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Michelin Energy E3B looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Michelin CrossClimate+ vs Michelin Energy E3B — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 13 + 0 road tests and 121 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

CrossClimate+ is ahead, 82–75

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Michelin CrossClimate+
Tire AMichelin

CrossClimate+

All Season

± 4

Tests 81 · 13 tests Owners 78 · 121 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 15 in 2019 Summer and All Season Tyre Test (dry handling)

Michelin Energy E3B
Tire BMichelin

Energy E3B

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 77 · 6 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 87

    Dry

    CrossClimate+ +14
    73
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Energy E3B
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / – tests94≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online7776

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 93.9 + 40% × 77.4 = 87

    Energy E3B: 60% × 71.4 (est.) + 40% × 76.3 = 73

    No road tests of dry for Energy E3B. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 81

    Wet

    Level
    81
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Energy E3B
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / – tests81≈ 79 (est.)
    Reviews found online8185

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 80.8 + 40% × 80.6 = 81

    Energy E3B: 60% × 78.6 (est.) + 40% × 85 = 81

    No road tests of wet for Energy E3B. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 68

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Energy E3B
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests65–
    Reviews found online72–

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 65.1 + 40% × 72.1 = 68

  4. 75

    Comfort

    CrossClimate+ +4
    71
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Energy E3B
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7772

    CrossClimate+: 40% × 70.9 + 60% × 77 = 75

    Energy E3B: 40% × 69.4 (est.) + 60% × 71.9 = 71

    No road tests of comfort for Energy E3B. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 67

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Energy E3B
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests68–
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)–

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 67.6 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 67

    No owner ratings of noise for CrossClimate+. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 82

    Treadwear

    CrossClimate+ +13
    69
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Energy E3B
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests83≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online8070

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 83.2 + 40% × 79.7 = 82

    Energy E3B: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 69.9 = 69

    No road tests of treadwear for Energy E3B. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 72

    Handling (owners)

    Energy E3B +6
    78
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Energy E3B
    Reviews found online7278
  8. 74

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Energy E3B
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests74–
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin CrossClimate+Michelin Energy E3B
Relative Score 82 75
Dry 87 73
Wet 81 81
Snow 68 –
Comfort 75 71
Noise 67 –
Treadwear 82 69
Handling (owners) 72 78
Efficiency 74 –

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

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Headline score
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CrossClimate+

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Energy E3B

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 CrossClimate+

Pros

  • Strong snow and cold-weather traction for an all-season tyre, with many owners reporting winter-tyre-like confidence on snow, slush and hills, including on front-wheel-drive cars.
  • Excellent dry handling and steering response with precise, summer-tyre-like feel, along with generally very good wet grip and braking.
  • Long tread life: many reports of 30,000–55,000+ km or miles with low wear, including taxi and van use and 4-year/50,000-mile ownership.

Cons

  • Performance degradation with age: several owners report grip (wet and snow), noise and ride deteriorating after about 1–2 years, with hardening or cracking of the rubber in some cases.
  • Limitations on ice, packed snow and deep or steep snow, where some owners found them inferior to dedicated winter tyres or to rivals such as the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons.
  • Wet-weather concerns for some, including aquaplaning, being pulled around by standing water, and scary steering feel as the tyres aged.
All owner themes in the CrossClimate+ review

Tire B Energy E3B

Pros

  • Exceptional wet road traction and water evacuation
  • High resistance to aquaplaning
  • Low noise levels

Cons

  • Higher price point compared to competitors
  • Dry road performance, while adequate, is occasionally described as slightly less impressive than expected
All owner themes in the Energy E3B review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin CrossClimate+ B · Michelin Energy E3B
CategoryAll SeasonSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available63—
Rim diameters13″ – 19″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin CrossClimate+

Michelin Energy E3B

Winner: Michelin CrossClimate+ — better dry, treadwear and comfort. Pick the Michelin Energy E3B if handling matters most to you. Michelin Energy E3B rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 87 vs 73 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 82 vs 69 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Energy E3B scores 78 vs 72 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 75 vs 71 on comfort.

Tire A · Michelin CrossClimate+
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Tire B · Michelin Energy E3B
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CrossClimate+ or Energy E3B?

Which is better in the wet, CrossClimate+ or Energy E3B?

Neither, by our numbers: 81 vs 81 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, CrossClimate+ or Energy E3B?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 87 vs 73 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, CrossClimate+ or Energy E3B?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 75 vs 71 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, CrossClimate+ or Energy E3B?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 82 vs 69 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