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Michelin Defender2 - 225/50R17 98H Tire
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Dec 29, 2025
Reviewer name: Phil
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Great tires - but rebate process pain.

Tires are great but the rebate process is a nightmare. Could you possibly make it any more difficult to attach the receipt image? Really? Why not give an instant rebate at time of purchase? Only one reason I can think of, Michelin is hoping for leakage. Not a great customer experience.

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Dec 3, 2025
Reviewer name: Joni
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Michelin Keeps It's Promises

Now experiencing a renewed feeling of being connected to the road due to the responsive Defender 2 design. Whether on hot Florida pavement or downpour drenched roadways, movement is nimble while braking is smooth and confident. And, quiet, a noticeable difference over even the replaced premium brand. Michelin research and development continues to miraculously improve over the original Defender. With proper maintenance tread life will hopefully be achieved as well. And was it mentioned that these tires are quiet!

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Dec 5, 2025
Reviewer name: rgbsax
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Not recommended for Toyota Avalon Limited 2005

Nice at first, but every time I rotate they handle poorly. They seem to overinflate after driving on the highway and are atrocious, worse after about 30000 miles. I would throw these on a minivan, not an Avalon. If you don't care about ride quality or handling these are your tires.

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Sep 30, 2025
Reviewer name: mb
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Performance for the Price

Great tires for both winter and all-season. I have been buying this brand for my 2 cars and every time the performance is great. My gas consumption has been good compared to when I was using the heavier Bridgestone brand. Tip: buy when they have a promo on to save even more (that is if the need is not urgent).

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Dec 29, 2025
Reviewer name: Lynn751
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Performance

I have purchased Defender tires for 20+ years and these Defender2 tires are outstanding for performance and the ride and control are excellent. Best tire in snow and they give you confidence because they hold the road so well. The only tire I will put on my cars.

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Nov 2, 2025
Reviewer name: TB02
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Incredible ride

Despite having nearly 50k miles on my truck, after my new Michelin Defender2 tires were installed, it felt like I was driving a new vehicle. I was so pleasantly surprised I had to let someone know so I texted (using CarPlay of course) my wife and a friend.

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Nov 17, 2025
Reviewer name: Bobby J
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Ok but not perfect

I had Michelin pilot sport tires on my 2018 Camry and loved them in every aspect . But didn't last very long. I replaced them with the Defender 2 and not real impressed. They handle well decent on wet roads(haven't driven in snow yet) but I think to me they are noisy compared to the pilot sport tire. Had them for 7000 miles now, would I buy again not sure at this point. I really liked the pilot sport better all around.

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Sep 27, 2025
Reviewer name: car369
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

great durability

I love the performance of my tires. Have been buying michelin for years and will not change. Matter of fact I put these on my 2017 honda in April and got a new honda in june. I insisted they switch the tires off the new vehicle and put my michelins on it which they did

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Dec 11, 2025
Reviewer name: Tire guy
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Road noise and cold tire violating

The Defender LTX M/S 2 is a good tire,not a great tire. They are a noisy tire. They are not much less quiet than a AT tire. This new design is not as quiet as the lower design. When cold they vibrate alot. I'm not very impressed with them. I think Michelin needs the rethink the design for road noise.

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Jan 3, 2026
Reviewer name: melroy
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Best Tires the Defender 2

I was using the earlier Defender tires then got the Defender 2 tires. These tires are fantastic. Have used them in summer with heavy rains also now during winter with heavy snow and freezing rain. They have stopped without any noise and even on recent bad weather. Thank you Michelin.

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