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Bridgestone Blizzak 6 vs Bridgestone Blizzak IcePeak — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 27 + 1 road tests and 12 + 0 owner reviews. How we score

Blizzak 6 is ahead, 81–73

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Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Blizzak 6

Winter

± 4

Tests 80 · 27 tests Owners 83 · 12 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 55 in 2024 Winter 55 Tyre Braking Test (wet braking)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 80

    Dry

    Blizzak 6 +1
    79
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak 6Blizzak IcePeak
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 22 / 1 tests7782
    Reviews found online84≈ 74 (est.)

    Blizzak 6: 60% × 76.7 + 40% × 84.2 = 80

    Blizzak IcePeak: 60% × 81.8 + 40% × 73.7 (est.) = 79

    No owner ratings of dry for Blizzak IcePeak. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 91

    Wet

    Blizzak 6 +26
    65
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak 6Blizzak IcePeak
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 27 / 1 tests9364
    Reviews found online88≈ 67 (est.)

    Blizzak 6: 60% × 92.8 + 40% × 88.1 = 91

    Blizzak IcePeak: 60% × 64.2 + 40% × 67.2 (est.) = 65

    No owner ratings of wet for Blizzak IcePeak. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 80

    Snow

    Blizzak 6 +3
    77
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak 6Blizzak IcePeak
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 26 / 1 tests8179
    Reviews found online79≈ 73 (est.)

    Blizzak 6: 60% × 81.4 + 40% × 78.5 = 80

    Blizzak IcePeak: 60% × 79.4 + 40% × 73.4 (est.) = 77

    No owner ratings of snow for Blizzak IcePeak. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 83

    Comfort

    Blizzak 6 +13
    70
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak 6Blizzak IcePeak
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 10 / 1 tests8770
    Reviews found online81≈ 69 (est.)

    Blizzak 6: 40% × 86.6 + 60% × 80.8 = 83

    Blizzak IcePeak: 40% × 70.3 + 60% × 69.1 (est.) = 70

    No owner ratings of comfort for Blizzak IcePeak. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 55

    Noise

    Blizzak IcePeak +16
    71
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak 6Blizzak IcePeak
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 19 / 1 tests4773
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)

    Blizzak 6: 60% × 47.1 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 55

    Blizzak IcePeak: 60% × 73.4 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 71

    No owner ratings of noise for Blizzak 6 or Blizzak IcePeak. 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.

  6. 78

    Treadwear

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak 6Blizzak IcePeak
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / – tests77–
    Reviews found online79–

    Blizzak 6: 60% × 76.8 + 40% × 79.1 = 78

  7. 86

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak 6Blizzak IcePeak
    Reviews found online86–
  8. 81

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak 6Blizzak IcePeak
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / – tests81–
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Blizzak 6Bridgestone Blizzak IcePeak
Relative Score 81 73
Dry 80 79
Wet 91 65
Snow 80 77
Comfort 83 70
Noise 55 71
Treadwear 78 –
Handling (owners) 86 –
Efficiency 81 –

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

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Recomputed
Headline score
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Blizzak 6

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Blizzak IcePeak

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

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

DisciplineCategoryBlizzak 6Blizzak IcePeakΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 95% #5/14 · 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test 100% #1/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Braking Wet 97% #8/14 · 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test 97% #3/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Circle Wet 100% #1/14 · 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test 97% #3/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Ice Braking Snow 92% #7/16 · 2026 ADAC Winter Tyre Test - 225/50 R17 100% #1/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Braking Snow 97% #2/14 · 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test 100% #1/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Handling Snow 94% #12/14 · 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test 100% #1/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Handling (tester's mark) Snow 70% #6/9 · 2026 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test 100% #1/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Comfort (tester's mark) Comfort 100% #1/14 · 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test 97% #2/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Road Rating (tester's mark) Other 100% #1/18 · 2026 Teknikens Värld Studded, Nordic and Central European Winter Tyre Test 75% #3/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Overall Ranking Overall #2/14 2026 Auto Bild 205/55 R16 Winter Tyre Test #1/3 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Blizzak 6

Pros

  • Excellent snow and ice traction, including confident uphill performance on snow-covered mountain roads at -12°C
  • Better cornering grip on snow and ice than the Blizzak 5
  • Stable, dependable feel, with one reviewer calling it the best winter tire they have used

Cons

  • Fast tread wear, such as 1 mm lost in about 6,500 km in the Alps, which the reviewer says matches the previous Blizzak generation
  • Uneven wear, with the inner edges of the rear tires worn after 40,000 km, though the reviewer suspects alignment and balance
  • Numb steering feel noted on a Mini Countryman
All owner themes in the Blizzak 6 review

Tire B Blizzak IcePeak

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Blizzak 6 B · Bridgestone Blizzak IcePeak
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available192101
Rim diameters16″ – 22″14″ – 22″
Tread depth10/32″12/32″
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure50 psi50 psi
Sizes in common7575

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Bridgestone Blizzak IcePeak

Winner: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 — better wet, comfort and snow. Pick the Bridgestone Blizzak IcePeak if noise matters most to you. Bridgestone Blizzak IcePeak rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 0 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Bridgestone Blizzak 6 scores 91 vs 65 on wet.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Bridgestone Blizzak IcePeak scores 71 vs 55 on noise.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Bridgestone Blizzak 6 scores 83 vs 70 on comfort.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Bridgestone Blizzak 6 scores 80 vs 77 on snow.

Tire A · Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Blizzak 6 or Blizzak IcePeak?

Which is better in the wet, Blizzak 6 or Blizzak IcePeak?

Bridgestone Blizzak 6, 91 vs 65 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Blizzak 6 or Blizzak IcePeak?

Neither, by our numbers: 80 vs 79 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is better in snow, Blizzak 6 or Blizzak IcePeak?

Bridgestone Blizzak 6, 80 vs 77 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Blizzak 6 or Blizzak IcePeak?

Bridgestone Blizzak IcePeak, 71 vs 55 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Blizzak 6 or Blizzak IcePeak?

Bridgestone Blizzak 6, 83 vs 70 on our comfort score.

How do we compare tires?

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