Owners largely agree the Michelin CrossClimate is a strong all-rounder, most often praised for confident dry and wet grip, low noise and reassuring traction in light-to-moderate snow. Longevity is another standout, with many reporting impressively high mileages for an all-season tire, and ride comfort is frequently described as very good. A smaller but noticeable minority (around one in ten) mention compromises such as reduced steering feel, and some also flag it as expensive or not the best for fuel economy.
What owners mention most counted across 132 reviews
Long story short, I've never been a fan of all seasons but this tire has won me over big time. It's an ideal tire for the occasional encounter with snow and ice and performs extremely well as a cold resistant dry road tire. They feel more like a summer tire and won't kill the fun for more "spirited" drivers. In fact I think they're better then some summer rubber I've been through. I do notice a rather intense wear compared to other tires I've had. Guess that's the price to pay for an otherwise overwhelmingly positive performance. If you're looking for an all seaon tire that doesn't annoy you and has plenty of reserve when the air gets cold and the roads snowed up, this one is a great option. It's also very resilient. I had a run in with a very bad pothole. The tire was fine, it was the wheel that broke. I'll likely put them on again.
Worst tires I ever had. Bought them to replace my combination of summer and winter tires (Bridgestone turanza and Dunlop winter sport). After first summer (30-35 Celsius) Crossclimate was teared up here and there. Not the same at whole surface, but tear and break every 5-10 cm. And on the winter (-5-0 Celsius) at first they seemed ok, until they were not - almost had accident because couldn't stop on snowy road (where my previous winter tires didn't had problems). So my conclusion is crossclimate is worse than cheapest summer tires, and worse than cheapest winter tires.
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Lexus
225/45 R17
3,500 miles
Mostly Town
Average
At new, the tires only have tread depth of 7mm, compared to 8-9mm for other tires.
The front tires are now 5.5mm after only 3,500 miles. At this rate, I will have to replace them not much over 10,000 miles.
Extremely unimpressed with what is an expensive tire and I won't be putting these on my car again.
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Replaced oem Bridgestone which were worn out at 15000 miles. The Michelin are showing about 50% wear at 25000, and this alone would guarantee repurchase when necessary. But handling, comfort and ride also excell, the car feeling very different and inspiring confidence in all situations, both wet and dry.
no ice grip at all. not good in the wet. aqua plane not bad but pull off traction is poor. find the tire quite wobbly on the sidewalls too. they had some pull in the snow but not enough to give any real confidence. basically its better than having a summer tire but for the price i could have gotten much better.
I live in Yorkshire. Little snow to be had. Two winters back we had a snowfall and it laid in the country. I set off in my Yeti on Continental winter tires (850s I think}. They managed the snow fine and in pushing the Yeti I did manage to create a skid on a bend.
Now over to the Cross Climates on my 2.0 tdi Passat estate. I travelled the same route and I was just as impressed. While the winters on the Yeti (2wd) were excellent, I couldn't really tell the difference between the winter tires and the Cross Climates. I was careful on the compacted areas but far happier than I would have been on a traditional summer rubber.
The Cross Climates have been excellent in all weathers including 33C last summer. I have completed 15,000 miles and this autumn have swapped front to back. Front having 4mm and back 6mm remaining. I expect to get to 30,000 and will replace with new all seasons although I will review others when I get to that point and the 4seasons from Goodyear maybe the next ones on my car. One thing for certain - I'll be buying all seasons tires for any car I own for the rest of my driving days. It's really silly not to - and furthermore ....for the cost of a bar snack for four you can move up to a premium tread and have the best quality on the road. It might just save a life.
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Skoda
235/50 R19 W
2,000 miles
Mostly Country Roads
Average
I put Michelin Crossclimate tires on my new Skoda Kodiaq 4 x 4. They performed as well as the reviews BUT I have one observation that I feel you and your readers should be made aware of. If the car is parked on my (or other) gravel driveways the gravel will stick to the tires. And I mean stick! The longer the car is parked the more the gravel becomes stuck. The gravel stays on the tires as I reverse up the driveway and is then deposited on the roadway. The gravel is so well stuck that the car feels like it is going over bumps as the tires rotate. The problem is bad enough for me to now go to the trouble of prising off the gravel each time I use the car! The tires have done this since new (now covered around 2000 miles and around 6 months old) and the problem is present irrespective of weather conditions - it makes no difference if it's freezing cold, hot, wet or dry.
The problem isn't related to the gravel type in our driveway, it's a standard chipping used by the developer on our and neighbouring properties. My neighbours do not have the gravel sticking to their tires - needless to say, they don't have Crossclimate tires. Our other car (Suzuki S Cross All Grip) has Vector 4Season tires on it and from brand new the gravel has never stuck to them. I also have a motorbike (BMW 1250GS) and it's soft compound tires do not pick up the gravel either. I can drive the full length of our driveway to put the motorbike in the garage and not have a single piece of gravel in the garage.
So the Crossclimates are a tire with excellent performance but also with a considerable flaw should one regularly park on gravel.
Given that this is a winter rated summer tire I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how well they handle in the wet and ice. Only driven once in snow but were way better than normal summer tires on my rear wheel drive BMW 5 series. Not as good as some tires in the dry but completely manageable. Comfort levels felt unchanged from the previous Pirelli tires fitted by BMW.
Pretty much great tire overall.
In the dry i had no problems with understeer.
In the wet they are not the best tires i tested, some understeer happens quite often but its probably bad road quality in my country that is problem.
In the snow i had overall ok perfomance they will pull you almost anywhere but they are just for snow emergency situations, i would not fit them in snowy areas.
Wear is amazing, 1.5 years and they are almost as new.
Excellent Tire.
Very sure footed in the dry and decent in the wet, in the snow you have to take it easy but they are ok. the longevity of this tire is amazing, nearly 46000 miles!
Comfort is also excellent.
Would highly recommend this tire if your looking for an all-rounder.
22000 miles nearside on the marks and off side about.0.5 millimeter above the marks. Good wet braking and good dry braking. Tire very quiet can't hear them. Only on the front of car fulkens on the back. Good in the snow and ice. Very pleased with them. Sad I can't at this time afford them so will have to go with a cheaper premium summer tire. I suppose you get what you pay for. Car is a Nissan Leaf. Only down side is fuel economy not the best.
I'm reviewing the tire as i have a BMW X3 & i have moved from Pirelli Run Flats to the cross climate.
What a difference they have made to the car, quieter, far less jittery and i feel more comfortable now winter is about to take hold.
OK i dont do a lot of snow driving, as i live in the east midlands (water is the problem at the moment) but its nice to know if we do get some of the white stuff i'll be ready for it.
Overall i'm very pleased ... also got a 10% off deal at black circles making the tryes £50 cheaper than the run flats.
I cant really see any RF all season tires. Im 100% happy ive made the switch
