Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 vs Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10

In this article we will be looking at independent tyre test data, and real world driver reviews of the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 and the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 to find out which tyre is best for your own driving.

The good news is that both the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 and Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 are Premium Touring Winter tyres designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars, which means comparing the two tyres is relatively simple.

Both tyres are hugely popular in the market place with drivers, and both have been featured in independent tyre tests.

In This Article
Introduction Test Results Driver Reviews Conclusion
UltraGrip-Arctic-2 VS Hakkapeliitta-10

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 five tests which compare both tyres directly!

Out of these five tests:

  • Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 finished ahead of the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 in five of the tests

While it might look like the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 is better than the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 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.

Dry Braking

Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 was better during two dry braking tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 stopped the vehicle in 0.34% less distance than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
32.35M
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
32.46M
Dry braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Dry Braking: Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2

2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:31.7M ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 31.4M
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:32.91M ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 32.57M
2023 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:32.11M Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 32.74M
2024 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:32.66M Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 33.14M

Subj. Dry Handling

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 was better during zero subj. dry handling tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 scored 16.67% more points than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
2.5 Points
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
3 Points
Subjective Dry Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10

2023 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:2 Points ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 3 Points
2024 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:3 Points Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 3 Points

Wet Braking

Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 was better during four wet braking tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 stopped the vehicle in 4.62% less distance than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
35.51M
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
37.23M
Wet braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking: Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2

2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:34.9M Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 35.9M
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:35.86M Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 37.21M
2023 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:35.94M Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 38.58M
2024 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:35.34M Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 37.22M

Wet Handling [s]

Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 was better during three wet handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 was 0.79% faster around a wet lap than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
39.97s
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
40.29s
Wet handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Handling [s]: Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2

2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:35.3s Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 35.3s
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:41.87s Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 42.57s
2023 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:41.2s Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 41.4s
2024 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:41.5s Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 41.9s

Straight Aqua

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 was better during two straight aqua tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 floated at a 7.73% higher speed than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
64Km/H
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
59.05Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H, higher is better

Best In Straight Aqua: Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2

2023 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:57.3Km/H Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 55.1Km/H
2024 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:70.7Km/H Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 63Km/H

Snow Braking

Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 was better during two snow braking tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 stopped the vehicle in 1% less distance than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
22.8M
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
23.03M
Snow braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Snow Braking: Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2

2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:50.6M Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 51.5M
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:15.23M Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 15.26M
2023 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:12.96M Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 12.96M
2024 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:12.41M Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 12.41M

Snow Traction

Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 was better during three snow traction tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 accelerated 0.81% faster than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
4.89s
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
4.93s
Snow acceleration time, lower is better

Best In Snow Traction: Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2

2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:5.7s Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 5.9s
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:4.83s ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 4.65s
2023 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:4.79s Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 4.85s
2024 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:4.24s Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 4.32s

Snow Handling [s]

Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during three snow handling [s] tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was 0.44% faster around a lap than the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
72.3s
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
71.98s
Snow handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Snow Handling [s]: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10

2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:52.7s Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 53.3s
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:85.38s ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 84.6s
2023 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:75.3s ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 74.8s
2024 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:75.8s ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 75.2s

Ice Braking

Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during three ice braking tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 stopped the vehicle 3.06% shorter than the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
18.93M
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
18.35M
Ice braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Ice Braking: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10

2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:37.9M ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 36.4M
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:12.22M Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 12.51M
2023 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:12.97M ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 12.77M
2024 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:12.64M ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 11.73M

Ice Traction

Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during four ice traction tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 accelerated 10.94% faster than the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
5.3s
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
4.72s
Ice acceleration time, lower is better

Best In Ice Traction: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10

2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:3.9s ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 3.6s
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:5s ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 4.17s
2023 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:6.09s ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 5.74s
2024 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:6.19s ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 5.38s

Ice Handling [s]

Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during four ice handling [s] tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was 2.01% faster around a lap than the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
51.73s
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
50.69s
Ice handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Ice Handling [s]: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10

2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:55.1s ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 54.1s
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:63.73s ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 61.54s
2023 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:39.6s ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 39.3s
2024 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:48.5s ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 47.8s

Subj. Comfort

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
2 Points
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
3 Points
Subjective Comfort Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Comfort: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10

Subj. Noise

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 and Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 performed equally well in subj. noise tests.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
7 Points
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
7 Points
Subjective in car noise levels, higher is better

Best In Subj. Noise: Both tyres performed equally well

2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:7 Points Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 7 Points

Noise

Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 was better during three noise tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 measured 0.45% quieter than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
73.4dB
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
73.73dB
External noise in dB, lower is better

Best In Noise: Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2

2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:69.6dB Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 70.1dB
2023 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:75.4dB Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 75.6dB
2024 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:75.2dB Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 75.5dB

Price

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 was better during two price tests. On average the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 cost 10.62% less than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
1413.5
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
1581.5
Price in local currency, lower is better

Best In Price: Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2

2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:550 Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 650
2023 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:2277 Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 2513

Rolling Resistance

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during one rolling resistance tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 had a 6.14% lower rolling resistance than the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
5.7kg / t
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
5.35kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t, lower is better

Best In Rolling Resistance: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10

2023 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:5.7kg / t ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 5.35kg / t

Fuel Consumption

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 used 2.63% less fuel than the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2.

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
5.7l/100km
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
5.55l/100km
Fuel consumption in Litres per 100 km, lower is better

Best In Fuel Consumption: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10

2024 Studded Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2:5.7l/100km ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 5.55l/100km

Real World Driver Reviews

Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 and Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.

In total the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 has been reviewed 1 times and drivers have given the tyre 91% overall.

The Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 has been reviewed 5 times and drivers have given the tyre 85% overall.

This means in real world driving, people prefer the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.

Best Review for the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2
Given 91% 225/45 R17 on a combination of roads for 1,500 spirited miles
Was in need for high quality studded winter tyres that supported spirited sideways driving on ice lake with a RWD car and Goodyear Artic 2 delivered. Tyres excel at ice grip in terms of braking and acceleration, when turning, unless you wish to go sideways, it is better to slow down first. It makes sense when looking at the studs because studs are not triangular shape like Michelin X-Ice north 4 nor Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 but rather plate/bowl shape? Either way, when driving straight, you will get the car to stop in emergencies. Snow grip is also excellent, no problems whatsoever when it... Continue reading this review using the link below
Helpful 54 - tyre reviewed on February 10, 2024
View all Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 driver reviews >>
Best Review for the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
Given 76% /65 R15 on mostly country roads for 2,000 easy going miles
Here in the states, outlets like Consumer Reports would have us believe that premium studless winter tires have reached parity with studded Nordic winters. At least in the case of the Hakkapeliitta 10, this is absolutely not true. I've have the chance to directly compare these tires to lightly worn sets of the Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 and the Continental Vikingcontact 7. In deep snow the difference is significant. But on hard packed snow and ice the Hakkas are massively better. I can't speak to the dry/wet traction or handling as my tires will spend 90% of their life on dirt roads and... Continue reading this review using the link below
Helpful 77 - tyre reviewed on January 11, 2022
View all Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 driver reviews >>

Conclusion

In conclusion the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 performed better in dry braking, wet braking, wet handling [s], straight aqua, snow braking, snow traction, noise and price, while the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 performed better in subj. dry handling, snow handling [s], ice braking, ice traction, ice handling [s], rolling resistance and fuel consumption.

Interestingly, both tyres performed equally well in subj. noise, 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 Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 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.

Overall Winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2

Overall Winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2

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.