tirewheelguide
Head-to-head Updated

Michelin Defender T+H vs Michelin Latitude Tour — 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 + 0 road tests and 1 + 9 owner reviews. How we score

Defender T+H leads, 70–67 Narrow edge

Check price on Amazon · Defender T+H or Latitude Tour on Amazon
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 Defender T+H
Tire AMichelin

Defender T+H

Premium Touring All Season tire

± 8Provisional

Tests – · 1 test Owners 69 · 1 review

Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2022 Consumer Reports All-Season Tires (tested tread life (miles))

Category by category

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

  1. 70

    Dry

    Defender T+H +2
    68
    Why this score
    SourceDefender T+HLatitude Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7169

    Defender T+H: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 70.9 = 70

    Latitude Tour: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.6 = 68

    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 Latitude Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 73

    Wet

    Defender T+H +4
    69
    Why this score
    SourceDefender T+HLatitude Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online7369

    Defender T+H: 60% × 72.2 (est.) + 40% × 73.4 = 73

    Latitude Tour: 60% × 69.6 (est.) + 40% × 68.7 = 69

    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 Latitude Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 65

    Snow

    Latitude Tour +1
    66
    Why this score
    SourceDefender T+HLatitude Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6264

    Defender T+H: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 62.1 = 65

    Latitude Tour: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 63.6 = 66

    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 Latitude Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 68

    Comfort

    Defender T+H +5
    63
    Why this score
    SourceDefender T+HLatitude Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6761

    Defender T+H: 40% × 68.7 (est.) + 60% × 67 = 68

    Latitude Tour: 40% × 67.6 (est.) + 60% × 60.6 = 63

    No road tests of comfort for Defender T+H or Latitude Tour. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 73

    Treadwear

    Defender T+H +9
    64
    Why this score
    SourceDefender T+HLatitude Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests76≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6863

    Defender T+H: 60% × 76.1 + 40% × 68 = 73

    Latitude Tour: 60% × 65.1 (est.) + 40% × 63.2 = 64

    No road tests of treadwear for Latitude Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  6. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    57
    Why this score
    SourceDefender T+HLatitude Tour
    Reviews found online–57
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Defender T+HMichelin Latitude Tour
Relative Score 70 67
Dry 70 68
Wet 73 69
Snow 65 66
Comfort 68 63
Treadwear 73 64
Handling (owners) – 57

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
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost

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

Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

Defender T+H

± 8

Latitude Tour

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 Defender T+H

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Latitude Tour

Pros

  • Exceptional tread longevity and durability
  • Very low road noise levels
  • Smooth and comfortable ride quality

Cons

  • Stiff ride characteristics, particularly in colder temperatures
  • Inconsistent tread wear patterns, including premature flaking
  • Limited performance in true winter conditions despite M+S rating
All owner themes in the Latitude Tour review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Defender T+H B · Michelin Latitude Tour
CategoryPremium Touring All Season tireAll Season
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Defender T+H

Michelin Latitude Tour

Narrow edge: Michelin Defender T+H — better treadwear, comfort and wet. Where the Michelin Latitude Tour is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Michelin Defender T+H rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 1 review), so read this result as provisional. Michelin Latitude Tour rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Michelin Defender T+H scores 73 vs 64 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin Defender T+H scores 68 vs 63 on comfort.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Defender T+H scores 73 vs 69 on wet.

Tire A · Michelin Defender T+H
Check price on Amazon
Tire B · Michelin Latitude Tour
Check price on Amazon

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

Defender T+H or Latitude Tour?

Which is better in the wet, Defender T+H or Latitude Tour?

Michelin Defender T+H, 73 vs 69 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Defender T+H or Latitude Tour?

Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 68 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is better in snow, Defender T+H or Latitude Tour?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 66 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Defender T+H or Latitude Tour?

Michelin Defender T+H, 68 vs 63 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Defender T+H or Latitude Tour?

Michelin Defender T+H, 73 vs 64 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