Firestone Winterhawk 3
WatchThe Firestone Winterhawk 3 is a Touring Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.
Expected Mileage
24,816
miles
High Confidence
8
Reviews
68%
Average
71,427
miles driven
18
Tests (avg: 14th)
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Best
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2020 Winter Tire Market Overview - 52 Tire Braking Test
33rd/49
245/45 R18 • 2020
2019 Winter Tire Test Market Overview
24th/47
225/45 R17 • 2019
2018 Auto Bild Winter Tire Test
19th/22
195/65 R15 • 2018
Low price, ok in snow.
Low grip and slow steering in the wet, long wet and dry braking, low comfort.
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| Size | Fuel | Wet | Noise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 inch | |||
| 155/80R13 79 T | D | C | 71 |
| 14 inch | |||
| 175/65 R14 86 T XL | D | C | 71 |
| 165/70 R14 81 T | D | C | 71 |
| 185/60 R14 82 T | D | C | 71 |
| 175/65 R14 82 T | D | C | 71 |
| 185/70R14 88 T | D | C | 71 |
| 15 inch | |||
| 195/65 R15 91 H | D | C | 72 |
| 185/65 R15 88 T | D | C | 71 |
| 195/55 R15 85 H | D | C | 72 |
| 195/65 R15 95 T XL | D | C | 72 |
| 195/65 R15 91 T | D | B | 72 |
| 16 inch | |||
| 205/60 R16 96 H XL | C | B | 72 |
| 205/55 R16 94 V XL | D | C | 72 |
| 205/55 R16 91 T | D | C | 72 |
| 205/55 R16 94 H XL | D | C | 72 |
| 205/55 R16 91 H | D | C | 72 |
| 205/60 R16 92 H | D | B | 72 |
| 215/60 R16 99 H XL | D | C | 72 |
| 17 inch | |||
| 225/45 R17 94 V XL | D | C | 71 |
| 205/50 R17 93 V XL | D | C | 72 |
| 225/50 R17 98 V XL | C | C | 72 |
| 225/50 R17 98 H XL | C | C | 72 |
| 225/50 R17 98 V XL | D | B | 72 |
| 225/50 R17 98 H XL | D | B | 72 |
| 225/45 R17 91 H | D | B | 71 |
| 18 inch | |||
| 245/40 R18 97 V XL | D | C | 72 |
| 245/45 R18 100 V XL | C | C | 72 |
| 225/40 R18 92 V XL | D | C | 72 |
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Top 3 Firestone Winterhawk 3 Reviews
Given 78%
while driving a
Volkswagen T Cross
(225/45 R17)
on a combination of roads
for 12,427 average miles
Good looking tire with reliable grip. I'm a sporty driver, although my car isn't sporty. The tires give me a good grip, maybe not the best, but i've never felt losing grip while driving. Also in the snow it's very good. I would buy these again!
Given 48%
while driving a
Ford Focus MK3
(205/55 R16)
on a combination of roads
for 4,000 average miles
Got them as a used set of four. All same age - 2 years. The previous driver seemed to be an honest person. So nothing to say about that.
I was used to having Uniroyals on my previous car. No comparison to them. In dry and wet conditions the tires are quite all right, but last winter luckily gave us a bit of slush and snow. The car behaved not good. Steering wasn't put through to the road.
I'll buy a pair of new ones soon. It'll not be the Winterhawk 3 again.
Given 74%
while driving a
Renault Megane 2 sedan
(195/65 R15 T)
on mostly town
for 25,000 average miles
Been driving them around 40 000km (4 winters and 1 summer) on 2 wheel FWD car (1.6 atmo engine, no turbo so no torque). They are a pretty average tire. Handles everything well, master of none. Never got to the max of the tire (I drive 10-20kmh above limit and I'm a steady driver, no sharp turns, heavy braking or hard acceleration ), never had a scary situation, but never also had "wow this tire rocks" moment. It never stuck in the snow, never had problems with aquaplaning or on ice.
I even had it as a summer tire this year and it still didn't wear (it is a better summer tire than Micheling Energy Saver). I'm currently on 5.5mm of thread which is outstanding. Not sure if its the tire or my suspension on the car, but bot tires (Energy Saver and WinterHawk 3) easily activated the ABS during braking. WinterHawk was little better in braking than the Energy Saver. For instance, on my other car (Skoda Fabia), you could brake harder and stop faster on less known tires (like the Barum Polaris or Bravuris 3HM). Skoda just digged in the asphalt or snow, while on my Megane ABS starts and the braking feeling is not so great. But this are two different cars, Megane is more comfortable than the Å koda but is also way more wallowy as the Å koda is much more direct in steering and grip.
I will replace them with premium All Season tires so will see if its the car or the tires.
I even had it as a summer tire this year and it still didn't wear (it is a better summer tire than Micheling Energy Saver). I'm currently on 5.5mm of thread which is outstanding. Not sure if its the tire or my suspension on the car, but bot tires (Energy Saver and WinterHawk 3) easily activated the ABS during braking. WinterHawk was little better in braking than the Energy Saver. For instance, on my other car (Skoda Fabia), you could brake harder and stop faster on less known tires (like the Barum Polaris or Bravuris 3HM). Skoda just digged in the asphalt or snow, while on my Megane ABS starts and the braking feeling is not so great. But this are two different cars, Megane is more comfortable than the Å koda but is also way more wallowy as the Å koda is much more direct in steering and grip.
I will replace them with premium All Season tires so will see if its the car or the tires.
Latest Firestone Winterhawk 3 Reviews
Given 23%
while driving a
Mercedes Benz E220Cdi
(225/45 R17)
on a combination of roads
for 0 average miles
Hello, I have Mercdes Benz. I have driven on lot of tires, winter and summer. This is not my first snow or rain with this car. Firestone Winterhawk 3 is the worst tire I had opportunity to drive on. On dry roads are relative ok, on wet roads it is better to stay home. On the snow also, like you don't have tires. One season, around cca 10 000 km passed on these tire and it will go to rubish... Very expensive tires, and very bad tires. I would never buy Firestone again.
Given 69%
while driving a
Skoda Octavia
(225/45 R17)
on mostly motorways
for 13,000 average miles
Nothing to impress. It is balanced and affordable tire. Performance on snow is Ok if you drive normally. Dry and wet handling are satisfactory.
Given 71%
while driving a
Peugeot 107
(155/65 R14)
on mostly town
for 9,000 average miles
In my opinion Firestone Winterhawk 3 is at most an average performance tire. Maybe this should be correlated with my car tire size (155/65 R14)...
In dry conditions it is a fair tire, though it has a pronounced understeering tendency. The wet grip is acceptable if you don't need to brake suddenly :), and the snow/ice grip is poor.
Positive:
- Comfortable tires
- Low rolling resistance
- Low wear
Negative:
- Wet grip.
- Poor snow and ice grip.
- Understeering behaviour.
Next time I will not buy these tires again.
In dry conditions it is a fair tire, though it has a pronounced understeering tendency. The wet grip is acceptable if you don't need to brake suddenly :), and the snow/ice grip is poor.
Positive:
- Comfortable tires
- Low rolling resistance
- Low wear
Negative:
- Wet grip.
- Poor snow and ice grip.
- Understeering behaviour.
Next time I will not buy these tires again.
Given 100%
while driving a
BMW 530d Auto SE LCI
(225/50 R17 H)
on a combination of roads
for 0 spirited miles
Excellent dry and wet grip, super quiet, super comfortable. I had previously Continental, and I must say that these tires are nozaj excellent and I dare say that even better.