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Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 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 Pilot Alpin PA3 — 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 + 0 road tests and 26 + 11 owner reviews. How we score

Pilot Alpin PA3 leads, 77–73 Narrow edge

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Category by category

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

  1. 76

    Dry

    Pilot Alpin PA3 +2
    78
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Pilot Alpin PA3
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests70≈ 74 (est.)
    Reviews found online8483

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 83.5 = 76

    Pilot Alpin PA3: 60% × 74.4 (est.) + 40% × 83 = 78

    No road tests of dry for Pilot Alpin PA3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 80

    Wet

    Pilot Alpin PA3 +1
    81
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Pilot Alpin PA3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 78 (est.)≈ 79 (est.)
    Reviews found online8485

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 77.9 (est.) + 40% × 83.6 = 80

    Pilot Alpin PA3: 60% × 78.7 (est.) + 40% × 85.1 = 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).

    No road tests of wet for Pilot Alpin PA3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 53

    Snow

    Pilot Alpin PA3 +15
    68
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Pilot Alpin PA3
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests40≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7267

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 40.3 + 40% × 72.2 = 53

    Pilot Alpin PA3: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 67.1 = 68

    No road tests of snow for Pilot Alpin PA3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 77

    Comfort

    Pilot Alpin PA3 +1
    78
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Pilot Alpin PA3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online8082

    CrossContact LX25: 40% × 71.2 (est.) + 60% × 80.2 = 77

    Pilot Alpin PA3: 40% × 71.6 (est.) + 60% × 82.4 = 78

    No road tests of comfort for CrossContact LX25 or Pilot Alpin PA3. 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 LX25Pilot Alpin PA3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online78–

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 78 = 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. 72

    Treadwear

    Pilot Alpin PA3 +4
    76
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Pilot Alpin PA3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online7682

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 75.5 = 72

    Pilot Alpin PA3: 60% × 71.5 (est.) + 40% × 81.7 = 76

    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 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Alpin PA3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 79

    Handling (owners)

    Pilot Alpin PA3 +4
    83
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Pilot Alpin PA3
    Reviews found online7983
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental CrossContact LX25Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3
Relative Score 73 77
Dry 76 78
Wet 80 81
Snow 53 68
Comfort 77 78
Noise 71 –
Treadwear 72 76
Handling (owners) 79 83

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

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Headline score
± 7

CrossContact LX25

± 8

Pilot Alpin PA3

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 LX25Pilot Alpin PA3ΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #2/3 Michelin CrossClimate 2 vs Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Goodyear WeatherReady #6/7 2011 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test – 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 Pilot Alpin PA3

Pros

  • Exceptional traction and grip on ice, light-to-moderate snow, and wet roads
  • High comfort levels and very low road noise, comparable to summer tires
  • Durable tread life with slow, even wear over thousands of miles

Cons

  • Premium price point that some users find lacking in value
  • Not optimized for deep snow or slow-speed climbing in mountainous 'white' roads
  • Slight loss of braking performance felt on dry roads by some drivers
All owner themes in the Pilot Alpin PA3 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental CrossContact LX25 B · Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3
CategoryAll SeasonWinter
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
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 Pilot Alpin PA3

Narrow edge: Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 — better snow and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 scores 68 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 scores 76 vs 72 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental CrossContact LX25
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Tire B · Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3
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CrossContact LX25 or Pilot Alpin PA3?

Which is better in the wet, CrossContact LX25 or Pilot Alpin PA3?

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

Which grips better on dry roads, CrossContact LX25 or Pilot Alpin PA3?

Neither, by our numbers: 76 vs 78 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is better in snow, CrossContact LX25 or Pilot Alpin PA3?

Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3, 68 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, CrossContact LX25 or Pilot Alpin PA3?

Neither, by our numbers: 77 vs 78 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, CrossContact LX25 or Pilot Alpin PA3?

Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3, 76 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