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Michelin Defender T+H vs Yokohama AVID TOURING-S — 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
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Tire B Yokohama

Yokohama AVID TOURING-S

Yokohama AVID TOURING-S tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
69/100
Owner ratings
Dry
82
Wet
75
Snow
61
Comfort
81
Noise
79
Treadwear
77
Handling
81
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VerdictWinner: Michelin Defender T+H — better wet, snow and treadwear. 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 12
A
94
B
82
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HAVID TOURING-S
Tire Rack owners 92 83
SimpleTire owners – 95

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 16
A
91
B
75
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HAVID TOURING-S
Tire Rack owners 88 77
SimpleTire owners – 90

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 15
A
76
B
61
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HAVID TOURING-S
Tire Rack owners 73 62
SimpleTire owners – 87

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 8
A
89
B
81
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HAVID TOURING-S
Tire Rack owners 88 82
SimpleTire owners – 94

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 8
A
87
B
79
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HAVID TOURING-S
SimpleTire owners – 90

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 13
A
90
B
77
Why this score
SourceDefender T+HAVID TOURING-S
Tire Rack owners 88 78
SimpleTire owners – 92

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Defender T+H leads by 11
A
92
B
81

Scores at a glance

CategoryMichelin Defender T+HYokohama AVID TOURING-S
Relative Score 89 76
Dry 94 82
Wet 91 75
Snow 76 61
Comfort 89 81
Noise 87 79
Treadwear 90 77
Handling 92 81

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Tire A

Tire B

Specifications

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Defender T+H B · Yokohama AVID TOURING-S
CategoryPremium Touring All Season tire—
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4—
Sizes available—28
Rim diameters—15″ – 17″
Tread depth—11/32″
UTQG—620 A B
Treadwear warranty—80,000 mi
Sidewall—Whitewall
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin

Yokohama

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

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Defender T+H scores 91 vs 75 on wet.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Michelin Defender T+H scores 76 vs 61 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Michelin Defender T+H scores 90 vs 77 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Defender T+H scores 94 vs 82 on dry.

Tire A · Michelin Defender T+H
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Tire B · Yokohama AVID TOURING-S
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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.