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Yokohama iceGUARD iG52c vs Firestone Winterforce 2 UV — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

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Tire AYokohama

iceGUARD iG52c

Premium Touring Winter tire

Tests – · none yet Owners 61 · 1 review

Best test result: #14 of 17 in 2020 Consumer Reports North America Winter Tyre Test (overall ranking)

Tire BFirestone

Winterforce 2 UV

Tests – · none yet Owners 69 · 17 reviews

Best test result: #8 of 8 in 2022 Consumer Reports Winter/Snow Truck/SUV Tires (overall ranking)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

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    Dry

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG52cWinterforce 2 UV
    Reviews found online–69
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    Wet

    No comparison
    72
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG52cWinterforce 2 UV
    Reviews found online–73
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    Snow

    No comparison
    73
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG52cWinterforce 2 UV
    Reviews found online–75
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    Comfort

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG52cWinterforce 2 UV
    Reviews found online–64
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    Noise

    No comparison
    64
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG52cWinterforce 2 UV
    Reviews found online–60
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    Treadwear

    No comparison
    65
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG52cWinterforce 2 UV
    Reviews found online–64
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    Handling

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceiceGUARD iG52cWinterforce 2 UV
    Reviews found online–70
Scores at a glance
CategoryYokohama iceGUARD iG52cFirestone Winterforce 2 UV
Relative Score – 69
Dry – 69
Wet – 72
Snow – 73
Comfort – 67
Noise – 64
Treadwear – 65
Handling – 70

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Headline score

iceGUARD iG52c

Winterforce 2 UV

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

The professional test results behind the scores

Each result is shown as % of the best tire in that test. “Same test” rows are the strictest comparison: both tires were measured side by side.

DisciplineCategoryiceGUARD iG52cWinterforce 2 UVΔBoth?
Overall Ranking Overall 7% #14/17 · 2020 Consumer Reports North America Winter Tyre Test 0% #8/8 · 2022 Consumer Reports Winter/Snow Truck/SUV Tires +7.1 Different tests

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Yokohama iceGUARD iG52c B · Firestone Winterforce 2 UV
CategoryPremium Touring Winter tire—
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available—30
Rim diameters—15″ – 18″
Tread depth11/32″12/32″
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure51 psi44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Yokohama iceGUARD iG52c

Firestone Winterforce 2 UV

Only Firestone Winterforce 2 UV has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Yokohama iceGUARD iG52c
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Tire B · Firestone Winterforce 2 UV
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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), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

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