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Michelin CrossClimate+ vs Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II — 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 120 + 25 owner reviews. How we score

CrossClimate+ is ahead, 79–73

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Michelin CrossClimate+
Tire AMichelin

CrossClimate+

All Season

± 5

Tests 81 · 13 tests Owners 78 · 120 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+ +14
    73
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / – tests94≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online7776

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

    Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II: 60% × 71.1 (est.) + 40% × 75.5 = 73

    No road tests of dry for Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 81

    Wet

    CrossClimate+ +4
    77
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / – tests81≈ 76 (est.)
    Reviews found online8180

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 80.8 + 40% × 81.1 = 81

    Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II: 60% × 75.8 (est.) + 40% × 79.9 = 77

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

  3. 68

    Snow

    Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II +1
    69
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests65≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online7368

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 65.1 + 40% × 72.8 = 68

    Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 68.2 = 69

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

  4. 74

    Comfort

    CrossClimate+ +1
    73
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online7774

    CrossClimate+: 40% × 70.9 + 60% × 76.9 = 74

    Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II: 40% × 69.8 (est.) + 60% × 74.3 = 73

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

  5. 67

    Noise

    Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II +2
    69
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests68≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)73

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

    Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 72.7 = 69

    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.

    No road tests of noise for Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 82

    Treadwear

    CrossClimate+ +11
    71
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests83≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online8073

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

    Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 73 = 71

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

  7. 72

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II
    Reviews found online72–
  8. 74

    Efficiency

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimate+Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests74–
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin CrossClimate+Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II
Relative Score 79 73
Dry 87 73
Wet 81 77
Snow 68 69
Comfort 74 73
Noise 67 69
Treadwear 82 71
Handling (owners) 72 –
Efficiency 74 –

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

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± 5

CrossClimate+

± 8

Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II

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 Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin CrossClimate+ B · Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II
CategoryAll SeasonAll-Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available631
Rim diameters13″ – 19″19″
Tread depth—11/32″
UTQG—740 A A
Treadwear warranty—65,000 mi
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin CrossClimate+

Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II

Winner: Michelin CrossClimate+ — better dry, treadwear and wet. Where the Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II is ahead, it is by less than 3 points.

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 71 on treadwear.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 81 vs 77 on wet.

Tire A · Michelin CrossClimate+
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Tire B · Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II
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CrossClimate+ or Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II?

Which is better in the wet, CrossClimate+ or Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 81 vs 77 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, CrossClimate+ or Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II?

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

Which is better in snow, CrossClimate+ or Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 69 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, CrossClimate+ or Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II?

Neither, by our numbers: 67 vs 69 on the noise score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, CrossClimate+ or Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II?

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

Which lasts longer, CrossClimate+ or Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 82 vs 71 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