Tests – · 1 test Owners 69 · 1 review
Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2022 Consumer Reports All-Season Tires (tested tread life (miles))
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Michelin Defender T+H vs Firestone All Season — 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 1 + 1 road tests and 1 + 42 owner reviews. How we score
All Season leads, 73–71 Narrow edge
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Tests – · 1 test Owners 75 · 42 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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70
Dry
All Season +575Why this score
Source Defender T+H All Season Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 72 (est.) Reviews found online 71 78 Defender T+H: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 70.8 = 70
All Season: 60% × 72.4 (est.) + 40% × 78.3 = 75
No road tests of dry for Defender T+H. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
No road tests of dry for All Season. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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73
Wet
All Season +477Why this score
Source Defender T+H All Season Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 72 (est.) ≈ 75 (est.) Reviews found online 73 79 Defender T+H: 60% × 72.2 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 73
All Season: 60% × 75.5 (est.) + 40% × 79.3 = 77
No road tests of wet for Defender T+H. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
No road tests of wet for All Season. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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65
Snow
All Season +469Why this score
Source Defender T+H All Season Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 62 68 Defender T+H: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 62.1 = 65
All Season: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 68.2 = 69
No road tests of snow for Defender T+H. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
No road tests of snow for All Season. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
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68
Comfort
All Season +371Why this score
Source Defender T+H All Season Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 67 72 Defender T+H: 40% × 68.7 (est.) + 60% × 66.9 = 68
All Season: 40% × 69.7 (est.) + 60% × 72 = 71
No road tests of comfort for Defender T+H or All Season. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison69Why this score
Source Defender T+H All Season Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online – 72 All Season: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 71.6 = 69
No road tests of noise for All Season. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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73
Treadwear
Defender T+H +469Why this score
Source Defender T+H All Season Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests 76 67 Reviews found online 68 73 Tested Tread Life (Miles) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 100% 77% Defender T+H: 60% × 76.1 + 40% × 67.9 = 73
All Season: 60% × 66.9 + 40% × 72.8 = 69
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Defender T+H | Firestone All Season |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 71 | 73 |
| Dry | 70 | 75 |
| Wet | 73 | 77 |
| Snow | 65 | 69 |
| Comfort | 68 | 71 |
| Noise | – | 69 |
| Treadwear | 73 | 69 |
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Headline score
71
/ 100
Defender T+H
73
/ 100
All Season
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
The professional test results behind the scores
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
In the overall rankings of 1 tests that ran both, Michelin Defender T+H finished ahead 1 times and Firestone All Season 0 times.
| Discipline | Category | Defender T+H | All Season | Δ | Head-to-head |
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| Tested Tread Life (Miles) | Treadwear | 100% | 77% | +23.5 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2022 Consumer Reports All-Season Tires · 215/60R16 |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #1/8 | #6/8 | – | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2022 Consumer Reports All-Season Tires · 215/60R16 |
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Defender T+H | B · Firestone All Season |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Premium Touring All Season tire | All Season Touring tires |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 62 |
| Rim diameters | — | 14″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | — | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 560 A B |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 65,000 mi |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 44 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
71
/ 100
Michelin Defender T+H
73
/ 100
Firestone All Season
Narrow edge: Firestone All Season — better dry, wet and snow. Pick the Michelin Defender T+H if treadwear matters most to you. Michelin Defender T+H rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 1 review), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Firestone All Season scores 75 vs 70 on dry.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Michelin Defender T+H scores 73 vs 69 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Firestone All Season scores 77 vs 73 on wet.
Pick tire B
You drive through snowy winters
Firestone All Season scores 69 vs 65 on snow.
Tire A · Michelin Defender T+H
Tire B · Firestone All Season
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Defender T+H or All Season?
Which is better in the wet, Defender T+H or All Season?
Firestone All Season, 77 vs 73 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Defender T+H or All Season?
Firestone All Season, 75 vs 70 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, Defender T+H or All Season?
Firestone All Season, 69 vs 65 on our snow score.
Which is more comfortable, Defender T+H or All Season?
Firestone All Season, 71 vs 68 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Defender T+H or All Season?
Michelin Defender T+H, 73 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