The Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 is a Ultra High Performance Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.
Tyre review data from 39 tyre reviews averaging 84% over 429,036 miles driven.
The Winter Sottozero 3 is ranked 18th of 41 Winter Ultra High Performance tyres.
2021 ADAC 17 Inch Winter Tyre Test - 12th of 18 tyres
2020 Winter Tyre Market Overview - 52 Tyre Braking Test - 20th of 49 tyres
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Size | Fuel | Wet | Noise | Weight |
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0/0 R0 0 | 10.38kgs | |||
215/45 R16 86H | E | B | 72 | 8.83kgs |
205/55 R16 91H (*)(KS) | C | B | 68 | 10.50kgs |
205/55 R16 91H | E | B | 71 | 9.33kgs |
205/55 R16 91H (MO) | E | B | 71 | 9.32kgs |
205/55 R16 91H (*) | E | B | 72 | 10.29kgs |
225/55 R16 95H (MOE) | E | B | 71 | 13.26kgs |
225/55 R16 99H XL | E | B | 72 | 11.05kgs |
225/55 R16 95H | E | B | 72 | 11.06kgs |
205/60 R16 92H (MO) | C | B | 71 | 8.66kgs |
205/60 R16 96H XL (AR) | C | B | 72 | 9.21kgs |
205/60 R16 92H | E | B | 71 | 12.77kgs |
205/60 R16 96H XL (K1) | C | B | 72 | 9.82kgs |
205/60 R16 96H XL (KS) | C | B | 72 | 9.66kgs |
205/60 R16 96H XL | C | B | 72 | 10.36kgs |
205/60 R16 96H XL (*) | C | B | 68 | 9.41kgs |
205/60 R16 96H XL (*) | C | B | 68 | 12.27kgs |
215/60 R16 95H | E | B | 72 | 11.75kgs |
215/60 R16 99H XL | C | B | 72 | 10.24kgs |
235/60 R16 100H | E | B | 72 | 12.28kgs |
205/65 R16 95H (MO) | C | B | 72 | 9.63kgs |
215/65 R16 98H (KS) | C | B | 72 | 10.85kgs |
215/65 R16 98H | C | B | 72 | 11.11kgs |
215/65 R16 98H (KS) | C | B | 72 | 11.22kgs |
205/40 R17 84H XL | E | B | 72 | 8.10kgs |
215/40 R17 87H XL | E | B | 72 | 8.65kgs |
245/40 R17 95V XL | C | B | 72 | 10.25kgs |
255/40 R17 98V XL (N2) | C | B | 72 | 10.81kgs |
205/45 R17 88V XL | E | B | 72 | 9.09kgs |
205/45 R17 88V XL | E | B | 72 | 9.92kgs |
215/45 R17 91H XL | E | B | 72 | 9.18kgs |
225/45 R17 91H (*) | C | B | 72 | 10.72kgs |
225/45 R17 91H | E | B | 72 | 9.43kgs |
225/45 R17 94V XL | C | B | 72 | 9.47kgs |
225/45 R17 94H XL | C | B | 72 | 9.49kgs |
225/45 R17 94V XL (N2) | C | B | 72 | 9.27kgs |
225/45 R17 91H (*)(KS) | C | B | 69 | 10.67kgs |
225/45 R17 91H (KS) | C | B | 72 | 9.17kgs |
235/45 R17 97V XL | E | B | 72 | 10.17kgs |
245/45 R17 99V XL | E | B | 72 | 11.06kgs |
205/50 R17 93H XL (AO1) | C | B | 71 | 9.63kgs |
205/50 R17 93V XL | E | B | 72 | 9.46kgs |
205/50 R17 93V XL (N2) | E | B | 72 | 9.82kgs |
205/50 R17 93H XL (AO) | E | B | 72 | 9.62kgs |
225/50 R17 94H | C | B | 72 | 10.36kgs |
225/50 R17 98V XL | C | B | 72 | 10.51kgs |
225/50 R17 98H XL (AO) | C | B | 72 | 10.23kgs |
