Tests – · 1 test Owners 67 · 11 reviews
Best test result: #6 of 22 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires (tested tread life (miles))
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Bridgestone Potenza S007A vs Michelin Pilot Sport 5 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 1 + 23 road tests and 11 + 6,510 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Sport 5 is ahead, 90–68
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Tests 86 · 23 tests Owners 87 · 6,510 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2026 Autobild Summer Tyre Test (dry handling (tester's mark))
“Put some 235/45 R17 ps5’s on my 9-5 They fill up the arches quite nice!”
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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Dry
Pilot Sport 5 +2492Why this score
Source Potenza S007A Pilot Sport 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 23 tests ≈ 68 (est.) 93 Reviews found online 69 90 Potenza S007A: 60% × 68.2 (est.) + 40% × 68.6 = 68
Pilot Sport 5: 60% × 93.2 + 40% × 90.2 = 92
No road tests of dry for Potenza S007A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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68
Wet
Pilot Sport 5 +2694Why this score
Source Potenza S007A Pilot Sport 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 23 tests ≈ 69 (est.) 94 Reviews found online 67 93 Potenza S007A: 60% × 68.7 (est.) + 40% × 67.1 = 68
Pilot Sport 5: 60% × 93.7 + 40% × 93.3 = 94
No road tests of wet for Potenza S007A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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65
Comfort
Pilot Sport 5 +1378Why this score
Source Potenza S007A Pilot Sport 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests ≈ 68 (est.) 71 Reviews found online 64 83 Potenza S007A: 40% × 67.6 (est.) + 60% × 63.6 = 65
Pilot Sport 5: 40% × 70.9 + 60% × 83.4 = 78
No road tests of comfort for Potenza S007A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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Noise
No comparison47Why this score
Source Potenza S007A Pilot Sport 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 15 tests – 33 Reviews found online – ≈ 66 (est.) Pilot Sport 5: 60% × 33.3 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 47
No owner ratings of noise for Pilot Sport 5. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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68
Treadwear
Pilot Sport 5 +1886Why this score
Source Potenza S007A Pilot Sport 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 6 tests 70 92 Reviews found online 65 78 Potenza S007A: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 64.5 = 68
Pilot Sport 5: 60% × 92 + 40% × 77.9 = 86
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75
Handling (owners)
Pilot Sport 5 +1489Why this score
Source Potenza S007A Pilot Sport 5 Reviews found online 75 89 -
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Efficiency
No comparison63Why this score
Source Potenza S007A Pilot Sport 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 17 tests – 63
Scores at a glance
| Category | Bridgestone Potenza S007A | Michelin Pilot Sport 5 |
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| Relative Score | 68 | 90 |
| Dry | 68 | 92 |
| Wet | 68 | 94 |
| Comfort | 65 | 78 |
| Noise | – | 47 |
| Treadwear | 68 | 86 |
| Handling (owners) | 75 | 89 |
| Efficiency | – | 63 |
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Headline score
68
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Potenza S007A
90
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Pilot Sport 5
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
The professional test results behind the scores
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
| Discipline | Category | Potenza S007A | Pilot Sport 5 | Δ | Head-to-head |
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| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #11/22 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires | #9/50 2026 Summer Braking Super Tyre Test - How do 52 Tyres Perform in Wet and Dry Braking? | – | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Potenza S007A
Pros
- Exceptional dry grip and high-speed cornering stability
- Stiff sidewalls providing precise steering response and excellent feedback
- Strong track-day performance with improved lap times compared to predecessor models
Cons
- Subpar wet weather traction and aquaplaning resistance, especially when pushed
- Poor performance and sliding tendencies in colder temperatures
- Fast tread wear under aggressive driving conditions
Tire B Pilot Sport 5
Pros
- Outstanding wet and dry traction with high resistance to aquaplaning
- Superior tread life and longevity compared to competitors and previous generations
- Noticeable improvements in ride comfort and a quieter cabin over rough road surfaces
Cons
- Softer sidewalls can lead to initial steering vagueness or understeer during hard cornering
- Higher price point compared to some tier-one competitors
- Performance and grip degrade significantly under intense track heat or heavy circuit use
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
Bridgestone Potenza S007A
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Tire B
Positive
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
Community sentiment towards the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 is largely positive, with drivers frequently praising its outstanding wet grip, daily driving comfort, and impressive tread life. While widely recommended as a dependable, premium all-round performance tire, some enthusiasts criticize it for having a slightly numb steering feel, softer sidewalls, and poor heat resistance during track use compared to more aggressive alternatives.
r/AudiA5
·1 upvote ·2026-04-30
“I had PS5’s on they were great literally all the grip you could ever want (not a very powerful car) and they have an incredibly long life span, I didn’t find them loud at all and i also now have an Audi a5 coupe and the car itself blocks out most noise especially if you have music on so it’s not something you should worry about, I know the Asym6 have more grip but it’s marginal I’d personally get the ps5’s just because of the beautiful side wall!”
r/CarsAustralia
·8 upvotes ·2025-09-10
“In my experience they are quite long wearing tires and well worth the cost. I used to get around 40k out of most tyres. My first set of ps4’s lasted 55k and now the ps5’s are trending to beat it. I'm a pretty spirited driver around the roundabouts of Canberra too, though I only have a hatch so experiences may vary. As to performance I've driven them on my i30 n-line and other people’s i30N, BRZ, tesla 3, and stinger and the tyres have more grip than I have guts to push them on public roads. In both wet and dry they are very confidence inspiring and a hell of a lot of fun.”
r/TeslaUK
·3 upvotes ·2026-03-27
“Pilot sport 5? Hi, after replacement tyres for M3. Just touched 30k miles and all 4 need doing. Michelin 235/45 ZR18 (98Y) XL TL PILOT SPORT 5 I was looking at these 154 pounds from Costco. Only they’re not T rated. Was comparing them with the original 235/45 ZR 18 PILOT SPORT 4 XL TO TESLA these are 204 pounds at Costco. Thoughts on whether the PS5 will be ok please? