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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.

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Michelin Cross Terrain vs Michelin Pilot Sport — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 3 + 43 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Cross Terrain and Pilot Sport are level at 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

Category by category

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

  1. 70

    Dry

    Pilot Sport +5
    75
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainPilot Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online7178

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

    Pilot Sport: 60% × 72 (est.) + 40% × 78.3 = 75

    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).

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

  2. 74

    Wet

    Cross Terrain +1
    73
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainPilot Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 73 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online7575

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

    Pilot Sport: 60% × 72.5 (est.) + 40% × 74.7 = 73

    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).

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

  3. 70

    Comfort

    Cross Terrain +2
    68
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainPilot Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7067

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

    Pilot Sport: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 67 = 68

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

  4. 73

    Treadwear

    Cross Terrain +9
    64
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainPilot Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online7863

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

    Pilot Sport: 60% × 64.8 (est.) + 40% × 63.1 = 64

    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 Pilot Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  5. 71

    Handling (owners)

    Pilot Sport +3
    74
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainPilot Sport
    Reviews found online7174
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Cross TerrainMichelin Pilot Sport
Relative Score 72 72
Dry 70 75
Wet 74 73
Comfort 70 68
Treadwear 73 64
Handling (owners) 71 74

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Headline score

Cross Terrain

Pilot Sport

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 Pilot Sport

Pros

  • Outstanding dry grip and handling performance
  • Stiff sidewalls providing sharp steering feedback and turn-in
  • Good wet weather performance and water channeling

Cons

  • Higher price point compared to competitors
  • Increased road noise, particularly on rough or chipped road surfaces
  • Subpar grip and traction when tires are cold
All owner themes in the Pilot Sport review

Specs side by side

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

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Cross Terrain

Michelin Pilot Sport

Too close to call: Michelin Cross Terrain and Michelin Pilot Sport are within 2 points overall. Michelin Cross Terrain is stronger on treadwear. Michelin Pilot Sport is stronger on dry. Michelin Cross Terrain rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 73 vs 64 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Pilot Sport scores 75 vs 70 on dry.

Tire A · Michelin Cross Terrain
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Tire B · Michelin Pilot Sport
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Cross Terrain or Pilot Sport?

Which is better in the wet, Cross Terrain or Pilot Sport?

Neither, by our numbers: 74 vs 73 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Cross Terrain or Pilot Sport?

Michelin Pilot Sport, 75 vs 70 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Cross Terrain or Pilot Sport?

Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 68 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Cross Terrain or Pilot Sport?

Michelin Cross Terrain, 73 vs 64 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