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Standard-sport
Goodyear Premium

ULTRAGRIP PERFORMANCE 3

9.6 Outstanding
PTI – Pneutesty Index
✓ 37 tyre tests
PTI compared with all winter tyres · rank in size 205/55 R16 among 53 available
tested in this size
Rolling resistance Wet grip Noise
Price from
100,80 €
in 205/55 R16
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Which sizes it's made in

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Widthin millimetres
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ProfileAspect ratio (%)
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Rim diameterin inches
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Load capacityLI index

Load index (LI) — You must keep the LI at least as high as stated in the vehicle registration document for the specific tyre size. A higher LI (load index) is permitted by law.

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SpeedSI index

Speed index (SI) — For winter (3PMSF) tyres, the SI may be either higher or lower than stated in the vehicle registration document.

Tyre variants (4)

Your size 205/55 R16 91T EAN: 4038526068224 SAP: 580659
GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP PERFORMANCE 3
Rolling resistanceC Wet gripB NoiseB Price from 100,80 €
M+S M+S 3PMSF 3PMSF Suitable for EVs Suitable for EVs
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Your size 205/55 R16 91H EAN: 4038526068217 SAP: 580658
GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP PERFORMANCE 3
Rolling resistanceC Wet gripB NoiseB Price from 104,92 €
M+S M+S 3PMSF 3PMSF Suitable for EVs Suitable for EVs
Your size 205/55 R16 94H XL EAN: 4038526068231 SAP: 580660
GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP PERFORMANCE 3
Rolling resistanceC Wet gripB NoiseB Price from 117,22 €
Reinforced profile Reinforced profile M+S M+S 3PMSF 3PMSF Suitable for EVs Suitable for EVs
Your size 205/55 R16 94V XL EAN: 4038526068248 SAP: 580661
GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP PERFORMANCE 3
Rolling resistanceC Wet gripB NoiseB Price from 135,03 €
Reinforced profile Reinforced profile M+S M+S 3PMSF 3PMSF Suitable for EVs Suitable for EVs
Rating and verdict

How the Goodyear ULTRAGRIP PERFORMANCE 3 evaluated

9.6 Outstanding
PTI – Pneutesty Index 9,6 / 10 PTI compared with all winter tyres · rank in size 205/55 R16 among 53 available
tested in this size
✓ Disciplines
Snow from 110 measurements · 42 tests
beats 60 of 67
90 +3,6 %
Breakdown „Snow“
snow braking 36 tests
beats 56 of 67
88 +3,6 %
snow traction 34 tests
beats 50 of 56
92 +3,9 %
snow handling 29 tests
beats 55 of 57
95 +3,1 %
Wet from 141 measurements · 41 tests
beats 75 of 79
96 +8,9 %
Breakdown „Wet“
wet braking 34 tests
beats 72 of 79
92 +9,4 %
Aquaplaning 35 tests
beats 48 of 62
88 +6,4 %
wet handling 29 tests
beats 56 of 59
97 +4,0 %
Dry from 56 measurements · 35 tests
beats 53 of 61
88 +2,5 %
Breakdown „Dry“
dry braking 33 tests
beats 54 of 61
88 +3,2 %
dry handling 23 tests
beats 38 of 55
73 ≈ average
Ice from 7 measurements · 6 tests
– Not measured.
Breakdown „Ice“
ice braking 6 tests
beats 14 of 46
27 −3,3 %
ice traction 1 test
beats 2 of 11
20 −6,8 %
Economy from 52 measurements · 36 tests
beats 56 of 62
91 +8,3 %
Breakdown „Economy“
efficiency (rolling resistance and consumption) 34 tests
beats 28 of 59
54 +2,5 %
durability (wear and abrasion) 11 tests
beats 51 of 54
94 +17,9 %
Noise and comfort from 27 measurements · 32 tests
beats 58 of 59
99 +1,4 %
Breakdown „Noise and comfort“
quietness (measured and subjective noise) 27 tests
beats 55 of 58
96 +1,5 %
ride comfort
beats 24 of 35
62 Not measured.
poor 0+ below average 25+ average 45+ good 60+ very good 80+ excellent 92+
✓ Strengths and weaknesses
Strength
Noise and comfort 99 % Wet 96 % Economy 91 % Snow 90 % Dry 88 %
🏆 Trophies from our data
🏆 best in comfort in size 205/55 R16 from 32 testov in comfort
🏆 Top 3 PTI in size 205/55 R16 2. place of 53 rated
🏆 Test winner 5× 1st place in 5 tests counted in PTI
🏆 Top 3 24× 1st–3rd place in 24 tests counted in PTI

Customer reviews are not part of PTI – PTI is based on measurements from independent tests; for tyres with few tests it also partly considers the brand's class.

