Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
The Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 is a Premium Touring Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.
This tyre replaced the Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 EVO.
Tyre Reviews
Tyre review data from 44 tyre reviews averaging 79% over 201,781 miles driven.
The Blizzak LM005 is ranked 38th of 50 Winter Premium Touring tyres.
Latest Tyre Test Results
2021 Winter Tyre Market Overview - 1st of 49 tyres
View Full Test >>2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test - 4th of 10 tyres
- Positive - By far the best performance in wet braking and wet handling, good dry handling, excellent curved aquaplaning resistance, lowest rolling resistance on test.
- Negative - Long dry braking, poor grip in the snow with very low snow traction.
- Overall - The Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 is again the wet specialist, dominating the wet testing. This performance comes at the expense of dry and snow performance, making this an unbalanced tyre more suited to a winter climate that sees a lot of rain.
View Full Test >>2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test - 1st of 10 tyres
- Positive - Safe braking and good handling on snow, outstanding wet grip with very short braking distances and safe cornering.
- Negative - Slightly longer braking distances in the dry.
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Size |
Fuel |
Wet |
Noise |
Weight |
165/65 R14 79T |
C |
A |
70 |
6.68kgs |
185/65 R14 86T |
C |
A |
70 |
6.68kgs |
175/70 R14 84T |
C |
A |
70 |
6.36kgs |
175/70 R14 88T XL |
C |
A |
70 |
7.56kgs |
185/55 R15 86H XL |
C |
A |
70 |
7.81kgs |
185/55 R15 82T |
C |
A |
70 |
7.26kgs |
195/55 R15 85H |
C |
A |
71 |
8.75kgs |
195/60 R15 88H |
C |
A |
71 |
8.54kgs |
195/60 R15 88T |
C |
A |
71 |
8.54kgs |
165/65 R15 81T |
C |
A |
70 |
7.29kgs |
195/65 R15 91H |
C |
A |
71 |
7.67kgs |
205/65 R15 94T |
C |
A |
71 |
9.91kgs |
205/70 R15 96T |
C |
A |
71 |
11.56kgs |
195/50 R16 88H XL |
C |
A |
71 |
9.36kgs |
195/55 R16 87H |
C |
A |
71 |
8.94kgs |
195/55 R16 91H XL |
C |
A |
71 |
8.94kgs |
205/55 R16 91H |
C |
A |
71 |
8.40kgs |
205/55 R16 91H |
|
|
|
9.61kgs |
205/55 R16 91T |
C |
A |
71 |
8.27kgs |
205/55 R16 94V XL |
C |
A |
71 |
8.03kgs |
215/55 R16 97V XL |
C |
A |
71 |
10.85kgs |
215/55 R16 97H XL |
C |
A |
71 |
10.85kgs |
195/60 R16 89H |
C |
A |
71 |
8.42kgs |
205/60 R16 92H |
C |
A |
71 |
9.71kgs |
205/60 R16 96H XL |
C |
A |
71 |
8.41kgs |
215/40 R17 87V XL |
C |
A |
71 |
9.60kgs |
215/45 R17 91V XL |
C |
A |
71 |
9.87kgs |
225/45 R17 94V XL |
C |
A |
71 |
9.28kgs |
225/45 R17 94H XL |
C |
A |
71 |
9.28kgs |
245/45 R17 99V XL |
C |
A |
72 |
12.15kgs |
205/50 R17 93V XL |
C |
A |
71 |
8.49kgs |
205/50 R17 93H XL AO |
C |
A |
71 |
9.26kgs |
205/55 R17 95V XL |
C |
A |
71 |
8.72kgs |
215/55 R17 98H XL |
C |
A |
71 |
11.59kgs |
225/55 R17 101V XL |
B |
A |
71 |
13.40kgs |
205/60 R17 93H |
C |
A |
71 |
8.84kgs |
215/60 R17 100H XL |
B |
A |
71 |
9.22kgs |
215/60 R17 100V XL |
B |
A |
71 |
13.03kgs |
215/60 R17 96H |
C |
A |
71 |
13.03kgs |
225/60 R17 103V XL |
C |
A |
71 |
13.45kgs |
255/60 R17 110H XL |
C |
A |
73 |
16.36kgs |
225/65 R17 102H |
C |
A |
71 |
14.65kgs |
225/65 R17 106H XL |
C |
A |
71 |
14.65kgs |
235/65 R17 108H XL |
B |
A |
72 |
15.42kgs |
245/65 R17 111H XL |
B |
A |
72 |
15.50kgs |
255/65 R17 114H XL |
B |
A |
73 |
16.54kgs |
225/40 R18 92V XL |
|
|
|
9.74kgs |
245/40 R18 97W XL |
C |
A |
72 |
9.89kgs |
245/40 R18 97V XL |
C |
A |
72 |
12.35kgs |
215/45 R18 93V XL |
C |
A |
71 |
10.82kgs |
235/45 R18 98V XL |
C |
A |
72 |
10.82kgs |
245/45 R18 100V XL |
C |
A |
72 |
11.18kgs |
215/50 R18 92V |
C |
A |
71 |
9.83kgs |
225/50 R18 99H XL |
B |
A |
72 |
11.53kgs |
245/50 R18 104V XL |
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|
|
13.18kgs |
215/55 R18 99V XL |
C |
A |
71 |
11.10kgs |
255/55 R18 109V XL |
B |
A |
73 |
16.25kgs |
235/60 R18 107V XL |
C |
A |
72 |
14.67kgs |
225/40 R19 93W XL |
C |
A |
72 |
11.41kgs |
275/40 R19 105W XL |
C |
A |
73 |
14.72kgs |
275/45 R19 108V XL |
C |
A |
73 |
17.35kgs |
235/50 R19 103V XL |
C |
A |
72 |
13.07kgs |
255/50 R19 107V XL |
B |
A |
73 |
17.86kgs |
205/55 R19 97H XL |
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|
|
10.14kgs |
225/55 R19 99V |
|
|
|
14.07kgs |
255/55 R19 111H XL AO |
C |
A |
73 |
15.19kgs |
265/55 R19 109V |
B |
A |
73 |
17.56kgs |
315/35 R20 110V XL |
