Bridgestone Blizzak 6 Tests & Review

Bridgestone Blizzak 6 photo, test, review, ratings

Bridgestone Blizzak 6 is a high-performance “European type” winter tire, designed for mild winters. It has a directional tread pattern design and is suitable for Passenger cars and Crossovers.

The tire replaced the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.

Key performance

Overall rating: 95.8% (98 measurements from 9 independent tests)
The overall rating is calculated as the arithmetic average of the average scores for each discipline, to eliminate bias towards disciplines with a large number of tests.

Dry Performance

  • Dry braking

    (2.5/5)
    Average
    Based on 9 tests|0 wins|Avg. pos. 7.8th|2-11th range|Rating: 95.8%
    Performance Chart
    • Good: 2 (22%) i A solid performance, clearly above the average.
    • Average: 3 (33%) i A typical result, close to the test average.
    • Weak: 4 (44%) i The result is noticeably below the average.
    Detailed Test Results: 9 tests analyzed (2024-2025)
    Key statistics
    • Typically outperforms 42.1% of competitors per test
    • ➖ No first-place finishes
    • ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 1 of 9
    • ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 5 of 9
    • ⚠️ Worst-3 finishes: 3 of 9
    • ❌ Last-place finish: 1 of 9
    Results in numbers
    • Best result:40.8 m (2025 Auto Bild Sportscars)
    • Worst result:45.2 m (2025 Auto Zeitung)
    • Average result:43.8 m
    • Typical gap to leader:+1.25 – +2.41 m
    • Max gap to leader:+2.8 m (2025 Auto Zeitung)
  • Dry handling

    (4/5)
    Good
    Based on 8 tests|2 wins|Avg. pos. 3.8th|1-7th range|Rating: 99.3%
    Performance Chart
    • Exemplary: 2 (25%) i Outstanding result, significantly better than the test average.
    • Good: 2 (25%) i A solid performance, clearly above the average.
    • Average: 4 (50%) i A typical result, close to the test average.
    Detailed Test Results: 8 tests analyzed (2024-2025)
    Key statistics
    • Typically outperforms 72.1% of competitors per test
    • 🏆 Victories (1st place): 2 of 8
    • ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 3 of 8
    • ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 2 of 8
    • ✅ No worst-3 finishes
    • ✅ No last-place finishes

Wet Performance

  • Wet braking

    (4/5)
    Good
    Based on 9 tests|2 wins|Avg. pos. 5th|1-10th range|Rating: 95.5%
    Performance Chart
    • Exemplary: 2 (22%) i Outstanding result, significantly better than the test average.
    • Good: 3 (33%) i A solid performance, clearly above the average.
    • Average: 3 (33%) i A typical result, close to the test average.
    • Weak: 1 (11%) i The result is noticeably below the average.
    Detailed Test Results: 9 tests analyzed (2024-2025)
    Key statistics
    • Typically outperforms 65.1% of competitors per test
    • 🏆 Victories (1st place): 2 of 9
    • ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 3 of 9
    • ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 2 of 9
    • ⚠️ Worst-3 finishes: 1 of 9
    • ✅ No last-place finishes
    Results in numbers
    • Best result:32.3 m (2025 ADAC)
    • Worst result:54.7 m (2025 Auto Bild)
    • Average result:43.5 m
    • Typical gap to leader:+1.4 – +3.8 m
    • Max gap to leader:+5.2 m (2025 Auto Bild SUV)
  • Wet handling

    (4/5)
    Good
    Based on 8 tests|2 wins|Avg. pos. 5.4th|1-11th range|Rating: 98.1%
    Performance Chart
    • Exemplary: 1 (13%) i Outstanding result, significantly better than the test average.
    • Good: 2 (25%) i A solid performance, clearly above the average.
    • Average: 5 (63%) i A typical result, close to the test average.
    Detailed Test Results: 8 tests analyzed (2024-2025)
    Key statistics
    • Typically outperforms 61.2% of competitors per test
    • 🏆 Victories (1st place): 2 of 8
    • ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 3 of 8
    • ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 5 of 8
    • ⚠️ Worst-3 finishes: 1 of 8
    • ✅ No last-place finishes
  • Wet lateral handling

