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Comparison: Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 (2026)

In this comparison, both of the tyres are made by a brand from USA. Generally, Goodyear winter tyres are slightly better rated (94%) than Firestone (63%). But when it comes to comparing Firestone Winterhawk 3 and Goodyear UltraGrip 9, the rating is the same - 0%. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2018 195/65 R15 test, where both the Winterhawk 3 and the UltraGrip 9 were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 92% of Firestone Winterhawk 3 dimensions has C wet grip rating. Most (63%) of the Goodyear UltraGrip 9 also have C wet ratings.

Test Profile

Firestone
Winterhawk 3
Goodyear
UltraGrip 9
Number of tests
14
17
Best position
#3
#1
Average position
16.0
3.6
Latest test
2020
2020
Available sizes
66
41

These tyres were not tested together. The comparison below is inferred from separate tests by normalizing both tyres against 30 shared benchmark tyres, so treat it as an estimate.

Dry
Confidence
Firestone Winterhawk 3
97%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
97%
Dry braking
Firestone Winterhawk 3
96%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
96%
Dry driving behavior
Firestone Winterhawk 3
99%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
97%
Safety
Firestone Winterhawk 3
98%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
97%
Dry handling
Firestone Winterhawk 3
94%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
99%
Wet
Confidence
Firestone Winterhawk 3
88%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
99%
Aquaplaning - cross
Firestone Winterhawk 3
92%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
99%
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Firestone Winterhawk 3
93%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
99%
Wet braking
Firestone Winterhawk 3
90%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
98%
Wet circle cornering
Firestone Winterhawk 3
84%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
99%
Wet handling
Firestone Winterhawk 3
79%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
99%
Snow
Confidence
Firestone Winterhawk 3
97%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
95%
Snow braking
Firestone Winterhawk 3
99%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
99%
Snow handling
Firestone Winterhawk 3
94%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
89%
Snow traction
Firestone Winterhawk 3
97%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
98%
Snow cornering
Firestone Winterhawk 3
98%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
95%
Ice
Confidence
Firestone Winterhawk 3
97%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
99%
Ice braking
Firestone Winterhawk 3
97%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
100%
Ice lateral guidance
Firestone Winterhawk 3
97%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
98%
Comfort
Confidence
Firestone Winterhawk 3
96%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
98%
Exterior noise
Firestone Winterhawk 3
97%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
96%
Interior noise
Firestone Winterhawk 3
99%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
98%
Noise/Komfort
Firestone Winterhawk 3
99%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
99%
Comfort
Firestone Winterhawk 3
88%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
97%
Costs
Confidence
Firestone Winterhawk 3
98%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
98%
Fuel efficiency
Firestone Winterhawk 3
99%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
98%
Mileage
Firestone Winterhawk 3
98%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
98%
Price/value
Firestone Winterhawk 3
99%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
99%
Rolling resistance
Firestone Winterhawk 3
97%
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
98%

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Dimensions and prices

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Mutual Tests Available
These tyres were tested together in 9 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

OrganizationSeasonYearDimension
AutobildAutobild
Winter
2018195/65 R15View
ADACADAC
Winter
2018175/65 R14View
AutobildAutobild
Winter
2018195/65 R15View
ADACADAC
Winter
2017195/65 R15View
AutobildAutobild
Winter
2016205/55 R16View
ADACADAC
Winter
2016185/65 R15View
AutobildAutobild
Winter
2015185/60 R15View
AutozeitungAutozeitung
Winter
2015185/65 R15View
AutobildAutobild
Winter
2015185/60 R15View

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