93
/ 100
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
94/100
478 owner reviews
Prices change daily — check the retailer for your size.
Head-to-head
Updated September 2026
Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT vs Cooper Discoverer HT3 — Compared (September 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.
VS
Tire B
Cooper
Cooper Discoverer HT3
96
/ 100
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
96/100
40 owner reviews
Prices change daily — check the retailer for your size.
VerdictWinner: Cooper Discoverer HT3 — better comfort and wet. 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
Score (0–100)
Discoverer HT3 leads by 2
Why this score
| Source | Discoverer AT3 XLT | Discoverer HT3 |
|---|---|---|
| Tire Rack owners | 89 | 87 |
| Tyre Reviews owners | 83 | – |
| SimpleTire owners | 98 | 93 |
| America's Tire owners | 97 | 94 |
Wet
Score (0–100)
Discoverer HT3 leads by 3
Why this score
| Source | Discoverer AT3 XLT | Discoverer HT3 |
|---|---|---|
| Tire Rack owners | 87 | 74 |
| Tyre Reviews owners | 78 | – |
| SimpleTire owners | 97 | 94 |
| America's Tire owners | 94 | 91 |
Snow
Score (0–100)
Discoverer HT3 leads by 2
Why this score
| Source | Discoverer AT3 XLT | Discoverer HT3 |
|---|---|---|
| Tire Rack owners | 92 | 90 |
| Tyre Reviews owners | 70 | – |
| SimpleTire owners | 90 | 80 |
Comfort
Score (0–100)
Discoverer HT3 leads by 4
Why this score
| Source | Discoverer AT3 XLT | Discoverer HT3 |
|---|---|---|
| Tire Rack owners | 83 | 71 |
| Tyre Reviews owners | 88 | – |
| SimpleTire owners | 96 | 84 |
| America's Tire owners | 93 | 88 |
Noise
Score (0–100)
Discoverer HT3 leads by 1
Why this score
| Source | Discoverer AT3 XLT | Discoverer HT3 |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleTire owners | 92 | 84 |
| America's Tire owners | 93 | 90 |
Treadwear
Score (0–100)
Discoverer HT3 leads by 2
Why this score
| Source | Discoverer AT3 XLT | Discoverer HT3 |
|---|---|---|
| Tire Rack owners | 87 | 86 |
| Tyre Reviews owners | 78 | – |
| SimpleTire owners | 91 | 87 |
| America's Tire owners | 93 | 90 |
Handling
Score (0–100)
Why this score
| Source | Discoverer AT3 XLT | Discoverer HT3 |
|---|---|---|
| Tyre Reviews owners | 83 | – |
| America's Tire owners | 94 | 91 |
Scores at a glance
| Category | Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT | Cooper Discoverer HT3 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 93 | 96 |
| Dry | 97 | 99 |
| Wet | 94 | 97 |
| Snow | 89 | 91 |
| Comfort | 93 | 97 |
| Noise | 93 | 94 |
| Treadwear | 93 | 95 |
| Handling | 94 | – |
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Headline score
93
/ 100
Tire A
96
/ 100
Tire B
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Community buzz
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
Positive
Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT
Community members express strong satisfaction with the Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT, highlighting its smooth ride quality, impressive comfort, and quietness compared to competing all-terrain tires like BFG KO2 and Toyo Open Country A/T II. Users also appreciate the solid value when purchased through online retailers during holiday sales, though questions occasionally arise regarding specific winter rating designations.
r/f150
·51 upvotes ·2021-12-30
“New shoes this week, Cooper Discoverer At3 XLT. I’m really impressed so far.”
r/NissanTitan
·29 upvotes ·2023-03-29
“Put some new tires on the XD today. Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT in 275/70R18. I usually run BFG KO2s on my trucks but wanted to try something different this time.”
r/ram_trucks
·27 upvotes ·2024-07-11
“Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT Picked up a set of Discoverer AT3 XLT from simple tire. With the 4th of July discounts all 4 were under 1k before taxes. I had the AT3 4S on a previous ram and they held up so I’m expecting good things here.”
r/ram_trucks
·22 upvotes ·2021-11-19
“New Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT 275/75R20 these ride way better than my old Open Country A/T II”
Top themes
#ride comfort and smoothness#low road noise#comparison to competing tires#value and pricing#winter and snow rating
Based on 7 community posts
Tire B
Cooper Discoverer HT3
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Specifications
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT | B · Cooper Discoverer HT3 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Premium Touring All Season tire | — |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | — |
| Sizes available | 3 | 17 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 20″ | 15″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | 16 - 18/32″ | 14 - 15/32″ |
| Treadwear warranty | 60,000 mi | 50,000 mi |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall - Raised White Lettering | Black Side Wall |
| Max pressure | 35 - 80 psi | 50 - 83 psi |
Final verdict
Which one should you actually buy?
93
/ 100
Cooper
96
/ 100
Cooper
Winner: Cooper Discoverer HT3 — better comfort and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Cooper Discoverer HT3 scores 97 vs 93 on comfort.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Cooper Discoverer HT3 scores 97 vs 94 on wet.
Tire A · Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT
Tire B · Cooper Discoverer HT3
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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.