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Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Uniroyal MS plus 77 vs. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 vs. Yokohama W.drive V905 vs. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Goodyear UltraGrip 9 /0%	Barum Polaris 3 /0%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 /0%	Uniroyal MS plus 77 /0%	Vredestein Snowtrac 5 /0%	Yokohama W.drive V905 /0%	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow /0%	Firestone Winterhawk 3 /0%

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Segment

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Premium

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Premium

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Premium

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Upper-middle

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 Upper-middle

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Upper-middle

7. Barum Polaris 3 Lowcost

8. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 132

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 76

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 66

4. Barum Polaris 3 66

5. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 55

6. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 43

7. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 41

8. Yokohama W.drive V905 8

Number of tests

1. Uniroyal MS plus 77 19x

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 17x

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 15x

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 14x

5. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 12x

6. Barum Polaris 3 10x

7. Yokohama W.drive V905 10x

8. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 8x

Best position in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 1.

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 3.

3. Barum Polaris 3 3.

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 3.

5. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 4.

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 4.

7. Yokohama W.drive V905 7.

8. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 12.

Worst position in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 9.

2. Barum Polaris 3 16.

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 17.

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 18.

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 24.

6. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 30.

7. Firestone Winterhawk 3 32.

8. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 33.

Average position in tests

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 3.65

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 7.87

3. Barum Polaris 3 10.6

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 11.21

5. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 12.58

6. Yokohama W.drive V905 14

7. Firestone Winterhawk 3 16

8. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 22.25

Year of the last test

1. Firestone Winterhawk 3 2020

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 2020

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 2020

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 2019

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 2019

6. Barum Polaris 3 2018

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 2018

8. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 2018

Best rating in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 Exemplary

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Highly recommended

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Satisfactory

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Satisfactory

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

7. Yokohama W.drive V905 Satisfactory

8. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Good

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

3. Barum Polaris 3 Satisfactory

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

5. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow Satisfactory

6. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Still recommended

7. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Conditionally recommended

8. Yokohama W.drive V905 Conditionally recommended

Dry

(Overall rating)

Yokohama
W.drive V905

91.1%

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

87%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

82%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

81.7%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

76%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

76%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

74%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

89%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

86%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

78.6%

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

75%

Barum
Polaris 3

74%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

71%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

70%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

68.9%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 B

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 C

3. Barum Polaris 3 C

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow C

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 C

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

7. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 ?

8. Yokohama W.drive V905 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

95%

Barum
Polaris 3

88%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

85%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

85%

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

82%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

77%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

77.4%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

74%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

88%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

83%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

83%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

78%

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

78%

Barum
Polaris 3

75%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

59.4%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

49.6%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 68 dB

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 71 dB

3. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow ?

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ?

6. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 ?

7. Barum Polaris 3 ?

8. Yokohama W.drive V905 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

87%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

83%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

78%

Barum
Polaris 3

78%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

76%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

76.6%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

71.8%

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

69%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 C

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 E

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 E

4. Barum Polaris 3 F

5. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow F

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

7. Yokohama W.drive V905 ?

8. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

82.7%

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

81%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

81.3%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

80%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

79.3%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

75.2%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

74.8%

Barum
Polaris 3

0%

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

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2+	1	1
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Good	2	2-	1	2
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2+	2-
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: Satisfactory	2	3	2	2
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2	2-
Matador MP92 Sibir Snow Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2-	2-
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: Conditionally recommended	3	3+	2+	2+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,3	27
Goodyear UltraGrip 9	35,5	27
Barum Polaris 3	36,7	27,8
Uniroyal MS plus 77	36,1	27,9
Vredestein Snowtrac 5	38	27,9
Yokohama W.drive V905	36,6	29,5
Matador MP92 Sibir Snow	36,6	28,6
Firestone Winterhawk 3	38,2	27,8
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2	2+	1
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: -	2+	2	2+	2-
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: -	2	3+	2+	2+
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: -	2	3+	2+	1-
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: -	2-	3	1-	2+
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: -	3+	2	2-	2-
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,2	25
Goodyear UltraGrip 9	36,1	25
Barum Polaris 3	37,2	26,1
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	38,5	25,9
Uniroyal MS plus 77	39,1	25,7
Vredestein Snowtrac 5	38,9	27,0
Yokohama W.drive V905	39,9	26,9
Matador MP92 Sibir Snow	40,6	26,4
Firestone Winterhawk 3	39,8	27,5
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2016 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,8	1,9	1,7	2,2	2,8	1	1,5
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: -	2,2	2,5	1,8	2,5	2,9	2,0	1,5
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: -	3,4	2,2	2,1	2,8	3,6	1,5	2,0
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: -	2,8	2,6	1,9	2,9	3,6	2,5	2,0
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: -	2,7	3,3	1,7	2,9	3,7	2,5	2,0
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: -	2,7	2,3	2,6	2,6	3,6	2,5	2,4
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: -	4,6	2,3	2,8	2,6	3,0	2,0	1,8
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Autozeitung Winter tyre test 2015 185/65 R15

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	415	144	136	144
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Highly recommended	384	135	135	114
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: -	346	95	116	135
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: -	362	111	109	142
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: -	338	100	112	136
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2015 185/60 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1	2+	1	1
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: -	1	2-	2+	2
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Exemplary	2-	2	2+	2-
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: -	2-	2-	2+	1-
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: -	2-	3+	1-	2-
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: -	2-	2	2	2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2015 185/60 R15

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	36,8	27,7
Goodyear UltraGrip 9	36,9	28,6
Barum Polaris 3	40,8	28,6
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	43,4	28,1
Uniroyal MS plus 77	41,7	28,6
Vredestein Snowtrac 5	44,8	-
Yokohama W.drive V905	42,6	29,4
Matador MP92 Sibir Snow	43,1	28,9
Firestone Winterhawk 3	41,9	28,9
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Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Uniroyal MS plus 77 vs. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 vs. Yokohama W.drive V905 vs. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3

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