tirewheelguide

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

Head-to-head Updated

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. Based on 2 + 0 road tests and 152 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: CrossClimate and Energy E3B are level at 74.

Check price on Amazon · CrossClimate Check price on Amazon · Energy E3B
Add your size for an exact match
/R

Both Amazon links then search this exact size.

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.

Michelin CrossClimate
Tire AMichelin

CrossClimate

All Season

Tests 74 · 2 tests Owners 72 · 152 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 14 in 2018 New and Worn Summer Tyre Test (noise)

Michelin Energy E3B
Tire BMichelin

Energy E3B

Summer

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 75 · 6 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 76

    Dry

    CrossClimate +3
    73
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimateEnergy E3B
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests78≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online7376

    CrossClimate: 60% × 77.5 + 40% × 72.6 = 76

    Energy E3B: 60% × 71 (est.) + 40% × 75.8 = 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 0.40).

  2. 75

    Wet

    Energy E3B +5
    80
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimateEnergy E3B
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests75≈ 77 (est.)
    Reviews found online7683

    CrossClimate: 60% × 75.1 + 40% × 75.7 = 75

    Energy E3B: 60% × 77.3 (est.) + 40% × 83.2 = 80

    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 0.56).

  3. 68

    Snow

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimateEnergy E3B
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests71–
    Reviews found online64–

    CrossClimate: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 64 = 68

  4. 72

    Comfort

    CrossClimate +1
    71
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimateEnergy E3B
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online7572

    CrossClimate: 60% × 70.1 (est.) + 40% × 74.9 = 72

    Energy E3B: 60% × 69.6 (est.) + 40% × 71.9 = 71

    No road tests of comfort for CrossClimate or Energy E3B. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 69

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimateEnergy E3B
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

    CrossClimate: 60% × 70.7 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 69

    No owner ratings of noise for CrossClimate. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 72

    Treadwear

    CrossClimate +5
    67
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimateEnergy E3B
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests73≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online7168

    CrossClimate: 60% × 73 + 40% × 70.9 = 72

    Energy E3B: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 67.8 = 67

    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 0.31).

  7. 72

    Handling (owners)

    Energy E3B +5
    77
    Why this score
    SourceCrossClimateEnergy E3B
    Reviews found online7277
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin CrossClimateMichelin Energy E3B
Relative Score 74 74
Dry 76 73
Wet 75 80
Snow 68 –
Comfort 72 71
Noise 69 –
Treadwear 72 67
Handling (owners) 72 77

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

Weight the categories that matter to you

Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost

Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost

Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Recomputed
Headline score

CrossClimate

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

  • Exceptional tread life and durability
  • Strong wet-weather grip and hydroplaning resistance
  • Reliable traction in light snow and cold conditions

Cons

  • Tendency to pick up and retain small stones in the tread pattern
  • Noticeable drop in performance as tread depth decreases
  • Potential for reduced fuel economy compared to dedicated summer tires
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

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin CrossClimate

Michelin Energy E3B

Too close to call: Michelin CrossClimate and Michelin Energy E3B are within 2 points overall. Michelin CrossClimate is stronger on treadwear and dry. Michelin Energy E3B is stronger on wet. 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 longest tread life

Michelin CrossClimate scores 72 vs 67 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Energy E3B scores 80 vs 75 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin CrossClimate scores 76 vs 73 on dry.

Tire A · Michelin CrossClimate
Check price on Amazon
Tire B · Michelin Energy E3B
Check price on Amazon

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.

CrossClimate or Energy E3B?

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

Michelin Energy E3B, 80 vs 75 on our wet score.

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

Michelin CrossClimate, 76 vs 73 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, CrossClimate or Energy E3B?

Neither, by our numbers: 72 vs 71 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, CrossClimate or Energy E3B?

Michelin CrossClimate, 72 vs 67 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