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Bridgestone Noranza 001

Premium Touring Winter

The Bridgestone Noranza 001 is a Premium Touring Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

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Tests say 5th average finish across 4 independent tests Latest: P5 of 9 · Studded Winter Tires · 2021 See every test
Strengths & weaknesses Value, Ice Wet, Dry Relative to its rivals across every test we hold

Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated January 2025.

  • 4professional tests
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Tire Reviews Score

Bridgestone Noranza 001

6.8/10

Better than 45% of studded winter tires

  • High Confidence
  • 4 tests
Scores of the 37 studded winter tires we have tested

How this score is built

Better than Weight
Independent tests4 tests · 3 publications · 2018-2021 45% 100%
Owner reviewsNo owner reviews yet – 0%
Combined 45% 6.8

A fixed curve turns the combined figure into the 0 to 10 score, so roughly the top 10% of a group score 9 or more.

Category by category

How it compares with other studded winter tires in each area, and how much each area counts. 50 is the middle of the group.

Category Better than Weight Tests
SnowBraking, traction and handling on snow 44% 31% 4
IceBraking, traction and handling on ice 64% 30% 4
WetBraking, handling and aquaplaning in the wet 28% 18% 4
DryBraking and handling on dry roads 22% 9% 4
ValueWear, efficiency and cost 81% 7% 1
ComfortNoise and ride comfort 50% 5% 2

Faded bars rest on one or two tests.

By discipline

The same results grouped by what the tire was doing. They are not counted a second time.

HandlingEvery handling test, on any surface 68% 4
TractionEvery traction test, on any surface 56% 4
BrakingEvery braking test, on any surface 29% 4

Confidence

  1. Limited
  2. Medium
  3. High

Its own test results decide 94% of the test figure. The other 6% is the average for its group, and it shrinks as more tests arrive.

High needs at least 3 tests, with its own results deciding 90% or more. Medium needs 2 tests and 70%. Anything less is Limited: expect the number to move as tests arrive.

The tests behind it

  1. 2021 2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test Teknikens Varld · 205/55 R16 · Studded Winter Tires P5 / 9
  2. 2020 2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test Test World · 205/55 R16 · Studded Winter Tires P4 / 5
  3. 2019 2019 Studded Winter Tire Test Vi Bilagare · 225/50 R17 P7 / 8
  4. 2018 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tire Test Vi Bilagare · 205/55 R16 P5 / 8
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Tested 4 times by independent publications, the Bridgestone Noranza 001 averages a finish of 5th.

4 Tests
0 Test Wins
5th Average
4th Best
7th Worst
Finishing position in each test1stLast20182021

Finishing position in each test

The latest test

2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test P5 of 9Studded Winter Tires

Strong: Ice Traction Winner: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10

YearTestResultAward
20212021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire TestTeknikens Varld · 205/55 R16P5 / 9Studded Winter Tires
20202020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire TestTest World · 205/55 R16P4 / 5Studded Winter Tires
20192019 Studded Winter Tire TestVi Bilagare · 225/50 R17P7 / 8
20182018 Vi Studded Winter Tire TestVi Bilagare · 205/55 R16P5 / 8

On the full record: Record by disciplineHead-to-head recordEvery published verdict

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Frequently Asked Questions
How good is the Bridgestone Noranza 001 in the wet?
Across the 4 wet-braking tests it has featured in, the Bridgestone Noranza 001 stops 3.3% longer than premium rivals, 1.7% longer than mid-range rivals and 6.1% longer than budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews wet score of 28/100.
How good is the Bridgestone Noranza 001 in the dry?
Across the 4 dry-braking tests it has featured in, the Bridgestone Noranza 001 stops 3.1% longer than premium rivals, 1.7% longer than mid-range rivals and 2.8% longer than budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews dry score of 22/100.
How good is the Bridgestone Noranza 001 in the snow?
Across the 4 snow-braking tests it has featured in, the Bridgestone Noranza 001 stops 2.1% longer than premium rivals, 1.4% longer than mid-range rivals and 1.7% shorter than budget rivals. Across the 4 snow-traction tests, it is 0.9% worse than premium rivals, 0.2% worse than mid-range rivals and 3.4% better than budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews snow score of 44/100.
How good is the Bridgestone Noranza 001 on ice?
Across the 4 ice-braking tests it has featured in, the Bridgestone Noranza 001 stops 1% shorter than premium rivals, 6.9% shorter than mid-range rivals and 15.8% shorter than budget rivals. Across the 4 ice-traction tests, it is 12.1% better than premium rivals, 15.3% better than mid-range rivals and 25.2% better than budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews ice score of 64/100.
How fuel efficient is the Bridgestone Noranza 001?
Across the 1 test measuring rolling resistance, the Bridgestone Noranza 001's rolling resistance is 6.7% lower than premium rivals, 1.2% lower than mid-range rivals and 2.6% lower than budget rivals.
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