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Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD vs Michelin XPS Rib — Compared

Our Relative Score blends 60% objective test data with 40% owner-review signal — so any two tires can be compared even if they were never tested on the same day.

VS
Tire B Michelin

Michelin XPS Rib

Michelin XPS Rib tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
97/100
Owner ratings
Dry
94
Wet
85
Snow
–
Comfort
89
Noise
92
Treadwear
96
Handling
93
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VerdictWinner: Michelin XPS Rib — better wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.
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Category breakdown

7 categories, side by side

Each bar is the Relative Score for that category. Expand a tile to see the test results and owner ratings behind it.

Dry

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) XPS Rib leads by 1
A
93
B
94
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDXPS Rib
Tire Rack owners 78 92

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) XPS Rib leads by 10
A
75
B
85
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDXPS Rib
Tire Rack owners 71 85

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100)
A
62
B
–
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDXPS Rib
Tire Rack owners 92 –

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100)
A
89
B
89
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDXPS Rib
Tire Rack owners 65 88

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Duravis R500 HD leads by 2
A
94
B
92

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Duravis R500 HD leads by 2
A
98
B
96
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDXPS Rib
Tire Rack owners 89 96

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) XPS Rib leads by 1
A
92
B
93

Scores at a glance

CategoryBridgestone Duravis R500 HDMichelin XPS Rib
Relative Score 89 91
Dry 93 94
Wet 75 85
Snow 62 –
Comfort 89 89
Noise 94 92
Treadwear 98 96
Handling 92 93

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Headline score

Tire A

Tire B

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone

Michelin

Winner: Michelin XPS Rib — better wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin XPS Rib scores 85 vs 75 on wet.

Tire A · Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD
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Tire B · Michelin XPS Rib
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How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements) normalized against the best tire in each test and weighted toward recent tests. 40% comes from thousands of owner reviews collected from retailers and review sites. When a tire has only one of the two, we use what exists and say so.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.