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Michelin X Ice Snow+ vs Bridgestone Blizzak Ice — 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 + 5 road tests and 0 + 3 owner reviews. How we score

X Ice Snow+ is ahead, 67–62

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Michelin X Ice Snow+
Tire AMichelin

X Ice Snow+

Winter tire

± 10Provisional

Tests 67 · 1 test Owners – · none yet

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice
Tire BBridgestone

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. 62

    Dry

    Blizzak Ice +3
    65
    Why this score
    SourceX Ice Snow+Blizzak Ice
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 5 tests6164
    Reviews found online≈ 65 (est.)67

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

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

    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. 71

    Wet

    X Ice Snow+ +17
    54
    Why this score
    SourceX Ice Snow+Blizzak Ice
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 5 tests7144
    Reviews found online≈ 71 (est.)70

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

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

    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. 68

    Snow

    X Ice Snow+ +6
    62
    Why this score
    SourceX Ice Snow+Blizzak Ice
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 5 tests6862
    Reviews found online≈ 69 (est.)62

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

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

    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. 70

    Comfort

    X Ice Snow+ +3
    67
    Why this score
    SourceX Ice Snow+Blizzak Ice
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests7070
    Reviews found online≈ 69 (est.)66

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

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

    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. 65

    Noise

    Blizzak Ice +12
    77
    Why this score
    SourceX Ice Snow+Blizzak Ice
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 4 tests6583
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)

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

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

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

    Treadwear

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceX Ice Snow+Blizzak Ice
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–67

    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. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    65
    Why this score
    SourceX Ice Snow+Blizzak Ice
    Reviews found online–65
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    48
    Why this score
    SourceX Ice Snow+Blizzak Ice
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests–48
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin X Ice Snow+Bridgestone Blizzak Ice
Relative Score 67 62
Dry 62 65
Wet 71 54
Snow 68 62
Comfort 70 67
Noise 65 77
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
± 10

X Ice Snow+

± 7

Blizzak Ice

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.

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

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin X Ice Snow+ B · Bridgestone Blizzak Ice
CategoryWinter tireWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—60
Rim diameters—13″ – 19″

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin X Ice Snow+

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

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 A Your priority is wet-weather safety

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

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice scores 77 vs 65 on noise.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

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

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin X Ice Snow+ scores 70 vs 67 on comfort.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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