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Firestone FR710 vs Michelin Energy MXV4+ — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

Energy MXV4+ is ahead, 55–46

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Tire AFirestone

FR710

Tests – · none yet Owners 38 · 30 reviews

Tire BMichelin

Energy MXV4+

All Season Premium Touring tires

Tests – · none yet Owners 52 · 4 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 45

    Dry

    Energy MXV4+ +4
    49
    Why this score
    SourceFR710Energy MXV4+
    Reviews found online3239
  2. 47

    Wet

    Energy MXV4+ +8
    55
    Why this score
    SourceFR710Energy MXV4+
    Reviews found online3949
  3. 50

    Snow

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceFR710Energy MXV4+
    Reviews found online37–
  4. 51

    Comfort

    Energy MXV4+ +17
    68
    Why this score
    SourceFR710Energy MXV4+
    Reviews found online3466
  5. 60

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceFR710Energy MXV4+
    Reviews found online50–
  6. 50

    Treadwear

    Energy MXV4+ +16
    66
    Why this score
    SourceFR710Energy MXV4+
    Reviews found online4067
  7. 39

    Handling

    Energy MXV4+ +4
    43
    Why this score
    SourceFR710Energy MXV4+
    Reviews found online3943
Scores at a glance
CategoryFirestone FR710Michelin Energy MXV4+
Relative Score 46 55
Dry 45 49
Wet 47 55
Snow 50 –
Comfort 51 68
Noise 60 –
Treadwear 50 66
Handling 39 43

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Headline score

FR710

Energy MXV4+

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 FR710

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Energy MXV4+

Pros

  • Exceptional ride comfort and cabin quietness
  • High tread longevity and durability
  • Strong value proposition as an OEM-style replacement

Cons

  • Poor steering response and handling precision
  • Degraded wet weather performance as the tread wears
  • Instability and vibration issues at higher highway speeds
All owner themes in the Energy MXV4+ review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Firestone FR710 B · Michelin Energy MXV4+
Category—All Season Premium Touring tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available4—
Rim diameters15″ – 18″—
Tread depth11/32″—
UTQG560 A B—
Treadwear warranty65,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure44 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone FR710

Michelin Energy MXV4+

Winner: Michelin Energy MXV4+ — better comfort, treadwear and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin Energy MXV4+ scores 68 vs 51 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Energy MXV4+ scores 66 vs 50 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Energy MXV4+ scores 55 vs 47 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Energy MXV4+ scores 49 vs 45 on dry.

Tire A · Firestone FR710
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Tire B · Michelin Energy MXV4+
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

55

Leads

Energy MXV4+

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