    (4/5)
    Good
    Based on 3 tests|0 wins|Avg. pos. 6th|5-7th range|Rating: 97.8%
    Performance Chart
    • Average: 3 (100%) i A typical result, close to the test average.
    Detailed Test Results: 3 tests analyzed (2025)
    Key statistics
    • Typically outperforms 50% of competitors per test
    • ➖ No first-place finishes
    • ➖ No TOP-3 finishes
    • ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 2 of 3
    • ✅ No worst-3 finishes
    • ✅ No last-place finishes

Aquaplaning resistance

  • Straight aqua

    (4/5)
    Good
    Based on 9 tests|0 wins|Avg. pos. 5.4th|2-10th range|Rating: 96.4%
    Performance Chart
    • Good: 5 (56%) i A solid performance, clearly above the average.
    • Average: 4 (44%) i A typical result, close to the test average.
    Detailed Test Results: 9 tests analyzed (2024-2025)
    Key statistics
    • Typically outperforms 63% of competitors per test
    • ➖ No first-place finishes
    • ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 1 of 9
    • ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 2 of 9
    • ✅ No worst-3 finishes
    • ✅ No last-place finishes
    Results in numbers
    • Best result:90.3 km/h (2025 Auto Zeitung)
    • Worst result:73.9 km/h (2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr)
    • Average result:78.1 km/h
    • Typical gap to leader:-4.5 – -1 km/h
    • Max gap to leader:-6 km/h (2024 Auto Bild SUV)
  • Lateral aqua

    (4/5)
    Good
    Based on 4 tests|0 wins|Avg. pos. 5.8th|3-13th range|Rating: 90.5%
    Performance Chart
    • Good: 2 (50%) i A solid performance, clearly above the average.
    • Average: 2 (50%) i A typical result, close to the test average.
    Detailed Test Results: 4 tests analyzed (2024-2025)
    Key statistics
    • Typically outperforms 68.8% of competitors per test
    • ➖ No first-place finishes
    • ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 2 of 4
    • ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 1 of 4
    • ✅ No worst-3 finishes
    • ✅ No last-place finishes

Snow Performance

  • Snow braking

    (4/5)
    Good
    Based on 9 tests|2 wins|Avg. pos. 4.3th|1-11th range|Rating: 96.9%
    Performance Chart
    • Exemplary: 1 (11%) i Outstanding result, significantly better than the test average.
    • Good: 3 (33%) i A solid performance, clearly above the average.
    • Average: 4 (44%) i A typical result, close to the test average.
    • Weak: 1 (11%) i The result is noticeably below the average.
    Detailed Test Results: 9 tests analyzed (2024-2025)
    Key statistics
    • Typically outperforms 73.8% of competitors per test
    • 🏆 Victories (1st place): 2 of 9
    • ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 4 of 9
    • ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 2 of 9
    • ⚠️ Worst-3 finishes: 1 of 9
    • ✅ No last-place finishes
    Results in numbers
    • Best result:9.6 m (2025 ADAC)
    • Worst result:29.6 m (2024 Auto Bild)
    • Average result:24.6 m
    • Typical gap to leader:+0.2 – +1.1 m
    • Max gap to leader:+3.4 m (2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr)
  • Snow handling

    (3.5/5)
    Good
    Based on 8 tests|0 wins|Avg. pos. 5.5th|2-12th range|Rating: 98%
    Performance Chart
    • Good: 4 (50%) i A solid performance, clearly above the average.
    • Average: 3 (38%) i A typical result, close to the test average.
    • Poor: 1 (13%) i A poor result, significantly worse than the test average.
    Detailed Test Results: 8 tests analyzed (2024-2025)
    Key statistics
    • Typically outperforms 64.1% of competitors per test
    • ➖ No first-place finishes
    • ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 3 of 8
    • ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 2 of 8
    • ⚠️ Worst-3 finishes: 1 of 8
    • ❌ Last-place finish: 1 of 8
  • Snow lateral handling