225/50 R17 98H XL (J) | E | B | 72 | 10.25kgs |
225/50 R17 98H XL (*) | C | B | 68 | 11.91kgs |
205/55 R17 91H (MO) | C | B | 71 | 9.22kgs |
205/55 R17 95H XL (J) | C | B | 72 | 9.95kgs |
215/55 R17 98H XL | E | B | 72 | 10.56kgs |
215/55 R17 98V XL | E | B | 72 | 10.44kgs |
225/55 R17 97H (*)(MO) | C | B | 72 | 10.89kgs |
225/55 R17 97H (*) | C | B | 72 | 12.98kgs |
225/55 R17 97H (*)(MOE) | C | B | 72 | 13.10kgs |
225/55 R17 101V XL | C | B | 72 | 11.07kgs |
225/55 R17 97H (*) | C | B | 72 | 10.63kgs |
235/55 R17 99H | C | B | 72 | 12.39kgs |
235/55 R17 103V XL | C | B | 72 | 12.62kgs |
225/60 R17 99H (AO) | C | B | 69 | 12.09kgs |
255/35 R18 94V XL (MO) | C | B | 73 | 10.60kgs |
205/40 R18 86V XL | E | B | 72 | 9.15kgs |
205/40 R18 86V XL | E | B | 72 | 8.86kgs |
215/40 R18 89V XL | E | B | 72 | 8.72kgs |
225/40 R18 92V XL (AO) | E | B | 72 | 10.14kgs |
225/40 R18 92V XL (KS) | C | B | 72 | 8.97kgs |
225/40 R18 92V XL (N4) | E | B | 72 | 9.39kgs |
225/40 R18 92V XL (*) | E | B | 72 | 10.35kgs |
225/40 R18 92V XL | E | B | 72 | 9.30kgs |
225/40 R18 92H XL | E | B | 72 | 10.15kgs |
235/40 R18 95V XL (MO) | C | B | 72 | 9.71kgs |
245/40 R18 97V XL | E | B | 72 | 13.50kgs |
245/40 R18 97V XL (AO) | E | B | 72 | 11.49kgs |
245/40 R18 97H XL (J) | E | B | 72 | 11.44kgs |
245/40 R18 97V XL (MO) | E | B | 70 | 11.23kgs |
255/40 R18 99V XL (*) | C | B | 69 | 12.43kgs |
275/40 R18 103V XL (J) | C | B | 73 | 12.75kgs |
275/40 R18 103V XL (*) | C | B | 71 | 14.17kgs |
275/40 R18 103V XL | C | B | 73 | 15.26kgs |
225/45 R18 95V XL (MO) | E | B | 69 | 10.91kgs |
225/45 R18 95H XL (MOE) | E | B | 71 | 11.67kgs |
225/45 R18 95H XL (*) | C | B | 69 | 11.62kgs |
225/45 R18 95V XL | E | B | 72 | 10.09kgs |
225/45 R18 91H (AR) | E | B | 72 | 11.58kgs |
225/45 R18 91H (MO) | C | B | 71 | 9.23kgs |
235/45 R18 98V XL (T0)NCS | C | B | 70 | 10.61kgs |
235/45 R18 98V XL | C | B | 69 | 10.51kgs |
245/45 R18 96V | C | B | 72 | 12.32kgs |
245/45 R18 100V XL (*)(MOE) | C | B | 72 | 13.07kgs |
245/45 R18 100V XL | C | B | 72 | 11.81kgs |
275/45 R18 107V XL (MGT) | E | B | 73 | 13.98kgs |
215/50 R18 92V | C | B | 72 | 9.93kgs |
225/50 R18 95H (*) | C | B | 72 | 12.29kgs |
225/50 R18 99H XL (AO) | C | B | 72 | 10.82kgs |
235/50 R18 101V XL (MGT) | E | B | 72 | 12.51kgs |
245/50 R18 100H (*) | C | B | 68 | 12.34kgs |
245/50 R18 100H (*) | E | B | 72 | 16.56kgs |
215/55 R18 99V XL (MO) | C | B | 72 | 11.77kgs |
215/55 R18 95H | E | B | 72 | 11.28kgs |
225/55 R18 102V XL (AO) | C | B | 69 | 11.68kgs |
225/55 R18 98H | E | B | 72 | 11.58kgs |
235/55 R18 104H XL (AO) | C | B | 70 | 12.48kgs |
215/60 R18 98H (MOE) | E | B | 71 | 13.63kgs |
