Tests – · none yet Owners – · 2 reviews (needs 5)
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Michelin Premier LTX vs Michelin Defender T+H — 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 + 1 road tests and 2 + 1 owner reviews. How we score
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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.
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Dry
No comparison70Why this score
Source Premier LTX Defender T+H Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online – 71 Defender T+H: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 70.9 = 70
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).
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Wet
No comparison73Why this score
Source Premier LTX Defender T+H Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 72 (est.) Reviews found online – 73 Defender T+H: 60% × 72.2 (est.) + 40% × 73.4 = 73
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).
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Snow
No comparison65Why this score
Source Premier LTX Defender T+H Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online – 62 Defender T+H: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 62.1 = 65
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).
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Comfort
No comparison68Why this score
Source Premier LTX Defender T+H Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online – 67 Defender T+H: 40% × 68.7 (est.) + 60% × 67 = 68
No road tests of comfort for Defender T+H. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Treadwear
No comparison73Why this score
Source Premier LTX Defender T+H Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 76 Reviews found online – 68 Defender T+H: 60% × 76.1 + 40% × 68 = 73
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Premier LTX | Michelin Defender T+H |
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| Relative Score | – | 70 |
| Dry | – | 70 |
| Wet | – | 73 |
| Snow | – | 65 |
| Comfort | – | 68 |
| Treadwear | – | 73 |
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.
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Headline score
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Premier LTX
70
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Defender T+H
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 LTX
Pros
- High levels of overall performance and handling
- Strong brand reputation for quality and engineering
- Comfortable and refined ride characteristics
Cons
- Insufficient initial tread depth
- Concerns regarding premature tread wear
- Perceived lack of value due to limited lifespan
Tire B Defender T+H
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Premier LTX | B · Michelin Defender T+H |
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| Category | Premium Touring All Season tire | Premium Touring All Season tire |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | SUV and 4x4 |
Which one should you actually buy?
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Michelin Premier LTX
70
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Michelin Defender T+H
Only Michelin Defender T+H has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Michelin Premier LTX
Tire B · Michelin Defender T+H
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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