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205-315/35-80 R15-22 94 sizes 2019 Winter rated

Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3

Bridgestone Tyres Premium Touring Winter

The Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3 is a Premium Touring Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

7.3
Tyre Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
Medium Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
60%
Wet Grip
60%
Road Feedback
60%
Handling
60%
Wear
80%
Comfort
50%
Buy again
10%
Snow Grip
100%
Ice Grip
100%
1 Reviews
64% Average
10,000 miles driven
1 Tests (avg: 6th)
Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3

Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3

Winter Premium
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7.3 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · Medium Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

Learn more about our methodology
Category Scores
Dry
91
1.13x / 2 tests
Snow
73.4
1.5x / 3 tests
Ice
68.9
1.2x / 3 tests
Wet
52.8
1.93x / 3 tests
Comfort
48.6
0.32x / 1 test
Value
41
0.42x / 2 tests
Cross-Category Performance

Cross-category scores are derived metrics that combine data from multiple test disciplines to evaluate real-world performance characteristics.

Braking
73.5
4 tests
Traction
71
2 tests
Handling
65.1
4 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 1
Publications: 1
Period: 2022
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 1
Avg Rating: 64.4%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 1.02
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2022 ViBilagare Nordic SUV Winter Tyre Test Vi Bilagare 2022 235/55 R18 6/8 14 metrics
All Tests
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1
Tests
6th
Average
6th
Best
6th
Worst
Latest Tyre Test Results
2022 ViBilagare Nordic SUV Winter Tyre Test
235/55 R18 • 2022
6th/8
Braking distance dry road, cornering grip on snow, road noise.
Cornering grip wet road, hydroplaning, rolling resistance.
DM-V3 is the name of the SUV version of Bridgestone's classic friction tire Blizzak. In terms of results, the tire ends up in something of a no-man's land. It achieves few top results in the test rounds, but it does not fall through negatively in any round.
Its advantages are good sound comfort, short braking distance on dry roads and well-balanced driving characteristics with good cornering grip on snow.
Unfortunately, for a Nordic winter tyre, it has some grip problems on the ice where it falls behind the other well-known premium names.
Despite four longitudinal drainage channels, the aquaplaning ability does not impress either.
Without any real top scoring results, it’s a modest point harvest and a sixth place overall.
View Test Results
Size Fuel Wet Noise
16 inch
245/75 R16 111 R E E 71
245/75R16 111 R E E 72
215/70 R16 100 S E E 71
215/70R16 100 S E E 72
17 inch
265/65 R17 112 R E E 71
265/65R17 112 R E E 73
235/65 R17 108 S XL E E 71
235/65R17 108 S XL E E 72
225/60 R17 103 S XL E E 71
265/70 R17 115 R E E 73
18 inch
235/60 R18 107 S XL E E 72
20 inch
255/45 R20 101 T E E 73
275/55 R20 117 T XL E E 73
255/45 R20 105 T XL E E 73
View All Sizes and EU Label Scores for the Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3 >>

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Latest Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3 Reviews

Given 64% while driving a Subaru Outback (225/60 R18) on mostly town for 10,000 average miles
I had this tyres on my outback 24’. I might say that they are amazingly safe and stable on snow, but have pure comfort on rainy days. Noticible noise on wet/dry road. Road feedback is also poor. You can even feel how soft they are. I would strongly reccomend them for Nordic counties, but for middle Europe not at all.
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