Michelin Energy

Initial Review, 70,000 Miles on Tires
April 21, 2012

I had to write a review, as I'm researching new tires aftering putting 70K on these Michelins. I couldn't be more pleased (with tread life and comfortable, quiet ride) and would put new ones on immediately, except the many negative reviews make me wonder if something in the manufacturing process has changed since 2007.

Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
April 20, 2012

The Energy LX4 were the OE for my Ford and they make for excellent driving with good traction and skid resistance. The tires are extremely quiet and smooth riding. The excellent adhesion characteristics are coupled with poor wear. The OE tires wore out at 32 K and were replaced with another brand which were noisier and less road grabbing but had better tread wear. The third set of tires went back to the Energy LX4 and return of the quiet smooth ride is a welcome relief. The shorter tread life is worth the comfort/safety.

Initial Review, 50,000 Miles on Tires
April 20, 2012

road warrior! normal maintenance and rotation and thie tire has another 7k miles to go..i was looking for a reason no to buy another michelin but.... I cant find it!

Initial Review, 35,482 Miles on Tires
April 28, 2012

My driving style is aggressive. I squeal the tires frequently both in cornering and off the line. I drive a 2003 Nissan Maxima. The car will push in a fairly stable manner in a hard corner. With all that in mind, I put 35000 miles on the last set of Michelin Energy MXV4 S8 tires (stock size for a Nissan Maxima). I purchased in 2007 when the warranty was 30000 miles. I just purchased a new set and the warranty is now 50k. These tires saw 5 winters. The first winter, the I felt the tires to be amazing in the snow. Their winter performance did deteriorate slowly over the 4.5 year period (as you would expect). This past winter they were a bit squirrley and I even got stuck in my cul de sac after an 18 inch snow, but I'll chalk that up to lack of ground clearance. I was happy enough with these tires to purchase them again.

Initial Review, 200 Miles on Tires
April 26, 2012

I had the Michelin pilot sport tires on my 2007 Lexus 460 and with 20,000 miles on them and they were getting down to 4 to 5000 miles left so I decided to replace them. After much study I decided to get the Michelin Energy Saver A/S. I only have a couple of hundred miles on them but here are my obversations so far. I haven't had a chance to see how they perform in rain however their handling and response time is very good. They balanced very well and I was pleasantly surprised that they are as quite as they are. I am not sure about the mileage yet but it appears that it will increase over the previous tires. The all weather feature and the added mileage I expect to get were factors in buying these tires. I might add they give a nice ride as well. So far I am very pleased and would certainly recommend them.

Initial Review, 2,000 Miles on Tires
April 14, 2012

I got the 100T rating in the Energy a/s. The latitude tour 102T and the Defender 102T in 225/65/17 were not available when I bought these tires. I got five recommendations that going to the 100T tire would be fine, since I do not tow a trailer, etc.

I have had the tires two months and less than 2,000 miles on them. They are definitely quieter than the continentals that came on the car. I am not able to give a rating on all aspects of the tires due to such low mileage. I will rate them after I have had them for 10,000 miles.

Initial Review, 44,900 Miles on Tires
April 13, 2012

I had these tires on my 2006 Honda Odyssey EX. They performed well in most condition except for very deep snow. The handling for the most part are good, particularly with the emergency stops. The tires are touring tires so they do not like cornering hard but again it is a big heavy van. They are very quiet in the first 25-30K and the noise level goes up a little but not so bad like the General tires I had on my old Nissan Quest. However, at 45K it looks like it will only last until 50K at best. For the touring tires, I expect them to last until 60K as my last set of Michelin on the Quest was good for 80K. In comparison, the OEM General had plenty to tread left at 50K but I can't stand the horrible noise and its poor performance in the snow, I have to replace it. I will have to replace them soon, likely with the Michelin Defenders or the Yoko Avid for better tread wear at the same price point. I saw these at Sam's but will probably order new tires at Tirerack.

