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Michelin Defender T+H vs Yokohama Geolandar G91A — 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.

Tire A 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.

VS
Yokohama Geolandar G91A tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
16/100
Owner ratings
Dry
74
Wet
59
Snow
38
Comfort
66
Noise
62
Treadwear
43
Handling
74

Prices change daily — check the retailer for your size.

VerdictWinner: Michelin Defender T+H — better treadwear, snow 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 — Michelin Defender T+H
94
B — Yokohama Geolandar G91A
74
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HGeolandar G91A
Tire Rack owners 92 65

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 32
A — Michelin Defender T+H
91
B — Yokohama Geolandar G91A
59
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HGeolandar G91A
Tire Rack owners 88 51

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 38
A — Michelin Defender T+H
76
B — Yokohama Geolandar G91A
38
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HGeolandar G91A
Tire Rack owners 73 77

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 23
A — Michelin Defender T+H
89
B — Yokohama Geolandar G91A
66
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HGeolandar G91A
Tire Rack owners 88 46

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 25
A — Michelin Defender T+H
87
B — Yokohama Geolandar G91A
62

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 47
A — Michelin Defender T+H
90
B — Yokohama Geolandar G91A
43
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HGeolandar G91A
Tire Rack owners 88 68

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 18
A — Michelin Defender T+H
92
B — Yokohama Geolandar G91A
74

Scores at a glance

Michelin Defender T+H vs Yokohama Geolandar G91A: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryMichelin Defender T+HYokohama Geolandar G91A
Relative Score 89 58
Dry 94 74
Wet 91 59
Snow 76 38
Comfort 89 66
Noise 87 62
Treadwear 90 43
Handling 92 74

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

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Tire A

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Specifications

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Defender T+H B · Yokohama Geolandar G91A
CategoryPremium Touring All Season tire—
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4—
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin

Yokohama

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

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Michelin Defender T+H scores 90 vs 43 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Michelin Defender T+H scores 76 vs 38 on snow.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Defender T+H scores 91 vs 59 on wet.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Michelin Defender T+H scores 87 vs 62 on noise.

Tire A · Michelin Defender T+H
Tire B · Yokohama Geolandar G91A

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.