225/60 R18 100H | E | B | 72 | 12.50kgs |
225/60 R18 104H XL (*) | C | B | 72 | 11.96kgs |
225/60 R18 104H XL (*) | C | B | 72 | 15.52kgs |
235/35 R19 91W XL | C | B | 72 | 10.05kgs |
245/35 R19 93H XL | E | B | 72 | 12.37kgs |
255/35 R19 92H (AR) | E | B | 73 | 12.80kgs |
255/35 R19 96H XL (J) | E | B | 73 | 10.84kgs |
255/35 R19 96H XL | E | B | 73 | 13.31kgs |
275/35 R19 100V XL | E | B | 73 | 14.01kgs |
275/35 R19 96V (J) | E | B | 73 | 11.90kgs |
275/35 R19 100V XL (*)(MOE) | C | B | 72 | 13.62kgs |
305/35 R19 102W (L) | C | B | 75 | 13.45kgs |
225/40 R19 93V XL (AO) | E | B | 72 | 10.28kgs |
225/40 R19 93H XL (MO) | C | B | 71 | 9.54kgs |
225/40 R19 93H XL (J) | E | B | 72 | 10.28kgs |
225/40 R19 93H XL | E | B | 72 | 12.21kgs |
225/40 R19 89H (AR) | E | B | 72 | 11.46kgs |
235/40 R19 96V XL (T0)NCS | C | B | 71 | 10.57kgs |
235/40 R19 96V XL | C | B | 72 | 10.43kgs |
245/40 R19 98V XL (*)(MOE) | C | B | 72 | 12.80kgs |
245/40 R19 94V (J) | E | B | 72 | 10.73kgs |
245/40 R19 98H XL (J) | E | B | 72 | 11.13kgs |
255/40 R19 96V | E | B | 73 | 14.56kgs |
255/40 R19 100V XL (RO1) | C | B | 73 | 11.58kgs |
275/40 R19 105V XL | C | B | 73 | 14.85kgs |
275/40 R19 101W (MGT) | E | B | 73 | 13.84kgs |
225/45 R19 96V XL (*) | C | B | 69 | 11.80kgs |
225/45 R19 96V XL | E | B | 72 | 13.23kgs |
225/45 R19 96H XL | C | B | 72 | 11.28kgs |
235/45 R19 95H | E | B | 72 | 13.99kgs |
235/45 R19 99V XL (MO) | C | B | 72 | 11.77kgs |
245/45 R19 102V XL | E | B | 72 | 14.91kgs |
245/45 R19 98W (MGT) | E | B | 72 | 12.35kgs |
245/45 R19 102V XL (MO) | E | B | 72 | 11.91kgs |
245/45 R19 102V XL (MO) | E | B | 72 | 12.03kgs |
245/45 R19 102V XL (MOE) | E | B | 72 | 14.01kgs |
245/45 R19 102V XL (AO) | C | B | 70 | 11.83kgs |
245/45 R19 102V XL (*) | C | B | 72 | 14.05kgs |
255/45 R19 104V XL (MO) | C | B | 73 | 12.52kgs |
245/50 R19 105V XL (*) | C | B | 72 | 15.40kgs |
205/55 R19 97H XL | C | B | 71 | 10.53kgs |
245/30 R20 90W XL (L) | E | B | 72 | 10.19kgs |
255/30 R20 92W XL (L) | F | B | 73 | 10.58kgs |
265/30 R20 94W XL | C | B | 73 | 11.45kgs |
285/30 R20 99V XL (J) | E | B | 75 | 12.66kgs |
295/30 R20 101W XL (J) | C | B | 75 | 12.66kgs |
305/30 R20 103W XL (L) | C | B | 75 | 13.25kgs |
235/35 R20 92W XL | C | B | 72 | 10.18kgs |
255/35 R20 97V XL (*) | C | B | 72 | 11.51kgs |
255/35 R20 97W XL (J) | E | B | 73 | 11.47kgs |
255/35 R20 97V XL (J) | E | B | 73 | 11.38kgs |
275/35 R20 102V XL | E | B | 73 | 15.66kgs |
285/35 R20 104V XL (MO) | C | B | 75 | 13.25kgs |
285/35 R20 104W XL (MC) | E | B | 73 | 14.08kgs |
225/40 R20 94V XL | C | B | 71 | 11.37kgs |
245/40 R20 99V XL | C | B | 72 | 14.41kgs |
