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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 Toyo Open Country A/T plus — 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 + 11 owner reviews. How we score

Cross Terrain is ahead, 72–64

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Michelin Cross Terrain
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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

    Cross Terrain +4
    66
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainOpen Country A/T plus
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7165

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

    Open Country A/T plus: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 64.8 = 66

    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 Open Country A/T plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 74

    Wet

    Cross Terrain +10
    64
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainOpen Country A/T plus
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 73 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online7562

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

    Open Country A/T plus: 60% × 65.4 (est.) + 40% × 62 = 64

    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 Open Country A/T plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 70

    Comfort

    Cross Terrain +4
    66
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainOpen Country A/T plus
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7062

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

    Open Country A/T plus: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 62.2 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for Cross Terrain or Open Country A/T plus. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. 73

    Treadwear

    Cross Terrain +14
    59
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainOpen Country A/T plus
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online7854

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

    Open Country A/T plus: 60% × 62.1 (est.) + 40% × 54.1 = 59

    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 Open Country A/T plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  5. 71

    Handling (owners)

    Cross Terrain +7
    64
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainOpen Country A/T plus
    Reviews found online7164
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Cross TerrainToyo Open Country A/T plus
Relative Score 72 64
Dry 70 66
Wet 74 64
Comfort 70 66
Treadwear 73 59
Handling (owners) 71 64

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Headline score

Cross Terrain

Open Country A/T plus

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 Open Country A/T plus

Pros

  • Exceptionally low road noise for an all-terrain tire
  • Strong traction in off-road conditions such as mud, grass, gravel, and snow
  • Good overall value and pricing relative to premium brands

Cons

  • Some reports of faster-than-desired tread wear or soft rubber compound
  • Occasional complaints about reduced grip or a spongy feel on wet tarmac
  • Not optimized for extreme deep snow or heavy-duty mud terrain applications
All owner themes in the Open Country A/T plus review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Cross Terrain B · Toyo Open Country A/T plus
CategoryAll Season All Terrain and Off Road tiresAll-Terrain tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available—54
Rim diameters—15″ – 21″

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Cross Terrain

Toyo Open Country A/T plus

Winner: Michelin Cross Terrain — better treadwear, wet and handling. It leads or ties in every category we score. Michelin Cross Terrain rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Toyo Open Country A/T plus rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 73 vs 59 on treadwear.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 74 vs 64 on wet.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 71 vs 64 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 70 vs 66 on dry.

Tire A · Michelin Cross Terrain
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Tire B · Toyo Open Country A/T plus
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Cross Terrain or Open Country A/T plus?

Which is better in the wet, Cross Terrain or Open Country A/T plus?

Michelin Cross Terrain, 74 vs 64 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Cross Terrain or Open Country A/T plus?

Michelin Cross Terrain, 70 vs 66 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Cross Terrain or Open Country A/T plus?

Michelin Cross Terrain, 70 vs 66 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Cross Terrain or Open Country A/T plus?

Michelin Cross Terrain, 73 vs 59 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