C |
A |
73 |
15.32kgs |
255/45 R20 105V XL |
C |
A |
73 |
12.34kgs |
265/45 R20 108V XL |
C |
A |
73 |
13.27kgs |
255/50 R20 109V XL |
B |
A |
73 |
13.54kgs |
275/50 R20 113V XL |
B |
A |
73 |
15.49kgs |
195/55 R20 95H XL |
C |
A |
71 |
9.91kgs |
255/55 R20 110V XL |
B |
A |
73 |
14.22kgs |
295/35 R21 107V XL |
C |
A |
73 |
15.31kgs |
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Top 3 Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 Reviews
My initial inspection is as following. The tyres perform great. Just drove 1000km on them. A combination of 50/50 motorway and regional roads. So far the tyres kept up to their promise. In the dry they perform as expected. Very stable and calm even the feel on the steering wheel is nice considering it is a winter tyre. I had the chance to drive them through a rainstorm on the motorway and regional roads and they performed better than I thought they would. Again very stable and calm behaviour. But I have not driven them to the limit as it is not safe to do that on the public roads. So far I like them. I have not driven them on the snow also as there isnt any yet in my country. Will update as soon as I drive them on the snow. My only complaint would be that the tyres are a bit noisy. Not as noisy as my Michelin PS4 summer tyres. As far as the tread consumption it is too early to tell how they wear. Overall I think that they are tyres worth buying. Will keep you updated on the progress.
Given
88%
while driving a
Opel Astra G
(195/60 R15 T) on
a combination of roads
for 3,000
average miles
i have lm005 for 3000 miles now and it s great, i m waiting the snow to see how it performs
Volvo
(235/50 R18 V) on
a combination of roads
for 2,000
average miles
I replaced Conti CrossContact LX Sport, which I used as all season tires, with Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (as winter only). The LM005 stand up to my expectations in most areas. Nice and predictable, with good subjective breaking power in the dry, even for a heavy car. They really excell in the wet, being surefooted and nimble, really good. The handling and road feedback (both dry and wet) is fine, bit better in the wet, but it is up to my car which is rather a comfy cruiser, not a handling champ. After apporx. 2k miles driven it is to early to tell how they wear out but I didn't notice anything worryig so far. Comfort and noise levels (subjective) are OK, certainly better than Conti CrossContact. Can't tell for the snow and ice as I didn't experienced any this winter yet. It is worth mentioning that I dont't notice any fuel consumption increase compared to the Conti CrossContact. Compared to Conti WinterContact TS860 (225/45 R17 V) fitted to my other car, the LM005 is on par in the dry, better in the wet, same level of comfort. Would recommend to a friend.
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Given
64%
while driving a
SEAT Leon 2.0 TFSI
(225/45 R17) on
a combination of roads
for 15,000
spirited miles
Good for the first 2 seasons ~ 15 000 miles.
Don't really feel good when the temperatures get over 15C⁰ and the chunks start tear especially on the highway.
Brilliant Winter tire for mild climate (German winter), mindblowing performance in the wet. Aquaplaning only occurs far beyond legal speeds and confidence levels are huge. No experience in the snow so far. Dry grip and handling are also very pleasant for a winter tire. They do have a lot of initial lateral flex, which needs some getting used to compared to UUHP summer tires. Effectively this means there is a little bit of nonlinear feel around the straight line. But it’s easy to get used to and even on fast driven Autobahn (tested up to 240kmh in fast corners) it doesn’t demand significantly more attention than a summer tire. Genuinely love it, on top it is also 30% less expensive than a Michelin.
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Dacia
(225/45 R17) on
mostly country roads
for 6,000
spirited miles
Looking forward to driving on these but found them generally pretty average across the board. Then at the end of the first season and around 7k found 2 of them right up to the wear markers, not even sure they'll make another season! Absolutely stunned at how poorly a so called premium tyre could wear, my last set did 5 seasons with ease. So... won't be buying these guys again.
Just bought LM005 since I need a winter tyre with good performance in the wet. Mileage not important.
