeared in.
What owners say
| Wintrac Pro+ | Category | BluEarth Winter V906 | ||
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| 8.3 | Dry Grip | 8.3 | ||
| 9 | Wet Grip | 8.3 | ||
| 8.7 | Road Feedback | 8 | ||
| 9 | Handling | 8.3 | ||
| 8 | Wear | 5.7 | ||
| 8.7 | Comfort | 7.3 | ||
| 9.5 | Snow Grip | 8.3 | ||
| 10 | Ice Grip | 8.3 | ||
Owners rate the Wintrac Pro+ 87% from 3 reviews and the BluEarth Winter V906 79% from 3. Reviews are vetted by hand before publication; ownership is not verified.
Vredestein Wintrac Pro+
- 87%from 3 reviews
- 37,500 milesdriven by reviewers
All 3 Wintrac Pro+ reviewsTires has been perfect on my electric car which is very very (2,5 tonnes). quiet, stabile and long lasting.
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906
- 79%from 3 reviews
- 13,000 milesdriven by reviewers
All 3 BluEarth Winter V906 reviewsNot tested in the snow to any great extent but solid in cold weather and frosty wet roads. Wear rate is only average at best but I assume a good winter tire like this is a fairly soft compound.
Sizes, EU label and lineage
From the EU label registrations for each tire: 124 sizes of the Wintrac Pro+ and 54 of the BluEarth Winter V906, 34 of them made in both.
| Category | Wintrac Pro+ | BluEarth Winter V906 |
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| Season | Winter | Winter |
| Sizes made | 124 sizes, 17 to 22 inch | 54 sizes, 15 to 22 inch |
| Made in both | 34 sizes 205/45 R17205/55 R17215/40 R17215/50 R17215/55 R17215/65 R17225/45 R17225/50 R17225/55 R17225/60 R17215/50 R18215/55 R18and 22 more | |
| EU label wet grip | B68%C32% | B92%C8% |
| EU label rolling resistance | C55%D40%B3%E2% | D93%C7% |
| EU label noise | 70-74 dB B100% | 70-74 dB B100% |
| Severe snow (3PMSF) sizes | 137 of 137 | 73 of 73 |
| On the market since | 2024 | 2020 |
| Replaced | - | Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 (2017) |
| Price in the shared tests | The Wintrac Pro+ was the dearer tire in 2 of the 2 tests that listed prices, by 19.4% on average. Each test priced the tires in its own market at the time; only the gap is comparable. | |
Label grades are shown as the share of registered sizes carrying each grade, so "B (88%), C (12%)" means most sizes are B. Grades vary by size; check the label for yours.
Reading the results
Written from the test results and owner reviews above. It is analysis, not a measurement: where it and the tables disagree, the tables are right.
This is an interesting head-to-head because these two winter tires aim at slightly different buyers: the Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ leans ultra-high-performance (UHP) with a more dynamic brief, while the Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 is positioned as a premium-touring winter tire with a stronger emphasis on running costs and everyday drivability.
Across three shared tests (ADAC 2026 in 225/50 R17, an AZ 2025 test in 245/45 R19, and a large 52-tire braking comparison in 225/40 R18), they end up close on overall ranking at times (notably a joint 9th in ADAC). But the way they get there is very different: Vredestein repeatedly delivers better “winter” safety metrics (snow/ice grip, aquaplaning margins, and usually wet braking), while the Yokohama tends to look better in dry stopping/steering feel and-most consistently-wear and cost-per-kilometer.
Conclusion
If your winter involves real snow and frequent slush/water, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ is the safer, more winter-credible choice in this pairing. It wins snow braking in all shared datasets (e.g., 9.8 m vs 10.2 m in ADAC; 26.3 m vs 27.1 m in AZ) and shows a clear traction advantage in ADAC (2641 N vs 2437 N). It also tends to give you a bigger buffer against aquaplaning (e.g., 76.6 vs 74.1 km/h straight aquaplaning in ADAC; 88.2 vs 85.4 km/h in AZ) and generally comes out ahead on wet braking in two of the three shared tests.
The trade-off is ownership and dry-road finesse. The Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 more reliably wins dry braking (ADAC: 45.2 m vs 46.5 m; AZ: 43.3 m vs 44.6 m) and is judged stronger subjectively on dry handling in AZ. More importantly for many drivers, it can be dramatically cheaper to run in ADAC: a much longer projected life (49,800 km vs 34,300 km) and better value metric (1.97 vs 3.32 price/1000). The practical takeaway: choose Vredestein for winter grip and wet/aquaplaning security; choose Yokohama if your winters are mild and you prioritize longevity/cost and solid dry stopping-while accepting that multiple test notes flag it as comparatively weak on snow and not especially efficient (including the highest fuel consumption in ADAC).
Wintrac Pro+ vs BluEarth Winter V906: your questions
Is the Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ or the Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 the better tire?
In the 3 independent tests that ran both tires, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ finished ahead 2 times and the BluEarth Winter V906 not once, with one level. On the Tire Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the Wintrac Pro+ scores 8.4 and the BluEarth Winter V906 6.9 out of 10.
Which is better in the wet, the Wintrac Pro+ or the BluEarth Winter V906?
The Wintrac Pro+ led 8 of the 10 wet measurements the shared tests recorded. On average it resisted straight aquaplaning at a 3.3% higher speed across 2 tests.
Which is better in the dry?
The BluEarth Winter V906 led 4 of the 4 dry measurements the shared tests recorded. On average it stopped 2.9% shorter in the dry across 2 tests.
Which is better in snow?
The Wintrac Pro+ led 8 of the 8 snow measurements the shared tests recorded. On average it stopped 2.6% shorter on snow across 3 tests.
Which is quieter and more comfortable?
The Wintrac Pro+ was 0.6 dB quieter (2 tests). Owners rate comfort 8.7/10 for the Wintrac Pro+ and 7.3/10 for the BluEarth Winter V906.
What do owners say?
Owners rate the Wintrac Pro+ 87% from 3 reviews and the BluEarth Winter V906 79% from 3.
Which is more expensive?
In the 2 tests that listed prices, the Wintrac Pro+ was the dearer tire in 2 of them, by 19.4% on average. Prices are the test's own at the time, in its own market.
Are they available in the same sizes?
The Wintrac Pro+ is made in 124 sizes (17 to 22 inch) and the BluEarth Winter V906 in 54 (15 to 22 inch). 34 sizes are available in both. On the EU label the Wintrac Pro+ is graded B for wet grip and C for rolling resistance in most sizes; the BluEarth Winter V906 B and D.
Which is the newer tire?
The Wintrac Pro+ is the newer design: it reached the market in 2024, the BluEarth Winter V906 in 2020. The BluEarth Winter V906 replaced the Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905.
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