Bridgestone Blizzak LM32

The Bridgestone Blizzak LM32 is a High Performance Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

Dry Grip 84%
Wet Grip 69%
Road Feedback 69%
Handling 69%
Wear 81%
Comfort 72%
Buy again 64%
Snow Grip 66%
Ice Grip 52%

Tyre review data from 18 tyre reviews averaging 70% over 181,200 miles driven.

The Blizzak LM32 is ranked 41st of 60 Winter High Performance tyres.

Latest Tyre Test Results

2014 AZ Winter Tyre Test - 10th of 11 tyres

  • Overall - Low on snow, only average in the wet. In dry conditions the Bridgestone drives safely and brakes well, but has a very high rolling resistance
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2014 AMS Winter Tyre Test - 7th of 10 tyres

  • Positive - Great grip and handling in the dry
  • Negative - Poor grip in snow, high rolling resistance
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2013 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test - 6th of 8 tyres

  • Overall - Thanks to improved mixture, we can now recommended the Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 as a balance winter tyre
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2014 Tyre Tests

  • 7th: 2014 AMS Winter Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 10th: 2014 AZ Winter Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 2013 Tyre Tests

  • 3rd: 2013 Winter Tyre Overview - Braking (195/65 R15)
  • 4th: 2013 Auto Bild Top 15 Winter Tyre Shootout (195/65 R15)
  • 6th: 2013 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test (195/65 R15)
  • 2012 Tyre Tests

  • 2nd: 2012 Auto Bild Top 15 Winter Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 3rd: 2012 Auto Bild 42 Winter Tyre Braking Test (205/55 R16)
  • 6th: 2012 European Tyre Test - 205/55 R16 (205/55 R!6)
  • 8th: 2012 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 8th: 2012 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test (225/45 R17)
  • 2011 Tyre Tests

  • 2nd: 2011 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test (225/45 R17)
  • 10th: 2011 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test (205/55 r16)
  • 11th: 2011 AMS Winter Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 13th: 2011 European Winter Tyre Test - 195/65 R15 (195/65 R15)
  • 2010 Tyre Tests

