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Nitto Motivo vs Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001 — 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 + 0 road tests and 52 + 8 owner reviews. How we score

Dueler A/T 001 is ahead, 69–57

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Nitto Motivo
Tire ANitto

Motivo

All-Season Touring tires

± 8

Tests – · 1 test Owners 50 · 52 reviews

Best test result: #4 of 19 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance All-Season Tires (tested tread life (miles))

Category by category

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

  1. 53

    Dry

    Dueler A/T 001 +15
    68
    Why this score
    SourceMotivoDueler A/T 001
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 59 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online4568

    Motivo: 60% × 58.6 (est.) + 40% × 45.4 = 53

    Dueler A/T 001: 60% × 68 (est.) + 40% × 67.8 = 68

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

    No road tests of dry for Dueler A/T 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 55

    Wet

    Dueler A/T 001 +17
    72
    Why this score
    SourceMotivoDueler A/T 001
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 59 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online4973

    Motivo: 60% × 58.8 (est.) + 40% × 49.1 = 55

    Dueler A/T 001: 60% × 72.1 (est.) + 40% × 73.1 = 72

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

    No road tests of wet for Dueler A/T 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 54

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceMotivoDueler A/T 001
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)–
    Reviews found online43–

    Motivo: 60% × 60.5 (est.) + 40% × 43.2 = 54

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

  4. 55

    Comfort

    Dueler A/T 001 +11
    66
    Why this score
    SourceMotivoDueler A/T 001
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online4865

    Motivo: 40% × 65.2 (est.) + 60% × 47.7 = 55

    Dueler A/T 001: 40% × 68.3 (est.) + 60% × 64.5 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for Motivo or Dueler A/T 001. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 60

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceMotivoDueler A/T 001
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online50–

    Motivo: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 49.7 = 60

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

  6. 69

    Treadwear

    Motivo +2
    67
    Why this score
    SourceMotivoDueler A/T 001
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests75≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6167

    Motivo: 60% × 74.9 + 40% × 61 = 69

    Dueler A/T 001: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 66.8 = 67

    No road tests of treadwear for Dueler A/T 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 51

    Handling (owners)

    Dueler A/T 001 +17
    68
    Why this score
    SourceMotivoDueler A/T 001
    Reviews found online5168
Scores at a glance
CategoryNitto MotivoBridgestone Dueler A/T 001
Relative Score 57 69
Dry 53 68
Wet 55 72
Snow 54 –
Comfort 55 66
Noise 60 –
Treadwear 69 67
Handling (owners) 51 68

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Headline score
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Motivo

± 8

Dueler A/T 001

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Motivo

Pros

  • Exceptional ride comfort and exceptionally low road noise
  • Strong dry traction and responsive handling in corners
  • Great overall value and competitive pricing compared to premium brands

Cons

  • Subpar traction and grip in wet and snowy conditions for some drivers
  • Faster-than-expected tread wear reported by a subset of users
  • Potential balancing issues or out-of-round manufacturing complaints
All owner themes in the Motivo review

Tire B Dueler A/T 001

Pros

  • Excellent all-round grip and handling on dry, wet, and off-road surfaces
  • Solid tread longevity and durability over tens of thousands of kilometers
  • Sharper handling response compared to standard touring tyres

Cons

  • Lower lateral grip and average performance in deep snow
  • Some complaints regarding soft sidewalls requiring higher inflation pressures
  • Potential compromise on grip when adjustments are made to counter sidewall bounce
All owner themes in the Dueler A/T 001 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Nitto Motivo B · Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001
CategoryAll-Season Touring tiresAll-Terrain tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available—40
Rim diameters—8″ – 18″
Tread depth10.3/32″—
UTQG560 A A—
Treadwear warranty60,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure50 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Nitto Motivo

Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001

Winner: Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001 — better wet, handling and dry. Where the Nitto Motivo is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001 scores 72 vs 55 on wet.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001 scores 68 vs 51 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001 scores 68 vs 53 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001 scores 66 vs 55 on comfort.

Tire A · Nitto Motivo
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Tire B · Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001
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Motivo or Dueler A/T 001?

Which is better in the wet, Motivo or Dueler A/T 001?

Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001, 72 vs 55 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Motivo or Dueler A/T 001?

Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001, 68 vs 53 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Motivo or Dueler A/T 001?

Bridgestone Dueler A/T 001, 66 vs 55 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Motivo or Dueler A/T 001?

Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 67 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