A005E

The tires were very good at first. I wanted sporty, summer-oriented all-season tires, and I found them in these tires. BUT: These are mounted for approx. 20.000km now and the wet grip and noise level have deteriorated considerably. Although I regularly changed the tires between front and rear. Would not recommend these tyres.

Approximately 15k miles and still have 4mm tread remaining. These tyres were good when first fitted October 2023 and remained good for 14 months. They do not feel as good on the car as a summer tyre, much softer, but I suppose that is the compromise. The wet weather performance was also not as good as a summer tyre which suprised me. Performance in snow was notably good compared with summer tyres. I had 4 tyres fitted and after 14 months 2 of those tyres have deformed with raised bumps on the outer edge of the tread all around the tyre, giving the impression that some part of the tread has delaminated. For the limited winter snow and ice we get here in the north of england I do not think the compromise is worth the lack of performance in dry and wet weather. I will be switching back to summer tyres.

Initially, everything was fine with the Bridgestone tires. But after about 15,000 km, the tires became increasingly loud. The tread was wearing somewhat unevenly. Currently, after only 26,000 km, we're switching to Michelin Cross Climate tires.
While the tread depth at the front is still 3-4 mm, the rear is almost completely gone. The cracking of the tread blocks at the front when turning the wheels has also increased significantly. We are very disappointed with these tires!!! (Front 245/45/19, rear 275/40/19)

My experience of these tyres is much as the review and others thoughts, generally very capable, however as time has gone on the performance has dropped particularly in the wet and cold to freezing conditions where as previously when much less miles on them I had full confidence driving in those conditions, I’ve reached the point of easing up rather more than I’d prefer, so it seems to me that after a certain amount of wear, the extreme performance of the tyres drops off quite sharply and after 18months and close to 18,000 miles the biggest disappointment with them is that they now need replacement as they have worn down to the point of just under 2mm with the outer edges well below that, I do about 1000 miles a month through the year and my previous Vredesteins managed close to 30,000 miles so I won’t be returning to these Bridgestones in a hurry, I know they have been replaced by another model let’s hope they are longer lasting

Installed those in mid-2023, used them intensively mostly in warm weather. They are comfortable because the sidewalls are softer (I have the H speed index version), but this also means that the car will incline more in curves or even more when doing dangerous maneuvers, sometimes making you think that the car will tip over on the side (even a low car). Driving on the highway feels a little unsafe because the of this softness that makes the steering be very soft.
Ignoring the understeer and the peeling of the profile on the front tires, the grip and braking in normal road conditions (wet and dry) was almost as good as the one from a summer tire.
In the first winter, I saw that the handling and grip left much to be desired but somehow acceptable, and the driving was stressful because of this but I got used to driving slower.
Afterwards in the warm season, it continued to be okay, no matter the road type.
But when the snow came, I got stuck in a slightly inclined intersection that would not have been a problem in the first year. I was the only car getting stuck there. Also, the driving was very dangerous event with a thin layer of snow. Driving as carefully as possible made the car uncontrollable. Steering was not possible without the rear of the car going sideways. Gently braking did not prevent the car from sliding forward.
For me, this is the first time I am getting rid of some tires after before two years.
So, after one year, this becomes basically a mediocre summer tire quite dangerous even with little snow. I find it unacceptable for a company like Bridgestone to sell this product of such low quality.