  • 8th: 2010 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test (195/65 r15)
  • 9th: 2010 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test (195/65 r15)
  • 9th: 2010 AMS Winter Tyre Test (205/55 r16)
  • Size Fuel Wet Noise Weight
    0/0 R0 0         9.56kgs
    0/0 R0 0         10.80kgs
    0/0 R0 0         11.06kgs
    0/0 R0 0         13.07kgs
    0/0 R0 0         13.91kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.86kgs
    0/0 R0 0         12.10kgs
    0/0 R0 0         13.45kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.76kgs
    0/0 R0 0         11.71kgs
    0/0 R0 0         10.82kgs
    0/0 R0 0         11.83kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.60kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.90kgs
    0/0 R0 0         10.82kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.61kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.69kgs
    0/0 R0 0         12.45kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.13kgs
    0/0 R0 0         7.81kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.61kgs
    0/0 R0 0         7.80kgs
    0/0 R0 0         8.01kgs
    0/0 R0 0         8.18kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.87kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.71kgs
    0/0 R0 0         10.87kgs
    0/0 R0 0         10.04kgs
    0/0 R0 0         14.95kgs
    0/0 R0 0         13.60kgs
    0/0 R0 0         11.06kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.15kgs
    0/0 R0 0         10.46kgs
    0/0 R0 0         13.08kgs
    0/0 R0 0         13.91kgs
    0/0 R0 0         13.07kgs
    0/0 R0 0         10.20kgs
    0/0 R0 0         10.09kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.82kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.96kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.68kgs
    0/0 R0 0         8.28kgs
    0/0 R0 0         11.62kgs
    0/0 R0 0         10.66kgs
    0/0 R0 0         10.47kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.63kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.71kgs
    0/0 R0 0         13.60kgs
    0/0 R0 0         16.07kgs
    0/0 R0 0         13.07kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.76kgs
    0/0 R0 0         10.80kgs
    0/0 R0 0         11.12kgs
    0/0 R0 0         12.71kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.78kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.13kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.71kgs
    0/0 R0 0         9.63kgs
    0/0 R0 0         13.91kgs
    175/60 R15 81T   G C 70 7.60kgs
    185/60 R15 88T XL   E B 67 8.31kgs
    185/60 R15 88H XL AO E C 71 7.99kgs
    195/65 R15 91H   F C 72 8.99kgs
    215/45 R16 90V XL   E C 72 9.76kgs
    195/50 R16 88H XL AO F C 71 9.32kgs
    195/50 R16 88H XL   E C 71 9.56kgs
    195/55 R16 87H * F B 71 9.11kgs
    205/55 R16 91H AO F E 72 10.20kgs
    205/55 R16 94H XL   F C 71 9.40kgs
    205/55 R16 91H   F E 71 9.81kgs
    205/55 R16 91H MO G E 72 10.01kgs
    205/55 R16 91H AO E C 71 9.43kgs
    215/55 R16 93H   E C 71 10.85kgs
    225/55 R16 95H * F C 72 11.24kgs
    225/55 R16 95H * F C 72 13.25kgs
    225/55 R16 99H XL MO E E 71 11.14kgs
    205/60 R16 92H * F C 72 12.26kgs
    205/60 R16 92H MO E C 70 9.71kgs
    215/60 R16 99H XL   E C 71 11.97kgs
    225/60 R16 98H AO F E 71 11.89kgs
    215/40 R17 87V XL   G C 72 9.86kgs
    205/45 R17 88V XL   E C 72 9.69kgs
    215/45 R17 91V XL   F C 71 9.87kgs
    225/45 R17 91H MO E C 70 10.39kgs
    205/50 R17 93V XL   F C 70 9.26kgs
    205/50 R17 93H XL AO E C 71 9.58kgs
    205/50 R17 93H XL   F C 70 10.05kgs
    215/50 R17 95V XL   E C 71 10.87kgs
    225/50 R17 94H MOE F C 72 13.03kgs
    225/50 R17 94H MO F C 72 11.24kgs
    225/55 R17 97H * F C 69 11.93kgs
    225/55 R17 97H   F E 72 14.34kgs
    225/55 R17 97H * F E 72 14.56kgs
    225/55 R17 97H * F E 72 14.56kgs
    225/55 R17 101V XL   E C 72 11.03kgs
    235/55 R17 103V XL   E C 71 14.45kgs
    215/40 R18 89V XL   F C 72 9.86kgs
    225/40 R18 92V XL AO E C 70 10.16kgs
    255/40 R18 99V XL MOE E C 72 13.61kgs
    215/45 R18 93V XL   E C 71 10.82kgs
    225/45 R18 95H XL AO E B 70 10.88kgs
    235/45 R18 98V XL   E C 72 11.05kgs
    255/45 R18 103V XL   E C 73 13.60kgs
    235/50 R18 101V XL   E C 71 14.95kgs
    235/35 R19 91V XL   E C 72 11.83kgs
    235/40 R19 96V XL   E C 72 12.10kgs
    245/45 R19 102V XL   E C 72 13.45kgs
    245/40 R20 95W AMR E E 72 13.06kgs
    215/45 R20 95V XL * C B 72 10.30kgs
    215/45 R20 95V XL * C B 72 10.30kgs

    Questions and Answers for the Bridgestone Blizzak LM32

    2019-03-04 - Are these tyres run flats?

    The Bridgestone Blizzak LM32 is available in ROF (runflat) fitment.


