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
Comfortable tire. But the wear is really too fast. Very low traction on snow ramps.
I had Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 just before, my total cost from new to snow minimal mark was 4.56€/1000km.
With these Blizzaks, it's 6.35€/1000km.
So even if I chose these Blizzaks for their lower price compared to Michelin, they have a more expensive total cost and are far less efficient than Michelin Pilot Alpin.
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Seems like a very good tire for areas with milder winters where there is snow and frost, but it is a bit random and cold and wet is typical. I choose winter tires over all seasons, because the worse the conditions get the more help the tires give me.
My main observations with these tires are...
On my 16" tires, turn in is almost instant and seems to increase, almost like you have unintensionally turned the steering a few more degrees. Turn in seems better than PS4 s on 17" ??? and way way better than conti TS870 on 15".
In heavy but progressive breaking on clean but wet roads, they sometimes dive to the left or right. Slightly down hill roads may also be a component of this. I have never noticed this before on the car and 4 different tires.
With the exception of the occasional dive, as mentioned above, I am very happy with them.
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A very very good tire. You can compare it to continental contiwinter contact ts850/860. They are as good. We have winters with lots of snow in Lithuania. And they cope with all winter conditions very good. Only they wear a little to fast.
Very well balanced between different types of terrain. Gives you plenty of confidence going through rain and icy conditions. In the wet they way above anything I used before.
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Volvo
235/50 R18 V
9,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Average
This is my follow-up review to the one I posted last year. LM005 have done some 7 000 km since then,
Dry grip fine, secure ald predictible as before. Wet gip almost perfect, I dare to say (braking, accelerating, aquaplanning). Even the wet noise (that typical wet whinig) is better than expected.
Snow performence (we have some proper winter in Poland!) is as expected: good, reliable, surefooted. The AWD activates seemlessly as it should. The only downside is compacted snow behavior but it could be the ice layer to influence that feeling. In the slush however they are pretty solid.
Comfort (NVH, potholes, rough surfaces) as good as when new, despite being XL (Extra Load) spec.
The wear is visible, but still I find it just normal. They will easily last a couple of seasons more without compromising safety.
Would certainly buy again.
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Peugeot
225/45 R17 V
800 miles
A Combination of Roads
Easy Going
tested in mountain passes and countryside, very secure on snow and wet roads, the car never slips
you can brake safely, of course if you adapt your speed for winter conditions
you feel in total security
Nicely balanced tire with predictable behavior. Tire does not leave you shorthanded in any of normal circumstances on central Europe roads. I am especially fond of behavior in rain and damp conditions which is most normal condition during our winters. I also tested during heavy snowfall and car remaind stable and had no problems with handling. I am yet to see if wear and age will affect the properties of tire. So far very satisfied.
I've switched to this tires from nokian wr a3. And the difference is like night and day. Nokians was quite bad tire simply to start moving on snow sufrace, even on flat road. This was the case from the very beginning of using nokians. On blizzaks i've stopped on steep hill coverd with snow behind a car which wasn't able to move further up and then just move on and pass this car without any problems.
They are clearly soft tires, but with nice neutral balance on dry and wet conditions.
Let's see how they would behave when a bit weared.
I have bought those tires before last winter, so this is my second winter.
I would start with positives - the tire feel like summer tire, perfect grip in dry and wet... really love to drive them hard in those conditions. Comfort of tire and noise level is ok for me, wear seems ok and i think about 40k km is possible before reaching 3mm limit.
Meanwhile on fresh snow tires are just fine but on icy roads / freezed snow the car dosnt handle good at all, it had hard time to grip and i was actually scared to drive more than 50km/h on country roads.
So i would say those arent the heavy winter tires, more like all season tires in my opinion. If you experience heavy snow winters i would look for smg else.
But for me they are perfect since we have those conditions only few days a year.
Will be looking for smg else for next winter tires tho.
Quite simply the best Winter Tire I have ever driven on. The reviews are right - Bridgestone have overtaken Continental.
The Wet performance in particular is simply amazing. The ability to clear water is superb!
Dry performance is very good and a quick check in the recent snow & ice showed that these tires are very effective at handling Winter weather also.
An amazing all rounder and cheaper than some of the premium competition also! Total no-brainer.;....if you want Winter Tires these are the ones to get.
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Renault
245/35 R19 V
1,500 miles
Mostly Country Roads
Spirited
I've already driven these tires in all conditions with my Megane IV RS Trophy. I live in the Pyrenees and it's been snowing for 5 consecutive days. No matter if it's dry, wet or snow and ice conditions, these tires are the best I've ever used and they give me the confidence I need to enjoy my car driving the amazing mountain roads during winter.
