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Head-to-head Updated May 2026

Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT vs Cooper Discoverer HT3 — Compared (May 2026)

Our Relative Score blends 60% objective test data with 40% owner-review signal — so any two tires can be compared even if they were never tested on the same day.

Tire A Cooper

Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT

Premium Touring All Season tire

Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
94/100
191 owner reviews
Dry
97
Wet
95
Snow
91
Comfort
94
Noise
92
Treadwear
93
Handling
94

Prices change daily — check the retailer for your size.

VS
Cooper Discoverer HT3 tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
96/100
40 owner reviews
Dry
99
Wet
97
Snow
91
Comfort
97
Noise
94
Treadwear
95
Handling
–

Prices change daily — check the retailer for your size.

VerdictWinner: Cooper Discoverer HT3 — better comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.
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Category breakdown

7 categories, side by side

Each bar is the Relative Score for that category. Expand a tile to see the test results and owner ratings behind it.

Dry

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Discoverer HT3 leads by 2
A — Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT
97
B — Cooper Discoverer HT3
99
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer AT3 LTDiscoverer HT3
Tire Rack owners – 87
Tyre Reviews owners 85 –
SimpleTire owners 100 93
America's Tire owners 97 94

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Discoverer HT3 leads by 2
A — Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT
95
B — Cooper Discoverer HT3
97
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer AT3 LTDiscoverer HT3
Tire Rack owners – 74
Tyre Reviews owners 85 –
SimpleTire owners 95 94
America's Tire owners 94 91

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100)
A — Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT
91
B — Cooper Discoverer HT3
91
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer AT3 LTDiscoverer HT3
Tire Rack owners – 90
Tyre Reviews owners 90 –
SimpleTire owners 93 80

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Discoverer HT3 leads by 3
A — Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT
94
B — Cooper Discoverer HT3
97
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer AT3 LTDiscoverer HT3
Tire Rack owners – 71
Tyre Reviews owners 75 –
SimpleTire owners 95 84
America's Tire owners 94 88

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Discoverer HT3 leads by 2
A — Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT
92
B — Cooper Discoverer HT3
94
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer AT3 LTDiscoverer HT3
SimpleTire owners 93 84
America's Tire owners 92 90

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Discoverer HT3 leads by 2
A — Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT
93
B — Cooper Discoverer HT3
95
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer AT3 LTDiscoverer HT3
Tire Rack owners – 86
Tyre Reviews owners 40 –
SimpleTire owners 100 87
America's Tire owners 93 90

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100)
A — Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT
94
B — Cooper Discoverer HT3
–
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer AT3 LTDiscoverer HT3
Tyre Reviews owners 45 –
America's Tire owners 94 91

Scores at a glance

Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT vs Cooper Discoverer HT3: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryCooper Discoverer AT3 LTCooper Discoverer HT3
Relative Score 94 96
Dry 97 99
Wet 95 97
Snow 91 91
Comfort 94 97
Noise 92 94
Treadwear 93 95
Handling 94 –

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

Tire A

Tire B

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Specifications

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT B · Cooper Discoverer HT3
CategoryPremium Touring All Season tire—
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4—
Sizes available917
Rim diameters16″ – 18″15″ – 20″
Tread depth16 - 17/32″14 - 15/32″
Treadwear warranty60,000 mi50,000 mi
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Raised Outline White LetteringBlack Side Wall
Max pressure50 - 80 psi50 - 83 psi
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Cooper

Cooper

Winner: Cooper Discoverer HT3 — better comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Cooper Discoverer HT3 scores 97 vs 94 on comfort.

Tire A · Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT
Tire B · Cooper Discoverer HT3

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements) normalized against the best tire in each test and weighted toward recent tests. 40% comes from thousands of owner reviews collected from retailers and review sites. When a tire has only one of the two, we use what exists and say so.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.