Tests – · none yet Owners 35 · 30 reviews
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Firestone FR710 vs Michelin Defender T+H — 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 0 + 1 road tests and 30 + 1 owner reviews. How we score
Defender T+H is ahead, 70–46
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Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2022 Consumer Reports All-Season Tires (tested tread life (miles))
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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43
Dry
Defender T+H +2669Why this score
Source FR710 Defender T+H Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 52 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 30 70 FR710: 60% × 52.1 (est.) + 40% × 29.5 = 43
Defender T+H: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 70 = 69
No road tests of dry for FR710. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
No road tests of dry for Defender T+H. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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47
Wet
Defender T+H +2572Why this score
Source FR710 Defender T+H Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 53 (est.) ≈ 72 (est.) Reviews found online 38 73 FR710: 60% × 53 (est.) + 40% × 38.2 = 47
Defender T+H: 60% × 71.9 (est.) + 40% × 72.8 = 72
No road tests of wet for FR710. 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 Defender T+H. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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49
Snow
Defender T+H +1665Why this score
Source FR710 Defender T+H Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 59 (est.) ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online 34 61 FR710: 60% × 58.8 (est.) + 40% × 33.7 = 49
Defender T+H: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 61.1 = 65
No road tests of snow for FR710. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
No road tests of snow for Defender T+H. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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42
Comfort
Defender T+H +2567Why this score
Source FR710 Defender T+H Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 61 (est.) ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online 29 66 FR710: 40% × 60.7 (est.) + 60% × 29.1 = 42
Defender T+H: 40% × 68.1 (est.) + 60% × 66 = 67
No road tests of comfort for FR710. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
No road tests of comfort for Defender T+H. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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60
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source FR710 Defender T+H Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) – Reviews found online 50 – FR710: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 49.9 = 60
No road tests of noise for FR710. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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48
Treadwear
Defender T+H +2573Why this score
Source FR710 Defender T+H Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 56 (est.) 76 Reviews found online 37 68 FR710: 60% × 55.7 (est.) + 40% × 36.7 = 48
Defender T+H: 60% × 76.1 + 40% × 67.9 = 73
No road tests of treadwear for FR710. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
Scores at a glance
| Category | Firestone FR710 | Michelin Defender T+H |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 46 | 70 |
| Dry | 43 | 69 |
| Wet | 47 | 72 |
| Snow | 49 | 65 |
| Comfort | 42 | 67 |
| Noise | 60 | – |
| Treadwear | 48 | 73 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
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Headline score
46
/ 100
FR710
70
/ 100
Defender T+H
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Firestone FR710 | B · Michelin Defender T+H |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All-Season tire | Premium Touring All Season tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | 4 | — |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 18″ | — |
| Tread depth | 11/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 560 A B | 820 A - B B |
| Treadwear warranty | 65,000 mi | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
| Max pressure | 44 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
46
/ 100
Firestone FR710
70
/ 100
Michelin Defender T+H
Winner: Michelin Defender T+H — better dry, wet and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Michelin Defender T+H rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 1 review), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin Defender T+H scores 69 vs 43 on dry.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Michelin Defender T+H scores 72 vs 47 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Michelin Defender T+H scores 67 vs 42 on comfort.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Michelin Defender T+H scores 73 vs 48 on treadwear.
Tire A · Firestone FR710
Tire B · Michelin Defender T+H
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FR710 or Defender T+H?
Which is better in the wet, FR710 or Defender T+H?
Michelin Defender T+H, 72 vs 47 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, FR710 or Defender T+H?
Michelin Defender T+H, 69 vs 43 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, FR710 or Defender T+H?
Michelin Defender T+H, 65 vs 49 on our snow score.
Which is more comfortable, FR710 or Defender T+H?
Michelin Defender T+H, 67 vs 42 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, FR710 or Defender T+H?
Michelin Defender T+H, 73 vs 48 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