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    Top 3 Bridgestone Blizzak LM32 Reviews

    Given 31% while driving a BMW 330d (225/50 R17 H) on a combination of roads for 15,000 spirited miles
    These the worst tyres I have ever used. How a brand positioned as a premium choice can discharge a product with almost zero grip in wet conditions is surprising. Adding the vague, almost non-existing steering feel and an intense humming noise as they started to wear. Scrapped them with plenty of tread left. Avoid!
    Helpful 31 - tyre reviewed on December 14, 2020
    Given 52% while driving a Mazda 6 Wagon (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 10,000 spirited miles
    Stray away.
    Helpful 39 - tyre reviewed on May 31, 2019
    Given 74% while driving a Peugeot 307 (225/45 R17) on mostly motorways for 27,000 average miles
    Bought this after good experience with Bridgestone Turanza T001 summer tyre.

    As of performance of LM32 tyre, I'm quite statisfied. Very good grip on dry, and satisfying grip in wet conditions. In wet conditions they are not quite as good as summer Turanza tyres in cornering, but nevertheless they felt statisfying and progressive. They had good grip on snow (driven on max. snow dept of cca. 10cm) and did not budge on several hundred kilometers on icy highway when they were on the end of thread life (thread depth cca. 4,5mm)

    Good comfort, but after 10 000 miles these tyres got quite noisy. Even changing sound frequency when driving over shallow puddles. Very strange. I had similar experience with noise on my other car with Bridgestone LM30 tyre.
    Now the LM32 are so loud (at the end of their life, thread depth 4mm) that they had masked the sound of two bearings starting to fail! Honestly, I would not buy this tyre again just because of this irritating noise.
    Helpful 52 - tyre reviewed on March 23, 2016
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    Latest Bridgestone Blizzak LM32 Reviews

