Michelin Defender LTX MS

An impressive all round tire. In 20,000 miles of motoring the rears had only lost 1.5/32s which is very low wear on a big vehicle like the atlas. Comfort levels weren't the best but they weren't offensive. Didn't get chance to run them in much snow or ice sadly.

Excellent quality tires and still have 5-10K miles of tread left after 60,000. You get what you pay for and for a little more, these Michelins save $$ in the long run (if you keep your vehicle for 8 years or more).

This is my 2nd set of the Defender LTX and they are the best tire I have even had. Smooth, quiet and great in all weather. Also wears great. I have tired Goodyear, Firestone, Hankook--were so bad I drove out of the dealer and right to a tire store to trade them in for the Michelin Defender. I actually tried them once and they lasted 25k miles. Terrible high speed ride and noisy. Never again. Also over the years Dunlop and continental. All garbage tires. Either failed or a lousy ride especially at high speeds. Two sets of Goodyears had cracks in the sidewall the first year of having them. Goodyear said nothing they could do. The one time I had Dunlop on a trip the tires had a terrible high speed shake. I stopped at a tire dealer during my trip and they confirmed the 2 tires were bad. Since all these tire problems over the years I will only put Michelins on my cars!!

My pickup (2017 Toyota Tacoma) is my daily driver and I need snow performance to enjoy winter sports. Winter here is mostly rainy and snow cover barely lasts a week or 2 so full winter tires aren't a good deal. I still need the all seasons to handle snow on my way to the ski resort. The LTX MS replaced the OE tire that came with the truck out of the showroom, all the way back in 2018 and around 35k miles. The pickup has been driven 55k additional miles since. Everything about the tire was great when new, didn't have to worry too much about traction on fresh snow days on my way to the ski resort. At 7+ years now, its age is starting to show, still within tread life warranty and tread depth left, but the traction in the wet is not so confidence inspiring anymore. Overall a great do-it-all tire.

I will swap out the old tires this year, but the price of LTX MS 2 isn't making the decision a no-brainer. There are better value (with performance) options out there as seen in the latest HT tire review on this website. But reviews only test tires when new, and not at a year or 2 old, so maybe I will come back to the Defender LTX MS, as I was content with the performance of the LTX MS 1 tires for a long time.

Excellent on-road tire. Absolutely wonderful in that regard. Good grip, good handling, absolutely no noise even at highway speeds, good wet and dry performance. Snow performance is reasonable, good for an M+S tire, but certainly doesn't stand up to a 3PMSF tire. Ice performance is not good, but I've found it to still be controllable and do better than other all seasons I've used. Off road it leaves much to be desired: poor grip, poor handling, terrible in mud or sand, and not particularly comfortable; I wouldn't want to do anything worse than a dirt road or basic trail on these, and I'd worry about damaging them on rocks. Tread life has been excellent, as advertised and expected.

Michelin has always been know for their high price and great quality. That is word of mouth. I bought my first set of Michelin tires and they are the worse tire I have every bought. Road noise is like a mud tire, I go stuff in my own drive way that is gravel. ( Never happen in 22 years with any other tire) For the first time ever I took off from a light and the tires spinning and it's only raining outside. These tires are the worse and dangerous.

Purchased Defender LTX M/S for my 2016 Highlander in September, 2019. After 30,000 miles, I highly recommend. Great in snow, wet, dry conditions. Very secure on the road. Quiet! Low rolling friction which has increased gas mileage by 1 to 1 1/2 mpg. I expect to get 70K + tread wear.

Best all around tire for SUV. Best ICE tire thats not a winter only tire