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Comparison: Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 vs. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 vs. Barum Polaris 6

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%	Bridgestone Blizzak 6 /91%	Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 /65%	Barum Polaris 6 /83%

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Segment

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 Premium

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Upper-middle

4. Barum Polaris 6 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 188

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

3. Barum Polaris 6 78

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 7

Number of tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 14x

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

3. Barum Polaris 6 3x

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 2x

Best position in test

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 1.

2. Barum Polaris 6 2.

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 8.

Worst position in test

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 7.

2. Barum Polaris 6 10.

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 17.

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

Average position in tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 3.57

2. Barum Polaris 6 7

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 12.5

Year of the last test

1. Barum Polaris 6 2025

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 2025

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 2025

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

Best rating in test

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 Exemplary

2. Barum Polaris 6 Good

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Barum Polaris 6 Good

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 Good

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Satisfactory

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Dry

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

75%

Toyo
Observe Winter Sport 1

75%

Bridgestone
Blizzak 6

62%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

52%

Dry braking

1. Barum Polaris 6 73%

2. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 73%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 12%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 9%

Dry handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 88%

2. Barum Polaris 6 73%

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 73%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 70%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Toyo
Observe Winter Sport 1

78%

Barum
Polaris 6

62%

Bridgestone
Blizzak 6

60%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

57%

Wet braking

1. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 67%

2. Barum Polaris 6 67%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 53%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 50%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 82%

2. Barum Polaris 6 56%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 38%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 39%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 81%

2. Barum Polaris 6 61%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 32%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 32%

Wet handling

1. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 84%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 80%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 72%

4. Barum Polaris 6 67%

Wet circle cornering

1. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 96%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 82%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 78%

4. Barum Polaris 6 55%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 B

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

3. Barum Polaris 6 C

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

74%

Bridgestone
Blizzak 6

67%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

56%

Toyo
Observe Winter Sport 1

52%

Snow braking

1. Barum Polaris 6 78%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 53%

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 51%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 50%

Snow traction

1. Barum Polaris 6 78%

2. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 60%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 49%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 41%

Snow handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 74%

2. Barum Polaris 6 71%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 57%

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 46%

Snow cornering

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 81%

2. Barum Polaris 6 63%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 60%

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 46%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

87%

Toyo
Observe Winter Sport 1

83%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

73%

Bridgestone
Blizzak 6

72%

Exterior noise

1. Barum Polaris 6 87%

2. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 78%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 72%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 68%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Barum Polaris 6 ?

2. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 ?

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

4. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

86%

Toyo
Observe Winter Sport 1

81%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

61%

Bridgestone
Blizzak 6

50%

Mileage

1. Barum Polaris 6 69%

2. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 69%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 18%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 6 96%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 88%

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 81%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 73%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 6 92%

2. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 92%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 84%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 61%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Barum Polaris 6 C

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 C

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

Barum
Polaris 6

0%

Bridgestone
Blizzak 6

0%

Toyo
Observe Winter Sport 1

0%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 5 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1–	1
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Good	2	3	2	2+
Bridgestone Blizzak 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2+	2+	1–
Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Rating: Satisfactory	2+	2+	3+	2
Barum Polaris 6 Rating: Good	3	2–	2+	2+
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Enviromental impact
Best values in test	1.7
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2.4
Bridgestone Blizzak 6 Rating: Good	2.3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Snow
Best values in test	32.6	27.1
Uniroyal WinterExpert	34.1	28.6
Bridgestone Blizzak 6	35.0	28.0
Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1	33.3	29.7
Barum Polaris 6	35.1	28.2
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