Michelin Defender LTX Platinum 

This is an early low mileage review based on comparing the Yokohama Avid Ascend LX to the OE Bridgestone Dueler. I can only rate my impression based on fairly recent memory of the vehicle when new, about 23 months and 30,000 miles ago, and now. I had the good fortune to have the tires mounted on a fairly warm day here in Minnesota, with a combination of dry and wet streets, and some ice and slush on residential streets. The next day we had blizzard conditions with light snow,drifted deep snow, and plowed areas with compacted snow. My main desire is a quiet comfortable ride and good all season traction. We travel all over, but live in snowy Minnesota. The tires were purchased at my local Subaru dealer in Moorhead MN, through Tire Rack. They have a 24 month road hazard program in cooperation with Tire Rack and all participating Subaru dealerships that even includes roadside assistance and service around the country. Added Bonus! The tires balanced easily, and the tech commented they are about as good as he's seen with required weight and balancing ease. The tires are quiet on the highway, typically with wind noise more pronounced than tire noise on most road surfaces. They transfer impact noise from cracks and road imperfection similarly to the Bridgestones when they were new, but improved over the worn tires. They handled wet, dry, and slushy conditions in a controlled, predictable way with no problems, and inspired confidence compared to the worn tires on compact snow and ice. They probably don't have the same grip as a dedicated snow tire, but pretty good, better than the Bridgestones in my memory. I can say the Yokohamas track down the highway well and switch lanes and corner well behaved. There was no issues with recovery oscillation when hitting road imperfection. In my opinion these tires beat the originals by a small margin in noise and comfort, about equal in wet and dry grip, and are an improvement on snow and ice. Hopefully they will last longer too!

Only have about 1000 miles on the tires, but so far they're great. Definitely an improvement on wet pavement over the Kuhmo on there before - that alone would make me buy these again. Road noise in minimal and ride quality seems fine.

I have bought many sets of Yokohama tires over the years and haven't been disappointed yet. They get good life out of them and are quiet and ride great. These are no exception. We haven't had a ton of snow this year, but the tires have handled what we did get with no problems. Wet and dry tractions is very good. Nothing really to complain about, these are just good tires.

Yokohama nailed it on this one. Have them only a short time but these tires are the best I ever put on a car. I use to buy only Michelins buy they became noisy as --------. So far driven in torrential rain, slush an light snow on highway and they stuck to the road like glue. Message to Yokohama: if you read this do not change, upgrade, modify or discontinue these tires. Just wish I can get for my new 2019 RAV4 limited. Very quiet, Highly recommend.

These tires are excellent in snow and ice. They're adequate all season tires for this area where we get 50-60 in of snow and 40 in of rain on average; putting on winter tires is not necessary with these tires. Initially gas mileage was down, but inflating them 2 psi higher than manufacturer's suggestion eliminated this problem without affecting performance. They bring out the full potentional of the AWD of our subaru legacy. The treadwear isn't even noticeable thus far. The ride is decent and much better since replacing the old set of yokohama avid ascends.

Got these to replace the factory tires that had become worn out. I wanted something with a high treadlife that was also quiet, comfortable, and capable of handling Indiana winters. This turned out to be perfect for that. We got a fairly brutal snow storm not too long ago, and these tires handled it like champs. I haven't felt this stable on snow in a long time. They're also extremely good on both wet and dry roads, don't make much road noise, and ride extremely smoothly. I used to have a bit of steering vibration on my old tires when getting to 60-70 MPH on the interstate, but that's completely gone with these.

I only have installed this tires on my vehicle for almost 2 months now. So far, I'm satisfied with purchasing this tires. It has a good dry and weather traction, but pretty much quiet and absorbs road bumps well.

Second set of Yokohama Avid Ascend tires. Have been well pleased with their performance except 6" snow. Can't expect much but tread pattern so tight, great on dry pavement, not so good on snow. Seems to channel water well though. Never have experienced hydroplaning or sense of lost traction in rain. Cars sport suspension corners very flat. Rather hard compound provides excellent tread life on well aligned and regularly rotated applications. About to buy 2 more.

These tire works fantastic on snow and icy roads and even Dry pavement, but they make a Lot if noise on the highway.

So far im very pleased with the ride comfort and quality of this tire. Very predictable, has excellent grip in heavy rain.

I purchased these tires to replace my OE set of Continentals. I drive a lot for work, so I needed a tire that was long lasting and fuel efficient. But also one that was quiet and comfortable to drive on. These were recommended to me by my old job, because the Acsend GT are discontinued. I have driven on these for roughly 10k miles, and they are awesome. No, they aren't the most responsive. But they are far better than other Grand Touring tires I have used. They are quiet, and give a very comfortable ride. Fuel consumption has not changed front the OE tires. I have no experience in the snow with these tires because I run a dedicated winter tire on my car. I am very happy with these tires. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a great all season tire.

I found the tire I've been looking for with these. Treadwear is outstanding. Very comfortable ride on highway and dirt roads of varying speeds. Some light humming at 60 mph since new, no longer concerned about mechanical problem such as wheel bearings, these tires hum very lightly at 60-62mph only, and will not deter me from buying them again. Fuel economy excellent. Wet traction as good as could be expected. No cracking or dry rotting on tires I can find. Impressive.

We purchased our 2016 Forester in 2020, about 55K miles on it, and it still had the origional Yokohama Avid Ascend tires on. Since then we've put on another 20K in all driving conditions, highway, city, wet, dry, and snow, and the tires have performed well. We havn't noticed a reduction of handeling or an increase in road noise. These tires have been relatively quite, even at 74K + miles.

I recently put on new tires at 74,500 miles, and went with the same Avid Ascend.

If you're looking for great performance and longevity, these are the tires for you!

I purchased this tire because I had it before and it gave me 80000 miles with good tread wear. A good all around tire!

These tires are a much better alternative than those that came factory equipped. I am most surprised about the treadwear being better than I anticipated.