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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 Yokohama iceGUARD iG65 — 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 + 3 owner reviews. How we score

iceGUARD iG51v is ahead, 70–62

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Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v
Tire AYokohama

iceGUARD iG51v

Premium Touring Winter tire

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 68 · 11 reviews

Yokohama iceGUARD iG65
Tire BYokohama

iceGUARD iG65

Winter

± 8Provisional

Tests 70 · 1 test Owners 52 · 3 reviews

Best test result: #3 of 8 in 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test (snow traction)

Category by category

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

  1. 70

    Dry

    iceGUARD iG51v +7
    63
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51viceGUARD iG65
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 69 (est.)69
    Reviews found online7153

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

    iceGUARD iG65: 60% × 69 + 40% × 52.8 = 63

    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 +14
    63
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51viceGUARD iG65
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 76 (est.)72
    Reviews found online8050

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

    iceGUARD iG65: 60% × 71.7 + 40% × 50.2 = 63

    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. 73

    Snow

    iceGUARD iG51v +12
    61
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51viceGUARD iG65
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 72 (est.)71
    Reviews found online7647

    iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 72.1 (est.) + 40% × 75.6 = 73

    iceGUARD iG65: 60% × 70.7 + 40% × 47 = 61

    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 +11
    58
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51viceGUARD iG65
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6952

    iceGUARD iG51v: 40% × 68.7 (est.) + 60% × 68.9 = 69

    iceGUARD iG65: 40% × 65.4 (est.) + 60% × 52.3 = 58

    No road tests of comfort for iceGUARD iG51v or iceGUARD iG65. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 63

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51viceGUARD iG65
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online57–

    iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 57.4 = 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

    iceGUARD iG65 +5
    61
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51viceGUARD iG65
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online4958

    iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 60.2 (est.) + 40% × 48.8 = 56

    iceGUARD iG65: 60% × 63.6 (est.) + 40% × 58.2 = 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 iceGUARD iG65. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    50
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51viceGUARD iG65
    Reviews found online–50
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG51viceGUARD iG65
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–71
Scores at a glance
CategoryYokohama iceGUARD iG51vYokohama iceGUARD iG65
Relative Score 70 62
Dry 70 63
Wet 77 63
Snow 73 61
Comfort 69 58
Noise 63 –
Treadwear 56 61
Handling (owners) – 50
Efficiency – 71

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

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Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

iceGUARD iG51v

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iceGUARD iG65

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 iceGUARD iG65

Pros

  • Reliable traction and grip on icy road surfaces
  • Effective clearing of slush and snow from tread patterns
  • Predictable handling in severe winter conditions compared to budget-tier tires

Cons

  • Mediocre to poor performance on dry, cold pavement
  • Limited grip in deep snow conditions
  • Noticeable compromise in handling characteristics when compared to premium European winter tire segments
All owner themes in the iceGUARD iG65 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v B · Yokohama iceGUARD iG65
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

Yokohama iceGUARD iG65

Winner: Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v — better wet, snow and comfort. Pick the Yokohama iceGUARD iG65 if treadwear matters most to you. Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Yokohama iceGUARD iG65 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v scores 77 vs 63 on wet.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v scores 73 vs 61 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v scores 69 vs 58 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v scores 70 vs 63 on dry.

Tire A · Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v
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Tire B · Yokohama iceGUARD iG65
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iceGUARD iG51v or iceGUARD iG65?

Which is better in the wet, iceGUARD iG51v or iceGUARD iG65?

Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v, 77 vs 63 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, iceGUARD iG51v or iceGUARD iG65?

Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v, 70 vs 63 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, iceGUARD iG51v or iceGUARD iG65?

Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v, 73 vs 61 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, iceGUARD iG51v or iceGUARD iG65?

Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v, 69 vs 58 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, iceGUARD iG51v or iceGUARD iG65?

Yokohama iceGUARD iG65, 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