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Michelin Cross Terrain looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental ContiCrossContact LX vs Michelin Cross Terrain — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 35 + 3 owner reviews. How we score

Cross Terrain is ahead, 72–58

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Michelin Cross Terrain
Tire BMichelin

Cross Terrain

All Season All Terrain and Off Road tires

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 74 · 3 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 59

    Dry

    Cross Terrain +11
    70
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LXCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online5571

    ContiCrossContact LX: 60% × 62.4 (est.) + 40% × 54.6 = 59

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 71.3 = 70

    No road tests of dry for ContiCrossContact LX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for Cross Terrain. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 61

    Wet

    Cross Terrain +13
    74
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LXCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online5975

    ContiCrossContact LX: 60% × 63.5 (est.) + 40% × 58.5 = 61

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 72.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.1 = 74

    No road tests of wet for ContiCrossContact LX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for Cross Terrain. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 60

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LXCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)–
    Reviews found online54–

    ContiCrossContact LX: 60% × 64.6 (est.) + 40% × 53.9 = 60

    No road tests of snow for ContiCrossContact LX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 62

    Comfort

    Cross Terrain +8
    70
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LXCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online5470

    ContiCrossContact LX: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 54.3 = 62

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 70.4 = 70

    No road tests of comfort for ContiCrossContact LX or Cross Terrain. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 66

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LXCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online63–

    ContiCrossContact LX: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 63.3 = 66

    No road tests of noise for ContiCrossContact LX. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 54

    Treadwear

    Cross Terrain +19
    73
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LXCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online4678

    ContiCrossContact LX: 60% × 59.6 (est.) + 40% × 46.2 = 54

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 77.5 = 73

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiCrossContact LX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Cross Terrain. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 51

    Handling (owners)

    Cross Terrain +20
    71
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LXCross Terrain
    Reviews found online5171
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiCrossContact LXMichelin Cross Terrain
Relative Score 58 72
Dry 59 70
Wet 61 74
Snow 60 –
Comfort 62 70
Noise 66 –
Treadwear 54 73
Handling (owners) 51 71

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

ContiCrossContact LX

Cross Terrain

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

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A ContiCrossContact LX

Pros

  • Strong dry-road grip and handling performance
  • Quiet and comfortable ride quality on pavement
  • Competitive price point compared to premium alternatives

Cons

  • Poor wet-weather performance, including hydroplaning and sliding
  • Inconsistent and often premature tread wear
  • Susceptibility to uneven wear patterns
All owner themes in the ContiCrossContact LX review

Tire B Cross Terrain

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and overall mileage
  • Superior quietness and ride comfort
  • Reliable grip and performance in winter conditions

Cons

  • Limited performance capabilities for high-speed or aggressive driving
  • Discontinued product availability
  • Performance bias favors winter conditions over dry or wet handling
All owner themes in the Cross Terrain review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiCrossContact LX B · Michelin Cross Terrain
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season All Terrain and Off Road tires
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available4—
Rim diameters16″ – 18″—
Tread depth10/32″—
UTQG680 A B—
Treadwear warranty65,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure44 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiCrossContact LX

Michelin Cross Terrain

Winner: Michelin Cross Terrain — better handling, treadwear and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Michelin Cross Terrain rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 71 vs 51 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 73 vs 54 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 74 vs 61 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 70 vs 59 on dry.

Tire A · Continental ContiCrossContact LX
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ContiCrossContact LX or Cross Terrain?

Which is better in the wet, ContiCrossContact LX or Cross Terrain?

Michelin Cross Terrain, 74 vs 61 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiCrossContact LX or Cross Terrain?

Michelin Cross Terrain, 70 vs 59 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiCrossContact LX or Cross Terrain?

Michelin Cross Terrain, 70 vs 62 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiCrossContact LX or Cross Terrain?

Michelin Cross Terrain, 73 vs 54 on our treadwear score.

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.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

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