These replaced my previous LT2s which still look quite good for the age. Previous tires took me across Norwegian mountains in the worst winter weather, the new LT3s are even better. This truck has a plow as well and I use it to clear my road (I live on the top of a hill) for the other cars, so it just has to work. We have a lot of ice around here, so running these with studs is almost a requirement.
SUV and 4x4 Winter Premium Touring Tires
All SUV and 4x4 Winter Premium Touring Tires on Tire Reviews, ranked. The 44 tires in this category are scored using 24 independent tire tests and 92 owner reviews covering 821,380 miles of driving.
- 44tires in this category
- 24professional tests
- 92owner reviews
- 821,380 milescovered on them
The quick answer
| Pick | Tire | The evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2 9.3 Current version: Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3 | TR Score 9.3 / 10 medium confidence score |
| Owners' favorite | Nokian WR SUV 4 8.7 | 93% from 5 owner reviews |
| Latest test winner | Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3 8.5 | 2026 Al Volante Winter Tire Test |
Best overall is the highest TR Score in the category; the owners' favorite is the highest rated by the drivers who run them. The full rankings and the evidence behind every pick are below.
The best SUV and 4x4 Winter Premium Touring Tires, ranked
The highest scoring tire in the category is the Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2, with a TR Score of 9.3 out of 10. 22 of the 44 tires here have earned a score; the rest are listed further down. The current tire in that line is now the Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3.
Central European winter tires
| # | Tire | TR Score | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2
Replaced by Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3
|
9.3 | 80% | 3 | 18,100 miles |
| 2 |
Cooper Discoverer Winter
|
9.1 | 76% | 1 | 10 miles |
| 3 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ SUV
|
9 | 97% | 2 | 19,100 miles |
| 4 |
Nokian WR SUV 4
|
8.7 | 93% | 5 | 19,900 miles |
| 5 |
Pirelli Scorpion Winter
Replaced by Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3
|
8.6 | 79% | 16 | 181,530 miles |
| 6 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 SUV
|
8.5 | - | - | - |
| 7 |
Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3
|
8.5 | - | - | - |
| 8 |
Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV
|
8.2 | 82% | 5 | 47,500 miles |
| 9 |
Bridgestone Blizzak LM80 EVO
|
7.8 | 78% | 2 | 650 miles |
| 10 |
Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
|
7.8 | - | - | - |
| 11 |
Firestone Destination Winter SUV
|
6.4 | 66% | 1 | 30,000 miles |
| 12 |
Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
|
4.3 | 91% | 2 | 28,000 miles |
Nordic friction winter tires
| # | Tire | TR Score | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
|
8.7 | 84% | 2 | 9,500 miles |
| 2 |
Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
|
8.4 | 84% | 3 | 9,500 miles |
| 3 |
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2 SUV
Replaced by Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
|
7.9 | 85% | 8 | 90,000 miles |
| 4 |
Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X
|
7.5 | 85% | 2 | 5,100 miles |
| 5 |
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 SUV
Replaced by Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
|
7.3 | 78% | 6 | 23,390 miles |
Studded winter tires
| # | Tire | TR Score | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 SUV
Replaced by Nokian Hakkapeliitta 01
|
8.5 | 76% | 4 | 50,400 miles |
| 2 |
Michelin X Ice North 4 SUV
|
8.5 | - | - | - |
| 3 | Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 SUV | 8.5 | - | - | - |
| 4 |
Pirelli Scorpion IceZero 2
|
8.1 | - | - | - |
| 5 |
Nokian Nordman 8 SUV
|
6.1 | - | - | - |
Winter tires split into three different products: Central European tires for wet, cold roads with occasional snow, Nordic friction tires for persistent snow and ice, and studded tires for hard ice. They are ranked separately because they are not interchangeable.
TR Score rates each tire out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, weighted by how much evidence backs them. Tires are only scored once enough data exists; discontinued tires are not ranked but remain in the complete record below.
Want to see the data behind the top picks? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
The best SUV and 4x4 Winter Premium Touring Tires for each condition
The overall ranking hides trade-offs: a tire can lead in the dry and trail in comfort. These are the category leaders in each condition, from the per-condition TR scores.
Best in snow
Rated across 20 tires in this category:
Best on ice
Rated across 9 tires in this category:
Best in the wet
Rated across 20 tires in this category:
Best in the dry
Rated across 20 tires in this category:
Most comfortable
Rated across 20 tires in this category:
Best value
Rated across 20 tires in this category:
Condition scores run 0-100 within each condition, built from the same test results and owner reviews as the overall TR Score.
What is a Premium Touring tire?
Premium Touring tires are the leading brands' everyday tires, and the default fitment for most modern cars. They balance wet safety, comfort, low noise, long life and fuel efficiency rather than chasing outright grip.
Winter tires use soft, high-silica compounds and heavy siping that keep working below roughly 7C, on snow and on ice. The category spans three different products - Central European, Nordic friction and studded tires - built for different winters.
Professional tests of SUV and 4x4 Winter Premium Touring Tires
Every published comparison test of this category we have indexed - 24 in total, newest first. Test results feed directly into the TR Scores above.
The most successful tire in this category's tests: the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1, with 2 wins from the 24 full comparison tests indexed here.
Winners are only named where a test crowned a single overall winner. Tests that rank tires within groups, or test too small a field to compare brands, still count as evidence but name no winner here.
