Michelin Agilis CrossClimate

Very good service in terms of tire usage, customer service was helpful in every way, thank you very much, I will use this site again for winter tires.

Following on from my North Cape autumn motorhome trip, I've tried them in some really hot weather now (35˚C). Still superb, still really pleased with them. 10,000 miles now and around 1mm wear, so looking good for long life.

Fitted at 65k miles. Transformation. Now at 115k... still looking good. Awesome. Agree with the other reviews, plus want to say they last astonishingly well (UK)

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This is an initial review after just two weeks.

First impressions are very positive of the Agilis CrossClimate. I purchased 4 for my van after having pervious good experience with the summer version of the Agilis and the normal CrossClimate’s fitted to a family member’s car.

Although we have yet to have snow or heavy rain, the wet and dry handling at low temperatures have been impressive (driven them at around -2). I have much more confidence in these than the previous midrange tyres I had installed on my van. Only a day or two after purchasing I had to preform an emergency stop (all be it at lower speeds) and the tyres stopped me dead! From that moment on I have had a lot more confidence driving the van again.

They do make more noise than my previous tyres. They can also feel a bit ‘floaty’ when changing lanes at speed, however they never feel like they are losing grip. Perhaps this will calm down as they wear. On that note, they all came with 9mm of tread depth. Michelin claim it should be 9.9mm. So my measure may be slightly out or their manufacturing tolerances allow this. One handy feature is a % wear indicator. There are 4 levels, 100%, 75%, 50% and 25%. As each level wears away you can quickly see how much tread you have left, without having to measure, which is handy.

I’ll report back in about 6 months with initial wear, as well as how they handle in milder and warmer weather. Hopefully also by then we’ll have had some snow and I can test them on that.

I fitted a set of Agilis CrossClimates to our motorhome for a trip to the North Cape in October/November. The base vehicle is a Mk8 Ford Transit and, fully loaded, the weight is around 3.6 - 3.7 tons. The chosen route was up the east coast of Sweden, then through the north west corner of Finland to the top of Norway. The return was down the west coast of Norway. Research suggested some snow was probable, with lots of single figure sub-zero temperatures and we should be away from the area before the real Arctic winter conditions set in.
The CrossClimates replaced a set of Goodyear summer tyres, which were the factory original fit. Initially they felt what I can only describe as a bit "floaty" at higher speeds (60mph), though this wasn't noticeable at lower speeds (say 40mph). I think they still do feel like that, but I've got used to it.
The snow started just north of Pitea; within 30 miles we were on hard packed snow and that was it for the rest of the way up. One day in Finland we covered around 230 miles on packed snow, with -6C being the maximum temperature. During the trip overall, we drove around 2000 miles on damp or wet roads at, or just above, freezing. We drove perhaps 1500 miles in conditions that were as bad as anything we are ever likely to see during a really severe UK winter; slush, snow, ice, temperatures down to -11C. The tyres were absolutely superb: they hauled us up 3rd gear hills, they steered around hairpin bends, they retarded our speed down "use low gear" hills. They never gave us a single scary moment, they rarely struggled for grip and it was readily restored with just a little bit less power. The worst we got was momentary significant understeer on a bend going up a mid-gear hill on a snowy & icy road. There was good feedback through the steering when the tyres were unhappy. The grip on ice exceeded my expectations; we stopped in a sloping car park that was so icy we could hardly stand. We got straight back into the motorhome and were able to drive away with only momentary wheel spin as we started to move.
As for more normal wet & dry conditions, we haven't had to test the limits of grip, but they never give any hint of a lack of grip. The level of comfort is good, similar to the previous summer tyres. There is a noticeable sound from the tyres on some road surfaces that we didn't get with the previous tyres; not loud, not unpleasant, just noticeable. After the 5500 miles of the trip, I was unable to measure any difference in tread depth with my basic tread depth gauge.
Overall, I was really impressed with the winter performance of these all-season tyres. They made the trip possible, they were safe, they took away the anxiety of driving in conditions that I haven't encountered in decades.

I have used cross climate on a Citroen Berlingo van and a Citroen dispatch. Both vans did 20k before swapping fronts and rears. Both vans have the same tyres 30k later with plenty of tread remaining. These are the best tyres I've had fitted and they are now all I purchase. I pay roughly £110 per tyre, which isn't cheap but the millage I get makes them great value considering I've had to replace Hancooks after 12k and also had one not so much blow out as completely erupt on the rear of a transit custom.

These tyres must be the best on the market, The pictures of them don't do them justice. I have never had tyres like these, the traction they give is outstanding, they look fantastic and the performance is fantastic. They are quiet and give you confidence on all surfaces and in all weather, The tread is chunky and is the tyre for anyone looking for traction and braking power, I only wish they made a size to fit my 4x4.

I installed the Michelin Agilis because the BFG Commercial T/A's were a little noisy. They were quieter but suffered from excessive sidewall play. I'd turn the wheel and it would be half to 3/4 of a second before the truck started to turn. I initially thought I had driven into major wind the way the truck moved around. I checked pressure just to be sure that wasn't the issue and they were at 80 psi. I've driven 600,000 miles in my life and my trucks always had the L/S. I've never experienced a Michelin with as much sidewall play. I have a high performance bmw with Pilot Super Sports as well so I'm a car guy who's owned nothing but Michelins.
I don't know what the issue is or was but I went back to the noisy BFG's.
‘99 F-250, reg cab, long bed, v10 with 260,000 miles. No worn ball joints or ball studs in the front end when tested.

Tyres feel great and although not tested in cold weather/snow, they appear to have the quality to carry them through any conditions. A little noisy (low drone) compared to the standard Agilis 51, particularly on hard cornering but not enough of a noise for it to be a problem

These tyres were recently bought for our Citroen New Relay L4H2 van and have transformed the wet and dry grip. No snow yet but having previous experience of the CrossClimate SUV tyre on a private car, which are every bit as good as a full winter tyre in the snow , I do not doubt Michelin's claims.