Winter tyre

Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V3

EU tyre label for every size: 75 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V3 is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 75 sizes (94 registrations including load and speed variants), for 15″ to 22″ rims.

Wet grip is rated E in every size, fuel efficiency E and external rolling noise 71–75 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow. 93 registrations are also certified as ice tyres.

On the EU market since September 2019; the earliest production week registered is 39/2019.

Wet grip

E 100%

Fuel efficiency

E 100%

Rolling noise71–75 dBmedian 72 dB

Sizes75rims 15″ to 22″

Snow & ice3PMSF ✓3PMSF all sizes · ice 93

How it compares in its sizes

We compared each size with all other winter and 3PMSF tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (71 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.

Wet grip0% of compared sizes

Fuel efficiency0% of compared sizes

Rolling noise31% of compared sizes

Weakest point: fuel efficiency, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.

What the label means on the road (215/65 R16)

Example: the 215/65 R16 size, compared with the 766 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.

Wet braking from 80 km/h

≈52 m with class E, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).

Fuel efficiency

Class E vs the typical C: ≈0.34 L/100 km more, about 51 litres more over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.

Rolling noise

71 dB against a median of 72 dB in this size (1 dB quieter).

Estimates from the class ranges in Regulation (EU) 2020/740. A label class is a range, so a real tyre can sit anywhere inside it. Every 3 dB doubles the sound energy.

All 75 sizes

The small figure under each class is the share of same-size, same-season tyres this size matches or beats (“–” when fewer than five tyres share the size).

