Comparison: Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 (2026)

Premium

Dunlop

Winter Sport 5

VS

Winterhawk 3

R13 – R18

Also compare with

PILOT ALPIN 5

UltraGrip Performance+

Blizzak LM-005

In this comparison, both of the tyres are made by a brand from USA. Dunlop is a brand that belongs to the GoodYear group. Generally, Dunlop winter tyres are slightly better rated (89%) than Firestone (63%). Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2020 245/45 R18 test, where both the Winter Sport 5 and the Winterhawk 3 were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 66% of Dunlop Winter Sport 5 has B wet grip rating, whereas 92% of Firestone Winterhawk 3 has C rating.

Test Profile

Winter Sport 5

Winterhawk 3

Number of tests

49

14

Best position

#1

#3

Average position

4.9

16.0

Latest test

2025

2020

Available sizes

191

66

These tyres were not tested together. The comparison below is inferred from separate tests by normalizing both tyres against 29 shared benchmark tyres, so treat it as an estimate.

Dry

Confidence

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

98%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

95%

Dry braking

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

96%

Dry handling

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

98%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

94%

Dry driving behavior

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

95%

Safety

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

94%

Wet

Confidence

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

98%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

87%

Aquaplaning - cross

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

93%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

95%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

92%

Wet braking

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

89%

Wet circle cornering

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

84%

Wet handling

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

77%

Snow

Confidence

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Snow braking

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Snow cornering

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

94%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Snow handling

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

93%

Snow traction

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Ice

Confidence

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Ice braking

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

100%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Ice lateral guidance

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Comfort

Confidence

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

98%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Exterior noise

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

96%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Comfort

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

89%

Interior noise

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

100%

Noise/Komfort

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

100%

Costs

Confidence

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Mileage

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Price/value

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

95%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

99%

Rolling resistance

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Fuel efficiency

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

98%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Performance spider chart

Dimensions and prices

Compare prices across all available dimensions for these tyres.

Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 8 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Organization	Season	Year	Dimension
Autobild	Winter	2020	245/45 R18	View
Autobild	Winter	2019	225/45 R17	View
Autobild	Winter	2018	195/65 R15	View
Autobild	Winter	2018	195/65 R15	View
Autobild	Winter	2017	225/50 R17	View
Autobild	Winter	2017	225/50 R17	View
Autobild	Winter	2016	205/55 R16	View
ADAC	Winter	2016	225/45 R17	View