Michelin Cross Terrain SUV Truck/SUV Tire

Pros: Unbelievable traction in all weather conditions (especially snow!) What a smooth & quiet ride.
Cons: A little pricey. Check them out at COSTCO though.

I bought my Pathfinder with the factory tires on it. They were Bridgestone Duelers. I was not impressed at the fact that they only lasted 40,000. I got a recommendation from a family member about Michelin tires, so I checked them out. After ...

Pros: Good Ride
Cons: After 39000 miles 65000 mile tire, the tread wear indicators exposed.

Only got 39000 miles out of this tire in 1.5 year. Went to Discount Tire to get adjustment, and price for replacment tires was less than $100 less than I originally paid. A 65000 mile warranty is useless, if the cost to the consumer to exercise the...

Pros: looks ok
Cons: loud....very bumpy ride...not as good as Michelin OEM

Under the advise of a Michelin retailer, I put a set of these tires on a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban. I have come to learn, that the Suburban is too big for this tire. Too heavy. The tire always looks under inflated. When you load the rear cargo area or...

Pros: Quiet ride, good handling
Cons: Lousy gas mileage

Purchased 225/70 R15 Cross Terrain SUVs to replace the original equipment Michelin LTX M/S on '98 Mazda MPV All-Sport 4WD. LTX had 62000+ miles on them--probably could have gotten 5K more, but sidewall a little beat and one tire had a slow leak.
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Pros: Tire looks good.
Cons: Worst riding tire on the market.

On November 27 2002, after a bit of research I purchased four Michelin Cross Terrain tires for my Toyota Landcruiser. What a ghastly mistake.

My Landcruiser used to be a smooth, comfortable, SUV at any speed. Now, it begins to pitch & roll...

Pros: Price, online reviews
Cons: None so far

First off, I read the reviews here and all of them complain about the price of these tires. I don't get it? They're not expensive. I just bought my tires yesterday and paid $119 each. That's about $30 LESS than the competition. Bought them at Costco. ...

Pros: Excellent, quiet and stabile ride.
Cons: I wished they had raised white letters on all sizes. Would have liked more choices.

I bought a set of the 235/75-15 OWL's for my '99 GMC 4dr 2wd Yukon and went to a 15 x 8 wheel. I thought at first this deal may be a little pricey, but these are the best riding and quietest tires I've owned. There was a noticeable difference from the...

Pros: Quiet ride and very good handling tire.
Cons: Price, but well worth it.

Having 43,000 miles on my Toyota Tundra, the time had come to replace the BF Goodrich Rugged Trail tires that came on this truck.

Although they had a decent amount of tread left, they were singing like a boy's choir that was out of tune.
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Pros: Even wear, quiet, long lasting.
Cons: Price.

Lasted 60,000 miles on my Chev. truck; even wear; quiet. These have been my best truck tire yet, but my next set are Continentials with similar construction because I would not pay the $850 price tag again.

Pros: Comfort, handling, wear.
Cons: None

I have 42K miles on the tires and they definitely look like they will go all the way to the advertised 65K miles. Some of the reviews here must belong to another tire. How can this tire last only 20K miles? Not the Cross Terrain for sure. I have them on a Lexus RX300 replacing the OE at 20K miles (that is disgusting). Looks to me OE tires are a special/cheap version of the normal tire so that manufacturers save money and buyers are stuck with replacing the tires much sooner than normal. So far the tire has performed flawlessly. The main reason to purchase them was comfortable ride; additionally we are getting good handling, wet and dry traction, and excellent wear. They are absolutely worth every penny. They are also top rated by Tire Rack customers, based on more than 13 million miles experience!

Pros: Tread wear and true gripping.
Cons: Slight humming, but I'll take it for the price of safety.

...OK, I'm getting ready to change them now, but I have driven on these tires up to 120 MPH at least once a week, and have taken them at high speeds on turns... Excellent in rain up until recently because of the tread... What more can I say except that I TRUST these tires with my family's life. Thank you Michelin for making a great tire!

Pros: NONE!!!
Cons: Poor traction in the rain. Expensive and terrible tread life.

I purchased these tires 2-02 from NTB for my 1999 Toyota 4Runner. In April of this year I took my vehicle back to NTB because of my concern for the early tire wear. I was told that the tires were not going to make it. I had the vehicle aligned and tires rotated twice during this time period. By October of this year the tires were totally shot with less than 20,000 miles on them. NTB took a whopping $55 off of my next set of tires!!! Micheline won't respond to my emails. STAY AWAY FROM THESE TIRES.

Pros: Very stable; long life; Good traction on snow and ice.
Cons: Pricey, and a little hard riding compared to passenger car tires.

This is the only tire that I will have on a top-heavy vehicle such as my 1997 Chevolet Astro AWC. We live in Northern Michigan and drive in rain, snow, dry pavement, trail roads, etc. I am about to replace them at 65,000 miles, but they still have between 6/32 and 7/32 of tread. ]

I have read the reviews, and nobody mentions much about the superior handling of these tires at high speeds. All of the other tires that I have used on Astro Vans feel like the vehicle is "top heavy" above 65 mph. These tires make me feel safe, even going through the mountains.

Also, they are great on ice and snow, even with 65,000 miles on them, due to the siping. I bought the lifetime rotation and balance, and have them switched around every 6,000 miles.

If you will research the company site at Michelin.com, you will see that you cannot use the "compare" function for these tires with vehicles that are either heavier or lighter. They are designed to wear and function best for a rather narrow spectrum of vehicles. These are really a light truck tire, not a passenger car tire.

Pros: Durability, Traction, Treadwear
Cons: Price

I have oem 275-55r18 Michelin Cross Terrains on '03 Toyota Sequoia. Added supercharger, with the extra 100 HP, I just replaced the 2 rear tires at 53,000 miles. I could have gotten another 8k to 10k from these rear tires if I pushed it. I have used only Michelins for the past 20 years with great results. The extra cost up front more than pays for itself over the long term with better traction, treadwear, and durability over other brands. Very glad that Toyota uses them as oem's, otherwise I would have probably had to replace tires at 30k - 40k miles.

Pros: The best of the best for handling, ride comfort, proper wear
Cons: The best usually cost the most

Let me start by stating I am a Ford master technician who specializes in chassis repair. Working as a Ford Lincoln Mercury tech during the Firestone Wilderness AT and ATX recall exposed me to many different brands of tires for these SUVs. One of the accepted replacements Ford offered were the Michelin Cross Terrains. From experience I can honestly say NONE of the other replacement tires even came close to the Michelin's in handling, ride quality, and proper wear. (The other replacements were also from well known makers) These tires usually took less than 2 ounces of weight IN TOTAL to balance properly, where as some of the other makes (major name brand players) took more than 4-5 oz. in total weight to balance. The quality of the Michelin tire is second to none. These are the tires on my Mountaineer. Remember, you get what you pay for!