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Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 vs Yokohama ADVAN Sport — 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 32 + 0 road tests and 113 + 46 owner reviews. How we score

Different seasons: Blizzak LM005 and ADVAN Sport are each scored against tires of their own season.

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Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
Tire ABridgestone

Blizzak LM005

Winter

± 5

Tests 73 · 32 tests Owners 59 · 113 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 54 in 2023 Winter Tyre Test 54 Set 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. 69

    Dry

    Blizzak LM005 +14
    55
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak LM005ADVAN Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 27 / – tests77≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online5648

    Blizzak LM005: 60% × 77.3 + 40% × 55.8 = 69

    ADVAN Sport: 60% × 59.5 (est.) + 40% × 47.7 = 55

    No road tests of dry for ADVAN Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 89

    Wet

    Blizzak LM005 +31
    58
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak LM005ADVAN Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 32 / – tests100≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online7254

    Blizzak LM005: 60% × 100 + 40% × 71.9 = 89

    ADVAN Sport: 60% × 61.3 (est.) + 40% × 53.6 = 58

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

  3. 73

    Snow

    Blizzak LM005 +13
    60
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak LM005ADVAN Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 32 / – tests79≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6554

    Blizzak LM005: 60% × 79.4 + 40% × 64.7 = 73

    ADVAN Sport: 60% × 64.3 (est.) + 40% × 53.5 = 60

    No road tests of snow for ADVAN Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 67

    Comfort

    Blizzak LM005 +22
    45
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak LM005ADVAN Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests78≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online5934

    Blizzak LM005: 40% × 78.2 + 60% × 59 = 67

    ADVAN Sport: 40% × 62.7 (est.) + 60% × 34 = 45

    No road tests of comfort for ADVAN Sport. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 68

    Noise

    Blizzak LM005 +7
    61
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak LM005ADVAN Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 25 / – tests69≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)52

    Blizzak LM005: 60% × 69.3 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 68

    ADVAN Sport: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 52.3 = 61

    No owner ratings of noise for Blizzak LM005. 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.

    No road tests of noise for ADVAN Sport. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 37

    Treadwear

    ADVAN Sport +4
    41
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak LM005ADVAN Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests34≈ 52 (est.)
    Reviews found online4125

    Blizzak LM005: 60% × 34 + 40% × 40.9 = 37

    ADVAN Sport: 60% × 51.8 (est.) + 40% × 25 = 41

    No road tests of treadwear for ADVAN Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 61

    Handling (owners)

    Blizzak LM005 +16
    45
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak LM005ADVAN Sport
    Reviews found online6145
  8. 82

    Efficiency

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak LM005ADVAN Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 27 / – tests82–
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Blizzak LM005Yokohama ADVAN Sport
Relative Score 69 53
Dry 69 55
Wet 89 58
Snow 73 60
Comfort 67 45
Noise 68 61
Treadwear 37 41
Handling (owners) 61 45
Efficiency 82 –

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.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 5

Blizzak LM005

± 8

ADVAN Sport

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 LM005ADVAN SportΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #8/16 2026 ADAC Winter Tyre Test - 185/65 R15 #26/44 2012 Autobild 50 Tyre Braking Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Blizzak LM005

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and braking performance on wet roads and heavy rain
  • High driving comfort with low interior noise levels when new
  • Predictable and stable handling characteristics in dry and mild winter conditions

Cons

  • Rapid and premature tread wear, with many users reporting the tire wearing out within 5,000 to 15,000 km
  • Noticeable degradation in snow and ice grip by the second or third season
  • Increased tire noise, whining, or humming vibrations as the tire ages
All owner themes in the Blizzak LM005 review

Tire B ADVAN Sport

Pros

  • Exceptional dry grip and handling performance
  • Precise steering response and excellent road feedback
  • Predictable behavior when pushed near the limit

Cons

  • Unacceptably high and intrusive road noise
  • Very rapid tread wear with many reporting early replacement under 10,000 miles
  • Stiff, harsh ride quality
All owner themes in the ADVAN Sport review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 B · Yokohama ADVAN Sport
CategoryWinterSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available1653
Rim diameters14″ – 22″19″ – 20″
Tread depth9/32″10/32″
UTQG—180 A A
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure50 psi50 psi
Sizes in common33

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

Yokohama ADVAN Sport

Built for different seasons: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 is a winter tire, Yokohama ADVAN Sport a summer tire. Each score is measured against tires of its own season, so the two are not ranked against each other — pick by the season you drive in.

Tire A · Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Tire B · Yokohama ADVAN Sport
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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