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Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3 vs Continental WinterContact TS 800 — 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 1 + 0 road tests and 1 + 12 owner reviews. How we score

WinterContact TS 800 is ahead, 78–64

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Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
Tire ABridgestone

Blizzak DM V3

Winter

± 8Provisional

Tests 67 · 1 test Owners 62 · 1 review

Best test result: #3 of 8 in 2022 ViBilagare Nordic SUV Winter Tyre Test (snow handling)

Category by category

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

  1. 65

    Dry

    WinterContact TS 800 +12
    77
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak DM V3WinterContact TS 800
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests70≈ 74 (est.)
    Reviews found online5982

    Blizzak DM V3: 60% × 69.8 + 40% × 58.9 = 65

    WinterContact TS 800: 60% × 73.7 (est.) + 40% × 82 = 77

    No road tests of dry for WinterContact TS 800. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 60

    Wet

    WinterContact TS 800 +24
    84
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak DM V3WinterContact TS 800
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests59≈ 80 (est.)
    Reviews found online6289

    Blizzak DM V3: 60% × 59.3 + 40% × 61.5 = 60

    WinterContact TS 800: 60% × 80.5 (est.) + 40% × 88.6 = 84

    No road tests of wet for WinterContact TS 800. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 70

    Snow

    WinterContact TS 800 +5
    75
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak DM V3WinterContact TS 800
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online6879

    Blizzak DM V3: 60% × 70.7 + 40% × 67.9 = 70

    WinterContact TS 800: 60% × 73.1 (est.) + 40% × 78.6 = 75

    No road tests of snow for WinterContact TS 800. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 59

    Comfort

    WinterContact TS 800 +18
    77
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak DM V3WinterContact TS 800
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online5481

    Blizzak DM V3: 40% × 65.7 (est.) + 60% × 53.9 = 59

    WinterContact TS 800: 40% × 71.2 (est.) + 60% × 81.4 = 77

    No road tests of comfort for Blizzak DM V3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for WinterContact TS 800. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 68

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak DM V3WinterContact TS 800
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests70–
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)–

    Blizzak DM V3: 60% × 69.8 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 68

    No owner ratings of noise for Blizzak DM V3. 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. 63

    Treadwear

    WinterContact TS 800 +12
    75
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak DM V3WinterContact TS 800
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online6181

    Blizzak DM V3: 60% × 64.5 (est.) + 40% × 60.8 = 63

    WinterContact TS 800: 60% × 71.6 (est.) + 40% × 80.7 = 75

    No road tests of treadwear for Blizzak DM V3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for WinterContact TS 800. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 59

    Handling (owners)

    WinterContact TS 800 +26
    85
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak DM V3WinterContact TS 800
    Reviews found online5985
  8. 61

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak DM V3WinterContact TS 800
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests61–
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Blizzak DM V3Continental WinterContact TS 800
Relative Score 64 78
Dry 65 77
Wet 60 84
Snow 70 75
Comfort 59 77
Noise 68 –
Treadwear 63 75
Handling (owners) 59 85
Efficiency 61 –

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

Weight the categories that matter to you

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.

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Neutral
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

Blizzak DM V3

± 8

WinterContact TS 800

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 DM V3WinterContact TS 800ΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #6/8 2022 ViBilagare Nordic SUV Winter Tyre Test #2/13 2012 European Tyre Test - 165/70 R14 – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Blizzak DM V3

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B WinterContact TS 800

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and traction in deep, fresh, and compressed snow
  • Reliable braking and handling performance on wet and icy surfaces
  • Impressive tread longevity even under varied driving conditions

Cons

  • Increased road noise compared to some summer tire models
  • Reduced handling precision and performance when temperatures exceed 10°C
  • Soft compound can feel less stable during aggressive dry-weather driving
All owner themes in the WinterContact TS 800 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3 B · Continental WinterContact TS 800
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available736
Rim diameters15″ – 22″13″ – 15″
Sizes in common00

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3

Continental WinterContact TS 800

Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 800 — better handling, wet and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 1 review), so read this result as provisional. Continental WinterContact TS 800 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 12 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental WinterContact TS 800 scores 85 vs 59 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental WinterContact TS 800 scores 84 vs 60 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Continental WinterContact TS 800 scores 77 vs 59 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental WinterContact TS 800 scores 77 vs 65 on dry.

Tire A · Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
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Blizzak DM V3 or WinterContact TS 800?

Which is better in the wet, Blizzak DM V3 or WinterContact TS 800?

Continental WinterContact TS 800, 84 vs 60 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Blizzak DM V3 or WinterContact TS 800?

Continental WinterContact TS 800, 77 vs 65 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Blizzak DM V3 or WinterContact TS 800?

Continental WinterContact TS 800, 75 vs 70 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Blizzak DM V3 or WinterContact TS 800?

Continental WinterContact TS 800, 77 vs 59 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Blizzak DM V3 or WinterContact TS 800?

Continental WinterContact TS 800, 75 vs 63 on our treadwear 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