Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
Defender T+H leads, 72–68 Narrow edge
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Tests – · none yet Owners 69 · 776 reviews
“I have the Cooper cs5 grand touring on my Odyssey and love them. Very quiet and snoot riding. Fwiw, I'm in Southern California so we have little cold/wet weather let alone snow, but they did great when I drove up to Sequoia and had cables on during the snow storm. Much better than the Michelin Defenders I had before.”
Tests – · 1 test Owners 71 · 1 review
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | CS5 Grand Touring | Defender T+H |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 73 | 74 |
| Source | CS5 Grand Touring | Defender T+H |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 72 | 75 |
| Source | CS5 Grand Touring | Defender T+H |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 59 | 64 |
| Source | CS5 Grand Touring | Defender T+H |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 69 | 70 |
| Source | CS5 Grand Touring | Defender T+H |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 78 | 70 |
| Source | CS5 Grand Touring | Defender T+H |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | 75 |
| Reviews found online | 70 | 70 |
| Source | CS5 Grand Touring | Defender T+H |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 64 | 72 |
| Category | Cooper CS5 Grand Touring | Michelin Defender T+H |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 68 | 72 |
| Dry | 71 | 72 |
| Wet | 71 | 74 |
| Snow | 63 | 66 |
| Comfort | 69 | 70 |
| Noise | 71 | 68 |
| Treadwear | 68 | 73 |
| Handling | 64 | 72 |
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CS5 Grand Touring
Defender T+H
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From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community members frequently inquire about the compatibility and longevity of the Cooper CS5 Grand Touring tires across various vehicles like the Toyota Highlander, Corolla, Subaru, and Honda Odyssey. Users who own them report high satisfaction, highlighting quiet rides, smooth handling, and favorable comparisons to competitors like Michelin Defenders.
Based on 5 community posts
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| Attribute | A · Cooper CS5 Grand Touring | B · Michelin Defender T+H |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season Touring tires | Premium Touring All Season tire |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | SUV and 4x4 |
| Tread depth | 11 - 12/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 780 A A | — |
| Treadwear warranty | 80,000 mi | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 44 psi | — |
Cooper CS5 Grand Touring
Michelin Defender T+H
Winner: Michelin Defender T+H — better handling, treadwear and wet. Pick the Cooper CS5 Grand Touring if noise matters most to you.
Michelin Defender T+H scores 72 vs 64 on handling.
Michelin Defender T+H scores 73 vs 68 on treadwear.
Cooper CS5 Grand Touring scores 71 vs 68 on noise.
Michelin Defender T+H scores 74 vs 71 on wet.
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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.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.