245/40 R20 99W XL (MGT) | E | B | 72 | 12.33kgs |
255/40 R20 101W XL (AO) | C | B | 71 | 12.59kgs |
255/40 R20 101V XL (MO) | C | B | 73 | 12.14kgs |
265/40 R20 104V XL (AO) | C | B | 70 | 13.15kgs |
275/40 R20 106V XL | E | B | 73 | 16.98kgs |
275/40 R20 106V XL (*) | E | B | 73 | 17.03kgs |
215/45 R20 95W XL | E | B | 71 | 10.70kgs |
245/45 R20 103V XL (*) | E | B | 72 | 14.51kgs |
245/45 R20 103V XL | E | B | 72 | 14.39kgs |
255/45 R20 105V XL (*) | C | B | 73 | 15.67kgs |
265/45 R20 108W XL (B) | B | C | 69 | 12.94kgs |
195/55 R20 95H XL | C | B | 71 | 10.03kgs |
285/30 R21 100W XL (MGT) | C | B | 75 | 13.53kgs |
285/30 R21 100W XL (RO1)NCS | C | B | 75 | 13.78kgs |
315/30 R21 105V XL (N0) | C | B | 75 | 15.11kgs |
245/35 R21 96W XL (MGT) | E | B | 72 | 11.44kgs |
255/35 R21 98V XL | C | B | 73 | 11.57kgs |
265/35 R21 101W XL | C | B | 72 | 12.55kgs |
275/35 R21 103V XL (N0) | C | B | 73 | 13.00kgs |
275/35 R21 103W XL (RO1) | C | B | 73 | 13.00kgs |
275/35 R21 103V XL | E | B | 72 | 15.64kgs |
275/35 R21 103W XL | C | B | 73 | 13.24kgs |
305/35 R21 109W XL (B) | B | B | 71 | 14.99kgs |
245/40 R21 100V XL | E | B | 71 | 14.91kgs |
2017-02-15 - I have a se of four Sottozero 3 tyres on my Mazda 6 Estate. These are just four months old. When I brake the car experiences juddering through the brake pedal with less judder through the steering wheel but judder nonetheless. This is more severe as speed ncreases. have had the car checked thoroughly including a brake test and the car passed the MOT test recently. No mechanical faults are evident. Why am I experiencing this judder as I find it unbelievable that Pirelli would make a tyre that does this !
It would be surprising if the tyre is at fault. Sometimes, with certain tyre patterns and car suspension you can get "stepping" on the tyre, where the tread wears unevenly and causes noise and vibration, but it would have to be severe to be caused by a tyre like the SottoZero3. A more likely cause would be a very slightly warped brake disc which would only show up when braking.
2019-11-11 - I was wondering if the difference between the Sottozero 3 and the Sottozero 3 Runflat could be explained, or at least more tangible. I know there will be a noticeable difference, but any clue on how noticable? If I choose to order the winterset they come on Run Flats as most products of MINI/BMW.
Runflat vs non-runflat is difficult, as it varies by brand. I've not tested these back to back, but as a rule you'll lose a significant amount of comfort and noise, and usually there's a slight reduction in grip too.
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