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Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v vs Bridgestone Blizzak WS70 — 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 0 + 0 road tests and 11 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

Blizzak WS70 leads, 75–71 Narrow edge

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Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v
Tire AYokohama

iceGUARD iG51v

Premium Touring Winter tire

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 69 · 11 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 71

    Dry

    Blizzak WS70 +2
    73
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51vBlizzak WS70
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online7276

    iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 69.7 (est.) + 40% × 71.8 = 71

    Blizzak WS70: 60% × 71.5 (est.) + 40% × 76.1 = 73

    No road tests of dry for iceGUARD iG51v. 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 Blizzak WS70. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 78

    Wet

    iceGUARD iG51v +2
    76
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51vBlizzak WS70
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 76 (est.)≈ 75 (est.)
    Reviews found online8078

    iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 75.9 (est.) + 40% × 80 = 78

    Blizzak WS70: 60% × 74.9 (est.) + 40% × 78.3 = 76

    No road tests of wet for iceGUARD iG51v. 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 Blizzak WS70. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 74

    Snow

    Blizzak WS70 +3
    77
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51vBlizzak WS70
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 73 (est.)≈ 74 (est.)
    Reviews found online7681

    iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 72.9 (est.) + 40% × 76.4 = 74

    Blizzak WS70: 60% × 74.5 (est.) + 40% × 80.6 = 77

    No road tests of snow for iceGUARD iG51v. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

    No road tests of snow for Blizzak WS70. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 70

    Comfort

    Blizzak WS70 +4
    74
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51vBlizzak WS70
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online7077

    iceGUARD iG51v: 40% × 69.2 (est.) + 60% × 69.7 = 70

    Blizzak WS70: 40% × 70.6 (est.) + 60% × 77.1 = 74

    No road tests of comfort for iceGUARD iG51v or Blizzak WS70. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 63

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51vBlizzak WS70
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online58–

    iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 57.8 = 63

    No road tests of noise for iceGUARD iG51v. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 55

    Treadwear

    Blizzak WS70 +17
    72
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51vBlizzak WS70
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online4975

    iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 60 (est.) + 40% × 48.6 = 55

    Blizzak WS70: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 75.3 = 72

    No road tests of treadwear for iceGUARD iG51v. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for Blizzak WS70. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    68
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51vBlizzak WS70
    Reviews found online–68
Scores at a glance
CategoryYokohama iceGUARD iG51vBridgestone Blizzak WS70
Relative Score 71 75
Dry 71 73
Wet 78 76
Snow 74 77
Comfort 70 74
Noise 63 –
Treadwear 55 72
Handling (owners) – 68

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

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iceGUARD iG51v

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Blizzak WS70

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 iceGUARD iG51v

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Blizzak WS70

Pros

  • Phenomenal grip and traction on snow, ice, and slush
  • Impressively quiet operation for a winter tire
  • Excellent confidence in harsh, Nordic-style winter climates

Cons

  • Reduced stability and handling precision on dry pavement at highway speeds
  • Squishy or vague steering feel in wet conditions
  • Occasional difficulty with take-off traction on rear-wheel-drive vehicles
All owner themes in the Blizzak WS70 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v B · Bridgestone Blizzak WS70
CategoryPremium Touring Winter tireWinter
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth13/32″—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v

Bridgestone Blizzak WS70

Narrow edge: Bridgestone Blizzak WS70 — better treadwear, comfort and snow. Where the Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Bridgestone Blizzak WS70 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Bridgestone Blizzak WS70 scores 72 vs 55 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Bridgestone Blizzak WS70 scores 74 vs 70 on comfort.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Bridgestone Blizzak WS70 scores 77 vs 74 on snow.

Tire A · Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v
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iceGUARD iG51v or Blizzak WS70?

Which is better in the wet, iceGUARD iG51v or Blizzak WS70?

Neither, by our numbers: 78 vs 76 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, iceGUARD iG51v or Blizzak WS70?

Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 73 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is better in snow, iceGUARD iG51v or Blizzak WS70?

Bridgestone Blizzak WS70, 77 vs 74 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, iceGUARD iG51v or Blizzak WS70?

Bridgestone Blizzak WS70, 74 vs 70 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, iceGUARD iG51v or Blizzak WS70?

Bridgestone Blizzak WS70, 72 vs 55 on our treadwear 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