Bridgestone Blizzak 6 vs Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Across 13 shared professional tests, the pattern is clear: the Goodyear more often tops the score sheets overall (9 wins vs 4) and repeatedly leads the wet and refinement-related disciplines (wet handling, noise, and often wet braking). The Bridgestone, meanwhile, repeatedly claws back ground with strong snow braking/ice performance in several tests and a consistent advantage in rolling resistance-making this less about “good vs bad” and more about which type of winter and driving priorities you actually have.
Test Results
Independent comparison tyre tests are the best source of data to get tyre information from, and the good news is there have been thirteen tests which compare both tyres directly!
| Tyre | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | four | |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 | nine |
While it might look like the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is better than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 purely based on the higher number of test wins, tyres are very complicated objects which means where one tyre is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tyres compare across multiple tyre test categories.
Key Strengths
- Rolling resistance / efficiency edge in many tests (e.g., TÜV 6.6 vs 8.1 kg/t; Auto Express 8.0 vs 9.21 kg/t), making it a strong choice for fuel/EV range
- Frequent wins in snow braking and solid ice braking (ADAC ice: 16.2 m vs 16.7 m), delivering reassuring stopping performance in true winter conditions
- Very good aquaplaning resilience in several datasets (notably strong results in some straight/curved aquaplaning disciplines, depending on test)
- Secure, predictable behaviour with a generally safe understeer balance; often praised for stability in evasive manoeuvres
- More consistent overall test success (9 overall wins vs 4) and repeatedly top-tier wet-road performance, especially wet handling (8 category wins vs 1)
- Typically stronger dry performance (dry braking category wins 8 vs 3; often slightly faster/more precise in dry handling metrics)
- Refinement advantage: usually quieter (noise wins 8 vs 1) and often well-rated for comfort/controllability
- Excellent projected longevity and wear/value performance where measured (e.g., ADAC 76,500 km vs 57,700 km; AZ wear 43,750 vs 39,750 km and better value metric)
Dry Braking
Looking at data from eleven tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during eight dry braking tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 stopped the vehicle in 1.36% less distance than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Dry Braking: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Dry Handling [s]
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one dry handling [s] tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was 0.38% faster around a lap than the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3.
Best In Dry Handling [s]: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during three dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 0.16% faster around a lap than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Subj. Dry Handling
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two subj. dry handling tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 scored 3.47% more points than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wet Braking
Looking at data from thirteen tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during eight wet braking tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 stopped the vehicle in 0.2% less distance than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Wet Braking: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wet Braking - Concrete
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 stopped the vehicle in 0.27% less distance than the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3.
Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Wet Handling [s]
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during three wet handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 3.04% faster around a wet lap than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during five wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 1.25% faster around a wet lap than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Subj. Wet Handling
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two subj. wet handling tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 scored 8.02% more points than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wet Circle
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during three wet circle tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 had 1.27% higher lateral wet grip than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Wet Circle: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Straight Aqua
Looking at data from eleven tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during seven straight aqua tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 floated at a 1.06% higher speed than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Straight Aqua: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during two curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 slipped out at a 6.64% higher speed than the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Snow Braking
Looking at data from thirteen tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during six snow braking tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 stopped the vehicle in 0.42% less distance than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Snow Braking: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two snow traction tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 accelerated 2.66% faster than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Snow Traction: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during five snow traction tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 had 0.46% better snow traction than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Snow Traction: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Snow Handling [s]
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two snow handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 1.03% faster around a lap than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Snow Handling [s]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during four snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was 0.36% faster around a lap than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Subj. Snow Handling
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two subj. snow handling tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 scored 1.81% more points than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Subj. Snow Handling: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Snow Circle
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two snow circle tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 provided 0.26% more lateral grip than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Snow Circle: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Snow Slalom
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during two snow slalom tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was 0.9% faster through a slalom than the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3.
Best In Snow Slalom: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Ice Braking
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one ice braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 stopped the vehicle 2.99% shorter than the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3.
Best In Ice Braking: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during two subj. comfort tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 scored 9.71% more points than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Subj. Noise
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one subj. noise tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 scored 2.47% more points than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Subj. Noise: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Noise
Looking at data from nine tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during eight noise tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 measured 1.77% quieter than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Noise: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Wear
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during three wear tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is predicted to cover 11.78% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Wear: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Value
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during three value tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 proved to have a 10.13% better value based on price/1000km than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Value: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from ten tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during six rolling resistance tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 had a 4.28% lower rolling resistance than the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 and Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 performed equally well in fuel consumption tests.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Both tyres performed equally well
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Abrasion
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 wore 6.67% less per 1000km driven than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Abrasion: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Real World Driver Reviews
Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 and Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3.
In total the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 has been reviewed 6 times and drivers have given the tyre 90% overall.
The Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 has been reviewed 13 times and drivers have given the tyre 87% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Conclusion
Bridgestone Blizzak 6 is not far behind on outright safety, and it has two compelling “real-world buyer” hooks. First, it's often excellent when temperatures drop and surfaces get genuinely wintry: it slightly more often wins snow braking overall (7 wins vs 6) and even leads on ice braking in ADAC (16.2 m vs 16.7 m). Second, it's typically the efficiency pick: rolling resistance advantages are frequent and sometimes large (e.g., TÜV: 6.6 vs 8.1 kg/t, an 18.5% advantage). The practical takeaway: choose Goodyear if you want the most complete, confidence-rich winter tyre for mixed/mostly wet roads and you care about quietness and wear; choose Bridgestone if your priority is efficiency (EV/hybrid-friendly) and you want a slightly more “winter-biased” braking security profile with strong aquaplaning moments in some tests.
Key Differences
- Overall consistency: Goodyear wins more complete tests (9 vs 4), indicating fewer weak areas across varying sizes and test protocols
- Wet handling is the clearest separator: Goodyear dominates wet handling results (8 wins vs 1) and often posts meaningful margins (e.g., TÜV wet handling 85.9s vs 90.0s; AMS subjective wet 10 vs 7)
- Efficiency vs longevity trade: Bridgestone more often leads rolling resistance (6 wins vs 3), while Goodyear more often leads wear/life and value metrics (e.g., ADAC +32.6% mileage for Goodyear)
- Snow performance nuance: Bridgestone slightly more often wins snow braking (7 vs 6), but Goodyear more often wins snow traction/acceleration and broader snow dynamics (traction wins 7 vs 2; snow handling wins 6 vs 3)
- Aquaplaning pattern varies by test, but Goodyear more frequently leads across the combined straight/curved aquaplaning measures (straight aqua wins 7 vs 3; curved wins 6 vs 2), while Bridgestone has standout individual aquaplaning wins in certain tests
- NVH (noise/comfort) tilt: Goodyear is more consistently quieter and often scored higher for comfort, whereas Bridgestone's advantage is more commonly felt at the pump/charger via lower rolling resistance
Overall Winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Based on the tyre test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tyre has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tyre buying choice.Similar Comparisons
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Footnote
This page has been developed using tyre industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tyres in the same test.
Why is this important? Tyre testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tyre test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tyre tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tyre Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tyre comparison, Tyre Reviews doesn't.