I purchased a set of these tires a little over a year ago and found them unsatisfactory. The compound is too hard for my vehicle, resulting in a hard ride, reduced handling, and increased road noise. We all know that in most cases tires are designed for a vehicle. This tire is an unacceptable replacement for the tire that came on the vehicle. I have no doubt that the tire will last a long time. But at what price. I purchased the tires during bad weather, and due to the weather conditions, driving was limited. Because of the weather, the thirty day return policy expired and I was unable to take advantage of it. If you do not mind overlooking the issues that I mentioned, buy the tire. If you care about how your vehicle is designed to ride and handle, look at alternatives. I know that I will look at other options in the future. I do not believe that the tire is worth the cost.

I had the defenders put on my Toyata Yaris S the first week of December. Since then we have had major ice and snow and these tires work great! My car is front wheel drive and it is handling better on hills and intersections than some of the SUV's out there. I can stop easily and have great traction going around curves. I know the roads are bad though becasue I see other cars and SUV's sliding through intersections and doing 360's in front of me on the overpasses. Best tires ever! I haven't had them long enough to rate on the fuel efficiency and wear life but so far they have been great... Thanks Michelin!

Our family has tried other tire brands and have always come back to Michelin! We have had our new set of Defender Tires for about 6 months and have been VERY PLEASED with their performance! They are quiet, a smooth ride and appear to be wearing well so far. Driving in the rain is better too! I don't feel like the tire is losing grip from the road. No matter what other tire brands offer, nothing will beat a Michelin Tire!

Purchased a set of 4 Michelin Defender series tires for my AWD Saturn Vue. The tires have greatly improved the ride compared to previous import brand. 235 65R 16 tires. Excellent choice. The ol' saying; "you get what you pay for" is true! Love Michelin tires. Have a set of Michelin XT Radials on my Wife's 4X4 Blazer and they're still going strong after 6+ years! I highly recommend Michelin tires!

First off let me just start off by saying WOW! Lat night I Had a blow out and was up all night thinking about what tires i was going to buy today.after looking at michelan and another big tire name,I went went the michelan! Amazing tires.i bought 4 of them today.what a huge difference.they are soooooo quite,and I drive a sedan!we are just nearing the end of monsoon season,but I will be writing the company back to let them know how they handle in the monsoons! I am very pleased with these tires.and my dad said he could tell the the difference in performance and sound almost immediately! So thank you so very much michelan.i will be shopping your brand of tires again.because i need to feel safe all the time in my car.my entire drive to work is ALL freeway!i never want to get stranded.i really feel very safe with these tires.thanks again

I am a big believer in driving on Michelin tires. I have tried 2 other brands before, and was definitely awaken to the fact that they were not Michelins. For one thing *Michelins are soooo much quieter. You cannot even "feel or hear" the road. The other brand was very noisy. I'm not sure if it was because I had them syped. But the ride was very different. I am driving on Michelin Defenders now, and living in the Pacific Northwest I need an all weather tire that is going to have good traction on wet roads. The Defenders are doing great. I feel very safe driving on the wet roads. And again, they are very quiet. Also, I am very faithful about having my tires rotated on schedule, and by doing this my last set of tires wore very well. I drove 78k miles and all 4 tires had the same tread on them. I received a bit of a return on the leftover tread towards my new set. ;^)

My gas mileage has improved with the defender tires on my Honda. I used to need tire pressure checked frequently with my former tire brand. Before going on a recent trip of 600 miles, I wanted to make sure tire pressure was good, and the numbers on all 4 tires were on the money after months of driving on my defenders. I feel like my braking has also improved. I am now thankful that I paid a little more and got a high quality product.

We recently purchased the Defender tires for our 2002 Honda Odyssey. At first we were really pleased, handling seemed really good and it felt solid to the road but.......then came the first and subsequent filling up the gas tank and checking the mileage we were getting. That's were the yikees came in. We had been getting 18-22 mpg and now we were getting 11-14!!!! That's a huge drop! Not pleased and pretty sure we saw advertisements that stated we would get improved gas mileage with this tire. Be careful unless you like going to the gas station.

We live in upstate NY and needed reliable all seasons that were excellent in harsh weather conditions. These fit the bill perfectly. They provide superior traction for winter driving and transition nicely to spring, summer, fall. You can't go wrong with these.

Very satisfied with the Michelin Defender tires. They are responsive, smooth riding and notice the car handles completely different with the Michelin tires. We have always purchased Michelin tires for all our vehicles and rarely are we disappointed. Thank you for making a consistently reliable product that lasts.