The SUV and 4x4 Winter Premium Touring Tires owners rate highest
Rated purely by the people who drive on them, the top tire in the category is the Nokian WR SUV 4 - 93% from 5 owner reviews. 12 tires have enough reviews to qualify; this is the same ranking behind the category position shown on each tire's own page.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nokian WR SUV 4
|
93% | 5 | 19,900 miles | 8.7 |
| 2 |
Goodyear UltraGrip+ SUV
|
92% | 4 | 18,200 miles | - |
| 3 |
General Snow Grabber Plus
|
89% | 3 | 22,500 miles | - |
| 4 |
Michelin Latitude Alpin
Replaced by Michelin Latitude Alpin 2
|
86% | 4 | 72,000 miles | - |
| 5 |
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2 SUV
Replaced by Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
|
85% | 8 | 90,000 miles | 7.9 |
| 6 |
Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
|
84% | 3 | 9,500 miles | 8.4 |
| 7 |
Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV
|
82% | 5 | 47,500 miles | 8.2 |
| 8 |
Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2
Replaced by Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3
|
80% | 3 | 18,100 miles | 9.3 |
| 9 |
Pirelli Scorpion Winter
Replaced by Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3
|
79% | 16 | 181,530 miles | 8.6 |
| 10 |
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 SUV
Replaced by Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
|
78% | 6 | 23,390 miles | 7.3 |
| 11 |
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 SUV
Replaced by Nokian Hakkapeliitta 01
|
76% | 4 | 50,400 miles | 8.5 |
| 12 |
General Grabber Arctic
|
66% | 3 | 34,000 miles | - |
A tire needs at least 3 owner reviews to appear here. Owner ratings reward different things to tests - comfort, wear and value show up over thousands of miles, not on a test track.
What drivers say about SUV and 4x4 Winter Premium Touring Tires
The most recent owner reviews from this category, in their own words.
Great studdd tires here in Norway, Scandinavia with real winter variables, ice and harsh temperatures on country roads and highway. Beats the shit out of others!
These tires are a massive step up from where I was. In a 21 Outback and the cabin is almost silent. Super impressed with the quality and price of these tires.
Very good grip and softens the bumps even at highway speed. Very satisfied with my purchase!
My car if fwd and i was able to climb in places it was imposible with other tires like viking, sava, bridgstone
The tires got really bad while aging. I don't know if I had tires from a bad lot, but they were extremely noisy.
When they had about 5 mm tread left, the snow grip got really bad and I decided to replace them with Continental TS870P.
I would not recommend them for heavy cars like my Volvo XC60 D5 AWD.
They were very good on wet and dry roads when new and also when aged. But the winter (snow, ice) performance was not making me feel safe, therefore I replaced them immediately as the snow handling got bad.
When buying my “new” 2nd hand Kia EV6 LR RWD last autumn it was equiped with these tires in the Runflat edition. As they had car-round 4,5-5 mm of profile i decided to keep them for the upcoming Winter. As miles progressed i decided to also keep riding them in spring & summer so i can replace them earlier for a all season variant.
The tires are absolutely trustworthy to drive in dry, wet and snow (yes we had 2 weeks of snow in Holland last winter) But for me a bit too noisy & firm/unconfortable (especially on short kerbs) for my preference.
Insanely good once we got the big snow dump in early march 2026 in Mn. Weather was very bipolar so i spent a lot of time in warm weather. Took it down to texas in 80 degree weather for about two weeks. Not the brightest idea i had. But after the winter was over and switched back to my all seasons, i did notice a bit more wear on the inside of all four tires.
I purchased these R5 SUV tires last fall as a result of the excellent reviews from Tire Reviews.com I live in the mountains of British Columbia Canada where we get lots of snow and ice in the winter and we drive to the local Ski hill several days a week. I've typically used Bridgestone Blizzaks in the past and was very happy with them. These R5s are a step up being at least as good on ice and snow and superior in the dry, wet and handling. Definitely the best winter tire I have used.
Excellent snow and ice traction, effortless driving through 10+ cm of fresh snow.
SUV and 4x4 Winter Premium Touring Tires EU label data
22 of the 44 tires in this category carry EU label data. These are the category's label headliners, using each tire's best available size figures.
A Best wet grip
3 tires reach EU wet grip class A. The highest scoring:
A Lowest rolling resistance
The most fuel efficient choice: 2 tires reach rolling resistance class A. The highest scoring:
67dB Quietest tires
The quietest tires in this category are labelled from 67 dB external noise:
Label values come from the EU EPREL database and vary by size - the figures here are each tire's best declared size. Wet grip and rolling resistance run from class A (best) to E; noise is the measured drive-by figure. A good label is a floor, not a verdict: the tests and rankings above tell you far more.
New SUV and 4x4 Winter Premium Touring Tires
The newest arrival in the category is the Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3. 1 tires have joined in the last two years:
| Tire | On the market since | TR Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3 | 2026 | 8.5 |
New tires take time to earn a TR Score - tests have to be run and owner reviews have to arrive. A missing score is a data gap, not a verdict.
Guides and features for SUV and 4x4 Winter Premium Touring Tires
- Pirelli Launches the Scorpion Winter 3, Its New Winter Tire for SUVs October 13, 2026
All SUV and 4x4 Winter Premium Touring Tires on Tire Reviews
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too little evidence to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. The most researched this month: Pirelli Scorpion Winter, Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2, Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X.
6 more tires in this category have no reviews yet
BFGoodrich g Force Winter 2 SUV, Dunlop Grandtrek WT M3, Goodyear Ultragrip Ice SUV Gen 1, Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 SUV, Uniroyal MS PLUS 77 SUV, Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 SUV
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Rankings combine independent test results with owner reviews submitted through this site, each naming the car, the tire, the size and the distance covered. Reviews are checked by hand before publication, and the page rebuilds automatically as new evidence arrives.
About the TR Score
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Who does the testing
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