Initial Review, 44,790 Miles on Tires
April 13, 2012

Had them on my new 2003 Honda Accord EX V6. They performed well for the most part, with the exception of deep snow. The car handling is fine but the tires do not like hard cornering, they start to loose grip way before the car suspension gives in. These tires are also very quiet, unlike my last set of Dunlop on my old '93 Maxima. Granted, this car is no BMW but its handling is the best among the Japanese contemporary comparable mid size cars. Even some unsuspected underpowered bimmers and audi's will smell my exhaust in a hurry in a straight line start or on highway. I was fairly unlucky with this set as I lost two before their due dates. I lost one tire due to the ----ed pot hole on VA street that take out the tire sidewall at 4K. I had to replace a pair ($300) in 2004 to get matching traction at the front end. I lost another at 44K because some idiot dropped a large 2.5" bolt on the road and it went into my side wall, puncturing a big hole. The guy replaces my tire found the bolt inside the tire as I did not know why the tire blew out at 45mph. I think I will probably get another 5K out of this set before I had to replace it for the next winter. For V rate tires, they are not bad in terms of wear but I will probably replace them with the newer Primacy H rate. Some other reviewers actually got better than 50K mileage with these tires, I assume they only got the H rate tires.

Initial Review, 100 Miles on Tires
April 18, 2012

This is a fine replacement from a 31,000 Mile-Used OEM Michelin Energy MXV4 S8 (Grand Touring All-Season) that came in with the 2010 Toyota Camry LE. I bought four of these, and I was amazed by the improved handling on the steering wheel after alignment, balancing and installation by ASE certified technicians at a Toyota dealership. So far, these tires have the highest UTQG ratings I can find in the market for my car. Cornering stability, dry traction, and steering responsiveness has been perfect. Low noise on acceleration and very comfortable on speed bumps. I still have to test these tires on various terrains, conditions and seasons. So far, these tires are excellent in doing its feature as expected. Great new tires!

Initial Review, 100 Miles on Tires
March 29, 2011

This is an initial review based solely on the Tire Rack ordering process and local installation at "Mr. Tire" - Springfield, Va. I have noticed that too many buyers submit reviews without allowing suffcient time to properly break in the tires and evaluate them.



I own a 2005/06 VW Jetta 2.5L with factory 16" alloys. I had 37k mis. on the OEM Michelin Energy MXV4 S8 and was generally satisfied with them except for mediocre wet handling performance. I narrowed my replacement choices to Conti Extreme Contact DWS and Michelin Primacy MXM4. After reading the Tire Rack road test results and customer survey results, I opted for the Michelins. The Contis are a best seller and priced $25 lower ($100/set) but the current Michelin $70 rebate program largely offset that.



Cy, the Tire Rack consultant, was personable and helpful. I phoned in the order at 4:30 Thur. afternoon. "Mr. Tire" called the next morning at 11:30 to say the tires had arrived. I dropped by at 6:00 pm that evening and an hour later I was on my way. The total installation charge including taxes abd disposal fees came to $72, a reasonable amount. The entire Tire Rack experience was prompt and painless. So far, so good!



So far I haven't enough miles on the tires to adaquately evaluate handling and tire wear. I do notice that the Primacy MXM4 is generally quieter and has better ride quality that the original equipment Energy MXV4 S8. Based on the Tire Rack tests, and the more open tread pattern, I would also expect improved wet traction. Since I only drive 7k mis./yr., I expect to easily get 5-6 years of wear from the set.



I contacted DC area dealers (national chains) and the local VW dealer to get total out-the-door price for both the Michelins and Conti DWS. None could get within $75 of Tire Rack price after installation. Shipping charges from Del. were largely offset by the lack of Va. sales tax. Download the Michelin warranty PDF file for the 30-day return gty. and towing policy!!

