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Michelin CrossClimate+ vs Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus — 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, 80–58

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Michelin CrossClimate+
Tire AMichelin

CrossClimate+

All Season

± 5

Tests 81 · 13 tests Owners 78 · 121 reviews

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

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+ +29
    58
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / – tests94≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online7853

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 93.9 + 40% × 77.5 = 87

    Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 61.7 (est.) + 40% × 52.9 = 58

    No road tests of dry for Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 81

    Wet

    CrossClimate+ +21
    60
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / – tests81≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online8156

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

    Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 62.5 (est.) + 40% × 55.7 = 60

    No road tests of wet for Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 68

    Snow

    CrossClimate+ +8
    60
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests65≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online7252

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 65 + 40% × 72.3 = 68

    Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 64.8 (est.) + 40% × 52.4 = 60

    No road tests of snow for Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 75

    Comfort

    CrossClimate+ +14
    61
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online7757

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

    Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 40% × 66.4 (est.) + 60% × 57.1 = 61

    No road tests of comfort for Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 67

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    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+ +27
    55
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests83≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online8048

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

    Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 59.9 (est.) + 40% × 48.1 = 55

    No road tests of treadwear for Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 72

    Handling (owners)

    CrossClimate+ +23
    49
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Reviews found online7249
  8. 74

    Efficiency

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests74–
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin CrossClimate+Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
Relative Score 80 58
Dry 87 58
Wet 81 60
Snow 68 60
Comfort 75 61
Noise 67 –
Treadwear 82 55
Handling (owners) 72 49
Efficiency 74 –

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

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Recomputed
Headline score
± 5

CrossClimate+

± 8

Cinturato P7 All Season Plus

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 Cinturato P7 All Season Plus

Pros

  • Superb ride comfort and plushness
  • Exceptionally low road noise with no annoying motorway hums
  • Surprising and capable grip in light snow and winter conditions

Cons

  • Inconsistent wet weather traction, with some finding fresh wet roads disappointing
  • Durability issues including severe tread/contact area cracking
  • Susceptibility to structural damage like massive sidewall bulges from potholes
All owner themes in the Cinturato P7 All Season Plus review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin CrossClimate+ B · Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
CategoryAll SeasonPremium Touring All Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available63—
Rim diameters13″ – 19″—
Tread depth—10/32″
UTQG—700 A A
Treadwear warranty—70,000 mi
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—50 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin CrossClimate+

Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus

Winner: Michelin CrossClimate+ — better dry, treadwear and handling. It leads or ties in every category we score. Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus 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 58 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 82 vs 55 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 72 vs 49 on handling.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 81 vs 60 on wet.

Tire A · Michelin CrossClimate+
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Tire B · Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
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CrossClimate+ or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Which is better in the wet, CrossClimate+ or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 81 vs 60 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, CrossClimate+ or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 87 vs 58 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, CrossClimate+ or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 68 vs 60 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, CrossClimate+ or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 75 vs 61 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, CrossClimate+ or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 82 vs 55 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