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 Pirelli P Zero 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 + 0 road tests and 1 + 19 owner reviews. How we score
Defender T+H is ahead, 70–62
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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 +861Why this score
Source Defender T+H P Zero All Season Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online 70 57 Defender T+H: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 70 = 69
P Zero All Season: 60% × 63.4 (est.) + 40% × 56.8 = 61
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 P Zero All Season. 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 +468Why this score
Source Defender T+H P Zero All Season Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 72 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 73 67 Defender T+H: 60% × 71.9 (est.) + 40% × 72.8 = 72
P Zero All Season: 60% × 68.7 (est.) + 40% × 67 = 68
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 P Zero 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
Defender T+H +560Why this score
Source Defender T+H P Zero All Season Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 65 (est.) Reviews found online 61 52 Defender T+H: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 61.1 = 65
P Zero All Season: 60% × 64.6 (est.) + 40% × 51.9 = 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 P Zero All Season. 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 +760Why this score
Source Defender T+H P Zero All Season Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 66 56 Defender T+H: 40% × 68.1 (est.) + 60% × 66 = 67
P Zero All Season: 40% × 66.2 (est.) + 60% × 56.4 = 60
No road tests of comfort for Defender T+H. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
No road tests of comfort for P Zero All Season. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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Noise
No comparison65Why this score
Source Defender T+H P Zero All Season Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online – 64 P Zero All Season: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 63.8 = 65
No road tests of noise for P Zero All Season. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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73
Treadwear
Defender T+H +1954Why this score
Source Defender T+H P Zero All Season Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 76 ≈ 59 (est.) Reviews found online 68 46 Defender T+H: 60% × 76.1 + 40% × 67.9 = 73
P Zero All Season: 60% × 58.9 (est.) + 40% × 45.5 = 54
No road tests of treadwear for P Zero All Season. 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 comparison54Why this score
Source Defender T+H P Zero All Season Reviews found online – 54
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Defender T+H | Pirelli P Zero All Season |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 70 | 62 |
| Dry | 69 | 61 |
| Wet | 72 | 68 |
| Snow | 65 | 60 |
| Comfort | 67 | 60 |
| Noise | – | 65 |
| Treadwear | 73 | 54 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 54 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
70
/ 100
Defender T+H
62
/ 100
P Zero All Season
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 P Zero All Season
Pros
- Exceptional dry grip and responsive, sporty handling
- Quiet and smooth initial ride comfort
- Good wet-weather traction and hydroplaning resistance when new
Cons
- Dismal tread life and rapid, premature wear
- Poor winter performance in snow and ice
- Increased road noise and humming as the tires wear down
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Defender T+H | B · Pirelli P Zero All Season |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Premium Touring All Season tire | All Season Ultra High Performance tires |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 31 |
| Rim diameters | — | 17″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | — | 9/32″ |
| UTQG | 820 A - B B | 500 A A |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
70
/ 100
Michelin Defender T+H
62
/ 100
Pirelli P Zero All Season
Winner: Michelin Defender T+H — better treadwear, dry and comfort. 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 P Zero All Season rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 19 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Michelin Defender T+H scores 73 vs 54 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin Defender T+H scores 69 vs 61 on dry.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Michelin Defender T+H scores 67 vs 60 on comfort.
Pick tire A
You drive through snowy winters
Michelin Defender T+H scores 65 vs 60 on snow.
Tire A · Michelin Defender T+H
Tire B · Pirelli P Zero All Season
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Defender T+H or P Zero All Season?
Which is better in the wet, Defender T+H or P Zero All Season?
Michelin Defender T+H, 72 vs 68 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Defender T+H or P Zero All Season?
Michelin Defender T+H, 69 vs 61 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, Defender T+H or P Zero All Season?
Michelin Defender T+H, 65 vs 60 on our snow score.
Which is more comfortable, Defender T+H or P Zero All Season?
Michelin Defender T+H, 67 vs 60 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Defender T+H or P Zero All Season?
Michelin Defender T+H, 73 vs 54 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