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Michelin Premier A/S vs Michelin CrossClimate+ — 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 0 + 13 road tests and 7 + 119 owner reviews. How we score

CrossClimate+ is ahead, 80–62

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Michelin Premier A/S
Tire AMichelin

Premier A/S

All Season

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 55 · 7 reviews

Michelin CrossClimate+
Tire BMichelin

CrossClimate+

All Season

± 5

Tests 81 · 13 tests Owners 78 · 119 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 15 in 2019 Summer and 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. 65

    Dry

    CrossClimate+ +22
    87
    Why this score
    SourcePremier A/SCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 13 tests≈ 66 (est.)94
    Reviews found online6378

    Premier A/S: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 62.8 = 65

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 93.7 + 40% × 77.9 = 87

    No road tests of dry for Premier A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 68

    Wet

    CrossClimate+ +13
    81
    Why this score
    SourcePremier A/SCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 13 tests≈ 69 (est.)81
    Reviews found online6781

    Premier A/S: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 66.7 = 68

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 80.9 + 40% × 81.3 = 81

    No road tests of wet for Premier A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 59

    Snow

    CrossClimate+ +10
    69
    Why this score
    SourcePremier A/SCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests≈ 64 (est.)65
    Reviews found online5273

    Premier A/S: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 52.1 = 59

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 65.5 + 40% × 73.1 = 69

    No road tests of snow for Premier A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 62

    Comfort

    CrossClimate+ +13
    75
    Why this score
    SourcePremier A/SCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 67 (est.)71
    Reviews found online5878

    Premier A/S: 40% × 67.2 (est.) + 60% × 58.4 = 62

    CrossClimate+: 40% × 70.9 + 60% × 77.6 = 75

    No road tests of comfort for Premier A/S. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePremier A/SCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests–68
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 67.8 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 67

    No owner ratings of noise for CrossClimate+. 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. 47

    Treadwear

    CrossClimate+ +35
    82
    Why this score
    SourcePremier A/SCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 55 (est.)83
    Reviews found online3480

    Premier A/S: 60% × 55 (est.) + 40% × 34.1 = 47

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 83.1 + 40% × 79.6 = 82

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

  7. 61

    Handling (owners)

    CrossClimate+ +11
    72
    Why this score
    SourcePremier A/SCrossClimate+
    Reviews found online6172
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    75
    Why this score
    SourcePremier A/SCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests–75
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Premier A/SMichelin CrossClimate+
Relative Score 62 80
Dry 65 87
Wet 68 81
Snow 59 69
Comfort 62 75
Noise – 67
Treadwear 47 82
Handling (owners) 61 72
Efficiency – 75

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

Premier A/S

± 5

CrossClimate+

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 Premier A/S

Pros

  • Comfortable ride quality with effective bump damping
  • Predictable and precise handling in dry conditions
  • Good center-line tracking and steering feedback

Cons

  • Disappointing tread life and premature wear
  • Poor traction and confidence in snow and ice
  • Susceptibility to hydroplaning at highway speeds
All owner themes in the Premier A/S review

Tire B CrossClimate+

Pros

  • Excellent traction and confidence in light to moderate snow and ice.
  • Strong wet and dry road handling that rivals dedicated summer tires.
  • Impressive tread longevity and durability over high mileage.

Cons

  • Performance in wet conditions can diminish significantly as the tire wears.
  • Increased road noise reported by some users compared to dedicated summer tires.
  • Occasional reports of a harsh or 'bouncy' ride on certain vehicle suspensions.
All owner themes in the CrossClimate+ review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Premier A/S B · Michelin CrossClimate+
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—63
Rim diameters—13″ – 19″

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Premier A/S

Michelin CrossClimate+

Winner: Michelin CrossClimate+ — better treadwear, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Michelin Premier A/S rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 7 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 82 vs 47 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 87 vs 65 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 81 vs 68 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 75 vs 62 on comfort.

Tire A · Michelin Premier A/S
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Tire B · Michelin CrossClimate+
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Premier A/S or CrossClimate+?

Which is better in the wet, Premier A/S or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 81 vs 68 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Premier A/S or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 87 vs 65 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Premier A/S or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 69 vs 59 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Premier A/S or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 75 vs 62 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Premier A/S or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 82 vs 47 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