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Uniroyal RainExpert 3 Owner Reviews

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What owners say summarised from 35 reviews

Wet grip dominates praise for the Uniroyal RainExpert 3, appearing positively in 27 of 35 reviews, alongside generally good dry grip and a comfortable ride. Twenty-six reviews are positive, eight neutral and one negative, averaging 77.5%. Wear is the main recurring compromise, with several later-life accounts describing faster replacement than expected, although others report acceptable life. Noise is evenly divided between eight favourable and eight critical comments. A smaller group finds the sidewalls too soft or the response imprecise. One repeat owner became less satisfied as wear and motorway noise became concerns, but that alone does not establish a general ageing pattern.

What owners mention most counted across 35 reviews

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Owner ratings averaged from 38 ratings

  • Owner score 79%
  • Wet Grip 93%
  • Dry Grip 83%
  • Comfort 81%
  • Road Feedback 77%
  • Handling 75%
  • Wear 65%

Uniroyal RainExpert 3 Reviews - Page 3

Score spread across 34 written reviews
Member
  • Renault
  • 195/65 R15 T
  • 4,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
Good grip in all conditions, but they are incredibly noisy, especially in the curves.
87%
Member
I first put these first on a fiat 500 , grip in wet was laughably good, amazing . Give a relaxed confident ride where you can always feel the grip of the tyre, Now have them on a mini cooper s where they blend into the back ground in that you never give them a thought, cold wet snow , just grip. In dry very good also not as direct as the vredesteins or dunlop, but more grown up and a lot less tram linining.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 552
93%
Member
though not a directional tyre they have to be fitted the right way, the side that faces out is clearly marked, nice tyre plenty of grip wet or dry, not too noisy important on my car due to minimum isulation, good handling overall a very good tyre, good value
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 10
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 452

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86%
Member
  • Ford Fiesta
  • 155/80 R13
  • 1,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
Having recently fitted 4 of these tyres I must say I'm impressed, I have only done about 1000 miles so far but the all round improvement is noticeable, in both wet or dry conditions its actually a pleasure to drive the car again, the handling and grip on the old tyres was frankly awful. I bought these new tyres because of the reviews on this site, and am glad I did.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 446
89%
Member
Bought these to replace a set of Hifly tyres that came with the car when we bought it a couple of years ago. These still had 5 mm all round but Id never been happy with them particularly from the handling perspective whereby the car noticeably seemed to lean a bit even in gentle corners. Wet braking was poor with the Hifly tyres and omg were they noisy on the road;- particularly in the dry. After reading various reviews and not wanting to spend too much I opted for the Uniroyal RainExpert3's - these came in at a reasonable £164 fully fitted for the set of 4 at my local garage. They have an interesting tread and sidewall pattern - I wouldn't call them good looking but they certainly aren't offensive to the eye by any means. Overall impression after 1000 miles is pretty positive - the handling is hugely improved with the car cornering more securely and the overall grip in the wet and dry markedly better;- the car feels a lot safer. Tyre noise is significantly better too. I wish that I'd changed them earlier as I didn't realise how bad the Hifly's were by comparison and how significantly better all-round the RainExperts are for not much more money. I cannot comment on wear rate yet of course. Highly Recommended at the price.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 486
86%
Member
Very good tyre, best on wet roads. High wear is only bad thing. Will buy again!!
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 5
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 509
84%
Member
replaced 2 front bf goodrich g grip with rainexpert 3 for 100euros.now car runs so smooth and i really like this tires.on dry are great,on wet are superb.i put them 2 months ago so i dont really know how much will they last but i read that they wear fast.i think im okay for the next 2 years with this rainexpert 3.i may replace rear tires with these aswell.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 486
90%
Member
Well these tyres have replaced my set of winters now!
Very good in the dry for grip and exceptional in damp/greasy/wet conditions.
I can set the quattro up in the wet for the drive to progressivly go to the rear on roundabouts and drive the car out onto the straights no drama or fuss when I want.
Deal with standing water very well.
Wear masked by AWD but I think 12K from the most worked axel [front] easily achieveable.
Not a "sports" tyre so if thats what you want then look elsewhere but rather a safe set of hands...
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 10
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 610
94%
Member
  • Jaguar
  • 235/45 R18 W
  • 1,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Easy Going
Needed to get off the concrete sidewalls of the P7's my Jag was delivered with and cannot believe the transformation since putting on these Rainsport 3's. Much smoother ride, dealing with poor surfaces and potholes sublimely. Fantastic in the wet weather.

Maybe not the ultimate turn in razor sharpness, but the positives far outweigh that minor negative for me.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 464
97%
Member
I had Dunlop,Bridgestone,Continental... but this tyre is amazing the Best tyre i ve had.
Tyre on dry is superb,on wet is even better!!!
Road comfort is great excellent noise cabine is minimum.
Next summer tyre will be Rainexpert 4 and i would buy it definetly!
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 10
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 508
74%
Member
had rainsport 2 was very impressed with it .did step forward got rainsport 3.
what i can say dry grip not bad rs2 as better,nut on wet road omg unbelievable grip with rs3.wear no good no good but depend on driving style .i always driving hard.one bad point no grip at snow at all.when breaking on snow at 10 ml/h car wont stop sliding and i cant do anything about it.
super tyrer on wet.good on dry.cr*p on snow.i goin back to rs2
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 5
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 450
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