Owners generally rate the Michelin CrossClimate 2 highly, most often praising its dependable all-weather grip with standout snow traction and strong dry and wet grip for an all-season tire. Comfort is commonly reported as very good and a sizeable minority also find it quiet, though road noise is a recurring talking point with roughly one in eight owners complaining it can hum or rumble. The main consistent drawback is efficiency: around one in seven owners report noticeably worse fuel economy/EV range (rolling resistance). A smaller but meaningful group also criticise wet handling confidence, particularly when pushed, even though straight-line wet grip and aquaplaning resistance tend to be viewed positively.
What owners mention most counted across 155 reviews
Ran these for two years on my BMW. Initially I was worried more about hot weather performance, thinking that they might feel soft, or even wear prematurely. I was wrong to worry.
The steering felt lighter, initially perhaps I was concerned on wet roads, but this was a lightness rather than a lack of grip. They actually improved the feel of the BMW.
Compared with the previous summer tire, there was a reduction in road noise and an increase in comfort without loosing any directness of steering.
As you can probably guess, I was really impressed. Would I buy the same again? No - but that's only because the new Cross Climate 3 and Cross Climate 3 Sport are out (only the latter is available in my size) and, since it promises the same but better, why wouldn't I? Just awaiting for some cold weather, and will put on a set of CC3 Sports and keep my PS4's, which still have excellent life, for next summer.
These tires were exceptional, when I got them in December 2022, they did a solid 55,000 km over all terrain over 2 years, I got them for a trip to the Scottish Highlands in early January of so there was lots of inclement weather to challenge them and a lot of motorway milage after that, I did rotate them and track them regularly, i think if i have paid more attention towards end of life I'd have seen another 5k km out of them, it was uneven wear in the end that meant they needed replacing.
I have never felt such traction to the road with tires like the CC, every surface, every time, I felt so planted to the road.
I replaced them with Bridgestone Turanza 6s as I was interested to see would I see any notable fuel diffence in an A rated from a C rated, I did not, and being A rated they have worn alot quicker, I'll be returning to AS tires next time. Unfortunatley the CC3s are not out in my size though so might have to try elsewhere.
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very strong on dry, do matter if was cold or warm. also suprised on snow, going much further than all season Vredestein Quadrac Pro, or winter Yokohama Wdrive v902a. Very quiet and pretty comfortable, although it were XL tires. I've done on them over 50000 km, and on the drive axle they just started to show some wear, on rear axle they looked like new. big minus: they were bad on wet. Aquaplanning never suprised me, but braking, strong accelerating - much worse than dry/snow performance
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I purchased this tire for my 2017 GLC 300 in 2024.
I am living in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada where we have A LOT OF rainy days. Almost half of the non-winter days had rain and 30% of those days we have heavy rains.
This tire is amazing when dealing with Hydroplaning on the highway. It never ever made me feel the tires were lifted by the water on the highway while I was driving. It gives me such confidence that when I have the chance to choose, in any rainy days here, I will choose my smaller GLC with this tire to drive my kid around town, than my 2020 GLE with factory all-season tires.
I used to have another great tire, Continental Extremecontact DWS. That was an amazing tire on the wet road as well. But the Cross Climate 2 surpasses Extremecontact DWS on the noise level. Cross Climate 2 has way less tire noise than the Extremecontact DWS. Not saying the Extremecontact is noisy. It is a quiet tire too. But when comparing these two tires, if road noise from the tire is a huge factor to your decision, go with Cross Climate 2.
This is one amazing all season tire for moderate drivers. I have done 80k km on them for 3,5 years. The first 60k km I felt very safe on these tires. Only in the last 20k km I noticed weaker performance on wet roads, slightly longer braking distance on all surfaces and slightly faster wear. The tires still have almost 4mm of tread on them, although it is clear that they are nearing the end and that they cannot go much further.
I only rotated them once after two years (put the rear ones in front), and the climate conditions in which I drove were mostly dry and wet roads at temperatures from -10 to +40. I only drove them briefly on snow twice, but I did not notice any difference compared to winter tires. I did not use them on ice.
Would definitely recommend this tire to anyone who drives moderately and wants quality tires on their car. Considering the kilometers traveled, it was absolutely worth paying the higher price for these tires
Replaced existing Yokohama Dunlop mix. Wanted better winter grip. Had expected the tires to be noisier than previous summer tires, but surprisingly quieter. Drove in snow for a couple of weeks this past winter in up to 8 inches of snow and slush in town and very good.
Very noisy on Seat Leon ST, much louder than previous cheap tires. Fuel efficiency has also dropped by about 5%. Possibly a good tire if you're likely to drive in snow. Can't recommend.
Following on from my original review 12 months ago... I'm still impressed with the tires. After nine thousand miles, they look to be wearing well. Comfort and cabin noise levels are still impressive.
The only negative I've found with them is that when cornering at higher speeds they aren't as grippy as my previous Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires.
That's only to be expected, as the Cross Climate 2 is an all season tire as opposed to the Pilot Sport 4 being a summer performance tire.