    (5/5)
    Elite
    Based on 1 tests|0 wins|Avg. pos. 2th|2-2th range|Rating: 99.6%
    Performance Chart
    • Good: 1 (100%) i A solid performance, clearly above the average.
    Detailed Test Results: 1 tests analyzed (2025)
    Key statistics
    • Typically outperforms 90.9% of competitors per test
    • ➖ No first-place finishes
    • ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 1 of 1
    • ✅ No bottom-half finishes
    • ✅ No worst-3 finishes
    • ✅ No last-place finishes
  • Snow traction

    (4.5/5)
    Exemplary
    Based on 8 tests|1 wins|Avg. pos. 5th|1-12th range|Rating: 97%
    Performance Chart
    • Exemplary: 1 (13%) i Outstanding result, significantly better than the test average.
    • Good: 4 (50%) i A solid performance, clearly above the average.
    • Average: 3 (38%) i A typical result, close to the test average.
    Detailed Test Results: 8 tests analyzed (2024-2025)
    Key statistics
    • Typically outperforms 71% of competitors per test
    • 🏆 Victories (1st place): 1 of 8
    • ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 3 of 8
    • ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 2 of 8
    • ✅ No worst-3 finishes
    • ✅ No last-place finishes

Secondary

  • Rolling resistance

    (4/5)
    Good
    Based on 9 tests|1 wins|Avg. pos. 5.2th|1-14th range|Rating: 91.6%
    Performance Chart
    • Exemplary: 1 (11%) i Outstanding result, significantly better than the test average.
    • Good: 1 (11%) i A solid performance, clearly above the average.
    • Average: 6 (67%) i A typical result, close to the test average.
    • Weak: 1 (11%) i The result is noticeably below the average.
    Detailed Test Results: 9 tests analyzed (2024-2025)
    Key statistics
    • Typically outperforms 69.1% of competitors per test
    • 🏆 Victories (1st place): 1 of 9
    • ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 3 of 9
    • ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 1 of 9
    • ✅ No worst-3 finishes
    • ✅ No last-place finishes
    Results in numbers
    • Best result:5.8 kg/t (2025 ADAC)
    • Worst result:8.77 kg/t (2024 Auto Bild)
    • Average result:7.7 kg/t
    • Typical gap to leader:+0.44 – +1.05 kg/t
    • Max gap to leader:+1.49 kg/t (2024 Auto Bild)
  • Noise

    (2/5)
    Poor
    Based on 9 tests|0 wins|Avg. pos. 10.4th|6-18th range|Rating: 97.6%
    Performance Chart
    • Average: 4 (44%) i A typical result, close to the test average.
    • Weak: 5 (56%) i The result is noticeably below the average.
    Detailed Test Results: 9 tests analyzed (2024-2025)
    Key statistics
    • Typically outperforms 24.9% of competitors per test
    • ➖ No first-place finishes
    • ➖ No TOP-3 finishes
    • ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 9 of 9
    • ⚠️ Worst-3 finishes: 5 of 9
    • ✅ No last-place finishes
    Results in numbers
    • Best result:66.8 dB (2025 Auto Bild)
    • Worst result:74.3 dB (2024 Auto Bild SUV)
    • Average result:72.2 dB
    • Typical gap to leader:+1.5 – +2.1 dB
    • Max gap to leader:+2.4 dB (2025 Auto Zeitung)
  • Wear resistance

    (4/5)
    Good
    Based on 4 tests|1 wins|Avg. pos. 5.5th|1-9th range|Rating: 87%
    Performance Chart
    • Good: 2 (50%) i A solid performance, clearly above the average.
    • Average: 2 (50%) i A typical result, close to the test average.
    Detailed Test Results: 4 tests analyzed (2024-2025)
    Key statistics
    • Typically outperforms 67.6% of competitors per test
    • 🏆 Victories (1st place): 1 of 4
    • ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 1 of 4
    • ✅ No bottom-half finishes
    • ✅ No worst-3 finishes
    • ✅ No last-place finishes
    Results in numbers
    • Best result:57700km (2025 ADAC)
    • Worst result:39750km (2025 Auto Zeitung)
    • Average result:48687.5km
    • Max gap to leader:-18800km (2025 ADAC)

