Ceat WinterDrive vs Kleber Krisalp HP3
Across four shared tests (2024-2025) the Kleber generally places higher overall and dominates most snow categories, while Ceat counters with shorter dry braking, lower noise, longer wear life and a far stronger purchase price. The trade-off is clear: Kleber is the snow specialist; Ceat is the cost-per-kilometer champion with acceptable all-round safety, albeit weaker in wet aquaplaning.
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 four tests which compare both tyres directly!
| Tyre | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Kleber Krisalp HP3 | four |
While it might look like the Kleber Krisalp HP3 is better than the Ceat WinterDrive 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
- Excellent value and lowest cost-per-km (lower price and longer wear)
- Shorter dry braking and good ice braking performance
- Lower external noise and good ride comfort
- Very strong projected mileage and solid environmental score
- Class-leading snow performance (braking, traction, handling)
- Better wet security in multiple tests, notably aquaplaning resistance
- Consistently higher overall test placements
- Balanced efficiency with slightly lower rolling resistance/fuel use
Dry Braking
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during two dry braking tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive stopped the vehicle in 6.56% less distance than the Kleber Krisalp HP3.
Best In Dry Braking: Ceat WinterDrive
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Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive was 1.13% faster around a lap than the Kleber Krisalp HP3.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Ceat WinterDrive
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Wet Braking
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Kleber Krisalp HP3 was better during three wet braking tests. On average the Kleber Krisalp HP3 stopped the vehicle in 1.5% less distance than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Wet Braking: Kleber Krisalp HP3
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Wet Braking - Concrete
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive stopped the vehicle in 2.46% less distance than the Kleber Krisalp HP3.
Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Ceat WinterDrive
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Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Kleber Krisalp HP3 was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Kleber Krisalp HP3 was 1.36% faster around a wet lap than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Kleber Krisalp HP3
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Wet Circle
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Kleber Krisalp HP3 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Kleber Krisalp HP3 was 1.34% faster around a wet circle than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Wet Circle: Kleber Krisalp HP3
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Straight Aqua
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Kleber Krisalp HP3 was better during two straight aqua tests. On average the Kleber Krisalp HP3 floated at a 6.76% higher speed than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Straight Aqua: Kleber Krisalp HP3
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Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Kleber Krisalp HP3 was better during one curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Kleber Krisalp HP3 slipped out at a 18.25% higher speed than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Kleber Krisalp HP3
See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>
Snow Braking
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Kleber Krisalp HP3 was better during four snow braking tests. On average the Kleber Krisalp HP3 stopped the vehicle in 3.53% less distance than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Snow Braking: Kleber Krisalp HP3
See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>
Snow Traction
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Kleber Krisalp HP3 was better during two snow traction tests. On average the Kleber Krisalp HP3 had 2.65% better snow traction than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Snow Traction: Kleber Krisalp HP3
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Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Kleber Krisalp HP3 was better during one snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Kleber Krisalp HP3 was 1.19% faster around a lap than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Kleber Krisalp HP3
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Snow Slalom
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Kleber Krisalp HP3 was better during one snow slalom tests. On average the Kleber Krisalp HP3 was 6.27% faster through a slalom than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Snow Slalom: Kleber Krisalp HP3
See how the Snow Slalom winner was calculated >>
Ice Braking
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during one ice braking tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive stopped the vehicle 7.74% shorter than the Kleber Krisalp HP3.
Best In Ice Braking: Ceat WinterDrive
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Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during one subj. comfort tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive scored 8.22% more points than the Kleber Krisalp HP3.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Ceat WinterDrive
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Noise
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during two noise tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive measured 0.94% quieter than the Kleber Krisalp HP3.
Best In Noise: Ceat WinterDrive
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Wear
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during two wear tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive is predicted to cover 16.12% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Kleber Krisalp HP3.
Best In Wear: Ceat WinterDrive
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Value
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during one value tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive proved to have a 34.05% better value based on price/1000km than the Kleber Krisalp HP3.
Best In Value: Ceat WinterDrive
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Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Kleber Krisalp HP3 was better during one rolling resistance tests. On average the Kleber Krisalp HP3 had a 3.86% lower rolling resistance than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Kleber Krisalp HP3
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Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Kleber Krisalp HP3 was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Kleber Krisalp HP3 used 1.72% less fuel than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Kleber Krisalp HP3
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Abrasion
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Ceat WinterDrive and Kleber Krisalp HP3 performed equally well in abrasion tests.
Best In Abrasion: Both tyres performed equally well
See how the Abrasion winner was calculated >>
Real World Driver Reviews
Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Ceat WinterDrive and Kleber Krisalp HP3.
In total the Ceat WinterDrive has been reviewed 0 times and drivers have given the tyre 0% overall.
The Kleber Krisalp HP3 has been reviewed 36 times and drivers have given the tyre 84% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Kleber Krisalp HP3.
View all Ceat WinterDrive driver reviews >>
Conclusion
Ceat WinterDrive makes a compelling value case: significantly cheaper per set (~€380 vs ~€500) with top-tier mileage (+15-23% wear advantage) and lower noise, while also delivering reliably short dry braking and even a win in ice braking at ADAC. For urban/cleared-road drivers or high-mileage users on a budget who meet snow occasionally, Ceat is a pragmatic, economical choice. The practical takeaway: pick Kleber for mountain or persistently snowy routes; pick Ceat for budget-led daily use on mainly dry/cold or cleared roads, accepting modest wet/aquaplaning compromises.
Key Differences
- Snow: Kleber consistently stops shorter on snow (≈3-4%) and has better traction/handling.
- Wet aquaplaning: Kleber markedly stronger (straight aquaplaning +7% in repeated tests).
- Wet braking/handling: Kleber edges Ceat in several tests; Ceat sometimes matches on braking but trails in handling.
- Dry braking: Ceat stops shorter (e.g., 43.5 m vs 47.3 m in Autobild; 42 m vs 44.2 m in ADAC).
- Ice braking: Ceat advantage at ADAC (15.5 m vs 16.8 m).
- Value and longevity: Ceat is cheaper (~€380 vs ~€500) and wears slower (+15-23% mileage).
Overall Winner: Kleber Krisalp HP3
Based on the tyre test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Kleber Krisalp HP3 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.