In this article we will be looking at independent tyre test data, and real world driver reviews of the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 and the Vredestein Ultrac Pro to find out which tyre is best for your own driving.
There are a few basic differences between the two tyres. The Maxxis Victra Sport 5 is an Ultra-High-Performance Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars, and the Vredestein Ultrac Pro is an Max-Performance Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars
Independent comparison tyre tests are the best source of data to get tyre information from, and the good news is there have been three tests which compare both tyres directly!
Tyre | Test Wins | Performance |
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Maxxis Victra Sport 5 | three |
While it might look like the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 is better than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro 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.
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 was better during three dry braking tests. On average the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 stopped the vehicle in 3.01% less distance than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.
Best In Dry Braking: Maxxis Victra Sport 5
See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>
2025 Summer Tyre Test Shootout 225/40 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Victra Sport 5:33.9M | Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 35M |
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Victra Sport 5:33.9M | Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 35M |
2025 Die Reifentester UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Victra Sport 5:34.64M | Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 35.62M |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was 0.6% faster around a lap than the Maxxis Victra Sport 5.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Vredestein Ultrac Pro
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Maxxis Victra Sport 5:116.7Km/H | ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 117.4Km/H |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 and Vredestein Ultrac Pro performed equally well in subj. dry handling tests.
Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Both tyres performed equally well
See how the Subj. Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
2025 Die Reifentester UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Maxxis Victra Sport 5:4 Points | Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 4 Points |
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 was better during three wet braking tests. On average the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 stopped the vehicle in 6.77% less distance than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.
Best In Wet Braking: Maxxis Victra Sport 5
See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>
2025 Summer Tyre Test Shootout 225/40 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Victra Sport 5:29.2M | Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 31.2M |
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Victra Sport 5:45.5M | Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 48.8M |
2025 Die Reifentester UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Victra Sport 5:24.91M | Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 26.82M |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 was 0.97% faster around a wet lap than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Maxxis Victra Sport 5
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Victra Sport 5:72Km/H | Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 71.3Km/H |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 was better during one subj. wet handling tests. On average the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 scored 33.33% more points than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.
Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Maxxis Victra Sport 5
See how the Subj. Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
2025 Die Reifentester UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Victra Sport 5:3 Points | Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 2 Points |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 was 2.23% faster around a wet circle than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.
Best In Wet Circle: Maxxis Victra Sport 5
See how the Wet Circle winner was calculated >>
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Victra Sport 5:14.9s | Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 15.24s |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 was better during one straight aqua tests. On average the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 floated at a 0.44% higher speed than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.
Best In Straight Aqua: Maxxis Victra Sport 5
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Maxxis Victra Sport 5:80.6Km/H | ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 80.7Km/H |
2025 Die Reifentester UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Victra Sport 5:77.3Km/H | Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 76.5Km/H |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during one curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro slipped out at a 9.25% higher speed than the Maxxis Victra Sport 5.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Vredestein Ultrac Pro
See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Maxxis Victra Sport 5:3.04m/sec2 | ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 3.35m/sec2 |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during one subj. comfort tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro scored 1.11% more points than the Maxxis Victra Sport 5.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Vredestein Ultrac Pro
See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Maxxis Victra Sport 5:3.9 Points | ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 5 Points |
2025 Die Reifentester UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Victra Sport 5:5 Points | Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 4 Points |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 was better during one subj. noise tests. On average the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 scored 20% more points than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.
Best In Subj. Noise: Maxxis Victra Sport 5
See how the Subj. Noise winner was calculated >>
2025 Die Reifentester UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Victra Sport 5:5 Points | Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 4 Points |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 was better during one noise tests. On average the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 measured 1.77% quieter than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.
Best In Noise: Maxxis Victra Sport 5
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Victra Sport 5:72.2dB | Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 73.5dB |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during one wear tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro is predicted to cover 13.48% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Maxxis Victra Sport 5.
Best In Wear: Vredestein Ultrac Pro
See how the Wear winner was calculated >>
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Maxxis Victra Sport 5:28490KM | ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 32930KM |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 was better during one value tests. On average the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 proved to have a 4.56% better value based on price/1000km than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.
Best In Value: Maxxis Victra Sport 5
See how the Value winner was calculated >>
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Victra Sport 5:10.67Price/1000 | Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 11.18Price/1000 |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during two rolling resistance tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro had a 2.99% lower rolling resistance than the Maxxis Victra Sport 5.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Vredestein Ultrac Pro
See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Maxxis Victra Sport 5:9.41kg / t | ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 9.19kg / t |
2025 Die Reifentester UHP Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Maxxis Victra Sport 5:10.01kg / t | ✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 9.64kg / t |
Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 and Vredestein Ultrac Pro.
In total the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 has been reviewed 29 times and drivers have given the tyre 78% overall.
The Vredestein Ultrac Pro has been reviewed 5 times and drivers have given the tyre 86% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.
In conclusion the Maxxis Victra Sport 5 performed better in dry braking, wet braking, wet handling [km/h], subj. wet handling, wet circle, straight aqua, subj. noise, noise and value, while the Vredestein Ultrac Pro performed better in dry handling [km/h], curved aquaplaning, subj. comfort, wear and rolling resistance.
Interestingly, both tyres performed equally well in dry handling, subj. dry handling and wet handling, showing that they are closely matched in these areas.
Which tyre is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tyre. Comparing all the data in the tyre reviews database, on balance Maxxis Victra Sport 5 seems to be the best tyre overall.
However, it's important to note that both tyres have their strengths.
Remember, the best tyre for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.
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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.