Bridgestone Blizzak Ice review
Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners
Better than 26% of the winter tires we score.
Owners 66 · 3 reviews analysed Road tests 60 · 5 tests
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Bridgestone Blizzak Ice has a Relative Score of 63 out of 100 among winter tires. In 10 road tests with an overall ranking it finished first 0 times and in the top three 0 times. Testers rate it best for noise (83) and weakest for wet (44). 3 owner reviews rate it 66 out of 100. 60% would buy it again.
- Weak point: Efficiency 48 — 8th of 8 (2020 Vi Bilagare Nordic Friction Winter tire Test), 8th of 8 (2023 Studless Friction Winter tire Test)
- Weak point: Wet 44 — 8th of 8 (2020 Vi Bilagare Nordic Friction Winter tire Test), 8th of 8 (2023 Studless Friction Winter tire Test)
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
66/100From 3 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
By road tests
60/100Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.
10 published test appearances (5 in the score)
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 17
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
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Handling | 8th of 8 | |
| Snow Traction | 6th of 8 | |
| Snow Handling | 5th of 8 | |
| Ice Handling | 3rd of 8 | |
| Straight Aquaplaning | 7th of 8 | |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | 8th of 8 | |
| Noise | 1st of 8 | |
| Ice Traction | 4th of 8 | |
| Fuel Consumption | 8th of 8 |
Source: Vi Bilägare
2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16
15th of 19
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 9th of 19 | |
| Wet Handling | 19th of 19 | |
| Dry Braking | 3rd of 19 | |
| Snow Braking | 8th of 19 | |
| Snow Traction | 14th of 19 | |
| Snow Handling | 14th of 19 | |
| Ice Braking | 8th of 19 | |
| Ice Handling | 14th of 19 | |
| Exterior Noise | 1st of 19 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 10th of 19 | |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | 3rd of 19 | |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) | 18th of 19 | |
| Ice Traction | 13th of 19 |
Source: UTAC
2023 Autoreview Studless Winter Tire Test R16 · 215/60R16
5th of 5
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 5th of 5 | |
| Dry Braking | 1st of 5 | |
| Snow Braking | 5th of 5 | |
| Snow Traction | 5th of 5 | |
| Snow Handling | 4th of 5 | |
| Ice Braking | 5th of 5 | |
| Ice Handling | 2nd of 5 | |
| Straight Aquaplaning | 2nd of 5 | |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | 1st of 5 | |
| Ice Traction | 5th of 5 | |
| Deep Snow Traction | 5th of 5 |
Source: Autoreview
2020 Vi Bilagare Nordic Friction Winter tire Test · 205/60 R16
7th of 8
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Handling | 8th of 8 | |
| Snow Handling | 2nd of 8 | |
| Ice Handling | 6th of 8 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 8th of 8 | |
| Straight Aquaplaning | 8th of 8 | |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | 6th of 8 | |
| Noise (tester's mark) | 5th of 8 | |
| Price | 7th of 8 |
Source: Vi Bilägare
2020 Nordic and Studded Winter tire Test · 205/55 R16
15th of 20
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 17th of 20 | |
| Wet Handling | 14th of 20 | |
| Dry Braking | 11th of 20 | |
| Snow Braking | 17th of 20 | |
| Snow Traction | 17th of 20 | |
| Snow Handling | 18th of 20 | |
| Ice Braking | 15th of 20 | |
| Ice Handling | 9th of 20 | |
| Ice Traction | 15th of 20 | |
| Noise (tester's mark) | 6th 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 19
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Test World
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice specs & sizes
Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| EU label: wet grip | E |
| EU label: energy | E in 98% of sizes |
| EU label: external noise | 71–73 dB |
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