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Michelin Defender T+H vs Pirelli P4 Four Seasons Plus — 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
Pirelli P4 Four Seasons Plus tread pattern
Objective (60%)
/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
75/100
Owner ratings
Dry
88
Wet
86
Snow
73
Comfort
80
Noise
78
Treadwear
87
Handling
89

Prices change daily — check the retailer for your size.

VerdictWinner: Michelin Defender T+H — better comfort, noise and dry. 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 6
A — Michelin Defender T+H
94
B — Pirelli P4 Four Seasons Plus
88
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HP4 Four Seasons Plus
Tire Rack owners 92

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 5
A — Michelin Defender T+H
91
B — Pirelli P4 Four Seasons Plus
86
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HP4 Four Seasons Plus
Tire Rack owners 88

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 3
A — Michelin Defender T+H
76
B — Pirelli P4 Four Seasons Plus
73
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HP4 Four Seasons Plus
Tire Rack owners 73

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 9
A — Michelin Defender T+H
89
B — Pirelli P4 Four Seasons Plus
80
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HP4 Four Seasons Plus
Tire Rack owners 88

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 9
A — Michelin Defender T+H
87
B — Pirelli P4 Four Seasons Plus
78

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 3
A — Michelin Defender T+H
90
B — Pirelli P4 Four Seasons Plus
87
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HP4 Four Seasons Plus
Tire Rack owners 88

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 3
A — Michelin Defender T+H
92
B — Pirelli P4 Four Seasons Plus
89

Scores at a glance

Michelin Defender T+H vs Pirelli P4 Four Seasons Plus: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryMichelin Defender T+HPirelli P4 Four Seasons Plus
Relative Score 89 84
Dry 94 88
Wet 91 86
Snow 76 73
Comfort 89 80
Noise 87 78
Treadwear 90 87
Handling 92 89

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 · Pirelli P4 Four Seasons Plus
CategoryPremium Touring All Season tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin

Pirelli

Winner: Michelin Defender T+H — better comfort, noise and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin Defender T+H scores 89 vs 80 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Michelin Defender T+H scores 87 vs 78 on noise.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Defender T+H scores 94 vs 88 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Defender T+H scores 91 vs 86 on wet.

Tire A · Michelin Defender T+H
Tire B · Pirelli P4 Four Seasons Plus

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.