Initial Review, 58350 Miles on Tires
January 13, 2012

OEM tires for my 2005 X5 3.0. Lots of city and highway driving and they haven't let me down in any weather (40,000 miles of the 58,350 were in Chicago). Was reading reviews of this and other tires and noticed a loyalty (and long-term feedback) on this particular tire so I thought I'd submit my own. Getting very close to the wear bars, and even though I'm in San Diego now, I do drive in the mountains in the winter occasionally, so acceptable tread depth is pretty important. I can't recall ever hydroplaning, and I've never gotten stuck in deep snow. Will most likely buy another set of these, even though the price is higher than most.

Initial Review, 100 Miles on Tires
February 15, 2012

This tire has supernatural stopping ability!!! I had Michelin energys before and they were nothing to the level of this tire.

Initial Review, 40,000 Miles on Tires
February 21, 2012

I always buy Michelins. I usually get 75k miles out of a set of MXV4 however this set S8 gave me 40,000 miles. Very disappointed, allot of money to save a few gallons of gas. Will buy other Michelins just not this one.

Initial Review, 100 Miles on Tires
May 03, 2010

I just installed these over the weekend. We had extreme downpour's all weekend and the tires didn't even notice. I have owned my Accord since new. The car came with Michelin Energy tires, which I removed around 20K. They were absolutely terrible. My next set of tires were Potenza 950's. I got around 40K out of those and they were extremely good tires. The next set, I went with the Potenza G009's. When I installed them I knew that I should have gone with the 950's again, but it's too late after I installed them. While the grip and handling was good it was not up to the 950's that I had gotten used to. The handling did improve as they wore down, they lasted around 60K miles. While I only have around 100 miles on the tires, I can see already how quiet they are, how well they handle, and how sure footed the car feels with this tire. Very pleased with the purchase. If I can get around 40K on them like I did on the 950's I will extremely satisfied!

Initial Review, 2,500 Miles on Tires
October 31, 2011

Replaced my tires in summer just past. Fuel economy testing on a 2nd Generation Prius, running with OEM Goodyear Integrity LRR tires as a baseline tire, showed the Michelin Energy Saver A/S LRR tires delivered 53.8 MPG (2.4 MPG more) and the Bridgestone Ecopia EP100 LRRs 53.5 MPG (2.1 MPG more).



I planned to replace my original Factory-OEM Goodyear Integrity LRR tires with Michelin Energy Saver A/S LRR tires. However, the Michelin story on availability of the Energy Saver A/S was they are not available because they are on production back order (cough, cough). Since Michelin did not want my tire money, it was Onward and Upward. I purchased and am happily running on four, new Ecopia EP100 LRRs.



I am an Ultra-High MPG Fuel Economy driver, and drive using what I call Hybrid $mart driving techniques. During June through mid-July (HVAC A/C Running Full-Time & Set @ 75ºF) driving on my 52,500+ miles w/ 3/32" thread depth OEM GY Integrity tires, I was running average Per Tank-Full miles-per-gallon (MPG) numbers of 52-53. After replacing the OEMs with new Bridgestone Ecopia EP100 LRRs, the MPG went up. On my first Tank-Full Fill-Up of gasoline driving on the new Ecopia EP 100s, MPG jumped to 55.7. My second Tank-Full Fill-Up, consumed while experiencing even hotter temperatures and under heavier HVAC load, averaged 54.6 MPG.



MPG fuel economy trend for me with the new EP100s over the summer of 2011, running with HVAC A/C set @ 75ºF, was a bankable 55 ± 0.5 MPG.



Tire testing promised a 53.5 MPG  51.4 MPG = 2.1 MPG (4% improvement) for the EP100s. After switching to Ecopia EP100s and driving during summertime weather with my Hybrid $mart driving style running at Up-Pressured PSIs (42 Front/40 Rear), I saw an actual, measured fuel economy improvement of 5%.



