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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 CrossContact LX25 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 1 + 0 road tests and 26 + 3 owner reviews. How we score

CrossContact LX25 leads, 76–72 Narrow edge

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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. 75

    Dry

    CrossContact LX25 +5
    70
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Cross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests70≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online8371

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 82.6 = 75

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

    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. 78

    Wet

    CrossContact LX25 +4
    74
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Cross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 76 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online8175

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 76.2 (est.) + 40% × 81.3 = 78

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

    No road tests of wet for CrossContact LX25. 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. 53

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Cross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests40–
    Reviews found online71–

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 40.3 + 40% × 71.2 = 53

  4. 74

    Comfort

    CrossContact LX25 +4
    70
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Cross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7970

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 70.9 (est.) + 40% × 79.3 = 74

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

    No road tests of comfort for CrossContact LX25 or Cross Terrain. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 71

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Cross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online77–

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 77.3 = 71

    No road tests of noise for CrossContact LX25. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 71

    Treadwear

    Cross Terrain +2
    73
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Cross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7478

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 74.4 = 71

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

    No road tests of treadwear for CrossContact LX25. 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. 79

    Handling (owners)

    CrossContact LX25 +8
    71
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Cross Terrain
    Reviews found online7971
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental CrossContact LX25Michelin Cross Terrain
Relative Score 76 72
Dry 75 70
Wet 78 74
Snow 53 –
Comfort 74 70
Noise 71 –
Treadwear 71 73
Handling (owners) 79 71

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

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Headline score

CrossContact LX25

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 CrossContact LX25

Pros

  • Extremely quiet and smooth ride quality at all speeds
  • Significantly improved wet and snow traction
  • Enhanced braking performance and responsiveness

Cons

  • Tends to pick up and throw gravel from the road surface
  • Can feel a bit harsh or firm when hitting deep potholes
  • Occasional reports of unexpectedly rapid treadwear in rare instances
All owner themes in the CrossContact LX25 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 CrossContact LX25 B · Michelin Cross Terrain
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season All Terrain and Off Road tires
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available40—
Rim diameters16″ – 22″—
Tread depth10 - 12/32″—
UTQG740 A A - B—
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering—
Max pressure44 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental CrossContact LX25

Michelin Cross Terrain

Narrow edge: Continental CrossContact LX25 — better handling, dry and wet. Where the Michelin Cross Terrain is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Michelin Cross Terrain rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 79 vs 71 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 75 vs 70 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 78 vs 74 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 74 vs 70 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental CrossContact LX25
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CrossContact LX25 or Cross Terrain?

Which is better in the wet, CrossContact LX25 or Cross Terrain?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 78 vs 74 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, CrossContact LX25 or Cross Terrain?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 75 vs 70 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, CrossContact LX25 or Cross Terrain?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 74 vs 70 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, CrossContact LX25 or Cross Terrain?

Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 73 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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