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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 TerrainContact A/T 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 2 + 0 road tests and 33 + 3 owner reviews. How we score

TerrainContact A/T leads, 75–72 Narrow edge

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Continental TerrainContact A/T
Tire AContinental

TerrainContact A/T

All-Terrain tire

Tests 74 · 2 tests Owners 74 · 33 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2025 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyre Test (dry braking)

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. 77

    Dry

    TerrainContact A/T +7
    70
    Why this score
    SourceTerrainContact A/TCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests76≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7871

    TerrainContact A/T: 60% × 76.2 + 40% × 78 = 77

    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. 79

    Wet

    TerrainContact A/T +5
    74
    Why this score
    SourceTerrainContact A/TCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests77≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online8275

    TerrainContact A/T: 60% × 76.9 + 40% × 81.8 = 79

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

    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. 64

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceTerrainContact A/TCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online61–

    TerrainContact A/T: 60% × 66.8 (est.) + 40% × 60.5 = 64

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

  4. 73

    Comfort

    TerrainContact A/T +3
    70
    Why this score
    SourceTerrainContact A/TCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests72≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7370

    TerrainContact A/T: 60% × 72.4 + 40% × 73.4 = 73

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

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

  5. 79

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceTerrainContact A/TCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests82–
    Reviews found online76–

    TerrainContact A/T: 60% × 81.7 + 40% × 75.5 = 79

  6. 68

    Treadwear

    Cross Terrain +5
    73
    Why this score
    SourceTerrainContact A/TCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests67≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6978

    TerrainContact A/T: 60% × 66.8 + 40% × 68.8 = 68

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

    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. 74

    Handling (owners)

    TerrainContact A/T +3
    71
    Why this score
    SourceTerrainContact A/TCross Terrain
    Reviews found online7471
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental TerrainContact A/TMichelin Cross Terrain
Relative Score 75 72
Dry 77 70
Wet 79 74
Snow 64 –
Comfort 73 70
Noise 79 –
Treadwear 68 73
Handling (owners) 74 71

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

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Headline score

TerrainContact A/T

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 TerrainContact A/T

Pros

  • Exceptionally quiet and smooth ride quality for an all-terrain tire
  • Superior wet-weather traction and hydroplaning resistance
  • Strong on-road handling and stability during highway driving

Cons

  • Inconsistent performance on ice and packed snow
  • Limited capability in deep mud or extreme off-road terrain
  • Reports of premature tread wear in some heavy-duty or high-torque applications
All owner themes in the TerrainContact A/T 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 TerrainContact A/T B · Michelin Cross Terrain
CategoryAll-Terrain tireAll Season All Terrain and Off Road tires
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available30—
Rim diameters16″ – 22″—
Tread depth10 - 16/32″—
UTQG680 A A - B—
Treadwear warranty60,000 mi—
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering—
Max pressure44 - 80 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental TerrainContact A/T

Michelin Cross Terrain

Narrow edge: Continental TerrainContact A/T — better dry, wet and comfort. Pick the Michelin Cross Terrain if treadwear matters most to you. Michelin Cross Terrain rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental TerrainContact A/T scores 77 vs 70 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental TerrainContact A/T scores 79 vs 74 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 73 vs 68 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental TerrainContact A/T scores 73 vs 70 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental TerrainContact A/T
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Tire B · Michelin Cross Terrain
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TerrainContact A/T or Cross Terrain?

Which is better in the wet, TerrainContact A/T or Cross Terrain?

Continental TerrainContact A/T, 79 vs 74 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, TerrainContact A/T or Cross Terrain?

Continental TerrainContact A/T, 77 vs 70 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, TerrainContact A/T or Cross Terrain?

Continental TerrainContact A/T, 73 vs 70 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, TerrainContact A/T or Cross Terrain?

Michelin Cross Terrain, 73 vs 68 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