Owners most consistently praise the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 for strong wet-road performance, with around half highlighting secure wet grip and only a handful disagreeing. Dry grip is also commonly rated better than expected for a winter tire, while opinion on snow traction is far more mixed, splitting owners almost evenly depending on conditions and expectations. The biggest drawback is durability: around two in five owners report fast wear (often with performance dropping as the tire ages), and roughly three in ten mention noticeable road noise, with a smaller group also finding it weak on ice.
What owners mention most counted across 103 reviews
I bought and mounted these tires 7 months ago, for the last winter, driven less than 10'000 km. Changing back to summer tires on my BMW X40i and guess what? I have to throw the Blizzak tires away, because they are worn out! No aggressive driving, no heavy load, almost no driving in warm weather (a few hundreds of km in the Spring). They are gone. I never saw something like this. That means, goodbye Bridgestone!
I had these tires for approximately 2000 miles (3200 km) and I love them.
The dry grip is exceptional for these kind of dimensions on the tire.
The wet grip is pretty good.
I've found that when braking on a thin layer of snow, in -7 degrees, the tires felt mushy, but I guess it is expected, since it is a softer composite vs summer tires.
I'd buy them anytime for any car, especially if the needed dimensions are lower I'd rather spend money on these premium tires than on something budget.
It is a moderately dry climate in which I am in, so no snow or ice grip experiences with this one.
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I like this tire comfort. With this tire my Mazda CX-5 received in improvement in noise level, like I performed a noise isolation.
It is so soft and quite, I really like it.
In terms of car handling, it still very good, not as good as my previous Blizzak DM-V2. The feedback after wheel turning is a bit slower. I would not recommend it for a track day )
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best winter tires, for winter. Proper one, with a lot of snow, and ice or melted snow, mushy one, here are extraordinary. I was clinbing on snow covered road many times on a step hills witha rear wheel BMW, didnt hasitate. I pass AWD cars, SUVs and saw them struggeling, spinning wheels etc. Blizzaks are unbeateable. Thats why are option OEM #1 on premium cars (not performance cars).
On dry or hot period with rain are very good, but michellin or goodyear are here bit better.
Drove these tires for 3 seasons. For the first two the tire was superb. Felt safe driving in rain, snow and slush. Only on compacted snow almost ice like country roads it felt like tires are reaching their grip limits but that is to be expected as these tires do not have studs and Golf 6 is a light car. The third and last season I felt that snow grip has gone away dramatically although wet grip was still okay. I was shocked at how fast the tread had worn out, have only 4.5 mm left so they are no good any longer. Lasted only ~13500 km. Also they are very sensitive to wheel alignment. In 2024 there are a lot more similar tires with better tread life.
Good overall tire. Only negative think is that after 3rd season ( about 40.000km) they became very loud. I was thinking my wheel bearing went bad, but no it was a tire noise
One of the best winter tire I've ever had. Good everywhere: dry, wet, ice, snow. Maybe the weakest point is very deep snow. Than it is a bit limited, but nothing ot worry about. But the wear is terrible. It only lasted ~15000 km. And that is it. A bit dissapointing to be honest.
Very poorly in snow deeper than 15cm, was struggling to get out the parking lot after a big snow fall. Also on icy roads I was not feeling safe as the back of the car was tending to slide slightly while going 10-15km/h. They felt very nice in wet conditions. Looking for something more resilient in snowy conditions as I'm traveling a lot to ski resorts in the winter.
I drove mainly through country roads, drove many times in snowy and icy conditions, and went twice to the Alps. The first time they were exceptional, perfect traction at all times. The second time with only 7000 km it was a disaster, and I lost control of the car going down a mountain and almost hit upcoming traffic. It was a miracle we came out unharmed. The tires snow protection is very shallow meaning it will wear through quickly which pretty much sucks. They still continued doing well in other aspects but suddenly they were behaving like summer tires in snowy conditions. I never had tires last so little, and definitely won't use them again.
Dry, wet and snow grip were good while they were new. Unfortunately after only two winter seasons (approx. 10 000 km) tires became hard and performance on wet started to be really bad. I’ll have to replace them before next winter. Tires were never driven during warm weather which is why I am very surpsired with such a bad degradation. Not going to buy them again.
Positive point: excellent on wet and cold roads, never stuck in the snow even on passes, excellent wear, very good feeling, I love this tire. Negative point: like all winter tires, in the dry and in hot temperatures it's average but at the same time they are not made for that. Redemption? Yes but the prices have increased