✓ Characteristics data-driven recommendations
⚡
Balanced performance comfort + dynamics
🚗
For active drivers everyday driving
M+S
M+S Suitable for mud and snow
3PMSF
3PMSF Certified for winter conditions
Suitable for EVs
Suitable for EVs Reinforced for EV weight and torque

Where Goodyear ULTRAGRIP PERFORMANCE 3 stands in size 205/55 R16

Compared with 11 tyres in this size — same season and focus. All are on offer and have results from independent tests.

1. rank in the group of 11 compared
+2,1 above the group median group median 7,5
Show all tyres in the ranking (11)
  1. 1. 9.6 Goodyear ULTRAGRIP PERFORMANCE 3 This tyre 100,80 €
  2. 2. 9.5 Continental WINTERCONTACT TS 870 98,12 € −2,68 €
  3. 3. 9.2 Bridgestone LM005 96,55 € −4,25 €
  4. 4. 8.3 Continental WINTERCONTACT TS 860 176,67 € +75,87 €
  5. 5. 8.2 Dunlop WINTER SPORT 5 93,97 € −6,83 €
  6. 6. 7.5 Goodyear ULTRAGRIP PERFORMANCE GEN-1 117,25 € +16,45 €
  7. 6. 7.5 Nexen WINGUARD SPORT 3 68,74 € −32,06 €
  8. 8. 7.4 Yokohama BLUEARTH-WINTER V906 70,36 € −30,44 €
  9. 9. 7.0 Nexen WINGUARD SPORT 2 65,56 € −35,24 €
  10. 9. 7.0 Bridgestone BLIZZAK LM001 110,02 € +9,22 €
  11. 11. 6.8 Sava ESKIMO HP 2 62,99 € −37,81 €
Specifications

Technical information

Our classification not an official manufacturer classification

Focus: Standard-sport

A standard tyre with an added dose of sportiness — Goodyear ULTRAGRIP PERFORMANCE 3 is one of them. The basis stays balanced: comfort, quietness and tread life at the level of an ordinary tyre. The manufacturer adds a stiffer sidewall or a grippier compound, so the response is sharper at speed and through corners. The ideal is that none of it comes out of the tyre's mileage.

Eco
Eco
Eco-standard
Eco-standard
Standard
Standard
Standard-sport
Standard-sport
Sport
Sport
Supersport
Supersport
Selected size 205/55 R16
Width205 mm
Profile height55 %
Rim diameter16″
Load index (LI)91
Speed index (SI)T
Product code580659
EAN4038526068224
EU energy label Rolling resistanceC Wet gripB NoiseB (70 dB)
Manufacturer Goodyear
Tread ULTRAGRIP PERFORMANCE 3
Season Winter
Vehicle type Passenger car
Available technologies
M+S Yes - M+S
3PMSF 3PMSF Yes
Suitable for EVs Yes - EVR
Comparison

Competitors

Main competitors in the same price range.

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Bridgestone LM001E
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LM001E
7.0
This tyre
Goodyear ULTRAGRIP PERFORMANCE 3
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ULTRAGRIP PERFORMANCE 3
9.6
from 37 827 €
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Bridgestone LM005
Bridgestone
LM005
9.2
from 36 932 €
Test history

Which tests it appeared in

Total tests 19×
Wins 3×
Top 3 13×
Average placement 3,4
2026
3. place
Motor winter tire test 245/45 R18 2026
7 tyres
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7. place
AutoBild winter tire test 245/45 R19 2026
19 tyres
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9. place
AutoBild big winter tire test braking 245/45 R19 2026
49 tyres
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4. place
Auto Bild winter tire test for SUVs 225/55 R18 2026
10 tyres
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3. place
AvD winter tire test 225/45 R17 2026
15 tyres
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6. place
ADAC Winter Tyre Test 185/65 R15 2026
16 tyres
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3. place
Sport Auto winter tire test 205/45 R17 2026
9 tyres
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2. place
Ai Volante Winter SUV Tire Test 235/60 R18 2026
5 tyres
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3. place
ADAC Winter Tire Test 225/50 R17 2026
15 tyres
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2025
1. place
ADAC Winter Tire Test 225/40 R18 2025
31 tyres
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2024
1. place
ADAC Winter Tire Test 215/55 R17 2024
16 tyres
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2. place
ADAC Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 2024
12 tyres
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4. place
Auto Zeitung Winter and all-season tire test 215/55 R17 2024
10 tyres
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3. place
Tyrereviews Winter Tire Test 235/35 R19 2024
6 tyres
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2. place
AutoBild Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 2024
20 tyres
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3. place
AutoBild Winter Tire Test 245/45 R18 2024
12 tyres
Detail →
2023
2. place
AutoBild Winter Tire Test 225/45 R18 2023
21 tyres
Detail →
5. place
Tyre Reviews Winter Tire Test 225/45 R18 2023
13 tyres
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1. place
AutoBild Winter tire test for sports cars 225/40 R18 2023
11 tyres ·Premiere
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Price history

How the price has evolved

Lowest price across shops for size 205/55 R16.

