Defender LTX Platinum TIRE REVIEW

Poor Wet Traction

Poor traction on wet pavement, average on light snow. Paid way too much for this tire to get mediocre performance.

Great tires!

Very smooth ride. And really good traction so far after 3 months of service. These are the best tires I have had on my 2016 2500 HD Chevrolet diesel. The only negative so far is when I run on gravel roads the tread can pick up small gravel.

Not Impressed

Ram 2500 Longhorn. 5000 miles on Michigan roads ride is exceptional on dry roads. Snow and ice performance is terrible how this tire met M+S rating is puzzling . For the premium cost I would not purchase again .

Wear is minimal after 2,000 miles.

Very quiet tire that looks great.

Another high quality Michelin tire

Excellent tires especially under snowy and slick conditions. Tread is more aggressive so I have notice a decrease in mpg but knew this when upgrading to this tire

Best all around tire for onroad/occasional offroad

Stop hesitating & reading reviews like I did, just buy these unless you look to find mud or want to look cool & roar down the interstate. Excellent all around tire, quiet, comfortable, great traction in rain ice, snow, & decent enough at off road, great stability when towing as well running 80 psi in the rear. My biggest concern was winter & off road performance as i live on a farm, so i waited to review. I have had them since this summer & quiet, good in rain & in snow they surprisingly performed better than others i have had even a/t tires. Not the best mud tire but i have a farm & have never been hung up in the field or soft ditches on our narrow road but i don't look for mud as most a/t tires you would drive on the road are minimaly better than regular tires in real mud i have learned by experience. So far showing no wear, I think i have found my go to tire even if i only got half the milage out of them but i think they will wear well. The sidewalls are also nice looking as well, give a little a/t look to an all around tire, tread pattern looks funny but seems to work well. The will pick up rocks & hold on to them but not that big of an issue to me. Firt set did have a shimmy the shop balanced 5 times but still shook at 70+mph but michelin made it right, paid for a new set + mount & balance. Excellent customer support & easy process, never tried to make you feel like the bad guy, were concerned that you didn't like/had problems with their product & wanted to make it right!

Will not balance.

Have about 400 miles on a set of 275/65/20 mounted on a 2025 Chevy 2500HD. I am extremely dissapointed, as these tires are completely impossible to balance. Have had them re-balanced to no avail. The front starts vibrating at around 60 mph. If I had known this, I would never have bought these for my 2025 Chevy 2500HD Do yourself a favor, and stay away from these tires. I have had Michelins on other vehicles I have owned, and never had this to deal with. These tires were bought at tirerack.com.Over $1875 later, and I have this.

Great in Minnesota this summer at 90 degrees, great now at -25

Awful with any moisture.

The wet weather performance on these tires have left me greatly disappointed. I have used Michelin Defender 2s the two times prior to this on the same truck and loved it. If I could return these, I would. They slip every opportunity they get with a minimal amount of moisture on the ground. They are not quite as smooth as the older defender 2 either. I waited this long to post as we are just now getting to our wet season and I was hoping it was just a fluke. The only reason I give them 2 stars. They look great but I would like my very expensive tires to live up to the brand capabilities.

The best ever

Excellent, smooth riding and handling. This set may just be the best set of Michelins that I've ever bought.