Michelin tyre comparisons
23 tyres in 197 head-to-head comparisons against 30 other brands, settled by 273 independent tests that drove both tyres of a pair back to back. Counting each pair in each test as one result, Michelin finished ahead in 860, behind in 424 and level in 39.
- 23Michelin tyres compared
- 197head-to-head comparisons
- 273shared independent tests
- 860-424-39results won-lost-level
The short answer
- Most compared against Continental 25 comparisons, 75 ahead, 116 behind, 14 level
- Most compared tyre Michelin CrossClimate 2 36 comparisons, ahead in 209 of 270 head-to-head results
Most opened Michelin comparisons this month
Ordered by how often each comparison was opened in the last 30 days.
All Season Continental AllSeasonContact 2 vs Michelin CrossClimate 2
Continental 8-4 13 shared tests
9.5 Continental
9.5 Michelin
Summer Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 vs Michelin Pilot Sport 5
Goodyear 8-5 16 shared tests
9.7 Goodyear
9.4 Michelin
Winter Continental VikingContact 8 vs Michelin X Ice Snow
Continental 6-0 6 shared tests
9.2 Continental
7.9 Michelin
Winter Michelin X Ice Snow vs Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5
Nokian 6-0 8 shared tests
7.9 Michelin
8.7 Nokian
Summer Continental PremiumContact 7 vs Michelin Primacy 5
Continental 8-2 11 shared tests
9.5 Continental
8.8 Michelin
All Season Michelin CrossClimate 3 vs Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
Pirelli 9-1 10 shared tests
9.5 Michelin
9.6 Pirelli
Who Michelin is compared against
30 other brands, most compared first. Each card counts the head-to-heads against that brand and how the shared tests between them fell. Pick one to narrow the tables below.
Also compared against Kleber 4 Maxxis 4 Toyo 3 BFGoodrich 2 Fulda 2 Giti 2 Nexen 2 Uniroyal 2 Yokohama 2 CST 1 Ceat 1 Debica 1 GT-Radial 1 Laufenn 1 Minerva 1 Semperit 1 Triangle 1 Viking 1
Michelin Summer comparisons 65
Most read first. The record counts the independent tests both tyres appeared in and which finished ahead; a pair with no shared test has no record yet.
No comparison against that brand in this season.
Michelin All Season comparisons 64
Most read first. The record counts the independent tests both tyres appeared in and which finished ahead; a pair with no shared test has no record yet.
No comparison against that brand in this season.
Michelin Winter comparisons 60
Most read first. The record counts the independent tests both tyres appeared in and which finished ahead; a pair with no shared test has no record yet.
No comparison against that brand in this season.
Michelin All Weather comparisons 8
Most read first. The record counts the independent tests both tyres appeared in and which finished ahead; a pair with no shared test has no record yet.
| # | Michelin tyre | Against | Shared tests | Who leads | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW | Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2 | 3 | Michelin 2-1 | 9.4 / 8.5 |
| 2 | Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW | Nokian Remedy WRG5 | 2 | Michelin 2-0 | 9.4 / 7 |
| 3 | Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW | Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive | 3 | Pirelli 2-1 | 9.4 / 8.1 |
| 4 | Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW | Bridgestone WeatherPeak | 5 | Michelin 4-1 | 9.4 / 6 |
| 5 | Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW | Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady | 2 | Michelin 2-0 | 9.4 / 7 |
| 6 | Michelin Defender 2 | Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2 | 2 | Goodyear 2-0 | 7 / 8.5 |
| 7 | Michelin Defender 2 | Bridgestone WeatherPeak | 2 | Level, 1-1 | 7 / 6 |
| 8 | Michelin Primacy Tour AS | Bridgestone WeatherPeak | 2 | Level, 1-1 | 8.5 / 6 |
No comparison against that brand in this season.
The Michelin tyres in these comparisons
23 models, most compared first. Each has its own page with the full test record, the owner reviews and the sizes it is made in.
Michelin CrossClimate 2
9.5
Ahead in 209 of 270 head-to-head results
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
9.4
Ahead in 111 of 159 head-to-head results
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
9.5
Ahead in 180 of 199 head-to-head results
Michelin Primacy 5
8.8
Ahead in 28 of 66 head-to-head results
Michelin Alpin 6
9.1
Ahead in 81 of 133 head-to-head results
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
9.4
Ahead in 44 of 70 head-to-head results
Michelin X Ice North 4
8.6
Ahead in 25 of 54 head-to-head results
Michelin CrossClimate 3
9.5
Ahead in 25 of 63 head-to-head results
Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport
9.6
Ahead in 23 of 40 head-to-head results
Michelin X Ice Snow
7.9
Ahead in 11 of 47 head-to-head results
Michelin Alpin 7
9.5
Ahead in 28 of 61 head-to-head results
Michelin Primacy 4+
8.8
Ahead in 30 of 52 head-to-head results
Michelin against other brands
Brand-against-brand records across every test we hold for both.
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Common questions
Which brand is Michelin compared against most?
Continental, in 25 of the 197 head-to-head comparisons Michelin appears in. Across the 210 tests those pairs shared, Michelin finished ahead 75 times and Continental 116 times.
Which Michelin tyre is compared most often?
The Michelin CrossClimate 2, which appears in 36 comparisons. It has finished ahead of its rival in 209 of the 270 shared tests behind those comparisons.
How does Michelin do head-to-head?
Across 197 comparisons against 30 other brands, settled by 273 independent tests, Michelin tyres finished ahead of the rival in 860 results, behind in 424 and level in 39, counting each pair in each test once. Each comparison page lists the tests behind its own record.
What counts as a shared test?
One independent tyre test that included both tyres: the same car, the same track, the same day and the same tester. Only those tests feed a head-to-head record. Two tyres that each won a different test in a different year have not been compared, so a comparison with no shared tests carries no record.
Run a Michelin tyre?
Review it and the next driver comparing it against something else gets your experience alongside the test data. It takes about five minutes.
Where the record comes from
Only published independent tests count. A pair of tyres earns a result when one test drove both on the same car, on the same day, and the tyre that finished higher in that test takes the win. Two tyres that each won a different test in different years have not met.
What the TR Score is
One number out of 10 for a tyre's standing across every test and owner review we hold for it, weighted by how much evidence backs it. It is not the head-to-head record, which counts only the tests the two tyres shared, so two tyres can have close scores and a lopsided record, or the reverse.
How often it updates
Every time a test is published its results feed every comparison it touches, so a record on this page can change the day a new test lands. The most-opened list is a rolling 30-day count.