Michelin CrossClimate Reviews - Page 7

Great Tyre for all round year use, including wet autumn, and occasional winter showers/ice

These tyres are excellent in wet conditions, pretty good in the dry and better than summer ones in light snow (1-2 inches).

The volvo has quite a lot of torque and is heavy and I have to go up a long steep hill with curves every day , some tyre slippage under the snowy conditions but it did get up. On the flat grip in snow was better than the summer tyres which were originally on car (Goodyear efficient grip), but you would expect that. They have performed excellent under any other conditions and are really suited to the wet roads we see in Ayrshire (W Scotland), and you really feel the benefit when its really chucking it down.

The only other experience I have of all seasons was the bridgestone A100 on a Vectra C 1.9 TD and these performed better on the hill in light snow- this may be like comparising apples to oranges however as the cars are very different. A100 not available in tyres size otherwise I may have stuck with them as they were good in the wet too. However these tyres tended to leave small bits of rubber on the car paintwork (not so with Michelin)

I however get the feeling the volvo would probably need full winters for proper performance.

Comfort is brilliant. It is the first thing you notice, even if you are not experienced driver.
Negative points are cornering (you have a wobbly feel in corners), and steering (which is not direct enough high speeds)... Comparing it to pure summer tire (GY Performance) on hard acceleration on wheels spins more easily on Michelins, and ABS engages more easily on the wet. Dry grip is great.
Best things are - durability, comfort, they are all extra load tires, and when winter is coming close and all cars are in shops losing lot of time waiting for the tire change, you can relax and drive until first heavy snow. Overall, it is a great tire without any significant weaknesses on dry or wet, butt would not recommend it for snow. You still need proper winter tires. On cold and wet weather they are much much better than standard summer tire. Overall, during the year there are more days these tyres will have edge in front of summer tire.
I would by them again any time as long as they are not more than 15% expensive than average summer tire with the same speed index.

I had 4 x MCC fitted to my XC 60 AWD, some 3 months ago. They were unnecessarily expensive, but Volvo have always been at the leading edge of cost.

My xc60 had experienced a "pulling to the left" issue for 1.5 years and despite the willingness of the dealer to resolve the problem, it remained. On fitting the 4 x MCC tyres the issue went away, can't possibly explain why it should, but it most certainly did. Much quieter ride than the Pirrelli OE. Great in the wet.
No experience of testing the tyres in the snow or ice yet, but with the winter round the corner, that opportunity may arise earlier than I would have wished. However, the combination of the 4 x MCC and the AWD of the Volvo I am looking forward to winter with the slightest trepidation. I am most interested to see how much mileage can be squeezed from the tyres, as at first glance the tread is not that deep.
Good decision to fit and enjoy driving on them.

Can't really fault these at all. They were expensive because mine are a slightly odd size made in smaller quantities, apparently, but they're doing a brilliant job. I've checked the fitting paperwork and it's about 8500 miles since they went onto my (fairly heavy) Toyota Avensis estate. Grip in the wet and dry is fantastic. There's a real solidity to the way they bite and hold, even if you tighten your line mid-corner. My road often isn't gritted in the winter but these got me up the hill and off the estate every time I asked, even when the road surface was sheet ice. I had to be careful to avoid wheelspin, but the tyres found more than enough grip where summer tyres were seeing other cars abandoned at the roadside.

Braking grip is outstanding. My older Avensis doesn't have brilliant brakes but you can stamp on them without causing the tyres any headaches. At the limit (which feels strange in an Avensis), the tyres are super-progressive. Naturally I'm looking at understeer, but the CrossClimates are very reluctant to give up the ghost in the first place, sliding and regaining grip very predictably when they eventually do.

Marks have to come off because of a relative lack of feel next to a top-drawer summer tyre, and also because of a strange 'hissing' sound the tyres make under acceleration, but only on smooth surfaces. I noticed it as soon as the tyres were swapped and, having long since gotten used to it, I thought it had vanished until I listened for it properly again, and it's still there.

Wear rates are practically non-existent. I'm normally fairly gentle with the car to protect it, but 8500 miles seems to have taken less than 1mm off the fronts. That's astonishing. If that wear rate holds up, I could realistically be looking at changing them because of age before I change them because of wear. My wife has just bought a used B-Max with mismatched tyres, and we'll be swapping them for CrossClimates as soon as we can afford to.

I'm seriously impressed with these tyres.
I had a set of 4 Crossclimates fitted to my superb 20 months ago and have since covered around 35,000 miles. The fronts still have 4mm of tread left on them and there's no sign of the levels of grip diminishing (as a comparison my car (second-hand) came with a virtually brand new set of Goodyear Eagles on it and they lasted for around 15,000 miles.)

They grip well in all conditions and are especially impressive in mud (I do a lot of outdoor sports so am frequently driving on farm tracks and parking in fields).

I'd buy these again without hesitation.

Great tyres overall. I have used these tyres for almost 6 months and 15k kms and I habe inly good words ro describe Crossclimate tyres. I live in a very rainy area in the North of Spain and i really took advantage of this model's great performance on wet roads.

To be honest, although i have driven on very cold surfaces with them, i have no experience on snowy roads.

Replaced a set of Falcon's on the front and what an amazing difference the cross climates have made. Most notably these tyres are so much quieter, more comfortable, especially across pot holes and I'm seeing around a 10% increase in economy. They seem more secure on fast sweeping bends at motorway speeds and hold a line far more accurately that the Falcon's. Unable to comment on winter handling and wear but I hope those atttributes will prove as good as the other positive characteristics. I'm so impressed and am contemplating replacing the rear tyres a little earlier than necessary as the increased economy should help pay for the tyres.

The tire handled very good in all conditions. I have tried on snow, rain, dry and they are good. I feel safe during driving in all conditions. I have tires from october 2016. I have passed 10000km and depth tread rudesed from 7mm (new) to 6mm. Front tires have some small cuttings (like from excessive slipping, but I am very easy on accelerator) but nothing sirious. I will see how they will handle summer temperatures (which are going to 40C in my place).

Been driving Crossclimates 225/55/17 for around 1.5 years on Audi A6 Allroad C6 (weights 2 tonnes). Extremely quiet, excellent grip on both wet and dry, hot or cold. It's completely irrelevant if temperatures are below zero or above 35 oC. Crossclimates also perform well on snow, but don't expect wonders. Since roads and highways are 99% clean and salted during winter season, all I cared about is grip on wet and cold and these tyres never failed me. The only problem I found so far is aquaplaning at higher speeds.

Also, another thing worth mentioning - they don't wear fast, I swapped front and rear tyres after 1.5 years of driving and my plan is to drive them for at least another 1.5-2 years.

itted 4 to a 3 series BMW , 2006, drive a mixture of cross country in rural Ireland and city driving.
Fantastic in the wet and rain soaked motorway.
limited snow driving this winter, only 1 day, but i drove as normal almost.
lots of ice last winter and the car gripped as best as it could in the bends on ice, and i never lost control .
Bearing in mind RWD and ice are not a good combination.
Excellent in muck and grassy verges, and overall, very impressed.
Have covered over 30k Km and still look like new.

Bought two tyres for the front after my Continental premium contact 2 tyres needed replacing!
The Michelin crossclimates are the best tyres I have driven in. Way better than the Continentals, better grip, good Road holding and very quiet! Haven't driven in the wet yet but I'm certain they will excel there as well.