Owners largely agree the Michelin CrossClimate is a strong all-rounder, most often praised for confident dry and wet grip, low noise and reassuring traction in light-to-moderate snow. Longevity is another standout, with many reporting impressively high mileages for an all-season tyre, and ride comfort is frequently described as very good. A smaller but noticeable minority (around one in ten) mention compromises such as reduced steering feel, and some also flag it as expensive or not the best for fuel economy.
What owners mention most counted across 132 reviews
Brilliant compromise for northern UK weather. Great in the wet, good in the dry and offer a level of smow/ice performance comparable to a full winter tyre. Only done 3k miles so can't comment too much on wear, but michelins usually have a good lifespan.
Excelent tyre. Superb on wet and dry on par with my Primacy 3.
Snow traction is exeptional. We had about 70cm of snow in 5 days.
Passed with flying colours. Newer stoped even once. Not even in 30cm of fresh wet snow. For me and our climate in Bosnia perfect tyre.
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Put four of these on in anticipation of the Winter. No snow or ice to test them thus far but lots and lots of rain! Have driven on all types of rubber in my 40+ years of driving and have to say that these tyres are in a league of their own in the wet and rival the grip of Pirelli P Zeros in the dry. All round I feel very safe with these tyres - very grippy in the wet and the dry and produce very little noise. Not yet tested in the snow but even without this experience I'd buy them again. They back up the marketing hype that launched them. Will report back on snow performance if the Winter throws any our way.
they seem to pick up EVERY pebble on the road surface, be it tarmac or gravel. Some don't get away from the tread until very high speed is reached and when they do, well... a solid bang in the bodywork is what happens.
Otherwise, very good in the dry, exceptional in the wet, comfortable, low rolling resistance, translating both into low noise and good fuel consumption. Looking forward for some snow and ice.
Had a full set of these put on to a two year old Seat Leon two months ago replacing Bridgestone the car was fitted with as new.The difference made to winter weather handling is phenomenal. The last weekend's snow was a great test for them and they passed with flying colours. Great traction on fresh snow and slush. Very stable on ice.
Not going to comment on the handling, roadholding or anything snow related as only driven them 100 miles or so in wet southern UK weather.
However I would say I also find them quiet. With that tread pattern I thought they would be noisier than my summer Dunlops they replaced. Also I agree with other people the quality of the noise seems more relaxing, perhaps it is lower pitched and easier on the ears? Going from one type of motorway tarmac to another makes less of a difference ( not tried on concrete yet on M25).
They do ride quite well also. They seem to behave like a summer tyre but not gone for a proper drive in them yet round B roads to see handling.
I bought these as live in SE England and never needed anything but summer tyres. Only got caught out twice in last 20 years. However we now have a dog and his woodland dog walks are now all down country B roads to get to, somewhere I wouldn't need to go normally. Crossclimates seemed to fit the summer and odd chance of snow brief. We shall see.
We have a pebble drive and the other person was right, they do pick up small pebbles!
I live in Split, Croatia. We have mostly mediteranean climate, but sometimes we go to countryside and expiriance winter conditions, so I bought this tyre rightaway when it came to local store,just before summer, and I was extremly satisfied during summer. Now after six months I can say that it is almost perfect on dry, but bearly ok on wet (sometimes they slip and turn on ESP sistem on places where on my previus summer tyres didn¨t slip), there is yet to see how it goes on snow. But I think that Michelin propaganda about revolution tyre formula is yet to be proved
i have had these for a couple of months now and have tried them over a range of conditions road types and driving styles. The first thing I noticed was that they responded better after about 100 miles or so. They are a little firmer than my previous tyres, more like a run flat. But that is no issue for me with my 2 litre diesek Skoda Yeti.
Overall they feel very very good. The only slight gripe is that the tread pattern seems to pick up lots of small stone chippings, which is irritating.
Decided to try as drive about the fens, so roads hold the water & get lots of mud on the road. Snow generally not much of an issue. So far very impressed, tyres very quiet, can feel the road better but they take the bumpy uneven roads well, feel much stiffer than the bridgestones previously with less roll in corners. So far wet grip very good, confident they will handle the frosty mornings, will update review once more miles (and bad weather) have been achieved.