Size	Load / speed	Wet	Fuel	Noise	Snow / ice	Production from
15″ rims
205/70 R15	96S	E10%	E10%	72 dBB57%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
215/70 R15	98S	E11%	E9%	72 dBB66%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
265/70 R15	112R	E13%	E17%	73 dBB67%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
16″ rims
205/80 R16	104R XL	E14%	E17%	72 dBB67%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
215/65 R16	102S XL	E6%	E6%	71 dBB79%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
215/70 R16	100S	E5%	E6%	71 dBB81%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
215/70R16	100S	E5%	E6%	72 dBB62%	3PMSF · Ice grip	39/2019
225/70 R16	103S	E6%	E5%	72 dBB59%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
235/70 R16	106S	E8%	E7%	72 dBB70%	3PMSF · Ice grip	27/2020
245/70 R16	107S	E5%	E3%	71 dBB87%	3PMSF · Ice grip	27/2020
245/70R16	107S	E5%	E3%	72 dBB71%	3PMSF · Ice grip	31/2020
245/75 R16	111R	E15%	E16%	71 dBB97%	3PMSF · Ice grip	32/2020
245/75R16	111R	E15%	E16%	72 dBB73%	3PMSF · Ice grip	32/2020
265/70 R16	112R	E6%	E4%	71 dBB89%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
265/70 R16	112R · 112R	E6%	E4%	72 dBB81%	3PMSF · Ice grip	47/2019
275/70 R16	114R	E7%	E3%	73 dBB86%	3PMSF · Ice grip	23/2020
17″ rims
215/60 R17	100S XL	E5%	E7%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
215/60R17	100S XL	E5%	E7%	72 dBB63%	3PMSF · Ice grip	43/2019
215/65 R17	103T XL	E4%	E2%	71 dBB84%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
225/60 R17	103S XL	E6%	E6%	71 dBB81%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
225/65 R17	106S XL	E5%	E6%	71 dBB83%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
235/55 R17	103T XL	E5%	E6%	71 dBB82%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
235/60 R17	102S	E5%	E4%	72 dBB62%	3PMSF · Ice grip	27/2020
235/65 R17	108S XL	E4%	E6%	71 dBB84%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
235/65R17	108S XL	E4%	E6%	72 dBB69%	3PMSF · Ice grip	40/2019
245/65 R17	107S	E5%	E5%	72 dBB75%	3PMSF · Ice grip	45/2020
255/65 R17	110S	E11%	E6%	71 dBB98%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
265/65 R17	112R	E5%	E3%	71 dBB92%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
265/65R17	112R	E5%	E3%	73 dBB60%	3PMSF · Ice grip	41/2019
265/70 R17	115R	E8%	E3%	73 dBB64%	3PMSF · Ice grip	40/2020
275/65 R17	115R	E12%	E3%	73 dBB76%	3PMSF · Ice grip	23/2020
285/65 R17	116R	E5%	E16%	75 dBB47%	3PMSF · Ice grip	23/2020
18″ rims
225/55 R18	98T	E4%	E4%	71 dBB76%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
225/55R18	98T	E4%	E4%	72 dBB62%	3PMSF · Ice grip	41/2019
225/60 R18	100S	E6%	E3%	71 dBB80%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
225/60R18	100S	E6%	E3%	72 dBB62%	3PMSF · Ice grip	41/2019
225/65 R18	103S	E–	E–	72 dBB–	3PMSF · Ice grip	23/2021
235/55 R18	100T	E4%	E5%	71 dBB83%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
235/55R18	100T	E4%	E5%	72 dBB67%	3PMSF · Ice grip	41/2019
235/60 R18	107S XL	E5%	E4%	72 dBB67%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
235/65 R18	106S	E12%	E3%	71 dBB88%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
235/65R18	106S	E12%	E3%	72 dBB66%	3PMSF · Ice grip	52/2019
245/60 R18	105S	E9%	E4%	72 dBB69%	3PMSF · Ice grip	31/2020
255/55 R18	109T XL	E6%	E3%	71 dBB92%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
255/55R18	109T XL	E6%	E3%	73 dBB54%	3PMSF · Ice grip	42/2019
255/60 R18	112S XL	E8%	E2%	73 dBB57%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
265/60 R18	110R	E7%	E2%	71 dBB92%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
265/60R18	110R	E7%	E2%	73 dBB61%	3PMSF · Ice grip	52/2019
265/65 R18	116T XL	E8%	E5%	73 dBB59%	3PMSF · Ice grip	48/2021
265/70 R18	116R	E10%	E6%	73 dBB49%	3PMSF · Ice grip	31/2020
P275/65 R18	114R	E–	E–	73 dBB–	3PMSF · Ice grip	23/2020
285/60 R18	116R	E11%	E3%	71 dBB99%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
285/60 R18	116R · 116R	E11%	E3%	75 dBB35%	3PMSF · Ice grip	42/2019
19″ rims
225/55 R19	99T	E4%	E2%	72 dBB61%	3PMSF · Ice grip	40/2020
225/55 R19	103T XL	E4%	E2%	72 dBB61%	3PMSF · Ice grip	41/2024
235/45 R19	99T XL	E2%	E1%	72 dBB50%	3PMSF · Ice grip	10/2022
235/50 R19	103T XL	E6%	E2%	72 dBB63%	3PMSF · Ice grip	40/2020
235/55 R19	105T XL	E4%	E2%	72 dBB65%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
P245/55 R19	103T	E–	E–	72 dBB–	3PMSF · Ice grip	27/2020
255/50 R19	107T XL	E5%	E4%	73 dBB48%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
255/55 R19	111T XL	E5%	E4%	73 dBB56%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
265/50 R19	110T XL	E10%	E4%	73 dBB47%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
275/55 R19	111T	E25%	E3%	73 dBB38%	3PMSF · Ice grip	40/2020
285/45 R19	111T XL	E1%	E0%	75 dBB21%	3PMSF · Ice grip	31/2020
20″ rims
235/50 R20	104T XL	E6%	E2%	72 dBB55%	3PMSF · Ice grip	22/2023
235/55 R20	102T	E8%	E3%	72 dBB63%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
245/45 R20	103T XL	E4%	E1%	72 dBB64%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
245/50 R20	102T	E8%	E2%	72 dBB64%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
255/45 R20	101T	E3%	E3%	73 dBB49%	3PMSF · Ice grip	45/2020
255/45 R20	105T XL	E3%	E3%	73 dBB49%	3PMSF	18/2024
255/50 R20	109T XL	E4%	E4%	73 dBB55%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
255/55 R20	110T XL	E7%	E3%	73 dBB52%	3PMSF · Ice grip	23/2020
265/45 R20	108T XL	E5%	E1%	73 dBB43%	3PMSF · Ice grip	40/2020
265/50 R20	107T	E7%	E6%	73 dBB52%	3PMSF · Ice grip	40/2020
265/55 R20	113T XL	E16%	E9%	73 dBB66%	3PMSF · Ice grip	25/2022
275/40 R20	106T XL	E7%	E3%	73 dBB55%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
275/45 R20	110T XL	E7%	E1%	73 dBB59%	3PMSF · Ice grip	23/2020
275/50 R20	113T XL	E7%	E3%	73 dBB47%	3PMSF · Ice grip	23/2020
275/55 R20	117T XL	E7%	E3%	73 dBB63%	3PMSF · Ice grip	31/2020
275/60 R20	115R	E8%	E5%	73 dBB64%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
285/45 R20	112T XL	E3%	E0%	75 dBB26%	3PMSF · Ice grip	02/2022
285/50 R20	116T XL	E10%	E5%	75 dBB41%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2020
315/35 R20	110T XL	E7%	E2%	75 dBB30%	3PMSF · Ice grip	23/2020
21″ rims
265/45 R21	104T	E3%	E3%	73 dBB51%	3PMSF · Ice grip	31/2020
265/45 R21	108T XL	E3%	E3%	73 dBB51%	3PMSF · Ice grip	18/2024
275/40 R21	107T XL	E6%	E1%	73 dBB48%	3PMSF · Ice grip	45/2020
275/45 R21	110T XL	E9%	E3%	73 dBB53%	3PMSF · Ice grip	40/2020
275/50 R21	113T XL	E20%	E6%	73 dBB60%	3PMSF · Ice grip	45/2020
295/35 R21	107T XL	E3%	E1%	75 dBB27%	3PMSF · Ice grip	27/2020
295/40 R21	111T XL	E10%	E5%	75 dBB26%	3PMSF · Ice grip	45/2020
22″ rims
275/40 R22	107T XL	E8%	E2%	73 dBB48%	3PMSF · Ice grip	32/2021
P285/45 R22	110T	E–	E–	75 dBB–	3PMSF · Ice grip	23/2020

Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 215/65 R16

Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.

All tyres in 215/65 R16, ranked by label →

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A B 71 dB
Sailun Ice BLAZER Alpine²A C 71 dB
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 DriveguardA D 71 dB
Linglong Sport Master WinterA D 72 dB
Crosswind Grip Peak WinterA D 72 dB
Victory Road ASA D 72 dB

Questions

Is the Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V3 a quiet tyre?

Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 75 dB (median 72 dB). In 31% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.

How good is the Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V3 in the wet?

Its wet grip class is E. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.

Is the Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V3 suitable for snow?

94 of 94 registrations carry the 3PMSF symbol, which means the tyre passed the EU severe-snow test. Check the exact size in the table.

When was the Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V3 launched?

It has been on the EU market since September 2019. The earliest production week in its registrations is 39/2019; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.

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Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 94 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 93 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.