In this article we will be looking at independent tire test data, and real world driver reviews of the Michelin X Ice North 4 and the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 to find out which tire is best for your own driving.
The good news is that both the Michelin X Ice North 4 and Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 are Premium Touring Winter tires designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars, which means comparing the two tires is relatively simple.
Both tires are hugely popular in the market place with drivers, and both have been featured in independent tire tests.
Independent comparison tire tests are the best source of data to get tire information from, and the good news is there have been three tests which compare both tires directly!
Out of these three tests:
While it might look like the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 is better than the Michelin X Ice North 4 purely based on the higher number of test wins, tires are very complicated objects which means where one tire is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Lets look at how the two tires compare across multiple tire test categories.
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Michelin X Ice North 4 was better during two dry braking tests. On average the Michelin X Ice North 4 stopped the vehicle in 0.47% less distance than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.
Best In Dry Braking: Michelin X Ice North 4
See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Michelin X Ice North 4: 31.1M | Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 31.4M |
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 32.79M | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 32.57M |
2023 Studded Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Michelin X Ice North 4: 32.37M | Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 32.74M |
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Michelin X Ice North 4 was better during one subj. dry handling tests. On average the Michelin X Ice North 4 scored 40% more points than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.
Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Michelin X Ice North 4
See how the Subj. Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
2023 Studded Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Michelin X Ice North 4: 5 Points | Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 3 Points |
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during two wet braking tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 stopped the vehicle in 1.51% less distance than the Michelin X Ice North 4.
Best In Wet Braking: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 37.3M | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 35.9M |
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 38.54M | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 37.21M |
2023 Studded Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Michelin X Ice North 4: 37.56M | Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 38.58M |
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during three wet handling [s] tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was 1.51% faster around a wet lap than the Michelin X Ice North 4.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 36.2s | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 35.3s |
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 43.11s | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 42.57s |
2023 Studded Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 41.8s | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 41.4s |
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Michelin X Ice North 4 was better during one straight aqua tests. On average the Michelin X Ice North 4 floated at a 1.43% higher speed than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.
Best In Straight Aqua: Michelin X Ice North 4
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
2023 Studded Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Michelin X Ice North 4: 55.9Km/H | Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 55.1Km/H |
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Michelin X Ice North 4 was better during two snow braking tests. On average the Michelin X Ice North 4 stopped the vehicle in 0.45% less distance than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.
Best In Snow Braking: Michelin X Ice North 4
See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Michelin X Ice North 4: 51M | Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 51.5M |
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Michelin X Ice North 4: 15.11M | Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 15.26M |
2023 Studded Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 13.24M | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 12.96M |
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 accelerated 0% faster than the Michelin X Ice North 4.
Best In Snow Traction: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Michelin X Ice North 4: 5.8s | Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 5.9s |
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 4.77s | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 4.65s |
2023 Studded Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Michelin X Ice North 4: 4.83s | Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 4.85s |
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Michelin X Ice North 4 was better during one snow handling [s] tests. On average the Michelin X Ice North 4 was 0.08% faster around a lap than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.
Best In Snow Handling [s]: Michelin X Ice North 4
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Michelin X Ice North 4: 52.3s | Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 53.3s |
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 84.73s | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 84.6s |
2023 Studded Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 75.5s | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 74.8s |
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during three ice braking tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 stopped the vehicle 4.46% shorter than the Michelin X Ice North 4.
Best In Ice Braking: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
See how the Ice Braking winner was calculated >>
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 38.8M | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 36.4M |
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 12.82M | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 12.51M |
2023 Studded Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 12.93M | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 12.77M |
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during two ice traction tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 accelerated 1.75% faster than the Michelin X Ice North 4.
Best In Ice Traction: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
See how the Ice Traction winner was calculated >>
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 3.8s | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 3.6s |
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 4.39s | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 4.17s |
2023 Studded Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Michelin X Ice North 4: 5.55s | Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 5.74s |
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during three ice handling [s] tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was 1.19% faster around a lap than the Michelin X Ice North 4.
Best In Ice Handling [s]: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
See how the Ice Handling winner was calculated >>
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 54.5s | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 54.1s |
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 62.7s | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 61.54s |
2023 Studded Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 39.6s | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 39.3s |
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during zero subj. comfort tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 scored 0% more points than the Michelin X Ice North 4.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>
2023 Studded Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 3 Points | Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 3 Points |
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during zero subj. noise tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 scored 0% more points than the Michelin X Ice North 4.
Best In Subj. Noise: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
See how the Subj. Noise winner was calculated >>
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 7 Points | Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 7 Points |
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during two noise tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 measured 0.27% quieter than the Michelin X Ice North 4.
Best In Noise: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 70.3dB | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 70.1dB |
2023 Studded Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 75.8dB | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 75.6dB |
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Michelin X Ice North 4 was better during two price tests. On average the Michelin X Ice North 4 cost 2.47% less than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.
Best In Price: Michelin X Ice North 4
See how the Price winner was calculated >>
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 650 | Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 650 |
2023 Studded Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Michelin X Ice North 4: 2435 | Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 2513 |
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better during one rolling resistance tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 had a 2.73% lower rolling resistance than the Michelin X Ice North 4.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>
2023 Studded Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
Michelin X Ice North 4: 5.5kg / t | ✓ Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10: 5.35kg / t |
Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Michelin X Ice North 4 and Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.
In total the Michelin X Ice North 4 has been reviewed 9 times and drivers have given the tire 84% overall.
The Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 has been reviewed 5 times and drivers have given the tire 85% overall.
This means drivers in real world driving, people prefer the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10.
In conclusion the Michelin X Ice North 4 was better in dry braking, subj. dry handling, straight aqua, snow braking, snow handling [s] and price tests, whereas the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 was better in wet braking, wet handling [s], snow traction, ice braking, ice traction, ice handling [s], subj. comfort, subj. noise, noise and rolling resistance tests.
Which tire is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tire, but comparing all the data in the tire reviews database, on balance the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 seems to be the best tire overall.
Overall Winner: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10
This page has been developed using tire industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tires in the same test.
Why is this important? Tire testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tire test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tire tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tire Reviews which feature both the Michelin X Ice North 4 and Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tire comparison, Tire Reviews doesn't.