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Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Michelin CrossClimate+ — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 1 + 13 road tests and 26 + 120 owner reviews. How we score

CrossClimate+ is ahead, 79–73

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Michelin CrossClimate+
Tire BMichelin

CrossClimate+

All Season

± 5

Tests 81 · 13 tests Owners 78 · 120 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 15 in 2019 Summer and All Season Tyre Test (dry handling)

Category by category

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

  1. 75

    Dry

    CrossClimate+ +12
    87
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25CrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 13 tests7094
    Reviews found online8377

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 82.8 = 75

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 93.9 + 40% × 77.4 = 87

  2. 80

    Wet

    CrossClimate+ +1
    81
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25CrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 13 tests≈ 78 (est.)81
    Reviews found online8381

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 77.5 (est.) + 40% × 83.1 = 80

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 80.8 + 40% × 81.1 = 81

    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 0.55).

  3. 53

    Snow

    CrossClimate+ +15
    68
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25CrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 9 tests4065
    Reviews found online7273

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 40.2 + 40% × 71.7 = 53

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 65.1 + 40% × 72.8 = 68

  4. 76

    Comfort

    CrossContact LX25 +2
    74
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25CrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 71 (est.)71
    Reviews found online7977

    CrossContact LX25: 40% × 70.8 (est.) + 60% × 79.3 = 76

    CrossClimate+: 40% × 70.9 + 60% × 76.9 = 74

    No road tests of comfort for CrossContact LX25. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 71

    Noise

    CrossContact LX25 +4
    67
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25CrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests≈ 66 (est.)68
    Reviews found online77≈ 66 (est.)

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 77.3 = 71

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 67.6 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 67

    No road tests of noise for CrossContact LX25. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

    No owner ratings of noise for CrossClimate+. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 72

    Treadwear

    CrossClimate+ +10
    82
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25CrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 70 (est.)83
    Reviews found online7680

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 69.7 (est.) + 40% × 75.5 = 72

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 83.2 + 40% × 79.7 = 82

    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 0.36).

  7. 79

    Handling (owners)

    CrossContact LX25 +7
    72
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25CrossClimate+
    Reviews found online7972
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    74
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25CrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests–74
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental CrossContact LX25Michelin CrossClimate+
Relative Score 73 79
Dry 75 87
Wet 80 81
Snow 53 68
Comfort 76 74
Noise 71 67
Treadwear 72 82
Handling (owners) 79 72
Efficiency – 74

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Recomputed
Headline score
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CrossContact LX25

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CrossClimate+

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

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

DisciplineCategoryCrossContact LX25CrossClimate+ΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 93% #2/3 · Michelin CrossClimate 2 vs Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Goodyear WeatherReady 90% #2/4 · 2022 AutoView All-Season Tire Test R18 – Different tests
Snow Traction Snow 68% #3/3 · Michelin CrossClimate 2 vs Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Goodyear WeatherReady 90% #2/4 · 2022 AutoView All-Season Tire Test R18 – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #2/3 Michelin CrossClimate 2 vs Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Goodyear WeatherReady #2/4 2022 AutoView All-Season Tire Test R18 – Different tests

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 CrossClimate+

Pros

  • Strong snow and cold-weather traction for an all-season tyre, with many owners reporting winter-tyre-like confidence on snow, slush and hills, including on front-wheel-drive cars.
  • Excellent dry handling and steering response with precise, summer-tyre-like feel, along with generally very good wet grip and braking.
  • Long tread life: many reports of 30,000–55,000+ km or miles with low wear, including taxi and van use and 4-year/50,000-mile ownership.

Cons

  • Performance degradation with age: several owners report grip (wet and snow), noise and ride deteriorating after about 1–2 years, with hardening or cracking of the rubber in some cases.
  • Limitations on ice, packed snow and deep or steep snow, where some owners found them inferior to dedicated winter tyres or to rivals such as the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons.
  • Wet-weather concerns for some, including aquaplaning, being pulled around by standing water, and scary steering feel as the tyres aged.
All owner themes in the CrossClimate+ review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental CrossContact LX25 B · Michelin CrossClimate+
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available4063
Rim diameters16″ – 22″13″ – 19″
Tread depth10 - 12/32″—
UTQG740 A A - B—
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering—
Max pressure44 - 51 psi—
Sizes in common55

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental CrossContact LX25

Michelin CrossClimate+

Winner: Michelin CrossClimate+ — better snow, dry and treadwear. Pick the Continental CrossContact LX25 if handling and noise matter most to you.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 68 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 87 vs 75 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 82 vs 72 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 79 vs 72 on handling.

Tire A · Continental CrossContact LX25
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Tire B · Michelin CrossClimate+
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CrossContact LX25 or CrossClimate+?

Which is better in the wet, CrossContact LX25 or CrossClimate+?

Neither, by our numbers: 80 vs 81 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, CrossContact LX25 or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 87 vs 75 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, CrossContact LX25 or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 68 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, CrossContact LX25 or CrossClimate+?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 71 vs 67 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, CrossContact LX25 or CrossClimate+?

Neither, by our numbers: 76 vs 74 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, CrossContact LX25 or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 82 vs 72 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