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Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 Plus vs Michelin Defender T+H — Compared

Our Relative Score blends 60% objective test data with 40% owner-review signal — so any two tires can be compared even if they were never tested on the same day.

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Tire B Michelin

Michelin Defender T+H

Premium Touring All Season tire

Michelin Defender T+H tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
82/100
Owner ratings
Dry
94
Wet
91
Snow
76
Comfort
89
Noise
87
Treadwear
90
Handling
92
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VerdictWinner: Michelin Defender T+H — better snow, treadwear and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.
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Category breakdown

7 categories, side by side

Each bar is the Relative Score for that category. Expand a tile to see the test results and owner ratings behind it.

Dry

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 20
A
74
B
94
Why this score
SourceEcopia H/L 422 PlusDefender T+H
Tire Rack owners 84 92
SimpleTire owners 88 –

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 30
A
61
B
91
Why this score
SourceEcopia H/L 422 PlusDefender T+H
Tire Rack owners 75 88
SimpleTire owners 75 –

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 45
A
31
B
76
Why this score
SourceEcopia H/L 422 PlusDefender T+H
Tire Rack owners 50 73
SimpleTire owners 60 –

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 18
A
71
B
89
Why this score
SourceEcopia H/L 422 PlusDefender T+H
Tire Rack owners 76 88
SimpleTire owners 77 –

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 18
A
69
B
87
Why this score
SourceEcopia H/L 422 PlusDefender T+H
SimpleTire owners 70 –

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 41
A
49
B
90
Why this score
SourceEcopia H/L 422 PlusDefender T+H
Tire Rack owners 66 88
SimpleTire owners 73 –

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 19
A
73
B
92

Scores at a glance

CategoryBridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 PlusMichelin Defender T+H
Relative Score 60 89
Dry 74 94
Wet 61 91
Snow 31 76
Comfort 71 89
Noise 69 87
Treadwear 49 90
Handling 73 92

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Headline score

Tire A

Tire B

Specifications

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 Plus B · Michelin Defender T+H
Category—Premium Touring All Season tire
Vehicle type—SUV and 4x4
Sizes available19—
Rim diameters15″ – 20″—
Tread depth9/32″—
UTQG600 A A—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure51 psi—
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone

Michelin

Winner: Michelin Defender T+H — better snow, treadwear and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Michelin Defender T+H scores 76 vs 31 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Defender T+H scores 90 vs 49 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Defender T+H scores 91 vs 61 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Defender T+H scores 94 vs 74 on dry.

Tire A · Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 Plus
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Tire B · Michelin Defender T+H
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How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements) normalized against the best tire in each test and weighted toward recent tests. 40% comes from thousands of owner reviews collected from retailers and review sites. When a tire has only one of the two, we use what exists and say so.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.