This tire came on our fleet vehicles. We have over 300 on the road. When they were brand new they were good tires as most all tires are. I rotate my tires every 10k. This tire requires you to rotate them more often. after 25k miles I started to feel and hear the tires getting louder. I drove 35k miles in 9 months so I'm on the road a lot. I work from the mississippi river to the Atlantic, from the flat lands in the midwest to the rugged hills of PA and Maine. They are just horrible in the snow and rain. I wouldn't recommend these tires to anyone. If your looking for something that goes on the highway and the gravel/mud roads this isn't the tire for you.

I live and work in Canada's North. I'm lucky if 50% of my driving is on paved roads, and I consider the fact that these tires came from the factory as part of the "off road package" absolutely laughable. I can't count the amount of times that my 3/4 ton Ram has had to be pulled out of a soft snow covered shoulder beside the road... or a wet grassy lawn... or heaven forbid a sandy work site. It's embarrassing. When I DO venture south and finally get to a highway, they perform adequately. But for what I require out of a truck tire, they are, quite frankly, dismal.

Tires came stock on my new 2011 Nissan Titan Pro 4X. The vehicle contnued to develope a vibration and at 800 miles was unbearable. All 4 tires were road force balanced and found to be defective (out of round-flat spotted). BF Goodrich warranty service was fantastic as they authorized 4 new tires of my choosing. I elected to go with the LTX Michelin's since Michelin owns BF Goodrich however, the dealer replaced them with the same Rugged Trails which from reveiwing the BF Goodrich website are no longer produced. Replacement tires are much much better (road forced balanced again). Still not the smoothest of rides but acceptable.

My son replaced the factory original tires on his Toyota Tundra Crew cab with these tires. They did not last more than 25,000 miles before they needed to be replaced. He gave the truck to me when it had 14.000 miles.It has 47,000 now The gas millage and handling were normal but the poor millage obtained is making me replace them with a different tire It seems that every other revied here has the same complaint :-(

With only 10,500 miles on our 2024 Honda CRV Sport Touring AWD Hybrid, we picked up a nail in a non-repairable spot (I spent 25+ years in automotive repair and tires so I know when I have to replace and not repair). Unfortunately it was going to take about a week to ge the same exact Michelin tire to replace this one, but my daughter has to leave to go back to college in the early morning. The option was to buy another set of tires and keep the 3 good ones. So that is what we did. The Michelin Defender 2 is a great tire with an 80,000 mile life expectancy. It handles well and provides a nice smooth and quiet ride. If there is one thing I cannot stand, it is a noisy ride on my car (looking in the direction of other major tire brands that sponsors variations of auto races and monster trucks). Back to these specific tires though, the handling is great and my daughter that drives this car even mentioned that she likes these tires better than the orignial ones that came on the car. The tires are responsive and flex the way they should to provide a smooth and quiet drive. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for an excellent tire.

Came stock on my 07 Tundra and had to replace them after only 38k miles. They are horrible in any off road or snow condition. I went with the All Terrains and they are leaps and bounds better that the Rugged Trails. Don't waste your money on these.

These tires have changed the way my 25 Crosstrek drives. I love how smooth and quiet my ride is now. Have not had a chance to test on wet roads yet. But I would certainly recommend these tires. I have always gone with Michelin on all of my vehicles and the Defender 2 did not disappoint.

These are the tires that came on the truck when purchased new. The tires offer a good compromise between being street friendly and having decent off-road capabilities. They are very quiet on the highway. Also handles ice and snow quite well. They may not be the best street touring tire or best off-road tire, but overall, I would say these tires offer a great compromise between the two types of environments.

When I was on a road trip it started to rain and out of nowhere I skidded around several times as if nothing had happened. Luckily I didn't cause an accident. Since then I realized that it's very easy to skid when it's wet. Now I'm afraid of having an accident when the pavement is wet.

Got 4 new defender 2 tires 2 days ago thinking they would be quiter than previous tires. Paid much more than previous tires, but NO NO NO, these tires are not quiter. If anything, these tires are more noisier. Guess I was suckered into paying much more for tires that are not as quite as my previous ones.