All-season tire Updated October 2026

Michelin Defender T+H review

Relative score from owner reviews only

Owners 71 · 1 review analysed

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Michelin Defender T+H

Two scoring systems, side by side

Owner scores come from reviews found online; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.

How scores work
Relative score
0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
Road tests
0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
Owner reviews
0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.

By owner reviews

71/100

From 1 owner review analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Dry
Overall dry
74
Corner stability
73.3
Dry traction
74.1
Steering response
73
Wet
Overall wet
74.9
Hydroplaning resistance
74
Wet traction
73.8
Snow & ice
Overall snow & ice
63.5
Light snow
66.1
Heavy snow
63.2
Ice
61.4
Comfort
Overall comfort
69.9
Ride comfort
69.6
Noise
Overall noise
69.7
Treadwear
Overall treadwear
70.1
Handling
Overall handling
71.8

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By road tests

Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.

Treadwear
74.8

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1 published test appearance

Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.

2022 Consumer Reports All-Season Tires · 215/60R16

1st of 8
DisciplinePlacementField position
Tested Tread Life (Miles)1st of 8

Source: Consumer Reports

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