Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 2 road tests and 1,051 + 12 owner reviews. How we score
BluEarth XT AE61 is ahead, 72–59
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Tests – · none yet Owners 53 · 1,051 reviews
“A lot of our cars come with that Bridgestone. Often need replacement at only 30k km. They are also very sensitive to alignment, even slight off and the tires will wear unevenly and get noisy. Still better than the Dunlops though.”
Tests 65 · 2 tests Owners 80 · 12 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2025 EV Tyre Test (noise)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Alenza 001 | BluEarth XT AE61 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests | ≈ 62 (est.) | 70 |
| Reviews found online | 55 | 83 |
Alenza 001: 60% × 62.5 (est.) + 40% × 54.7 = 59
BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 83.4 = 75
No road tests of dry for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
| Source | Alenza 001 | BluEarth XT AE61 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests | ≈ 65 (est.) | 67 |
| Reviews found online | 60 | 83 |
Alenza 001: 60% × 64.8 (est.) + 40% × 59.8 = 63
BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 67.3 + 40% × 83.3 = 74
No road tests of wet for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Alenza 001 | BluEarth XT AE61 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests | ≈ 64 (est.) | 64 |
| Reviews found online | 46 | 69 |
Alenza 001: 40% × 64.1 (est.) + 60% × 45.8 = 53
BluEarth XT AE61: 40% × 64.4 + 60% × 69.4 = 67
No road tests of comfort for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | Alenza 001 | BluEarth XT AE61 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests | – | 86 |
| Reviews found online | – | ≈ 66 (est.) |
BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 86.3 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 78
No owner ratings of noise for BluEarth XT AE61. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
| Source | Alenza 001 | BluEarth XT AE61 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests | ≈ 60 (est.) | 53 |
| Reviews found online | 47 | 77 |
Alenza 001: 60% × 59.6 (est.) + 40% × 47.4 = 55
BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 53.3 + 40% × 77 = 63
No road tests of treadwear for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Alenza 001 | BluEarth XT AE61 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 55 | 82 |
| Source | Alenza 001 | BluEarth XT AE61 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests | – | 65 |
| Category | Bridgestone Alenza 001 | Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 59 | 72 |
| Dry | 59 | 75 |
| Wet | 63 | 74 |
| Comfort | 53 | 67 |
| Noise | – | 78 |
| Treadwear | 55 | 63 |
| Handling (owners) | 55 | 82 |
| Efficiency | – | 65 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Alenza 001
BluEarth XT AE61
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community opinions on the Bridgestone Alenza 001 are split, largely depending on whether they are the run-flat variants. Many drivers praise their dry and wet handling, corner stability, and initial ride quality, while others criticize them for a harsh ride, noise, buzzy feedback on rough asphalt, and relatively fast treadwear. As original equipment (OE) tires on performance SUVs and crossovers, they are generally seen as capable in warm weather but poorly suited for cold temperatures, snow, or long-term tread life.
“Opinions on Michelin primacy tour A/S or keeping Bridgestone Alenza 001 Its time for me to replace the tires on my iX and I'm unsure about if dropping to the touring tire would ruin the handling of the iX and drop the range. Currently on a set of Alenza 001 and I have liked their feel, handling and over all use. But for some extra tread life, would going to the primacy tours be worth it? Worried that the car would feel worse with a loss of grip and that the higher tread would reduce the range. Since I do several road trips a year which require 2-4 charging stops, I'd rather not add an extra one from a loss of 20-30 miles of total range because of tires. Anyone have experience with the Michelin primacy tour A/S? This is on a 2023 iX with the 21" wheels.”
“If you don't drive your car hard and need a good all around all weather tire, it is a fine choice. The only reason it's predominantly labeled an SUV tire is because it comes OEM on a bunch of SUVs like the highlander, etc and likely has a weight rating to accommodate. It works for the LC because the LC weighs as much or more than most crossover/SUVs such as the grand highlander does. edit: if you got the Alenza 001 which is a runflat tire it's going to be loud, as all run flat tires are.”
“A lot of our cars come with that Bridgestone. Often need replacement at only 30k km. They are also very sensitive to alignment, even slight off and the tires will wear unevenly and get noisy. Still better than the Dunlops though.”
Based on 23 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Alenza 001 | B · Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | 73 | 38 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 22″ | 16″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 400 A A | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
| Max pressure | 51 psi | — |
| Sizes in common | 24 | 24 |
Bridgestone Alenza 001
Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61
Winner: Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 — better handling, dry and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 scores 82 vs 55 on handling.
Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 scores 75 vs 59 on dry.
Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 scores 67 vs 53 on comfort.
Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 scores 74 vs 63 on wet.
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Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61, 74 vs 63 on our wet score.
Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61, 75 vs 59 on our dry score.
Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61, 67 vs 53 on our comfort score.
Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61, 63 vs 55 on our treadwear score.
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology
