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Bridgestone Potenza RE080 vs Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 9 + 10 owner reviews. How we score

Pilot Sport 3 leads, 67–65 Narrow edge

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Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 66

    Dry

    Pilot Sport 3 +4
    70
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE080Pilot Sport 3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6572

    Potenza RE080: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 64.6 = 66

    Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.7 = 70

    No road tests of dry for Potenza RE080. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 66

    Wet

    Pilot Sport 3 +4
    70
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE080Pilot Sport 3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6570

    Potenza RE080: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 65.3 = 66

    Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 70.1 (est.) + 40% × 70.4 = 70

    No road tests of wet for Potenza RE080. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 64

    Comfort

    Pilot Sport 3 +1
    65
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE080Pilot Sport 3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6061

    Potenza RE080: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 59.6 = 64

    Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 61.4 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for Potenza RE080 or Pilot Sport 3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    66
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE080Pilot Sport 3
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–63

    Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 63 = 66

    No road tests of noise for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 63

    Treadwear

    Potenza RE080 +2
    61
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE080Pilot Sport 3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online6158

    Potenza RE080: 60% × 64.2 (est.) + 40% × 61 = 63

    Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 63.2 (est.) + 40% × 57.6 = 61

    No road tests of treadwear for Potenza RE080. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  6. 67

    Handling (owners)

    Potenza RE080 +2
    65
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE080Pilot Sport 3
    Reviews found online6765
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Potenza RE080Michelin Pilot Sport 3
Relative Score 65 67
Dry 66 70
Wet 66 70
Comfort 64 65
Noise – 66
Treadwear 63 61
Handling (owners) 67 65

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Headline score

Potenza RE080

Pilot Sport 3

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Potenza RE080

Pros

  • Excellent grip performance in both wet and dry road conditions
  • High durability and impressive tread life for many users
  • Predictable steering response and cornering confidence

Cons

  • Noticeable increase in road noise and tire roar over time
  • Ride comfort diminishes as the tire wears
  • Inconsistent tread life reports ranging from 25,000km to over 60,000km
All owner themes in the Potenza RE080 review

Tire B Pilot Sport 3

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Potenza RE080 B · Michelin Pilot Sport 3
CategorySummerSummer tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available110
Rim diameters15″15″ – 19″

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Potenza RE080

Michelin Pilot Sport 3

Narrow edge: Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — better dry and wet. Where the Bridgestone Potenza RE080 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Bridgestone Potenza RE080 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Michelin Pilot Sport 3 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 70 vs 66 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 70 vs 66 on wet.

Tire A · Bridgestone Potenza RE080
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Tire B · Michelin Pilot Sport 3
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Potenza RE080 or Pilot Sport 3?

Which is better in the wet, Potenza RE080 or Pilot Sport 3?

Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 70 vs 66 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Potenza RE080 or Pilot Sport 3?

Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 70 vs 66 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Potenza RE080 or Pilot Sport 3?

Neither, by our numbers: 64 vs 65 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Potenza RE080 or Pilot Sport 3?

Neither, by our numbers: 63 vs 61 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology