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Head-to-head Updated May 2026

Cooper Discoverer HT3 vs Michelin LTX M/S2 — Compared (May 2026)

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.

Cooper Discoverer HT3 tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
96/100
40 owner reviews
Dry
99
Wet
97
Snow
91
Comfort
97
Noise
94
Treadwear
95
Handling
–

Prices change daily — check the retailer for your size.

VS
Michelin LTX M/S2 tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
82/100
Owner ratings
Dry
92
Wet
90
Snow
78
Comfort
90
Noise
90
Treadwear
88
Handling
91

Prices change daily — check the retailer for your size.

VerdictWinner: Cooper Discoverer HT3 — better snow, dry 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) Discoverer HT3 leads by 7
A — Cooper Discoverer HT3
99
B — Michelin LTX M/S2
92
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer HT3LTX M/S2
Tire Rack owners 87 90
SimpleTire owners 93 –
America's Tire owners 94 –

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Discoverer HT3 leads by 7
A — Cooper Discoverer HT3
97
B — Michelin LTX M/S2
90
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer HT3LTX M/S2
Tire Rack owners 74 77
SimpleTire owners 94 –
America's Tire owners 91 –

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Discoverer HT3 leads by 13
A — Cooper Discoverer HT3
91
B — Michelin LTX M/S2
78
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer HT3LTX M/S2
Tire Rack owners 90 92
SimpleTire owners 80 –

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Discoverer HT3 leads by 7
A — Cooper Discoverer HT3
97
B — Michelin LTX M/S2
90
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer HT3LTX M/S2
Tire Rack owners 71 78
SimpleTire owners 84 –
America's Tire owners 88 –

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Discoverer HT3 leads by 4
A — Cooper Discoverer HT3
94
B — Michelin LTX M/S2
90
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer HT3LTX M/S2
SimpleTire owners 84 –
America's Tire owners 90 –

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Discoverer HT3 leads by 7
A — Cooper Discoverer HT3
95
B — Michelin LTX M/S2
88
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer HT3LTX M/S2
Tire Rack owners 86 91
SimpleTire owners 87 –
America's Tire owners 90 –

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100)
A — Cooper Discoverer HT3
–
B — Michelin LTX M/S2
91
Why this score
SourceDiscoverer HT3LTX M/S2
America's Tire owners 91 –

Scores at a glance

Cooper Discoverer HT3 vs Michelin LTX M/S2: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryCooper Discoverer HT3Michelin LTX M/S2
Relative Score 96 88
Dry 99 92
Wet 97 90
Snow 91 78
Comfort 97 90
Noise 94 90
Treadwear 95 88
Handling – 91

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Tire A

Tire B

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Specifications

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Cooper Discoverer HT3 B · Michelin LTX M/S2
Sizes available17—
Rim diameters15″ – 20″—
Tread depth14 - 15/32″—
Treadwear warranty50,000 mi—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure50 - 83 psi—
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Cooper

Michelin

Winner: Cooper Discoverer HT3 — better snow, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Cooper Discoverer HT3 scores 91 vs 78 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Cooper Discoverer HT3 scores 99 vs 92 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Cooper Discoverer HT3 scores 97 vs 90 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Cooper Discoverer HT3 scores 97 vs 90 on comfort.

Tire A · Cooper Discoverer HT3
Tire B · Michelin LTX M/S2

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.