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Bridgestone Blizzak Ice vs Michelin X Ice Snow+ — 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 + 1 road tests and 3 + 0 owner reviews. How we score

X Ice Snow+ is ahead, 67–62

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Bridgestone Blizzak Ice
Tire ABridgestone

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)

Michelin X Ice Snow+
Tire BMichelin

X Ice Snow+

Winter tire

± 10Provisional

Tests 67 · 1 test Owners – · none yet

Category by category

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

  1. 65

    Dry

    Blizzak Ice +3
    62
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceX Ice Snow+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / 1 tests6461
    Reviews found online67≈ 65 (est.)

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 63.6 + 40% × 66.9 = 65

    X Ice Snow+: 60% × 60.7 + 40% × 65 (est.) = 62

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

  2. 54

    Wet

    X Ice Snow+ +17
    71
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceX Ice Snow+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / 1 tests4471
    Reviews found online70≈ 71 (est.)

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 43.7 + 40% × 69.6 = 54

    X Ice Snow+: 60% × 71 + 40% × 70.9 (est.) = 71

    No owner ratings of wet for X Ice Snow+. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.54).

  3. 62

    Snow

    X Ice Snow+ +6
    68
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceX Ice Snow+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / 1 tests6268
    Reviews found online62≈ 69 (est.)

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 62.5 + 40% × 61.5 = 62

    X Ice Snow+: 60% × 67.7 + 40% × 69.5 (est.) = 68

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

  4. 67

    Comfort

    X Ice Snow+ +3
    70
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceX Ice Snow+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests7070
    Reviews found online66≈ 69 (est.)

    Blizzak Ice: 40% × 70 + 60% × 65.7 = 67

    X Ice Snow+: 40% × 70.4 + 60% × 69.3 (est.) = 70

    No owner ratings of comfort for X Ice Snow+. The owner half is the owners’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  5. 77

    Noise

    Blizzak Ice +12
    65
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceX Ice Snow+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / 1 tests8365
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 83.2 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 77

    X Ice Snow+: 60% × 64.8 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 65

    No owner ratings of noise for Blizzak Ice or X Ice Snow+. 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. 67

    Treadwear

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceX Ice Snow+
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online67–

    Blizzak Ice: 60% × 66.8 (est.) + 40% × 67.2 = 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 0.35).

  7. 65

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceX Ice Snow+
    Reviews found online65–
  8. 48

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak IceX Ice Snow+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests48–
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Blizzak IceMichelin X Ice Snow+
Relative Score 62 67
Dry 65 62
Wet 54 71
Snow 62 68
Comfort 67 70
Noise 77 65
Treadwear 67 –
Handling (owners) 65 –
Efficiency 48 –

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

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Headline score
± 7

Blizzak Ice

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X Ice Snow+

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 IceX Ice Snow+ΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 100% #1/5 · 2023 Autoreview Studless Winter Tire Test R16 93% #3/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Braking Wet 70% #5/5 · 2023 Autoreview Studless Winter Tire Test R16 100% #1/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Ice Braking Snow 89% #5/5 · 2023 Autoreview Studless Winter Tire Test R16 95% #2/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Ice Traction Snow 86% #5/5 · 2023 Autoreview Studless Winter Tire Test R16 100% #1/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Braking Snow 80% #5/5 · 2023 Autoreview Studless Winter Tire Test R16 92% #2/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Handling Snow 80% #4/5 · 2023 Autoreview Studless Winter Tire Test R16 96% #3/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Comfort (tester's mark) Comfort 100% #1/5 · 2023 Autoreview Studless Winter Tire Test R16 97% #2/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Noise (tester's mark) Noise 100% #6/20 · 2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tyre Test 88% #3/3 · 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #5/7 2025 Moottori Studless Winter Tire Test R16 #3/3 2026 Tire Rack New Winter Tyre Test – Different tests

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Blizzak Ice B · Michelin X Ice Snow+
CategoryWinterWinter tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available60—
Rim diameters13″ – 19″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

Michelin X Ice Snow+

Winner: Michelin X Ice Snow+ — better wet, snow and comfort. Pick the Bridgestone Blizzak Ice if noise and dry matter most to you. Michelin X Ice Snow+ rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 0 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin X Ice Snow+ scores 71 vs 54 on wet.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice scores 77 vs 65 on noise.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Michelin X Ice Snow+ scores 68 vs 62 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice scores 65 vs 62 on dry.

Tire A · Bridgestone Blizzak Ice
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Blizzak Ice or X Ice Snow+?

Which is better in the wet, Blizzak Ice or X Ice Snow+?

Michelin X Ice Snow+, 71 vs 54 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Blizzak Ice or X Ice Snow+?

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice, 65 vs 62 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Blizzak Ice or X Ice Snow+?

Michelin X Ice Snow+, 68 vs 62 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Blizzak Ice or X Ice Snow+?

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice, 77 vs 65 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Blizzak Ice or X Ice Snow+?

Michelin X Ice Snow+, 70 vs 67 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