Tests – · none yet Owners 71 · 17 reviews
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Firestone Transforce AT2 vs Michelin Agilis CrossClimate — 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 + 3 road tests and 17 + 1,073 owner reviews. How we score
Agilis CrossClimate is ahead, 78–70
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Tests 72 · 3 tests Owners 85 · 1,073 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 7 in 2020 Commercial Van All Season Tyre Test (dry braking)
“We have the Agilis cross climates on our C-class 3.5t MH and have been utterly delighted with them. They’re quiet, really grippy and give a great ride. What’s not to like?”
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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69
Dry
Agilis CrossClimate +1079Why this score
Source Transforce AT2 Agilis CrossClimate Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests ≈ 69 (est.) 74 Reviews found online 70 87 Transforce AT2: 60% × 68.6 (est.) + 40% × 69.5 = 69
Agilis CrossClimate: 60% × 74.3 + 40% × 87.1 = 79
No road tests of dry for Transforce AT2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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72
Wet
Agilis CrossClimate +678Why this score
Source Transforce AT2 Agilis CrossClimate Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests ≈ 71 (est.) 71 Reviews found online 72 88 Transforce AT2: 60% × 71.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.8 = 72
Agilis CrossClimate: 60% × 71.2 + 40% × 87.9 = 78
No road tests of wet for Transforce AT2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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72
Snow
Agilis CrossClimate +678Why this score
Source Transforce AT2 Agilis CrossClimate Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests ≈ 71 (est.) 76 Reviews found online 73 82 Transforce AT2: 60% × 71.3 (est.) + 40% × 72.8 = 72
Agilis CrossClimate: 60% × 75.6 + 40% × 81.8 = 78
No road tests of snow for Transforce AT2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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59
Comfort
Agilis CrossClimate +1271Why this score
Source Transforce AT2 Agilis CrossClimate Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 66 (est.) 55 Reviews found online 54 81 Transforce AT2: 40% × 65.8 (est.) + 60% × 54.3 = 59
Agilis CrossClimate: 40% × 54.6 + 60% × 81.1 = 71
No road tests of comfort for Transforce AT2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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69
Noise
Agilis CrossClimate +675Why this score
Source Transforce AT2 Agilis CrossClimate Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests ≈ 66 (est.) 82 Reviews found online 73 ≈ 66 (est.) Transforce AT2: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 73.4 = 69
Agilis CrossClimate: 60% × 81.5 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 75
No road tests of noise for Transforce AT2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
No owner ratings of noise for Agilis CrossClimate. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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71
Treadwear
Agilis CrossClimate +778Why this score
Source Transforce AT2 Agilis CrossClimate Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 73 (est.) Reviews found online 74 85 Transforce AT2: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 74.2 = 71
Agilis CrossClimate: 60% × 73.2 (est.) + 40% × 85 = 78
No road tests of treadwear for Transforce AT2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
No road tests of treadwear for Agilis CrossClimate. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison81Why this score
Source Transforce AT2 Agilis CrossClimate Reviews found online – 81 -
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Efficiency
No comparison71Why this score
Source Transforce AT2 Agilis CrossClimate Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests – 71
Scores at a glance
| Category | Firestone Transforce AT2 | Michelin Agilis CrossClimate |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 70 | 78 |
| Dry | 69 | 79 |
| Wet | 72 | 78 |
| Snow | 72 | 78 |
| Comfort | 59 | 71 |
| Noise | 69 | 75 |
| Treadwear | 71 | 78 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 81 |
| Efficiency | – | 71 |
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Headline score
70
/ 100
Transforce AT2
78
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Agilis CrossClimate
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 Transforce AT2
Pros
- Excellent value and competitive price point for a commercial line tire
- Quiet on-road operation despite the deep, aggressive tread design
- Reliable durability and high mileage potential based on long-term user history
Cons
- Prone to highway wandering and tracking grooves or ridges in the road
- Difficulty in achieving proper road balance, causing high-speed vibrations
- Unstable or 'floaty' feel at highway speeds for specific heavy-duty applications
Tire B Agilis CrossClimate
Pros
- Outstanding wet and winter weather traction
- Exceptional tread life and long-term durability
- Stiff sidewalls providing enhanced cornering stability and handling
Cons
- Slightly higher road noise or low drone at certain speeds
- Higher initial purchase price compared to standard options
- A few reports of a minor decrease in fuel economy
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
Firestone Transforce AT2
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Tire B
Positive
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate
Community sentiment toward the Michelin Agilis CrossClimate is largely positive, with owners of vans, RVs, and heavy-duty trucks praising its wet and snow traction, quiet ride, and capability under heavy loads. However, discussions frequently highlight trade-offs such as faster tread wear compared to the Defender series and concerns regarding an NHTSA recall on certain C-metric sizes for snow traction marking non-compliance. Prospective buyers also note confusion regarding the differing directional C-metric and non-directional LT-metric designs.
