I have been purchasing Michelin Tires for more than 35 years. I just purchased a 2009 Buick LaCrosse and it had a brand new set of another brand of tires on it, I took them off and purchased 4 Michelin Defenders. The only tire that I trust for me and my family is Michelin

I was very hesitant to purchase these tires due to the high price but after driving on them for the first time I was amazed at the difference. The ride of and handling of my car have never felt better! I am so happy that my mechanic beleived in these tires enough to talk me into paying the extra cash for a quality product! Thank You!

My car has 180K and I fully expect to get another 100K. The old set of tires were getting worn and they were not wearing evenly. Had an alignment done but it didn't fix the problems I was having. I decided to replace 2 first and get another 10K on the better of the old tires. Researched and decided to invest in the Defenders. Took a cross country road trip (I road trip regularly), and then waited a few months to replace the other 2. My gas mileage was noticeably better (by ~3mpg) during the road trip. Today I replaced the second 2 - so I now have a full set of the Michelin Defenders. WOW. So many suspension and noise problems I was having with my car just disappeared! That pull & little shimmy in the steering?? it was the old tires. That horrible road noise? it was the old tires. I have never been so happy with a new set of tires right out of the box. Will try and follow up in a month to let you know about gas mileage and a year or 20K miles to give info on durability.

The first of April I purchasd a new Chevrolet Equinox. The tire noise was quite noticeable but bearable. My wife and I took a trip to South Dakota which required driving on I 29 for about two hundred mil the least. es. The road noise was unbearable. It sounded as though a jet plane was flying directly above the vehicle. The highway was also grooved and the vehicle was following the grooves which was a a little disconcerting to say the least. With only 3800 miles on the vehicle we replaced the original tires with the defender. Immediately the noise was gone and on a local grooved highway surface there was no 'following of the grooves'. I am very pleased with the tire and now have 6500 miles on the vehicle and enjoy the ride.

I use the car/tires for personal use. I like that the tires ride and handle good. Also a bonus for these tires is the 90,000 pro-rated mileage warranty. The ride ability is tremendous! The original tire on my 2010 Honda Accord was a Primacy. I received a little over 50,000 miles on my original equipment tires. In my opinion, the Defender with the mileage warranty is an awesome tire. I truly can not think of anything negative.

Hopefully these will be the last tires I buy. I was tired of buying tires every 3-4 years and not getting enough life out of them especially in the MN winters. Many all season tires only have siping partially through the treads. I bought these for the warranty + the siping throughout the tread depth. Quiet and handles well. Not an overly aggressive driver but I can't wait to see how they perform in the winter.

First of all i have to say that I work for a Car dealership. We have planty of tire options and choices. I bought cheap tires pefore and like they say you get what you pay for. I decided to get the defenders because of the Michelin reputation and quality. WOW what a difference I have them on my vehicle for about a year now and put about 12,000 mile on my car. The drive and feel great 5 star rating over all. I definetly recomend these tires.

I love the Defenders, I've now put them on all 3 of our family cars. Not only do they offer great performance, but being a 90,000 mile tire makes these a good value too. I put around 38,000 miles a year on my car. My Michelins have well exceeded their rated life, other brands I've tried have needed replaced prior to their rated life.

This review is on a new set of Defenders with about 100 miles so far. I drive a lot both on freeways and on intercity streets. One thing I notice is the very solid and pleasing cornering with these new tires. The road noise is dampened nicely and the ride is smooth. I am anxious to see how the tread wear life turns out, but I am optimistic it will be the best I've had on a set of tires.

Seems every time we buy a new car it has tires I'd really rather not have. So we drive till we need to replace the tire which never comes soon enough. Thankfully the stock tires only lasted 28,000 miles and then we replaced them with the Defenders. I had done my research and decided these were the tires for us. The difference was immediate. The car rode smoother, held the curves tighter, and just made the driving experience an overall joy. Our mileage improved which was a bonus with the cost of gas these days. I couldn't find any negatives about these tires, price or performance. I'd recommend these tires for anyone looking for a great set of tires that fill every need. Looking forward to the truck tires needing changing now so I can get a st of high quality Michelin tires for it.