Michelin has long ranked highly among the world’s major tire manufacturers. There’s little reason to expect that to change anytime soon, especially given the French tire maker’s continued development of new makes and models that promise improvements both minor and major of those from those that came before.
Among Michelin’s more innovative tires is the CrossClimate series, developed to be a true all-season tire that delivers equal performance on scorching hot summer roadways and when winter turns things significantly cooler. When the CrossClimate debuted in 2015, it was regarded as the first summer tire to earn legit winter certifications. Michelin has continued to develop the model in the ensuing years. In 2025, the manufacturer released the third generation of the CrossClimate line, which promised increased all-weather adaptability and stability, longer tread life, and optimized energy efficiency over all power trains.
The CrossClimate3 has now been in use in the European market for more than a year, and drivers have been pretty vocal about their experience with the tires. For the record, they seem pretty happy with their purchase, rating the tires an impressive 4.8-stars out of 5 on Michelin’s U.K. product page. So, if you’re wondering whether or not Michelin’s next-gen CrossClimate3 tires are any good, it would seem that the easy answer to that question is “yes.” There may, however, be a few things to consider if you’re thinking about buying them yourself.
Drivers mostly have good things to say about Michelin’s CrossClimate3 Tires
The Michelin brand was recently singled out by JD Power as the most satisfying tire brand in terms of customer satisfaction. Given that fact, it should hardly come as a shock that drivers who are riding on Michelin’s CrossClimate3s are also pretty satisfied with the tires’ overall performance. For instance, if you were to cruise the more than 860 reviews on that U.K. product page, you’d see that 98% of customers rated the tires 3-stars or higher, with many commenting specifically on how impressed they are by the CrossClimate3’s performance in various weather situations. Ditto for everyday driving, as several also claim the tires are notably quiet on the roadways and may even have contributed to increased fuel efficiency.
Among those customer reviews, however, 2% rate the tires poorly, with some complaining of excessive noise and a lack of stability while driving. While the Tyre Reviews YouTube page was largely impressed with Michelin’s CrossClimate3, a wet track test seemingly confirmed a potential downgrade in wet traction over the CrossClimate2. The test driver was, however, still impressed overall with the tires’ handling in those circumstances, and confirmed that they are as quiet as advertised on the road.The reviewer also noted how other outlets claimed the tires performed incredibly well in snow.
Overall, Tyre Reviews scored the CrossClimate3 at 8.9 points out of 10 and awarded the tires a “High Confidence” rating. So, it seems you can feel confident in purchasing Michelin’s CrossClimate3 if you’re interested.
When can North American drivers expect to see the CrossClimate3 in stores?
That brings us to one tricky bit of information: Michelin’s CrossClimate3 tires are not currently available for purchase outside of Europe and the U.K. That means residents of the United States, Canada, and Mexico couldn’t test these all-weather tires out for themselves even if they wanted to. According to Michelin, there is no set date regarding when the CrossClimate3 tires might make their way to the North American market.
It would seem, in fact, that it’s more a matter of “if” than “when” for the CrossClimate3’s North American debut, as Michelin issued press release in November 2025 saying only that the tire will continue to be withheld from North American drivers for at least “the next several years.” Similarly, the faction offered no real insight into why the tires are not being released in that market.
At present, Michelin is still very much championing the CrossClimate2 for North American drivers, noting that the tires continue to outperform competitors by significant margins in many key categories. And drivers in North America are still very much making the CrossClimate2 their tire of choice among the greater Michelin lineup as well. Michelin may simply not see a real need to upgrade North American drivers to the CrossClimate3 when the 2 is still holding its own in the market, though that begs the question why it was deemed necessary in European markets.
