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Michelin Defender T+H vs Pirelli Cinturato 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 + 2 road tests and 1 + 8 owner reviews. How we score

Defender T+H leads, 71–69 Narrow edge

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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))

Pirelli Cinturato All Season+
Tire BPirelli

Cinturato All Season+

All Season

± 9

Tests 64 · 2 tests Owners 76 · 8 reviews

Best test result: #3 of 10 in 2018 Auto Bild 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. 70

    Dry

    Defender T+H +3
    67
    Why this score
    SourceDefender T+HCinturato All Season+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 69 (est.)62
    Reviews found online7176

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

    Cinturato All Season+: 60% × 61.8 + 40% × 76 = 67

    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).

  2. 73

    Wet

    Cinturato All Season+ +1
    74
    Why this score
    SourceDefender T+HCinturato All Season+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 72 (est.)71
    Reviews found online7378

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

    Cinturato All Season+: 60% × 70.8 + 40% × 78.2 = 74

    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).

  3. 65

    Snow

    Cinturato All Season+ +6
    71
    Why this score
    SourceDefender T+HCinturato All Season+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 68 (est.)71
    Reviews found online6270

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

    Cinturato All Season+: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 70.1 = 71

    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).

  4. 68

    Comfort

    Cinturato All Season+ +6
    74
    Why this score
    SourceDefender T+HCinturato All Season+
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online6777

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

    Cinturato All Season+: 40% × 70.5 (est.) + 60% × 76.6 = 74

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

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceDefender T+HCinturato All Season+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–71
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    Cinturato All Season+: 60% × 71.4 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 69

    No owner ratings of noise for Cinturato All Season+. 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. 73

    Treadwear

    Defender T+H +10
    63
    Why this score
    SourceDefender T+HCinturato All Season+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests7655
    Reviews found online6876

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

    Cinturato All Season+: 60% × 54.6 + 40% × 76.4 = 63

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    75
    Why this score
    SourceDefender T+HCinturato All Season+
    Reviews found online–75
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    62
    Why this score
    SourceDefender T+HCinturato All Season+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–62
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Defender T+HPirelli Cinturato All Season+
Relative Score 71 69
Dry 70 67
Wet 73 74
Snow 65 71
Comfort 68 74
Noise – 69
Treadwear 73 63
Handling (owners) – 75
Efficiency – 62

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Headline score
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Defender T+H

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Cinturato 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.

DisciplineCategoryDefender T+HCinturato All Season+ΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #1/8 2022 Consumer Reports All-Season Tires #16/31 2019 All Season Tyre Performance Overview – Different tests

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 Cinturato All Season+

Pros

  • Excellent wet weather grip and performance
  • Low noise levels and high comfort, maintaining flexibility in cold temperatures
  • Predictable handling and reliable braking in rain, hail, and snow

Cons

  • Performance diminishes in warm weather with more vigorous driving
  • ABS can engage a bit early during dry braking
  • Wet braking, while predictable, is not class-leading
All owner themes in the Cinturato All Season+ review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Defender T+H B · Pirelli Cinturato All Season+
CategoryPremium Touring All Season tireAll Season
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Defender T+H

Pirelli Cinturato All Season+

Narrow edge: Michelin Defender T+H — better treadwear and dry. Pick the Pirelli Cinturato All Season+ if snow and comfort matter 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 A You want the longest tread life

Michelin Defender T+H scores 73 vs 63 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Pirelli Cinturato All Season+ scores 71 vs 65 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Pirelli Cinturato All Season+ scores 74 vs 68 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Defender T+H scores 70 vs 67 on dry.

Tire A · Michelin Defender T+H
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Tire B · Pirelli Cinturato All Season+
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Defender T+H or Cinturato All Season+?

Which is better in the wet, Defender T+H or Cinturato All Season+?

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

Which grips better on dry roads, Defender T+H or Cinturato All Season+?

Michelin Defender T+H, 70 vs 67 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Defender T+H or Cinturato All Season+?

Pirelli Cinturato All Season+, 71 vs 65 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Defender T+H or Cinturato All Season+?

Pirelli Cinturato All Season+, 74 vs 68 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Defender T+H or Cinturato All Season+?

Michelin Defender T+H, 73 vs 63 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