Owners most often praise the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 for its wet grip, and dry grip also attracts favorable comments. Snow traction divides opinion, with around three in ten owners praising it and almost one in four criticising it. Around a third report rapid tread wear, while roughly one in nine say grip deteriorates as the tire wears. About one in ten complain of uneven wear. Opinions on road noise are mixed, while ride comfort generally earns praise from those who mention it.
What owners mention most counted across 106 reviews
I run this tire on a Model Y Performance in 19' and occasionally drive the tire to the limit. On the wet this tire is excellent no mater what you demand from it, and I have to praise a very progressive transition to slip so the tire is very easy to drive on the limit. Snow handling is very good, but if you are for max traction there are better winter tires. On the dry the tire is just OK, and as a negative I have to mention a rather low grip under braking (cornering is OK). Comfort is OK, and although I use it on EV (no sound absorbing foam version) there are no strange sounds (howling at certain speeds) and sound levels are OK.
Great tires, amazing grip in the wet and great grip in the dry. Very good in the snow until you get to about 5mm, then it's not good enough for the snow conditions where i live (good enough for most situations, wont get traction on steep hills anymore). After 3 years of driving (1 aggressive, 2 moderate years, 25k ish miles) the tires have 4.2-4.8mm left. Am probably going to fit them this season and use them until the end of summer, havent decided on it yet tho.
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I've driven these tires for 3 winters now and I'm not as impressed as tire reviewers should suggest.
On dry they have soft sidewalls, but somehow comfort is mediocre.
Steering feedback and road feel is non-existent, but it's to be expected of this size.
In the wet they are pretty good. In snow I'd say worse than Conti TS860 I had before.
Things have gotten progressively worse and these were unacceptable last year, their third season.
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Very good tire overall. I have only one minus for this tires and that is that one of them after 30.000km became very loud, first i thought that my well bearing is bad but after changing to summer tires noise was gone.
Bought 4 of these for my CRV IV used in Jura mountains(340000km and many tires fitted on it)
These tires are confortable, quiet and quite good in wet weather...when they are brand new. That's it for the pros.
Now the cons: like the previous LM001 I bought a long time ago, do no expect any traction on snow hill climb. The 4WD is always trying to give a push to the tires (compared to the best I had regarding this aspect which were Dunlop WS5 with whom I nearly never used the 4WD system on the same snowy roads).
Now the worst. I drive 50000km per year. Brand new tires mounted by the end of October. Those tires were nearly totally unable to handle snow by the end of January. 5mm remaining, destroyed blocks and hard rubber not handling even on wet roundabouts.
And I'm driving on relatively good mountain roads.
The only comparable as bad tires I had, regarding fast wear, were Nokian WRD4 (with my previous Volvo car, not this one).
Just to compare, the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 lasted nearly 38000 km before reaching 4mm of rubber, the snow limit width.
I'll never ever will by Bridgestone again.
The price per kilometer is far more expensive with these Bridgestone compared to Michelin Pilot Alpin or Goodyear UGPgen1 or +(>35000km to 4mm) the best I had regarding wear or even Nokian WRSUV 4 (25000km to reach 4mm of rubber) I had previously on this car.
The funniest tires to drive I had with this car where Dunlop Winter sport 5. The best snow traction I had and very easy to drive in snow (slippier than Michelin or GY but very easy and fun to control on snow, like skiing with the car, but they need a little training every winter)
I bought a pair of Conti TS870p to test it during the next winter.
Worst winter tires i ever had. On snow/ice it is noticeably has worse grip compared to the previous tires i had. Car is like a cow on ice with these tires. Very disappointed, although tests show different story. .
I could only confirm the experience with these tires made by some of the other reviewers. Namely, they only lasted for perhaps about 8000 km, basically two seasons. The first winter was quite OK, but for the 2nd winter it suddenly became just a totally different story. First off, I realized the tires lost grip in the snow and ice quite substantially, albeit the were still relatively good/acceptable in the wet. Secondly, the Blizzaks developed a lot of "bald" spots on the tread, however I can't really recall it right now, whether it happened during the 1st winter season or right in the beginning of the 2nd. Basically, the tread seemed really worn out - as reported by some other reviewers here. Than, after that, I also noticed the compound just became hard as plastic and the outer layer of the (already) worn our tread started to come off in several places. Actually my summer tires, Bridgestone Turanza, were much softer to the touch :)!
We live in the middle of Germany, on the northern side of Rennsteig, and we have our decent share of bad weather in winter every year with snow and ice, sometimes even with quite severe snowfalls. Therefore, the snow and ice grip is quite an important asset the tire should be providing, but it was complete failure from the Blizzaks, in particular for the second season/winter. Those are definitely not for the true snowy conditions, much cheaper Fulda winters did a better job in the snow.
As I understood, this seems to be quite common with this tire model, for example, there is a rather big discussion about the exact same issues on the German discussion board motor-talk and also on the German amazon with quite a few pictures/photos of these tires having the same problems as I was. Mine were in the same production window, having the same production code and also made in Poland as those reported in amazon and motor-talk. Albeit some others reported the same problems with their tires made in Turkey as well. So I don't know, probably it really is/was a bad batch or production failure. Anyway, I wont be buying these tires anymore, for sure, neither can I get all this hype around them, it's just totally behind me. Seems like a gamble - they may work out nicely (made in France/Italy?) or just become garbage in less than 10K km (made in Poland or Turkey?), which should be nothing for a good tire and non-sporty/normal driving style. I've changed them already to the allseasons Yokohama BluEarth-4s AW21, let's see how good these are, so far OK, in the dry and wet, will probably report on them later after the winter season.
Very good tires for handling and on dry roads.Good on wet and snow, not great on ice.
After 4 years and 38000 km I had to dismiss them out due to abnormal wear and noise.
Probably I will re-buy them for handling, but I may evaluate Hankook, Michelin or Continental.
For a premium tire, these are the absolute worst purchace I ever made. They lasted around 5,000km before they hit the 4mm legal snow mark and had to be thrown away. The grip and handling was at best average. Why all the hype is beyond me.
This tires are the worst winter tires I have ever used. I have used them for 3 seasons, and I can say they especially perform very bad on subzero tempratures. They slip a lot and I observe lots of wear. Almost no grip on snow & ice. When the weather is above 7 degrees, they somehow manage to perform ok. Previously I have owned Michelin Alpin A4, Alpin 5, Continental Wintercontact TS850 & 870, they all perform way too better. Probaby the ones I own have a manufacturing fault. They are manufactured in 2020/28th week, made in Turkey.
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Unbelievable performance in the wet. Really in the league of it's own. Almost comparable to Michelin Pilot Sport 4 in wet.
A bit hard and noisy in this dimension. But a fair trade off for the performance it gives.
Average consumption rose about 0.3l per 100km compared to summer tires.
Overall, really really impressive tire! Strongly recommend for cold and wet.
I bought these tires since they are winning test across Europe. I'm mainly comparing to Nokian winter tires, which I've had on one Ford Fiesta, and two Hyundai Getz's.
The Blizzak is fine in dry and wet conditions, but fails in snow, icy or general cold conditions. It can hardly stop or steer in a thin layer of snow, without ice underneath. However, if you are going side ways, it is excellent in slowing down the car, and helping you to crash head on, by straighten up your car.
The front tires are already down to 4-5 milimeters, and some of the lamellas are not cut all the way to this depth. I drive apprx. 20k km/year, and switches between summer and winter tires, and I don't think the Blizzak will have a third season on the front tires.
A bit disappointing considering it is a some what expensive tire. Maybe I'll try another "premium" tire, or revert to Nokian.