Current lowest
100,80 €
↘ 1,80 % cheaper
Lowest for the period
96,17 €
6.11.2026
Highest for the period
102,65 €
22.6.2026
102,65 96,17 100,80 € 22.6.2026 8.11.2026 22.6.2026: 102,65 € 23.6.2026: 101,39 € 24.6.2026: 101,07 € 25.6.2026: 101,04 € 25.6.2026: 99,68 € 1.7.2026: 98,77 € 2.7.2026: 98,74 € 3.7.2026: 98,91 € 4.7.2026: 99,02 € 7.7.2026: 98,98 € 8.7.2026: 98,83 € 9.7.2026: 100,57 € 9.7.2026: 98,50 € 10.7.2026: 98,53 € 11.7.2026: 97,64 € 14.7.2026: 98,05 € 15.7.2026: 99,88 € 15.7.2026: 97,76 € 16.7.2026: 100,16 € 16.7.2026: 98,06 € 17.7.2026: 100,19 € 17.7.2026: 98,09 € 18.7.2026: 97,73 € 21.7.2026: 97,88 € 21.7.2026: 99,99 € 22.7.2026: 100,17 € 23.7.2026: 100,11 € 25.7.2026: 100,20 € 26.7.2026: 98,10 € 26.7.2026: 100,20 € 27.7.2026: 98,10 € 28.7.2026: 98,37 € 28.7.2026: 100,45 € 29.7.2026: 100,24 € 30.7.2026: 100,19 € 31.7.2026: 100,53 € 1.8.2026: 100,47 € 2.8.2026: 98,39 € 2.8.2026: 100,47 € 3.8.2026: 98,39 € 4.8.2026: 98,66 € 4.8.2026: 100,72 € 5.8.2026: 100,49 € 6.8.2026: 100,63 € 7.8.2026: 100,78 € 8.8.2026: 100,72 € 9.8.2026: 98,66 € 9.8.2026: 100,72 € 10.8.2026: 98,66 € 11.8.2026: 98,61 € 11.8.2026: 100,67 € 12.8.2026: 100,75 € 13.8.2026: 100,67 € 14.8.2026: 100,62 € 15.8.2026: 100,53 € 16.8.2026: 98,46 € 16.8.2026: 100,53 € 17.8.2026: 98,46 € 18.8.2026: 98,51 € 18.8.2026: 100,58 € 19.8.2026: 100,35 € 20.8.2026: 100,17 € 21.8.2026: 100,40 € 22.8.2026: 100,48 € 23.8.2026: 98,41 € 23.8.2026: 100,48 € 24.8.2026: 98,41 € 25.8.2026: 100,48 € 26.8.2026: 100,64 € 27.8.2026: 100,72 € 28.8.2026: 100,16 € 28.8.2026: 98,06 € 29.8.2026: 100,05 € 31.8.2026: 97,94 € 31.8.2026: 100,05 € 1.9.2026: 100,19 € 2.9.2026: 100,05 € 3.9.2026: 100,09 € 4.9.2026: 100,30 € 5.9.2026: 100,36 € 6.9.2026: 98,28 € 6.9.2026: 100,36 € 7.9.2026: 98,28 € 8.9.2026: 98,46 € 8.9.2026: 100,53 € 9.9.2026: 100,41 € 9.9.2026: 99,70 € 11.9.2026: 98,28 € 12.9.2026: 100,26 € 12.9.2026: 99,70 € 14.9.2026: 98,17 € 14.9.2026: 99,70 € 18.9.2026: 99,41 € 20.9.2026: 97,25 € 20.9.2026: 99,41 € 21.9.2026: 97,25 € 22.9.2026: 97,45 € 22.9.2026: 101,53 € 23.9.2026: 101,69 € 24.9.2026: 101,44 € 24.9.2026: 100,70 € 25.9.2026: 98,87 € 26.9.2026: 99,18 € 27.9.2026: 97,00 € 27.9.2026: 99,18 € 28.9.2026: 97,00 € 29.9.2026: 96,96 € 29.9.2026: 99,00 € 4.10.2026: 97,01 € 4.10.2026: 99,00 € 5.10.2026: 97,01 € 6.10.2026: 96,76 € 6.10.2026: 98,96 € 8.10.2026: 99,00 € 11.10.2026: 96,95 € 11.10.2026: 99,00 € 12.10.2026: 96,95 € 13.10.2026: 96,69 € 13.10.2026: 99,00 € 16.10.2026: 97,13 € 17.10.2026: 99,00 € 17.10.2026: 97,20 € 18.10.2026: 99,00 € 19.10.2026: 97,20 € 20.10.2026: 97,11 € 20.10.2026: 99,00 € 25.10.2026: 96,63 € 25.10.2026: 99,00 € 26.10.2026: 96,63 € 26.10.2026: 99,00 € 2.11.2026: 96,55 € 2.11.2026: 99,00 € 4.11.2026: 96,49 € 5.11.2026: 96,92 € 6.11.2026: 96,17 € 6.11.2026: 99,00 € 8.11.2026: 100,80 €

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