Here in Florida’s Fall weather, running on the slightly broken in Ecopias, sans HVAC A/C & Heater load, I am logging 58-59 MPG Per Tank-Full fuel economies. I am very pleased with tha

Initial Review, 1000 Miles on Tires
January 17, 2012

I drive a 2007 Prius touring edition (stiffer suspension & +1 wheels. OEM were bridgestone potenze - garbage, I replaced with Flaken 912's - better handling but extremely rough riding - exceptionally loud and wore to tread bars within 25K miles. I replaced with these and have only 1000 dry miles (no rain or snow in S. Cal yet. But... amazing change! Like a new car: indescribably smoother ride, much quieter so that we can use the hands-free phone again, tracks like a porsche 911 and so ar has increased my fuel efficiency by about 2 mpg - combined city and freeway driving. Just a terrific choice and when spending this kind of money, you are always unsure about a decision when you can't easily swap tires if the choice is bad. You will not regret these. Just need to test the wet traction and wear life. GREAT TIRES - very happy!!

Initial Review, 100 Miles on Tires
January 12, 2012

These Primacy MXV4s replaced an OEM set of Energy MXV4 Plus (which does not get the best reviews). Although I have only placed 100 miles on them thus far, these are such an improvement over the Energy. From cornering and stability to wet and dry traction,I have noticed a considerable difference. However, I must admit, I did get almost 70K miles on the Energy set, so I have nothing to complain about.

Initial Review, 1012 Miles on Tires
January 10, 2012

Replaced my Michelin Energy MXV4 tires, which were great for 61,000 miles, but the last 1,000 miles were not good due to hydroplaning. So put the OEM Bridgestones, but they were better in wet, but still hydroplaned.

The new Michelins were better than the OEM tires and MXV4 Energy tires. Some of the reviews were not good, but I found that these tires were great for All-Season tires.

Initial Review, 1350 Miles on Tires
December 24, 2008

I had originally wanted Blizzak WS50. Finding that model unavailable, and the replacement WS60 was rated similar to the Winterforce, I thought I'd save a few bucks and go with the Firestones. After a few months of use, including rain, snow and dry, I'd buy them all over again. I haven't had to use them in ice conditions, but we don't see a whole lot of that here-mostly just snow. I expected more road noise due to the tread design, but it's completely tolerable and I don't see how they could be quieter considering the intended purpose. It's just a light hum, honestly I've had more road noise with Michelin Symetry (an all season tire). The tread depth is impressive, we should get years of winter use from these.



The dry traction is fine, almost as good as the Michelin Energy MXV4 Plus that we use in summer, but the snow traction has really transformed the car. With these tires and ESC, we're totally confident in any weather. The deep (over 6") snow traction is really pretty good. I've conducted 6 panic stops tests from over 50 MPH in 5-7" of snow, each test ended without excitement, and in distances much shorter than I had expected. Stability Control has something to do with the directional control, and the ABS helps, but the stopping distance was probably 60-70% of what I would have expected with an all season tire.



Living in the country, we had considered buying an all-wheel drive car, but these tires have eliminated that thought. Winterforce inspire confidence and are well worth having, even using just 4 months of the year. I've never used a dedicated snow tire on any car before, but I'm sold on the idea now. If you think you need a new set of all season tires just to make it through the winter, seriously consider a second set for winter, it's apples and oranges.



Tirerack made it easy, tires/wheels/covers were delivered mounted, balanced and aired to correct pressure. I've ordered from Tirerack before, and will continue to do so in the future

Initial Review, 3500 Miles on Tires
January 22, 2012

OEM tires were Michelin LX4 Energy which were overall OK, but noisy on concrete highways and I only got 40K out of them, even with standard rotations...they wore out evenly on a relatively heavy minivan. I decided to try a different type mostly due to road noise. The Assurance ComfortTred Touring had good reviews. I am now a fan. Compared to the OEM Michelin's, these tires are equal or better in handling, stopping, etc. and are much quieter on concrete highways (both types are quiet on smooth asphalt). Tread wear is still to be determined, but I am confident I will get at least 40K out of them which at least matches the OEM tires and the quiet ride is more than enough to make the switch worth it.