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General Altimax Sport vs Michelin Defender T+H — Compared

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

Defender T+H leads, 73–70 Narrow edge

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Tire AGeneral

Altimax Sport

Summer

Tests 68 · 1 test Owners 71 · 32 reviews

Best test result: #23 of 45 in 2019 Summer 53 Tyre Braking Shootout (overall ranking)

Tire BMichelin

Defender T+H

Premium Touring All Season tire

Tests – · 1 test Owners 71 · 1 review

Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2022 Consumer Reports All-Season Tires (overall ranking)

Category by category

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

  1. 65

    Dry

    Defender T+H +7
    72
    Why this score
    SourceAltimax SportDefender T+H
    Professional tests (TWG score)64–
    Reviews found online6874
  2. 73

    Wet

    Defender T+H +1
    74
    Why this score
    SourceAltimax SportDefender T+H
    Professional tests (TWG score)72–
    Reviews found online7375
  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    66
    Why this score
    SourceAltimax SportDefender T+H
    Reviews found online–64
  4. 70

    Comfort

    Level
    70
    Why this score
    SourceAltimax SportDefender T+H
    Reviews found online7070
  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    68
    Why this score
    SourceAltimax SportDefender T+H
    Reviews found online–70
  6. 70

    Treadwear

    Defender T+H +3
    73
    Why this score
    SourceAltimax SportDefender T+H
    Professional tests (TWG score)–75
    Reviews found online7370
  7. 72

    Handling

    Level
    72
    Why this score
    SourceAltimax SportDefender T+H
    Reviews found online7272
Scores at a glance
CategoryGeneral Altimax SportMichelin Defender T+H
Relative Score 70 73
Dry 65 72
Wet 73 74
Snow – 66
Comfort 70 70
Noise – 68
Treadwear 70 73
Handling 72 72

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Headline score

Altimax Sport

Defender T+H

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

The professional test results behind the scores

Each result is shown as % of the best tire in that test. “Same test” rows are the strictest comparison: both tires were measured side by side.

DisciplineCategoryAltimax SportDefender T+HΔBoth?
Overall Ranking Overall 4% #23/45 · 2019 Summer 53 Tyre Braking Shootout 100% #1/8 · 2022 Consumer Reports All-Season Tires −95.7 Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Altimax Sport

Pros

  • Excellent value for money compared to premium brands
  • Impressive tread life and durability
  • Reliable dry-weather handling and responsiveness

Cons

  • Increased road noise as the tire ages
  • Inconsistent wet-weather grip for some users
  • Performance degradation noted after significant mileage
All owner themes in the Altimax Sport review

Tire B Defender T+H

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · General Altimax Sport B · Michelin Defender T+H
CategorySummerPremium Touring All Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available20—
Rim diameters14″ – 20″—
SidewallBlackwall—

Which one should you actually buy?

General Altimax Sport

Michelin Defender T+H

Winner: Michelin Defender T+H — better dry and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Defender T+H scores 72 vs 65 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Defender T+H scores 73 vs 70 on treadwear.

Tire A · General Altimax Sport
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Tire B · Michelin Defender T+H
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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.

73

Narrow edge

Defender T+H

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