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Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic

Goodyear Tires Premium Touring Winter

The Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic is a Premium Touring Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

8.5
Tire Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
Medium Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
60%
Wet Grip
65%
Road Feedback
58%
Handling
68%
Wear
60%
Comfort
53%
Buy again
45%
Snow Grip
90%
Ice Grip
90%
4 Reviews
65% Average
159,500 miles driven
3 Tests (avg: 4th)
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic

Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic

Winter Premium
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8.5 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · Medium Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tire Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tire scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Category Scores
Wet
84.8
1.93x / 5 tests
Ice
78.4
1.2x / 7 tests
Dry
74.2
1.13x / 4 tests
Snow
73.9
1.5x / 7 tests
Value
66.1
0.42x / 2 tests
Cross-Category Performance

Cross-category scores are derived metrics that combine data from multiple test disciplines to evaluate real-world performance characteristics.

Braking
79.2
12 tests
Traction
77.1
4 tests
Handling
73.7
6 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 3
Publications: 2
Period: 2017 - 2019
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 4
Avg Rating: 65.3%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.32
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tire tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2019 Studded Winter Tire Test Vi Bilagare 2019 225/50 R17 6/8 11 metrics
2018 Vi Studded Winter Tire Test Tire Reviews 2018 205/55 R16 3/8 9 metrics
2017 Autocenter Studded Winter Tire Test 2017 205/55 R16 3/10 5 metrics
All Tests
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Tests
4th
Average
3rd
Best
6th
Worst
Latest Tire Test Results
2019 Studded Winter Tire Test
225/50 R17 • 2019
6th/8
Good driving performance in the dry, good traction and braking in the snow.
Weak lateral stability on snow and ice, high rolling resistance.
Smallest number of spikes on test at 130, which was an issue on ice. Good in the wet and dry.
2018 Vi Studded Winter Tire Test
205/55 R16 • 2018
3rd/8
An excellent all round tire, shortest stopping distance in the dry and wet.
Slight understeer on ice and snow.
2017 Autocenter Studded Winter Tire Test
205/55 R16 • 2017
3rd/10
Good handling in the snow, very balanced performance
Slow steering response
The Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic is excellent in the snow, strong on ice and good on wet roads. It could only finish mid-pack for dry performance but was still close enough to be an excellent all round tire
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Latest Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic Reviews

Given 74% while driving a SEAT Ibiza 1.9 SDI (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 16,000 spirited miles
very good tire but only one huge disadvantage.lasts 2 seasons on third season just loses all studs.tread about 6mm.for comparison my other more powerful car has icecontact2 and no stud is missing.tread about 4mm.if i get very good offer then i buy goodyear again.really ug ice arctic is fantastic tire but that stud problem is a dissapointment.
Helpful 912
January 18, 2021
Given 56% while driving a BMW 330D Touring (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 15,500 spirited miles
The tire ran amazing on packed snow and ice in the arctic north of sweden for the first 2 years. On the third year the grip fell of a cliff and almost got dangerous especially given the difference from earlier years. Swaped it with almost 7 mm of thread left since it would not brake.
Helpful 905
November 9, 2020
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