Wiper blades MICHELIN or OEM Toyota

OEM Toyota blades with refillable inserts are what I have on my 4 vehicles. Nothing else. Last a long time.

I just picked up the OEM blades for my Tacoma that I bought used. They seem great.

The Michelin blades at Costco are a perfect fit with using the appropriate, supplied adapter. They aren’t the best blade but are relatively inexpensive.

The Michelin guardian beam blades they sell are super cheap and seem like pretty decent quality. They come with an adapter that works with modern Subarus.

I’ve grabbed the Michelin wiper blades at Costco less than half the cost of cheap blades from Supercheap. And they lasted me 4 years from the old pair.

I have the previous version of these Michelin wipers on the driver side and the new one on the passenger side of my wives car. Had it for a couple of months. I haven't noticed an issue, but the build is worse. It's going to get wrecked by ice buildup whereas the previous model had beefier design. The new mounting clip also wasn't as good, but it worked well enough.

Michelin wiper blades are horrible.

I paid multiple times that last time and they are streaking a few months later. These are Michelins.

I purchased Michelin Optimum+ Ceramic Beam 26”/16” just the other day. I chose them because I wanted ceramic silicone and the Michelin were a great price at $15 each. After putting the “right” adapter on that fit the button hole, that’s when I found out that the Trax’s wiper arm isn’t the correct length for these blades. The space between the button hole and the end is really small whereas the bracket on the blade and the photo in the instruction pamphlet show that the space should be over 1” to accommodate most of the bracket. The blade “fit” and snapped in, but I could tell it wasn’t right. There was too much play and the arm could separate from the blade by just bending the blade. Also the Trax’s arm is curved on the bottom, fitting perfectly into the OEM blades. Michelin’s website said that the 26” blade would fit. Oddly though, it said the passenger side was 14” instead of 16”.

I tried the Michelins from Costco one time. They streaked and chattered on the first use.