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Michelin Cross Terrain looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head Updated

Michelin Cross Terrain vs Michelin CrossClimate SUV — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 4 road tests and 3 + 23 owner reviews. How we score

CrossClimate SUV is ahead, 77–72

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Michelin Cross Terrain
Tire AMichelin

Cross Terrain

All Season All Terrain and Off Road tires

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 74 · 3 reviews

Michelin CrossClimate SUV
Tire BMichelin

CrossClimate SUV

All Season

Tests 81 · 4 tests Owners 72 · 23 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 11 in 2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tyre Test (dry braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 70

    Dry

    CrossClimate SUV +12
    82
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainCrossClimate SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests≈ 69 (est.)87
    Reviews found online7174

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 71.3 = 70

    CrossClimate SUV: 60% × 86.9 + 40% × 74.3 = 82

    No road tests of dry for Cross Terrain. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 74

    Wet

    CrossClimate SUV +8
    82
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainCrossClimate SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests≈ 73 (est.)84
    Reviews found online7578

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 72.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.1 = 74

    CrossClimate SUV: 60% × 83.7 + 40% × 78.3 = 82

    No road tests of wet for Cross Terrain. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainCrossClimate SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests–69
    Reviews found online–72

    CrossClimate SUV: 60% × 69.1 + 40% × 71.9 = 70

  4. 70

    Comfort

    Level
    70
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainCrossClimate SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7071

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 70.4 = 70

    CrossClimate SUV: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 71.1 = 70

    No road tests of comfort for Cross Terrain or CrossClimate SUV. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    74
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainCrossClimate SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests–76
    Reviews found online–72

    CrossClimate SUV: 60% × 76.1 + 40% × 71.5 = 74

  6. 73

    Treadwear

    Cross Terrain +8
    65
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainCrossClimate SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online7865

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 77.5 = 73

    CrossClimate SUV: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 65.3 = 65

    No road tests of treadwear for Cross Terrain. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for CrossClimate SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 71

    Handling (owners)

    Level
    71
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainCrossClimate SUV
    Reviews found online7171
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Cross TerrainMichelin CrossClimate SUV
Relative Score 72 77
Dry 70 82
Wet 74 82
Snow – 70
Comfort 70 70
Noise – 74
Treadwear 73 65
Handling (owners) 71 71

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

Cross Terrain

CrossClimate SUV

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 Cross Terrain

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and overall mileage
  • Superior quietness and ride comfort
  • Reliable grip and performance in winter conditions

Cons

  • Limited performance capabilities for high-speed or aggressive driving
  • Discontinued product availability
  • Performance bias favors winter conditions over dry or wet handling
All owner themes in the Cross Terrain review

Tire B CrossClimate SUV

Pros

  • Exceptional all-weather traction, particularly in wet, cold, and light snow conditions.
  • High levels of ride comfort and low cabin noise for most users.
  • Strong durability and longevity with minimal tread wear reported by many owners.

Cons

  • Reports of increased road noise or 'growling' as the tire ages.
  • Ride quality can feel overly firm or harsh on certain vehicle suspensions.
  • Some users noted a decline in wet-weather performance as the tire reaches the end of its life.
All owner themes in the CrossClimate SUV review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Cross Terrain B · Michelin CrossClimate SUV
CategoryAll Season All Terrain and Off Road tiresAll Season
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available—33
Rim diameters—16″ – 20″

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Cross Terrain

Michelin CrossClimate SUV

Winner: Michelin CrossClimate SUV — better dry and wet. Pick the Michelin Cross Terrain if treadwear matters most to you. Michelin Cross Terrain rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin CrossClimate SUV scores 82 vs 70 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 73 vs 65 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin CrossClimate SUV scores 82 vs 74 on wet.

Tire A · Michelin Cross Terrain
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Cross Terrain or CrossClimate SUV?

Which is better in the wet, Cross Terrain or CrossClimate SUV?

Michelin CrossClimate SUV, 82 vs 74 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Cross Terrain or CrossClimate SUV?

Michelin CrossClimate SUV, 82 vs 70 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Cross Terrain or CrossClimate SUV?

Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 70 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Cross Terrain or CrossClimate SUV?

Michelin Cross Terrain, 73 vs 65 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