Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 2 + 0 road tests and 1,068 + 17 owner reviews. How we score
Agilis CrossClimate is ahead, 77–70
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Tests 72 · 2 tests Owners 86 · 1,068 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?”
Tests – · none yet Owners 71 · 17 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Agilis CrossClimate | Transforce AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests | 72 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 88 | 70 |
Agilis CrossClimate: 60% × 71.5 + 40% × 87.6 = 78
Transforce AT2: 60% × 69 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 69
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).
| Source | Agilis CrossClimate | Transforce AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests | 71 | ≈ 72 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 88 | 72 |
Agilis CrossClimate: 60% × 71.4 + 40% × 88.1 = 78
Transforce AT2: 60% × 71.6 (est.) + 40% × 72.3 = 72
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).
| Source | Agilis CrossClimate | Transforce AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests | 75 | ≈ 72 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 82 | 73 |
Agilis CrossClimate: 60% × 75 + 40% × 82.1 = 78
Transforce AT2: 60% × 71.7 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 72
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 0.37).
| Source | Agilis CrossClimate | Transforce AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 71 (est.) | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 82 | 55 |
Agilis CrossClimate: 40% × 71.5 (est.) + 60% × 81.8 = 78
Transforce AT2: 40% × 66.6 (est.) + 60% × 55.3 = 60
No road tests of comfort for Agilis CrossClimate or Transforce AT2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Agilis CrossClimate | Transforce AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 73 | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 67 (est.) | 74 |
Agilis CrossClimate: 60% × 73 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 70
Transforce AT2: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 74 = 70
No owner ratings of noise for Agilis CrossClimate. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
No road tests of noise for Transforce AT2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Agilis CrossClimate | Transforce AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 73 (est.) | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 85 | 74 |
Agilis CrossClimate: 60% × 72.7 (est.) + 40% × 85 = 78
Transforce AT2: 60% × 68.9 (est.) + 40% × 74.2 = 71
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 0.35).
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 0.35).
| Source | Agilis CrossClimate | Transforce AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 81 | – |
| Source | Agilis CrossClimate | Transforce AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 69 | – |
| Category | Michelin Agilis CrossClimate | Firestone Transforce AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 77 | 70 |
| Dry | 78 | 69 |
| Wet | 78 | 72 |
| Snow | 78 | 72 |
| Comfort | 78 | 60 |
| Noise | 70 | 70 |
| Treadwear | 78 | 71 |
| Handling (owners) | 81 | – |
| Efficiency | 69 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Agilis CrossClimate
Transforce AT2
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
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.
“I went out and looked at the sidewall of my 6 yr. old Defender LTX's and the tread and sidewall belts are the same as your newer Agilis Cross Climates. Tread 2 polyester + 1 polyamide + 2 steel Sidewall 2 polyester Wish they still made my size so I could just buy a new set of the same as I hate shopping around for tires. But manufacture date on mine is the 48th week of 2018 (coming up on 6 years in a couple of months). They were installed in February 2019. The Agilis is still the highest rated Michelin mode, so I figured on getting those until your post. Tire track has an A/T 2 model that for some reason is $50 per tire more. I can get $80 off until 9/23 so I would like to go ahead and decide, but I'm not there yet.”
“Agilis Crossclimate vs Agilis LTX as a summer tire for a pickup? Daily driver Chevy 3/4 ton pickup. I've got a set of winter tires that I run from Nov-Mar but I need to replace my summer tires. Mediterranean climate, so dry summers. 99% of my driving is city/highway, maybe 1-5 days per year on dry dirt roads. I'd like to go with the crossclimate since they're about $200 cheaper for the set. I guess the Defender LTX just got rebranded Agilis LTX. I know the Defender LTX is a very popular light truck tire. Y'all think I can get away with the crossclimate and save a couple hundred bucks? Read more”
“Anyone tried Michelin Agilis CrossClimate tires on a Bolt? Following the info from I have picked up some used 15" Sonic wheels for winter use here in Maine. I can get Michelin Ice snow tires in an equivalent 15" size (to match the circumference of the stock tire/wheel) but not Cross Climate 2s. However, this Agilis is available in a near equivalent. It appears to be a heavier tire designed primarily for delivery vans Google AI suggests it has a slightly higher rolling resistance to the CC2s, which many report to have about a 10% hit on range - although any new tire will be less efficient than a well-worn one, so we should take that info with a grain of salt The Michelin Energy Saver tires are obviously more efficient, but also rated poor for use in snow. I'm a bit torn between "proper" snow tires and the Agilis, which I could run all year round One other factor is that smaller wheels tend to be more efficient - to a noticeable extent on EVs, so it just might be a wash as far as efficiency goes Read more”
Based on 54 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Michelin Agilis CrossClimate | B · Firestone Transforce AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | All-Terrain tire |
| Vehicle type | Van | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | 22 | 17 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 17″ | 16″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | — | 32/32″ |
| Sidewall | — | Outlined White Lettering |
| Max pressure | — | 80 psi |
| Sizes in common | 1 | 1 |
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate
Firestone Transforce AT2
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.
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate scores 78 vs 60 on comfort.
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate scores 78 vs 69 on dry.
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate scores 78 vs 71 on treadwear.
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate scores 78 vs 72 on wet.
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Michelin Agilis CrossClimate, 78 vs 72 on our wet score.
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate, 78 vs 69 on our dry score.
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate, 78 vs 72 on our snow score.
Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 70 on the noise score, within 3 points.
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate, 78 vs 60 on our comfort score.
Michelin Agilis CrossClimate, 78 vs 71 on our treadwear score.
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