    Given 41% while driving a Volvo V70D5 (225/45 R17 W) on a combination of roads for 1,000 easy going miles
    I've had two sets of Blizzaks now. The first set came free on a set of wheels, and were fairly dreadful. I put this down to them being quite old, got rid of them, and carried on with life. I've just picked up another set as they came up at a good price, and I honestly wish I hadn't. They are extremely poor in anything that isn't a bone dry, cold scenario. As winter tends to be cold and wet, these tyres are useless. I'm actually hoping they wear out quickly so I can put something good on the car. Pros:- - fine in the dry Cons:- - wet weather performance is biblically poor - they're noisy as balls - fuel economy is worse by 5-10% All in all, avoid at all costs.
    Helpful 22 - tyre reviewed on December 2, 2020
    Given 63% while driving a Mercedes Benz C200 CDI Elegance (195/65 R15 H) on a combination of roads for 9,000 average miles
    Bought these two tyres over Bridgestone Blizzak LM25 and put them on the back. Inittialy they weren't my fist choice but I didn't wanted to mix different manufactures.
    Dry and snow grip is very good, but wet grip is very poor, especially on a climb (ESP immediately interferes) and on motorways. They didn't offer me that much of a confidence on wet because they start to loose grip very easy. In start they were acceptable quiet but while time was passing by, they started to be more and more nosier. Honestly I was disappointed because I was expecting more from this premium brand. I wouldn't recommend putting these tyres on RWD vheicles. All in all, they are ok tyres if you are looking only snow and dry easy going grip, but very expensive, you can buy better all round winter tyres for less money.
    Helpful 25 - tyre reviewed on January 22, 2019
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    Given 68% while driving a Toyota Yaris (185/60 R15 H) on a combination of roads for 20,000 easy going miles
    I have ordered a new set of these winter tyres, being excited after seeing some initial encouraging reviews. However, I have been a bit disappointed really. Even more so that they were on a mild going, low-torque 1.33L VVTI gasoline Yaris, which is sprinty but does not have that much torque. These tires lost grip quite quickly when stepping more quickly on the pedal and even more so, they didn't offer that much of a confidence when braking in winter conditions. That is, with cold, wet, melted snow (slur) or even dry fresh snow. On ice it's not even worth mentioning. Really they do not stand up to the level to which Blizzak is advertised.
    Helpful 32 - tyre reviewed on January 16, 2019
    Given 49% while driving a BMW 330D Touring (245/40 R17 V) on a combination of roads for 8,000 spirited miles
    I have these fitted to the back of my BMW and they're ok in the dry, still spin relatively easily when setting off quickly and still easily get 'let off oversteer' and power oversteer is relatively easy to achieve as well.
    In the wet I'd say unless driven with caution they're dangerous, spin very easily and slide very easily as well, very unpredictable, breaking away with no prior warning, you definitely need to keep your wits about you if trying to make decent progress. For instance entering a motorway slip road recently, 4th gear at approx 50mph it flicked sideways on 1/2 throttle.
    They are surprisingly good in the snow though which I guess is ultimately what I bought them for. Only ever got stuck when the chassis ground out due to the depth of the snow, otherwise I didn't have any problems. Very predictable and stable.
    Overall I wouldn't recommend them for any car with reasonable power as they are so easily overwhelmed.
    Helpful 26 - tyre reviewed on March 20, 2018
    Given 90% while driving a Audi A4 (195/65 R15 T) on mostly motorways for 15,000 average miles
    Excellent in all weather conditions from -10oC to 35oC!
    Helpful 32 - tyre reviewed on February 22, 2018
    Given 64% while driving a MINI countryman cooper diesel all4 (195/60 R16 H) on a combination of roads for 20,000 average miles
    Non runflat version fitted to Mini Countryman on 16" steel rims for winter use only - pretty average winter tyre, nothing special and i wouldn't jump to use them again; far better performance and value from Nokian range. Bridgestone nowhere near premium status in winter tyres. They lasted 4 winters and ca 20k miles.
    Helpful 30 - tyre reviewed on April 28, 2017
    Given 76% while driving a Kia Motors (205/55 R16) on a combination of roads for 2,000 average miles
    Kia Soul 2 only had for 2000miles but Blizzack LM32 are noisey and the car still over dampened(ie) the Soul is not the quietest of cars and suspension is hard like a sports car.Discussed with KIA. Awaiting response.Our model is 2011 so may be improved by now.Passengers have complained of hard ride.I doubt if the Blizzacks,being winter tyres are to blame for hard ride.Not tried at the limit but have had wheel spin at emergency rapid foot down takeoff.TRead looks good for winter now passed but i fit all year round in Scotland
    Helpful 23 - tyre reviewed on April 16, 2014
    Given 91% while driving a Ford Focus mk2 (195/65 R15 T) on mostly country roads for 0 average miles
    Excellent winter tyres, especially on snowy roads. Uphill, downhill, curves, straight lines, snowy, wet or dry, these tires just make the driving seem almost too easy. No slippage whatsoever.
    They are a bit noisier and slightly more fuel consuming than the Good Year summer tyres they've replaced for the winter, but that is to be expected, no proper winter tyre will be as smooth as a summer tyre. You've got to give something for the extra grip you get, right?
    Overall, highly recommended and would definitely buy again.
    Helpful 30 - tyre reviewed on January 29, 2014
    Given 93% while driving a Peugeot 206 1.6 xt (175/65 R15 H) on a combination of roads for 20,000 easy going miles
    Drove all year. Good tyre life. Good at countering aquaplanning, never happened or I never felt it. Good speed in the winter, overtakings at max speed and cruise of 90kmh in full snowstorm on motorways, other cars keept 75kmh for 200 a miles jurney.

    I also drove over a 10cm metalic cube on the motorway and no damage of left front tyre. Car engined stopped by the incident and I had to reset the fuel cutoff
    Helpful 31 - tyre reviewed on January 5, 2014
    Given 90% while driving a Dacia Logan (185/65 R15 T) on track for 200 average miles
    These tyres are quite amazing in snow ! The risk to get stuck is almost zero. A decent grip on the ice too. It's my first winter with these gums... Very good choice for a beginner too
    Helpful 26 - tyre reviewed on December 24, 2012
    Given 96% while driving a Mercedes Benz C200 CDI Sport (195/65 R15 H) on mostly country roads for 0 average miles
    You can't miss with this tyers,on dry,on wet,on snow...
    Helpful 25 - tyre reviewed on September 23, 2011