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Yokohama AVID TOURING-S vs Michelin Defender T+H — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

Defender T+H is ahead, 72–66

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Tire BMichelin

Defender T+H

Premium Touring All Season tire

Tests – · 1 test Owners 71 · 1 review

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 66

    Dry

    Defender T+H +6
    72
    Why this score
    SourceAVID TOURING-SDefender T+H
    Reviews found online6674
  2. 67

    Wet

    Defender T+H +7
    74
    Why this score
    SourceAVID TOURING-SDefender T+H
    Reviews found online6675
  3. 62

    Snow

    Defender T+H +4
    66
    Why this score
    SourceAVID TOURING-SDefender T+H
    Reviews found online5764
  4. 68

    Comfort

    Defender T+H +2
    70
    Why this score
    SourceAVID TOURING-SDefender T+H
    Reviews found online6670
  5. 67

    Noise

    Defender T+H +1
    68
    Why this score
    SourceAVID TOURING-SDefender T+H
    Reviews found online6870
  6. 67

    Treadwear

    Defender T+H +6
    73
    Why this score
    SourceAVID TOURING-SDefender T+H
    Professional tests (TWG score)–75
    Reviews found online6870
  7. 64

    Handling

    Defender T+H +8
    72
    Why this score
    SourceAVID TOURING-SDefender T+H
    Reviews found online6472
Scores at a glance
CategoryYokohama AVID TOURING-SMichelin Defender T+H
Relative Score 66 72
Dry 66 72
Wet 67 74
Snow 62 66
Comfort 68 70
Noise 67 68
Treadwear 67 73
Handling 64 72

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Headline score

AVID TOURING-S

Defender T+H

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Yokohama AVID TOURING-S B · Michelin Defender T+H
Category—Premium Touring All Season tire
Vehicle type—SUV and 4x4
Sizes available28—
Rim diameters15″ – 17″—
Tread depth11/32″—
UTQG620 A B—
Treadwear warranty80,000 mi—
SidewallWhitewall—

Which one should you actually buy?

Yokohama AVID TOURING-S

Michelin Defender T+H

Winner: Michelin Defender T+H — better handling, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Defender T+H scores 72 vs 64 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Defender T+H scores 74 vs 67 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Defender T+H scores 72 vs 66 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Defender T+H scores 73 vs 67 on treadwear.

Tire A · Yokohama AVID TOURING-S
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

72

Leads

Defender T+H

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