Bridgestone Blizzak 6 Test History

Year
Magazine
Size
Place
Score
2025
ADAC
225/40 R18
2025
Auto Zeitung
245/45 R19
4 (10)
2025
Auto Bild Sportscars
235/50 R19
1 (11)
2025
AMS
215/55 R17
6 (10)
2025
Auto Bild
225/40 R18
3 (20)
Very Good
2024
AUTO Straßenverkehr
235/55 R18
3 (10)
2024
Auto Bild
205/55 R16
4 (20)
2024
Auto Bild SUV
245/45 R18
4 (12)

Bridgestone Blizzak 6 vs Competitors

Key Statistics

  • ⚠️ Dry braking #10 of 11
  • Dry handling #3 of 11
  • Wet braking #2 of 11
  • Wet handling #5 of 11
  • ⚠️ Wet lateral handling #6 of 10
  • Straight aqua #3 of 11
  • Lateral aqua #5 of 10
  • Snow braking #3 of 11
  • Snow handling #4 of 11
  • 🏆 Snow lateral handling #1 of 10
  • Snow traction #4 of 11
  • ⚠️ Noise #7 of 11
  • ⚠️ Rolling resistance #7 of 11
  • Wear resistance #4 of 10
#
Model
Performance ⓘ
% ⓘ
Abs. ⓘ
1
99.85%
4.1%
-1.63 m
2
98.56%
2.8%
-1.11 m
3
98.09%
2.3%
-0.92 m
4
98.00%
2.2%
-0.89 m
5
97.67%
1.9%
-0.76 m
6
97.23%
1.5%
-0.58 m
7
97.11%
1.3%
-0.53 m
8
96.64%
0.9%
-0.34 m
9
96.39%
0.6%
-0.24 m
10
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
95.78%
11
95.50%
0.3%
+0.11 m
#
Model
Performance ⓘ
% ⓘ
Abs. ⓘ
1
99.77%
0.5%
+0.46 km/h
2
99.40%
0.1%
+0.09 km/h
3
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
99.31%
4
99.13%
0.2%
-0.18 km/h
5
99.03%
0.3%
-0.28 km/h
6
98.89%
0.4%
-0.43 km/h
7
98.79%
0.5%
-0.52 km/h
8
98.77%
0.5%
-0.54 km/h
9
98.64%
0.7%
-0.68 km/h
10
98.31%
1.0%
-1.00 km/h
11
98.30%
1.0%
-1.01 km/h
#
Model
Performance ⓘ
% ⓘ
Abs. ⓘ
1
96.53%
1.0%
-0.52 m
2
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
95.48%
3
95.33%
0.1%
+0.07 m
4
95.30%
0.2%
+0.09 m
5
94.98%
0.5%
+0.25 m
6
94.43%
1.0%
+0.52 m
7
94.29%
1.2%
+0.59 m
8
93.97%
1.5%
+0.75 m
9
93.85%
1.6%
+0.81 m
10
90.47%
5.0%
+2.50 m
11
88.43%
7.1%
+3.53 m
#
Model
Performance ⓘ
% ⓘ
Abs. ⓘ
1
99.35%
1.3%
+1.01 km/h
2
98.45%
0.4%
+0.29 km/h
3
98.40%
0.3%
+0.24 km/h
4
98.38%
0.3%
+0.23 km/h
5
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
98.09%
6
97.79%
0.3%
-0.24 km/h
7
97.73%
0.4%
-0.29 km/h
8
97.69%
0.4%
-0.32 km/h
9
97.61%
0.5%
-0.38 km/h
10
96.08%
2.0%
-1.61 km/h
11
95.90%
2.2%
-1.75 km/h
#
Model
Performance ⓘ
% ⓘ
Abs. ⓘ
1
98.86%
1.1%
2
98.68%
0.9%
3
98.52%
0.7%
4
98.35%
0.6%
5
97.80%
0.0%
6
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
97.77%
7
97.61%
0.2%
8
95.90%
1.9%
9
94.82%
2.9%
10
94.43%
3.3%
#
Model
Performance ⓘ
% ⓘ
Abs. ⓘ
1
97.42%
1.0%
+0.82 km/h
2
97.11%
0.7%
+0.57 km/h
3
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
96.39%
