Winter tire Updated October 2026

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice review

Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners

Owners 63 · 3 reviews analysed Road tests 59 · 10 tests

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Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

Two scoring systems, side by side

Owner scores come from reviews found online; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.

How scores work
Relative score
0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
Road tests
0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
Owner reviews
0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.

By owner reviews

63/100

From 3 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 60%
Dry
Overall dry
64.3
Corner stability
60.4
Dry traction
66.3
Steering response
63.4
Wet
Overall wet
67.7
Wet traction
66.1
Snow & ice
Overall snow & ice
52.3
Ice
44.2
Comfort
Overall comfort
64
Treadwear
Overall treadwear
65.3
Handling
Overall handling
62.8

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By road tests

59/100

Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.

Dry
63.8
Wet
42.3
Snow
62.5
Comfort
70
Noise
82
By discipline (% of best in test)
Dry Braking
52.4%
Subj. Dry Handling
81%
Wet Braking
23.8%
Subj. Wet Handling
23.8%
Wet Handling
42.9%
Snow Braking
23.8%
Snow Handling
19%
Subj. Snow Handling
66.7%
Snow Traction
28.6%
Ice Braking
33.3%
Ice Handling
61.9%
Subj. Ice Handling
66.7%
Ice Traction
33.3%
Inside Noise level
100%
Rolling Resistance
61.9%

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10 published test appearances

Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.

2025 Moottori Studless Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16

5th of 7

Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.

Source: Moottori

2024 Aftonbladet Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16

16th of 15

Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.

Source: Aftonbladet

2023 Studless Friction Winter tire Test · 225/45 R17

5th of 8
Best: Noise · 1st Weakest: Wet Handling · 8th
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Handling8th of 8
Snow Traction6th of 8
Snow Handling5th of 8
Ice Handling3rd of 8
Straight Aqua7th of 8
Subj. Dry Handling8th of 8
Noise1st of 8
Ice Traction4th of 8
Fuel Consumption8th of 8

Source: Vi Bilägare

2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16

15th of 17
Best: Exterior Noise · 1st Weakest: Wet Handling · 19th
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking9th of 17
Wet Handling19th of 17
Dry Braking3rd of 17
Snow Braking8th of 17
Snow Traction14th of 17
Snow Handling14th of 17
Ice Braking8th of 17
Ice Handling14th of 17
Exterior Noise1st of 17
Rolling Resistance10th of 17
Subj. Dry Handling3rd of 17
Subj. Wet Handling18th of 17
Ice Traction13th of 17

Source: UTAC

2023 Autoreview Studless Winter Tire Test R16 · 215/60R16

5th of 5
Best: Dry Braking · 1st Weakest: Wet Braking · 5th
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking5th of 5
Longitudinal Aquaplaning2nd of 5
Dry Braking1st of 5
Snow Braking5th of 5
Snow Traction5th of 5
Snow Handling4th of 5
Ice Braking5th of 5
Ice Handling2nd of 5
Subj. Comfort1st of 5
Ice Traction5th of 5
Deep Snow Traction5th of 5

Source: Autoreview

2020 Vi Bilagare Nordic Friction Winter tire Test · 205/60 R16

7th of 8
Best: Snow Handling · 2nd Weakest: Wet Handling · 8th
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Handling8th of 8
Snow Handling2nd of 8
Ice Handling6th of 8
Rolling Resistance8th of 8
Straight Aqua8th of 8
Subj. Dry Handling6th of 8
Subj. Noise5th of 8
Price7th of 8

Source: Vi Bilägare

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter tire Test · 205/55 R16

15th of 20
Best: Subj. Noise · 6th Weakest: Snow Handling · 18th
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking17th of 20
Wet Handling14th of 20
Dry Braking11th of 20
Snow Braking17th of 20
Snow Traction17th of 20
Snow Handling18th of 20
Ice Braking15th of 20
Ice Handling9th of 20
Ice Traction15th of 20
Subj. Noise6th of 20

2020 Motor Winter Studless Tire Test R16 · 205/60R16

7th of 7

Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.

Source: Motor

2020 Teknikens Värld Studless Winter Tire Test R17

6th of 6

Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.

Source: Teknikens Värld

2020 Test World Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16

16th of 17

Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.

Source: Test World

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