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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 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 2 road tests and 3 + 152 owner reviews. How we score

CrossClimate leads, 74–72 Narrow edge

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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
Tire BMichelin

CrossClimate

All Season

Tests 74 · 2 tests Owners 72 · 152 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 14 in 2018 New and Worn Summer Tyre Test (noise)

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 +6
    76
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainCrossClimate
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 69 (est.)78
    Reviews found online7173

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

    CrossClimate: 60% × 77.5 + 40% × 72.6 = 76

    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 +1
    75
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainCrossClimate
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 73 (est.)75
    Reviews found online7576

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

    CrossClimate: 60% × 75.1 + 40% × 75.7 = 75

    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
    68
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainCrossClimate
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–71
    Reviews found online–64

    CrossClimate: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 64 = 68

  4. 70

    Comfort

    CrossClimate +2
    72
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainCrossClimate
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online7075

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

    CrossClimate: 60% × 70.1 (est.) + 40% × 74.9 = 72

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

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainCrossClimate
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–71
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    CrossClimate: 60% × 70.7 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 69

    No owner ratings of noise for 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.

  6. 73

    Treadwear

    Cross Terrain +1
    72
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainCrossClimate
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 69 (est.)73
    Reviews found online7871

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

    CrossClimate: 60% × 73 + 40% × 70.9 = 72

    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).

  7. 71

    Handling (owners)

    CrossClimate +1
    72
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainCrossClimate
    Reviews found online7172
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Cross TerrainMichelin CrossClimate
Relative Score 72 74
Dry 70 76
Wet 74 75
Snow – 68
Comfort 70 72
Noise – 69
Treadwear 73 72
Handling (owners) 71 72

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

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Headline score

Cross Terrain

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 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

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and durability
  • Strong wet-weather grip and hydroplaning resistance
  • Reliable traction in light snow and cold conditions

Cons

  • Tendency to pick up and retain small stones in the tread pattern
  • Noticeable drop in performance as tread depth decreases
  • Potential for reduced fuel economy compared to dedicated summer tires
All owner themes in the CrossClimate review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Cross Terrain B · Michelin CrossClimate
CategoryAll Season All Terrain and Off Road tiresAll Season
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Cross Terrain

Michelin CrossClimate

Narrow edge: Michelin CrossClimate — better dry. Where the Michelin Cross Terrain is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. 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 scores 76 vs 70 on dry.

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

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

Neither, by our numbers: 74 vs 75 on the wet score, within 3 points.

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

Michelin CrossClimate, 76 vs 70 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Cross Terrain or CrossClimate?

Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 72 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Cross Terrain or CrossClimate?

Neither, by our numbers: 73 vs 72 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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