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Firestone Affinity Touring 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.

VS
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

Prices change daily — check the retailer for your size.

VerdictOnly Michelin Defender T+H has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
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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)
A — Firestone Affinity Touring
–
B — Michelin Defender T+H
94
Why this score
SourceAffinity TouringDefender T+H
Tire Rack owners 65 92

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100)
A — Firestone Affinity Touring
–
B — Michelin Defender T+H
91
Why this score
SourceAffinity TouringDefender T+H
Tire Rack owners 54 88

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100)
A — Firestone Affinity Touring
–
B — Michelin Defender T+H
76
Why this score
SourceAffinity TouringDefender T+H
Tire Rack owners 40 73

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100)
A — Firestone Affinity Touring
–
B — Michelin Defender T+H
89
Why this score
SourceAffinity TouringDefender T+H
Tire Rack owners 58 88

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100)
A — Firestone Affinity Touring
–
B — Michelin Defender T+H
87

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100)
A — Firestone Affinity Touring
–
B — Michelin Defender T+H
90
Why this score
SourceAffinity TouringDefender T+H
Tire Rack owners 55 88

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100)
A — Firestone Affinity Touring
–
B — Michelin Defender T+H
92

Scores at a glance

Firestone Affinity Touring vs Michelin Defender T+H: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryFirestone Affinity TouringMichelin Defender T+H
Relative Score – 89
Dry – 94
Wet – 91
Snow – 76
Comfort – 89
Noise – 87
Treadwear – 90
Handling – 92

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Wet grip and treadwear start at “Important” — the two things buyers rank highest. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

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Headline score

Tire A

Tire B

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

Specifications

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Firestone Affinity Touring B · Michelin Defender T+H
Category—Premium Touring All Season tire
Vehicle type—SUV and 4x4
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone

Michelin

Only Michelin Defender T+H has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Firestone Affinity Touring
Tire B · Michelin Defender T+H

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.