Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50 Winterbiter Tire Reviews & Ratings

Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50 Winterbiter Tire Reviews & Ratings
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Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear	Rating
3.5	3.8	4.6	3.3	3.7	3.4	2.9	3.6
Rating Scale: 5 - Excellent 4 - Very Good 3 - Good 2 - Satisfactory 1 - Poor 0 - Not Applicable

Bridgestone Tires

Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50 Winterbiter

Anonymous

"the best"

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Automotive Tech

"94 Mitsubishi Galant - I have 18" rims for the summers but when the snow comes in ny it's time for the stock 15" and the blizzaks. These tires meet and exceeded my expectations. I was blowing by 4wheel drive trucks on the highway in a foot of snow in a little fwd 4cylinder. hehehe. don't listen to anyone who has given them bad reviews, they don't know how to drive. these tires are excellent!"

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
4	5	5	4	4	3	5

Cedric

"2002 Acura Rsx - I have had stock tires on my car since I got it and these new Blizzaks are amazing. There was snow/hail/rain on the day I bought them, so I had a chance to see how they perform. It was amazing, I have better traction in Bad weather with blizzaks then I did in Dry weather with my old rubbers. I havent spun my wheels even for a second, the traction is great and ride is confident and predictable. This is a must have, especially in winter climates. "

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
4	5	5	5	5	4	N/A

S.Nelson

"Cavalier 99 - "

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
4	1	1	1	3	3	1

Anonymous

"Plymouth Voyager - We are in the process of the 5th season on these tires. They have about 1 mm tread depth before the wear indicators are reached, and they are still getting the van around in the hills surrounding Fairbanks AK. They are on about 6 months of the year, and we have put about 60,000 miles in the last 5 years. When they were new there was noticeable over steer on dry pavement. They provide excellent snow/ice traction in the cold temperatures of Fairbanks. We don't have much experience with them on liquid water covered pavement."

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
4	N/A	5	4	4	4	4

"91 Deville - My third set of Blizzacks and it wont be my last."

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
5	5	5	4	4	4	3

Anonymous

"Subaru Impreza and Hyundai Accent - Have been putting these on my wife's Subies since '95 and my son's Accent since '02. Both of them commute close to 50 miles each day. We've had some pretty bad snow storms (Central PA) over the past few years and these tires have always performed great. I realize that these are "old technology" when it comes to winter tires, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I did try the MZ-02's for a couple of seasons, but went back to the WS-50's. The WS-50's just seemed to have more traction, especially when braking. One piece of advice to anyone contemplating using winter tires, put them on all 4 wheels. Even if you only have a front wheel or rear drive vehicle, winter tires make a world of difference during braking, and basically, that is half the battle. "

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
4	4	5	3	3	3	2

Anonymous

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
3	4	5	4	5	5	3

Mac

"2003 Mazda Protege - excellent tire...perfect through snow. I watched a car spin out right in front of me last year, I however had no problems...mainly due to the tires."

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
5	5	5	5	4	4	4

sue

"honda accord - Great tires! my son and I use them 4-5 months out the year. He drives a honda crx. We drive about 20,000 miles plus every month. We am very pleased with the tires performance on ice and snow. Its very nice to cruise on home and not have to chain up! These tires really bite the ice. They usually last 3 seasons. They are not rain tires, slow down for slushy conditions."

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
4	2	5	4	5	5	3

pat

"2002 nissan altima 3.5se - great snow tire, best traction I've ever had. A little noisy, but to be expected. Take them off as soon as it gets nice"

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
5	5	5	4	4	2	4

Daniel from Quebec

"Mercedes-Benz - As on my Honda, these Blizzack are incredible on ice,wet road and flatened snow but in deep snow they're only good."

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
N/A	4	3	4	3	3	3

Anonymous

"1998 chrysler concorde - GREAT in fresh or deep snow. great traction on ice,stopping and accelerating on hardpack and ice is effortless and little wheel spin if any. dry traction gets noisy and a bit sluggish. they are noisy on dry roads but worth it once the snow comes. treads clean fast and easy with ice/snow or slush and would only work better if our tire wasn`t quite as wide. will be buying another set soon."

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
3	4	5	4	4	3	N/A

Glenn Buchanan

"99 Honda Civic EXG - Love these tires except for uneven treadwear.First two sets replaced because of this treadwear issue.Proper inflation,and tire rotation,was faithfully done, but still have the problem.Treadwear would have been very good if this problem could have been cured."

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
4	4	5	4	4	2	1

Anonymous

"2003 Oldsmobile Alero - Excellent traction in extremely cold weather (-40C), on wet, dry or especially snow and ice. Treadwear has been good thusfar. If you are looking for a winter tire, spend the extra money and get these. It's worth it"

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
5	5	5	4	5	4	4

"Maxima - 225/60R15 - Excellent snow tire. Added a lot of luxury (bump suppression) from my all seasons. Downside is handling (drove like a caddy) but we are talking about winter right? Very loud on highway. For safety in winter, rate #1."

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
3	3	5	1	5	2	N/A

Anonymous

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
4	3	N/A	5	5	5	5

ninhrrl

"2005 Grand Caravan - I have to say these are the best winter tires I have every used. They handle great in all conditions. My wife even says that they are a great tires. That says more than you know.... I had to drive a van full (7 passangers) 70 miles round trip, in a snow storm where the roads were very bad. These tires performed execellent! We made the round trip with no slipping sliding and safe stops. The 6 passangers were all very happy to be home safely. Buy them if you need a great performing snow tire. They are the best. I'll never buy another brand of snow tire. I'll always buy Blizzak."

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
4	4	5	5	4	4	4

MIke

"2001 Dodge Grand Caravan - 215 70 15 - I have used Blizzak tires for the past 8 years for winter driving and I am sure they have saved me from having an accident more than once. Because they are only meant to be driven in the winter months I have got five seasons out of them. I live in the Canadian Rockies and drive alot in winter conditions, I bought my third set of Blizzak for another Caravan last winter and I am very impressed again."

Dry	Wet	Snow	Handling	Comfort	Noise	Treadwear
5	5	5	3	4	4	4

Thomas Besonen

"Ford Escort - 175/65-14 - Excellent traction on snow and ice. Short treadlife. Some highway noise on dry roads. Overall very good snow tire for the money."