4
96.36%
0.0%
-0.03 km/h
5
95.99%
0.4%
-0.32 km/h
6
95.41%
1.0%
-0.78 km/h
7
95.29%
1.1%
-0.88 km/h
8
94.30%
2.1%
-1.67 km/h
9
94.00%
2.4%
-1.92 km/h
10
88.47%
7.9%
-6.34 km/h
11
88.21%
8.2%
-6.54 km/h
#
Model
Performance ⓘ
% ⓘ
Abs. ⓘ
1
94.94%
4.5%
+3.56 km/h
2
94.85%
4.4%
+3.49 km/h
3
92.30%
1.8%
+1.46 km/h
4
91.76%
1.3%
+1.02 km/h
5
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
90.48%
6
88.78%
1.7%
-1.36 km/h
7
82.06%
8.4%
-6.74 km/h
8
80.43%
10.1%
-8.04 km/h
9
76.64%
13.8%
-11.08 km/h
10
66.67%
23.8%
-19.05 km/h
#
Model
Performance ⓘ
% ⓘ
Abs. ⓘ
1
99.19%
2.3%
2
97.79%
0.9%
3
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
96.91%
4
96.82%
0.1%
5
96.63%
0.3%
6
96.08%
0.8%
7
95.99%
0.9%
8
95.72%
1.2%
9
93.67%
3.2%
10
92.83%
4.1%
11
89.99%
6.9%
#
Model
Performance ⓘ
% ⓘ
Abs. ⓘ
1
99.24%
1.2%
2
98.54%
0.5%
3
98.39%
0.4%
4
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
98.02%
5
97.76%
0.3%
6
97.74%
0.3%
7
97.27%
0.8%
8
96.45%
1.6%
9
96.29%
1.7%
10
95.94%
2.1%
11
94.94%
3.1%
#
Model
Performance ⓘ
% ⓘ
Abs. ⓘ
1
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
99.57%
2
98.81%
0.8%
3
97.32%
2.2%
4
96.46%
3.1%
5
95.96%
3.6%
6
95.83%
3.7%
7
95.13%
4.4%
8
93.43%
6.1%
9
93.19%
6.4%
10
92.04%
7.5%
#
Model
Performance ⓘ
% ⓘ
Abs. ⓘ
1
98.83%
1.9%
2
97.49%
0.5%
3
97.07%
0.1%
4
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
96.97%
5
95.52%
1.5%
6
95.46%
1.5%
7
95.34%
1.6%
8
95.15%
1.8%
9
93.45%
3.5%
10
92.20%
4.8%
11
90.36%
6.6%
#
Model
Performance ⓘ
% ⓘ
Abs. ⓘ
1
99.69%
2.0%
-1.47 dB
2
99.44%
1.8%
-1.29 dB
3
99.19%
1.5%
-1.11 dB
4
98.69%
1.0%
-0.75 dB
5
97.94%
0.3%
-0.21 dB
6
97.82%
0.2%
-0.13 dB
7
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
97.65%
8
97.55%
0.1%
+0.07 dB
9
96.51%
1.1%
+0.81 dB
10
96.17%
1.5%
+1.06 dB
11
95.76%
1.9%
+1.36 dB
#
Model
Performance ⓘ
% ⓘ
Abs. ⓘ
1
97.69%
6.1%
-0.44 kg/t
2
95.27%
3.7%
-0.26 kg/t
3
93.66%
2.1%
-0.15 kg/t
4
93.01%
1.4%
-0.10 kg/t
5
92.23%
0.6%
-0.04 kg/t
6
92.14%
0.5%
-0.04 kg/t
7
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
91.61%
8
90.40%
1.2%
+0.09 kg/t
9
89.85%
1.8%
+0.13 kg/t
10
87.24%
4.4%
+0.31 kg/t
11
85.17%
6.4%
+0.46 kg/t
#
Model
Performance ⓘ
% ⓘ
Abs. ⓘ
1
95.47%
8.4%
+5053 km
2
93.51%
6.5%
+3879 km
3
87.79%
0.7%
+449 km
4
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
87.04%
5
83.56%
3.5%
-2088 km
6
80.13%
6.9%
-4146 km
7
76.96%
10.1%
-6048 km
8
74.76%
12.3%
-7370 km
9
71.52%
15.5%
-9317 km
10
66.95%
20.1%
-12059 km

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