Tests 68 · 2 tests Owners 77 · 4 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2022 ViBilagare Nordic SUV Winter Tyre Test (snow traction)
Yokohama iceGUARD iG52c looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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Michelin X-Ice Snow SUV vs Yokohama iceGUARD iG52c — 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 2 + 0 road tests and 4 + 1 owner reviews. How we score
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Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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72
Dry
No comparison–Why this score
Source X-Ice Snow SUV iceGUARD iG52c Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 70 – Reviews found online 75 – X-Ice Snow SUV: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 74.5 = 72
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66
Wet
No comparison–Why this score
Source X-Ice Snow SUV iceGUARD iG52c Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 57 – Reviews found online 81 – X-Ice Snow SUV: 60% × 56.8 + 40% × 80.8 = 66
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76
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source X-Ice Snow SUV iceGUARD iG52c Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 73 – Reviews found online 81 – X-Ice Snow SUV: 60% × 73.3 + 40% × 81.2 = 76
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75
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source X-Ice Snow SUV iceGUARD iG52c Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 71 (est.) – Reviews found online 78 – X-Ice Snow SUV: 40% × 70.7 (est.) + 60% × 77.8 = 75
No road tests of comfort for X-Ice Snow SUV. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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73
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source X-Ice Snow SUV iceGUARD iG52c Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 77 – Reviews found online ≈ 67 (est.) – X-Ice Snow SUV: 60% × 77.3 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 73
No owner ratings of noise for X-Ice Snow SUV. 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.
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70
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source X-Ice Snow SUV iceGUARD iG52c Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) – Reviews found online 72 – X-Ice Snow SUV: 60% × 68.2 (est.) + 40% × 72.2 = 70
No road tests of treadwear for X-Ice Snow SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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73
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source X-Ice Snow SUV iceGUARD iG52c Reviews found online 73 – -
73
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source X-Ice Snow SUV iceGUARD iG52c Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 73 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin X-Ice Snow SUV | Yokohama iceGUARD iG52c |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 72 | – |
| Dry | 72 | – |
| Wet | 66 | – |
| Snow | 76 | – |
| Comfort | 75 | – |
| Noise | 73 | – |
| Treadwear | 70 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 73 | – |
| Efficiency | 73 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
72
/ 100
X-Ice Snow SUV
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iceGUARD iG52c
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.
| Discipline | Category | X-Ice Snow SUV | iceGUARD iG52c | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #5/8 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test | #14/17 2020 Consumer Reports North America Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A X-Ice Snow SUV
Pros
- Outstanding traction on snow and ice
- Remarkably low road noise for a winter tire
- Excellent ride comfort
Cons
- Unsuitable for year-round use due to soft compound in warm temperatures
- Reduced handling precision compared to dedicated summer tires
Tire B iceGUARD iG52c
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin X-Ice Snow SUV | B · Yokohama iceGUARD iG52c |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Premium Touring Winter tire |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 90 | — |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 22″ | — |
| Tread depth | — | 11/32″ |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
72
/ 100
Michelin X-Ice Snow SUV
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/ 100
Yokohama iceGUARD iG52c
Only Michelin X-Ice Snow SUV has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Michelin X-Ice Snow SUV
Tire B · Yokohama iceGUARD iG52c
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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