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

Upper-middle

Firestone

Winterhawk 3

R13 – R18

VS

Premium

Dunlop

Winter Sport 5

8.6

R14 – R21

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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 Winterhawk 3 and the Winter Sport 5 were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 92% of Firestone Winterhawk 3 has C wet grip rating, whereas 66% of Dunlop Winter Sport 5 has B rating.

Test Profile

Winterhawk 3

Winter Sport 5

Number of tests

14

49

Best position

#3

#1

Average position

16.0

4.9

Latest test

2020

2025

Available sizes

66

191

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

Firestone Winterhawk 3

95%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

98%

Dry braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

96%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Dry driving behavior

Firestone Winterhawk 3

95%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Safety

Firestone Winterhawk 3

94%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Dry handling

Firestone Winterhawk 3

94%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

98%

Wet

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

87%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

98%

Aquaplaning - cross

Firestone Winterhawk 3

93%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Firestone Winterhawk 3

92%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

95%

Wet braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

89%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Wet circle cornering

Firestone Winterhawk 3

84%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Wet handling

Firestone Winterhawk 3

77%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Snow

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Snow braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Snow handling

Firestone Winterhawk 3

93%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Snow traction

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Snow cornering

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

94%

Ice

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Ice braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

100%

Ice lateral guidance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Comfort

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

98%

Exterior noise

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

96%

Interior noise

Firestone Winterhawk 3

100%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Noise/Komfort

Firestone Winterhawk 3

100%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Comfort

Firestone Winterhawk 3

89%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

Costs

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Fuel efficiency

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

98%

Mileage

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Price/value

Firestone Winterhawk 3

99%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

95%

Rolling resistance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

99%

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