Cooper  Discoverer SRX LE

150 mile per day round trip commute. These tires stick like super glue in all conditions. Even on fresh chip & seal, they will regain traction if they begin to slide. Driving as many miles as I do, I like to get up front and stay up front. I am not trying to save tires or gas, just get to work. I rotate every 13k miles. Perfect even tread wear on an AWD Subaru Crosstrek. Yes they are more expensive than the competition. They will out last and out perform the cheaper tires in all conditions. I strayed from Michelin on the last set of tires and had a long winter. These tires also perform well in up to a foot of snow. Really impressive. If you drive like a pansy and are scared of snow, buy cheaper tires.

This is the third set of tires we have had on this car since new; all Michelins. The car came with the Michelin Energy, which when worn out we replaced with The Michelin Primacy. As a reference of wear, the first set lasted approximately 50,000 miles and the Primacy lasted 60,000 miles with no change in the type of driving. Comparing what we have seen so far, compared to the other models, this tire is expected to last longer, but time will show. The tires are quieter, handle as well as the others, but have improved traction on wet pavement. When the other models sometimes had some slippage in the rain, these tires are excellent in the wet feeling like driving on dry pavement with no sensation of hydroplaning. With winter coming I expect to have something to say about their snow and ice performance. In all I am really pleased with these tires.

These tires have great highway manners and great parking lot manners. At highway speeds they stay on center and corner with confidence. They find the groove and stay grooved with minimal effort. On wet roads, they have minimum pull on ponding water. I mentioned parking lot manners because their low speed behavior is very easy, with minimal steering wheel effort. They started with 10/32nds of tread; at 20,000 miles of use in one year of driving, they still have 7/32nds of tread left.

Phenomenal tires. I was born and raised in Wisconsin so I know how to drive in deep snow. Snowstorms don't scare me. But the tires that came with my 2015 Mazda CX-5 were awful in the snow. I couldn't come to a complete stop in deep snow or I'd get stuck. I drifted around most curves, and not intentionally. I figured it was because I have a FWD and not an AWD, but turns out, the tires make the most difference. I swapped to these Michelin tires and I swear it's like day and night. I tried them out for the first time after a night of 10 inches of snow. It was slushy the next morning and my car had no problem plowing through it. I never skidded once, and I was able to come to complete stops and accelerate without skipping. For once, I was going faster than most cars on the roads. It felt like I was driving an AWD vehicle again. An added bonus is that they're a little softer and quieter than my old tires. Old potholes that used to jolt my whole car feel like a soft bump now. I can't recommend these tires enough.

great tire ,wears well ,no problem ,rain ,snow, deep snow ,or any wet conditions performs as I exspected I will buy these tires again

These are my go-to tires. This is the 4th set I have owned. The treadwear, warranty and reliability are superb. This set of Defenders replaced OEM Bridgestone Ecopias, that were worse than terrible. The Michelins provided a much better ride, along with big improvement on wet, snow and ice.

I will buy Defenders again and highly recommend them.

Bought these Defender T+H tires to replace my Toyo Nanoenergy tires that came with the car. The Toyo tires lasted 41K miles. There was still a bit of tread left, but I got two back-to-back flats and decided to replace the tires rather than pay for the second repair. Immediately noticed a huge difference in road noise. The Defenders are much quieter both on city streets and on the highway. They are also quieter at low and high speeds compared with the Toyos. Easy to tell the difference on electric mode because there is no engine noise. Defenders also felt like they offered better handling. It was a bit hard to compare because my Toyos were on their last legs. But the Defenders felt quite responsive on dry and in rainy conditions. These are not high performance tires. They are tires on a Prius that are supposed to last 80K miles so I can't ask for too much. But I am really happy with them. Plus they are Michelins, and they are Made in USA. All in all, I am completely satisfied with my purchase. Thanks Tire Rack!

Perfect for our Jetta. We switched them with a set of snows for winter driving but for spring/summer/fall, they were very good. Quiet, no-nonsense, long-wearing, they still look look pretty new. Handling was perfect. No bad habits, no uneven wear, no flats. I would use these again

Great tire for wear,noise, comfort and wet roads.

PHENOMENAL TIRE! PERIOD. I have bought many tires over the last 40 years and these tire are above and beyond anything I have ever had. These tires replaced Michelin Defenders which I thought were good except that they only lasted about 29,000 miles vs their 90,000 mile warranty. These tires are even better in fact far better. Good job Michelin engineers! You've got a winner here.

The ride quality of this tire is beyond words...sooooo smooth sooooo quiet soooooo controlled...MICHELIN hit a home run with these tires.

Now the only remaining question is how long will these last?

If you buy these tires expect to be blown away.

There are few tire choices available for my old Porsche, but having Michelin support a 14 inch tire size is very welcomed. Ride comfort is great, the noise levels are near non existent and the standard touring category performance of this tire suits the old car well. During more aggressive driving, the standard touring performance level of this tire is noticeable with not quite as precise steering feel and overall handling capabilities, but for most drivers, this should not be an issue. The improvements in this new generation of Defender tire are visibly noticeable with the addition of more sipes to the tread pattern verses the older generation. If you have a vintage car with 14's, this is the tire choice to make.

I'm at 7/32 at 65k miles. As far as wear goes you can't get much better. Had pirelli p7 before and got 80k out of them looks like these will do better. The defender t+h appears to get better mileage than the first defenders according to reviews I've read. The pirelli p7's were quieter but not by much. The pirelli p7 isn't as good in the rain. But it's still a good tire. The defender gives more confidence in the rain. Living in Florida this car won't see any snow or ice. The civic recommends 32 psi and I put them at 35 psi so I don't have to air them up as much. I rotate every 5k with my oil change. You can't go wrong with these tires if you keep an eye on the air pressure and rotate them every 5k.

Third set on this MKZ. Love them, also get better gas mileage than competing brands. Average at least 85-90K with rotations every 10-12k.

Bought 4 (Tire KIngdom), 13 Months one got a large screw in outer Tread, replaced two. The original pair are at 3.5 / 32s at 44K miles, the new Pair are at 4.5 /32s at 34K miles. They have been rotated about every 6k miles, air checked / filled every week. Balanced every rotation. NO WAY these would ever make 80K miles. I never use to 2/32s, always change around 4 as S. FL sees a lot of Rain. These are 50K mile Tires with good traction, handling, Noise. That's it. 50K and they will be down to legal limit.