Tests 81 · 13 tests Owners 78 · 121 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 15 in 2019 Summer and All Season Tyre Test (dry handling)
Head-to-head
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Michelin CrossClimate+ vs Michelin Premier A/S — 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 + 7 owner reviews. How we score
CrossClimate+ is ahead, 80–61
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Tests – · none yet Owners 55 · 7 reviews
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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87
Dry
CrossClimate+ +2364Why this score
Source CrossClimate+ Premier A/S Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / – tests 94 ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 78 63 CrossClimate+: 60% × 93.9 + 40% × 77.5 = 87
Premier A/S: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.5 = 64
No road tests of dry for Premier A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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81
Wet
CrossClimate+ +1368Why this score
Source CrossClimate+ Premier A/S Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / – tests 81 ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online 81 67 CrossClimate+: 60% × 80.8 + 40% × 80.6 = 81
Premier A/S: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 66.6 = 68
No road tests of wet for Premier A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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68
Snow
CrossClimate+ +860Why this score
Source CrossClimate+ Premier A/S Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests 65 ≈ 65 (est.) Reviews found online 72 52 CrossClimate+: 60% × 65 + 40% × 72.3 = 68
Premier A/S: 60% × 64.7 (est.) + 40% × 51.9 = 60
No road tests of snow for Premier A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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75
Comfort
CrossClimate+ +1461Why this score
Source CrossClimate+ Premier A/S Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 71 ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 77 58 CrossClimate+: 40% × 70.9 + 60% × 77 = 75
Premier A/S: 40% × 66.5 (est.) + 60% × 57.9 = 61
No road tests of comfort for Premier A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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67
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source CrossClimate+ Premier A/S Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests 68 – 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.
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82
Treadwear
CrossClimate+ +3547Why this score
Source CrossClimate+ Premier A/S Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 83 ≈ 55 (est.) Reviews found online 80 34 CrossClimate+: 60% × 83.2 + 40% × 79.7 = 82
Premier A/S: 60% × 55 (est.) + 40% × 34.3 = 47
No road tests of treadwear for Premier A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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72
Handling (owners)
CrossClimate+ +1260Why this score
Source CrossClimate+ Premier A/S Reviews found online 72 60 -
74
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source CrossClimate+ Premier A/S Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests 74 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin CrossClimate+ | Michelin Premier A/S |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 80 | 61 |
| Dry | 87 | 64 |
| Wet | 81 | 68 |
| Snow | 68 | 60 |
| Comfort | 75 | 61 |
| Noise | 67 | – |
| Treadwear | 82 | 47 |
| Handling (owners) | 72 | 60 |
| Efficiency | 74 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
80
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CrossClimate+
61
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Premier A/S
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.
Tire B Premier A/S
Pros
- Comfortable ride quality with effective bump damping
- Predictable and precise handling in dry conditions
- Good center-line tracking and steering feedback
Cons
- Disappointing tread life and premature wear
- Poor traction and confidence in snow and ice
- Susceptibility to hydroplaning at highway speeds
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin CrossClimate+ | B · Michelin Premier A/S |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 63 | — |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 19″ | — |
| UTQG | — | 640 A A |
Which one should you actually buy?
80
/ 100
Michelin CrossClimate+
61
/ 100
Michelin Premier A/S
Winner: Michelin CrossClimate+ — better treadwear, dry and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Michelin Premier A/S rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 7 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 82 vs 47 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 87 vs 64 on dry.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 75 vs 61 on comfort.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 81 vs 68 on wet.
Tire A · Michelin CrossClimate+
Tire B · Michelin Premier A/S
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CrossClimate+ or Premier A/S?
Which is better in the wet, CrossClimate+ or Premier A/S?
Michelin CrossClimate+, 81 vs 68 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, CrossClimate+ or Premier A/S?
Michelin CrossClimate+, 87 vs 64 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, CrossClimate+ or Premier A/S?
Michelin CrossClimate+, 68 vs 60 on our snow score.
Which is more comfortable, CrossClimate+ or Premier A/S?
Michelin CrossClimate+, 75 vs 61 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, CrossClimate+ or Premier A/S?
Michelin CrossClimate+, 82 vs 47 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