sportsmobileforum.com
·2023-09-14
“We are the same as you - 98% paved road. I just put a set of Michelin Agilis CrossClimates on my '01 E250 (LT225). Perfect ride - stable and quiet. But I only have one trip on them. I did notice that even after only 4000 miles I can easily measure some tread wear. Maybe this is normal, but I'm not sure how long they will last. But so far the road performance is very good.”
airforums.com
·2021-06-27
“I have the Cross Climates on my 3500 and although they have less than 10,000 miles on them they are great so far. One thing about Discount Tire, I love them for all my other cars but I'm a bit leery of taking a Sprinter to them. There are several cases of damage due to lifting Sprinters at the wrong points but perhaps the bigger issue is that they do not have (at least none of the stores in Tucson) the proper Mercedes centering tool that fits the Sprinter wheels and makes sure they are absolutely centered on the balancing machine. A local big truck and motorhome shop here has it and that's where I go for tire service on the Sprinter. See post #9 here:”
vwcaliforniaclub.com
·2024-07-08
“I can only agree that fitting Cross Climate 2 tyres to my Cali Ocean made the ride noticeably less harsh than the the factory fit Bridgestone Turanzas - along with better grip and handling on pretty much all surfaces. Only downside is a very slight drop in fuel economy of maybe 2mpg. Campervantime on YouTube posted a while back when they had Agilis Cross Climates fitted to their Westfalia Sven Hedin (more in line with a GC680 than a Cali Ocean). His initial impressions were very positive, noting an improvement to the harshness of the ride and slightly quieter at motorway speeds.”
Top themes
#Heavy load capability#Winter and snow traction#Tread wear longevity#Defender LTX comparison#C-metric recall notice#Ride comfort and noise#Van and RV use
Based on 54 community posts
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Firestone Transforce AT2 | B · Michelin Agilis CrossClimate |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All-Terrain tire | All Season |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Van |
| Sizes available | 17 | 22 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 20″ | 15″ – 17″ |
| Tread depth | 32/32″ | — |
| Sidewall | Outlined White Lettering | — |
| Max pressure | 80 psi | — |
| Sizes in common | 1 | 1 |
Which one should you actually buy?
70
/ 100
Firestone Transforce AT2
78
/ 100
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate
Winner: Michelin Agilis CrossClimate — better comfort, dry and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Firestone Transforce AT2 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 17 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate scores 71 vs 59 on comfort.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate scores 79 vs 69 on dry.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate scores 78 vs 71 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate scores 78 vs 72 on wet.
Tire A · Firestone Transforce AT2
Tire B · Michelin Agilis CrossClimate
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Transforce AT2 or Agilis CrossClimate?
Which is better in the wet, Transforce AT2 or Agilis CrossClimate?
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate, 78 vs 72 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Transforce AT2 or Agilis CrossClimate?
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate, 79 vs 69 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, Transforce AT2 or Agilis CrossClimate?
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate, 78 vs 72 on our snow score.
Which is quieter, Transforce AT2 or Agilis CrossClimate?
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate, 75 vs 69 on our noise score.
Which is more comfortable, Transforce AT2 or Agilis CrossClimate?
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate, 71 vs 59 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Transforce AT2 or Agilis CrossClimate?
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate, 78 vs 71 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