Reading through some negative reviews here I would like to point out that there are TWO different tyres sold as LM005.
One has got A score in wet and C for rolling resistance,
the other one B in wet and A for rolling resistance pleasing the car manufacturers hunting for another gram of CO2 to save.
Should you wish to buy an LM005 for performance reasons make sure your tyre dealer orders the right version.
Given
71%
while driving a
Citroën C3 Aircross SUV
(205/60 R16) on
a combination of roads
for 12,000
easy going miles
I got the Blizzak LM005 in October 2019 and comparing to the set I had on the car delivered, Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 same size, I was in love with the Bridgestiones. They felt so much more refined and responsive! But having all the emotions calmed down after almost 3 years, all I can say is the Blizzak LM005 is a good tire for warm-ish winter climate, where the majority of time you'll have more wet days with some wet snow, than deeper snow. Snow, especially if it has any depth, can be tricky for the Blizzaks - on a motorway I felt rather fine going straight to overtake, but turns didn't really feel stable. So is the snow traction and breaking at low, city speeds - maybe it's just me having an auto transmission - but I drove a slightly bigger car (2015 Mokka) on winter Seperits - the diffrence was just unbelievable - favorable for Semperits... What makes my Citroen even move on a few inches of snow is traction control, solely - without ASR its just spinning in place... So can be snow breaking. I have never expirienced so much ABS kicking in in any other car in winter before. Fortunatelly, winters in Poland are not that snowy anymore. If you care about noise levels - watch out - these are rather audible - esp. say 80kmh and more. Apart from snow - it's a good tire that's gonna make you feel safe on the road. You can definately feel when it's being at its limit and it will not surprise you then - but avoid snow and ice on them.
I'm not sure if I were to buy them again - they were a novelty in 2019/20 winter season and the price within the size was rather attractive compared to other manufacturers - and Bridgestone is a well-known brand, so I chose them. Before I'd usually go with Michelins.
Given
80%
while driving a
Hyundai Tucson
(215/65 R17) on
a combination of roads
for 6,000
average miles
Comfortable ride , good winter grip, wear ok , tread depth after 9000 km is about 6,5 mm
Given
46%
while driving a
Toyota RAV4
(225/45 R17) on
mostly town
for 4,000
spirited miles
Buying that tyre was a huge mistake. It replaced Dunlop Winter Sport 5, which after 2 seasons were moved to another RAV4 and behaved better than Bridgestone after a month. These tyres are as bad as skidding at 40km/h when cornering on nearly any type of road surface. Dry breaking is a nightmare, no signs of class A wet breaking, wear is very evident after less than 5000 km (city driving) on the ODO and on the second year the rubber itself is as stiff as plastic. I had similar experience in the past with LM-80 and am now convinced I shall not go for Bridgestone again.
Given
73%
while driving a
Opel Ampera e
(225/45 R17) on
mostly country roads
for 5,000
average miles
For the second season I have these tyres on my Opel Ampera-e, but they are LOUD! There is a constant whining or buzzing noise which is very similar to a worn wheel bearing, however with the Michelin Premacy 3 summer tyres that came standard with my car I do not have this and are quiet. This is unacceptable for a premium tyre that scored well in many tyre tests, which is why I bought it in the first place. An EV is quieter than an ICE car and then a loud tire noise is extra noticeable, but again, I don't have this with the Michelin Premacy 3. Except for the noise, it is a great tyre with excellent grip on both dry and wet surfaces. Since we haven't really had a winter here in the Netherlands with snow and ice, I can't say much about grip in the snow, but this tire is not comfortable at all and would certainly not buy again.
Given
66%
while driving a
Toyota Corolla E140
(195/60 R15) on
mostly motorways
for 7
easy going miles
I live in Athens-Greece and i wear these winter tires only from December to March.
I make several travels to Ski Centers and to mountainous snowy villages.
This is the second year i use these tires, and i've made about 15.000 km.
In comparison with my previous tires (Goodyear ultragrip 8), i think they are worse in snowy roads.
But something strange happened just two days ago.
While driving on wet, narrow road with several turns, the car slipped 3 times with slow speed, about 45-50 km/h.
I was scared and worried about how safe is to continue using these tires.
Given
74%
while driving a
Toyota 2006 Avalon
(225/45 R17) on
mostly town
for 2,000
easy going miles
Good on dry and wet, fine on fresh snow, bad on ice
Given
78%
while driving a
Lexus IS350
(225/45 R17) on
for 0
miles
Impossible to drive on snow and ice
Given
81%
while driving a
BMW 520d Tourer
(225/55 R17) on
a combination of roads
for 600
easy going miles
Was in doubt if I should get these tyres, always been driving with Nokian or Conti. Have Nokian on our SUV so wanted something that is good on wet roads as there’s mostly slush and wet after all the salting in the nordics. The tyres are really good on wet and surprisingly good on snow, I was a bit in doubt after the first snow here, but after a trip in 5-10cm with fresh snow I didn’t feel the tyres let me down as long as you keep speeds reasonable. Braking and accelerating on snow feels safe and comfortable, tyres feel safe in corners and in general.