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Bridgestone Blizzak Ice vs Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001 — 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 5 + 0 road tests and 3 + 8 owner reviews. How we score

Dueler A/T 001 is ahead, 69–62

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Bridgestone Blizzak Ice
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Blizzak Ice

Winter

± 7

Tests 60 · 5 tests Owners 66 · 3 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 17 in 2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 (exterior noise)

Category by category

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

  1. 65

    Dry

    Dueler A/T 001 +2
    67
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceDueler A/T 001
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests64≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6767

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 63.6 + 40% × 66.8 = 65

    Dueler A/T 001: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 67.2 = 67

    No road tests of dry for Dueler A/T 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 54

    Wet

    Dueler A/T 001 +18
    72
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceDueler A/T 001
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests44≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online7073

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 43.6 + 40% × 69.6 = 54

    Dueler A/T 001: 60% × 71.9 (est.) + 40% × 72.9 = 72

    No road tests of wet for Dueler A/T 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 62

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceDueler A/T 001
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests63–
    Reviews found online62–

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 62.6 + 40% × 61.9 = 62

  4. 67

    Comfort

    Blizzak Ice +2
    65
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceDueler A/T 001
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests70≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6564

    Blizzak Ice: 40% × 70 + 60% × 65.3 = 67

    Dueler A/T 001: 40% × 67.7 (est.) + 60% × 63.9 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for Dueler A/T 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 76

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceDueler A/T 001
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests83–
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)–

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 82.9 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 76

    No owner ratings of noise for Blizzak Ice. 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. 67

    Treadwear

    Level
    67
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceDueler A/T 001
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6767

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 67.1 = 67

    Dueler A/T 001: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 67.1 = 67

    No road tests of treadwear for Blizzak Ice. 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 Dueler A/T 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 65

    Handling (owners)

    Dueler A/T 001 +3
    68
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceDueler A/T 001
    Reviews found online6568
  8. 48

    Efficiency

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceDueler A/T 001
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests48–
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Blizzak IceBridgestone Dueler A/T 001
Relative Score 62 69
Dry 65 67
Wet 54 72
Snow 62 –
Comfort 67 65
Noise 76 –
Treadwear 67 67
Handling (owners) 65 68
Efficiency 48 –

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

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Recomputed
Headline score
± 7

Blizzak Ice

± 8

Dueler A/T 001

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

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Blizzak Ice

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Dueler A/T 001

Pros

  • Excellent all-round grip and handling on dry, wet, and off-road surfaces
  • Solid tread longevity and durability over tens of thousands of kilometers
  • Sharper handling response compared to standard touring tyres

Cons

  • Lower lateral grip and average performance in deep snow
  • Some complaints regarding soft sidewalls requiring higher inflation pressures
  • Potential compromise on grip when adjustments are made to counter sidewall bounce
All owner themes in the Dueler A/T 001 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Blizzak Ice B · Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001
CategoryWinterAll-Terrain tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available6040
Rim diameters13″ – 19″8″ – 18″
UTQG—300 B B
Sizes in common33

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001

Winner: Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001 — better wet. Where the Bridgestone Blizzak Ice is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001 scores 72 vs 54 on wet.

Tire A · Bridgestone Blizzak Ice
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Tire B · Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001
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Blizzak Ice or Dueler A/T 001?

Which is better in the wet, Blizzak Ice or Dueler A/T 001?

Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001, 72 vs 54 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Blizzak Ice or Dueler A/T 001?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 67 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Blizzak Ice or Dueler A/T 001?

Neither, by our numbers: 67 vs 65 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Blizzak Ice or Dueler A/T 001?

Neither, by our numbers: 67 vs 67 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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