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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 WS90 — 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 + 1 road tests and 11 + 21 owner reviews. How we score

iceGUARD iG51v leads, 70–68 Narrow edge

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Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v
Tire AYokohama

iceGUARD iG51v

Premium Touring Winter tire

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 68 · 11 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 70

    Dry

    Blizzak WS90 +3
    73
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51vBlizzak WS90
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 69 (est.)85
    Reviews found online7154

    iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.2 = 70

    Blizzak WS90: 60% × 84.9 + 40% × 54.1 = 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 0.41).

  2. 77

    Wet

    iceGUARD iG51v +10
    67
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51vBlizzak WS90
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 76 (est.)66
    Reviews found online8069

    iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 75.6 (est.) + 40% × 79.6 = 77

    Blizzak WS90: 60% × 65.6 + 40% × 68.5 = 67

    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).

  3. 74

    Snow

    iceGUARD iG51v +1
    73
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51vBlizzak WS90
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 72 (est.)69
    Reviews found online7679

    iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 72.2 (est.) + 40% × 75.8 = 74

    Blizzak WS90: 60% × 68.9 + 40% × 78.6 = 73

    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 0.32).

  4. 69

    Comfort

    iceGUARD iG51v +8
    61
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51vBlizzak WS90
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 69 (est.)69
    Reviews found online6955

    iceGUARD iG51v: 40% × 68.7 (est.) + 60% × 68.8 = 69

    Blizzak WS90: 40% × 68.8 + 60% × 55.1 = 61

    No road tests of comfort for iceGUARD iG51v. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 63

    Noise

    Level
    63
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51vBlizzak WS90
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)70
    Reviews found online5751

    iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 57.4 = 63

    Blizzak WS90: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 50.9 = 63

    No road tests of noise for iceGUARD iG51v. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 56

    Treadwear

    Blizzak WS90 +5
    61
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51vBlizzak WS90
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online4958

    iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 60.3 (est.) + 40% × 49 = 56

    Blizzak WS90: 60% × 63.4 (est.) + 40% × 57.8 = 61

    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 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Blizzak WS90. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    62
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51vBlizzak WS90
    Reviews found online–62
Scores at a glance
CategoryYokohama iceGUARD iG51vBridgestone Blizzak WS90
Relative Score 70 68
Dry 70 73
Wet 77 67
Snow 74 73
Comfort 69 61
Noise 63 63
Treadwear 56 61
Handling (owners) – 62

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
± 8

iceGUARD iG51v

± 7

Blizzak WS90

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 WS90

Pros

  • Outstanding grip and acceleration on ice and hard-packed snow
  • Excellent braking performance in hazardous winter conditions
  • Strong capability in slush and deep snow

Cons

  • Increased road noise during highway driving
  • Less responsive or 'softer' handling feel on dry pavement
  • Potential for minor rubbing depending on vehicle fitment
All owner themes in the Blizzak WS90 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v B · Bridgestone Blizzak WS90
CategoryPremium Touring Winter tireWinter
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available245
Rim diameters18″15″ – 19″
Tread depth13/32″11/32″
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure51 psi44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v

Bridgestone Blizzak WS90

Narrow edge: Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v — better wet and comfort. Pick the Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 if treadwear and dry matter most to you. Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v scores 77 vs 67 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v scores 69 vs 61 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 scores 61 vs 56 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 scores 73 vs 70 on dry.

Tire A · Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v
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Tire B · Bridgestone Blizzak WS90
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iceGUARD iG51v or Blizzak WS90?

Which is better in the wet, iceGUARD iG51v or Blizzak WS90?

Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v, 77 vs 67 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, iceGUARD iG51v or Blizzak WS90?

Bridgestone Blizzak WS90, 73 vs 70 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, iceGUARD iG51v or Blizzak WS90?

Neither, by our numbers: 74 vs 73 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, iceGUARD iG51v or Blizzak WS90?

Neither, by our numbers: 63 vs 63 on the noise score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, iceGUARD iG51v or Blizzak WS90?

Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v, 69 vs 61 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, iceGUARD iG51v or Blizzak WS90?

Bridgestone Blizzak WS90, 61 vs 56 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