Tests – · 1 test Owners 69 · 1 review
Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2022 Consumer Reports All-Season Tires (tested tread life (miles))
Head-to-head
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Michelin Defender T+H vs Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus — 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 + 6 owner reviews. How we score
Defender T+H is ahead, 70–59
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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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69
Dry
Defender T+H +1158Why this score
Source Defender T+H Cinturato P7 All Season Plus Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 62 (est.) Reviews found online 70 53 Defender T+H: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 70.1 = 69
Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 61.7 (est.) + 40% × 52.7 = 58
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 0.41).
No road tests of dry for Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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72
Wet
Defender T+H +1260Why this score
Source Defender T+H Cinturato P7 All Season Plus Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 72 (est.) ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online 73 56 Defender T+H: 60% × 71.9 (est.) + 40% × 72.9 = 72
Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 62.5 (est.) + 40% × 55.7 = 60
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 Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. 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
Defender T+H +560Why this score
Source Defender T+H Cinturato P7 All Season Plus Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 65 (est.) Reviews found online 61 52 Defender T+H: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 61.2 = 65
Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 64.7 (est.) + 40% × 52.3 = 60
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 0.32).
No road tests of snow for Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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67
Comfort
Defender T+H +661Why this score
Source Defender T+H Cinturato P7 All Season Plus Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 66 57 Defender T+H: 40% × 68.2 (est.) + 60% × 66 = 67
Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 40% × 66.4 (est.) + 60% × 57 = 61
No road tests of comfort for Defender T+H or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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73
Treadwear
Defender T+H +1855Why this score
Source Defender T+H Cinturato P7 All Season Plus Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 76 ≈ 60 (est.) Reviews found online 68 48 Defender T+H: 60% × 76.1 + 40% × 68 = 73
Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 60 (est.) + 40% × 48.1 = 55
No road tests of treadwear for Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison50Why this score
Source Defender T+H Cinturato P7 All Season Plus Reviews found online – 50
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Defender T+H | Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 70 | 59 |
| Dry | 69 | 58 |
| Wet | 72 | 60 |
| Snow | 65 | 60 |
| Comfort | 67 | 61 |
| Treadwear | 73 | 55 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 50 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
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Headline score
70
/ 100
Defender T+H
59
/ 100
Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
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 Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
Pros
- Superb ride comfort and plushness
- Exceptionally low road noise with no annoying motorway hums
- Surprising and capable grip in light snow and winter conditions
Cons
- Inconsistent wet weather traction, with some finding fresh wet roads disappointing
- Durability issues including severe tread/contact area cracking
- Susceptibility to structural damage like massive sidewall bulges from potholes
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Defender T+H | B · Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Premium Touring All Season tire | Premium Touring All Season tire |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Tread depth | — | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 700 A A |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 70,000 mi |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
70
/ 100
Michelin Defender T+H
59
/ 100
Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
Winner: Michelin Defender T+H — better treadwear, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Michelin Defender T+H rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 1 review), so read this result as provisional. Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus 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 Defender T+H scores 73 vs 55 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Michelin Defender T+H scores 72 vs 60 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin Defender T+H scores 69 vs 58 on dry.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Michelin Defender T+H scores 67 vs 61 on comfort.
Tire A · Michelin Defender T+H
Tire B · Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
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Defender T+H or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?
Which is better in the wet, Defender T+H or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?
Michelin Defender T+H, 72 vs 60 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Defender T+H or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?
Michelin Defender T+H, 69 vs 58 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, Defender T+H or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?
Michelin Defender T+H, 65 vs 60 on our snow score.
Which is more comfortable, Defender T+H or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?
Michelin Defender T+H, 67 vs 61 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Defender T+H or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?
Michelin Defender T+H, 73 vs 55 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