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Bridgestone Blizzak Ice vs Continental Cross Contact A/T — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 5 + 0 road tests and 3 + 14 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Blizzak Ice 61, Cross Contact A/T 62.

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Bridgestone Blizzak Ice
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Blizzak Ice

Winter

Tests 60 · 5 tests Owners 62 · 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. 64

    Dry

    Level
    64
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceCross Contact A/T
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests64≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6462

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 63.8 + 40% × 64.3 = 64

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 62.2 = 64

    No road tests of dry for Cross Contact A/T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 53

    Wet

    Cross Contact A/T +11
    64
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceCross Contact A/T
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests42≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6863

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 42.5 + 40% × 67.7 = 53

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.5 = 64

    No road tests of wet for Cross Contact A/T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 58

    Snow

    Blizzak Ice +5
    53
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceCross Contact A/T
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests63≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online5241

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 62.5 + 40% × 51.8 = 58

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 60.4 (est.) + 40% × 41.3 = 53

    No road tests of snow for Cross Contact A/T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 68

    Comfort

    Blizzak Ice +3
    65
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceCross Contact A/T
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests70≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6460

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 70 + 40% × 64 = 68

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 60.4 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for Cross Contact A/T. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 77

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceCross Contact A/T
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests83–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 83.3 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 77

    No owner ratings of noise for Blizzak Ice. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    Level
    65
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceCross Contact A/T
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6564

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 65.3 = 65

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 65.2 (est.) + 40% × 64.4 = 65

    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 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Cross Contact A/T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 63

    Handling (owners)

    Blizzak Ice +1
    62
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceCross Contact A/T
    Reviews found online6362
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Blizzak IceContinental Cross Contact A/T
Relative Score 61 62
Dry 64 64
Wet 53 64
Snow 58 53
Comfort 68 65
Noise 77 –
Treadwear 65 65
Handling (owners) 63 62

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

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

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Headline score

Blizzak Ice

Cross Contact A/T

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 IceCross Contact A/TΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #5/7 2025 Moottori Studless Winter Tire Test R16 #7/7 2017 Drive Out Off Road 4x4 Tyre Test – Different tests

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 Cross Contact A/T

Pros

  • Excellent on-road comfort and handling with acceptable noise levels
  • High potential longevity and mileage for many users, with sets lasting upwards of 50,000 to 80,000 km/miles
  • Competent dry and wet performance on paved surfaces

Cons

  • Susceptibility to punctures and fragile sidewalls reported by some drivers
  • Rapid, premature tread wear experienced by certain users
  • Poor traction and spinning issues in winter conditions such as snow and ice
All owner themes in the Cross Contact A/T review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Blizzak Ice B · Continental Cross Contact A/T
CategoryWinterAll-Terrain tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available60—
Rim diameters13″ – 19″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

Continental Cross Contact A/T

Too close to call: Bridgestone Blizzak Ice and Continental Cross Contact A/T are within 2 points overall. Bridgestone Blizzak Ice is stronger on snow and comfort. Continental Cross Contact A/T is stronger on wet. Continental Cross Contact A/T rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 14 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental Cross Contact A/T scores 64 vs 53 on wet.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice scores 58 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice scores 68 vs 65 on comfort.

Tire A · Bridgestone Blizzak Ice
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Tire B · Continental Cross Contact A/T
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Blizzak Ice or Cross Contact A/T?

Which is better in the wet, Blizzak Ice or Cross Contact A/T?

Continental Cross Contact A/T, 64 vs 53 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Blizzak Ice or Cross Contact A/T?

Neither, by our numbers: 64 vs 64 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is better in snow, Blizzak Ice or Cross Contact A/T?

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice, 58 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Blizzak Ice or Cross Contact A/T?

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice, 68 vs 65 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Blizzak Ice or Cross Contact A/T?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 65 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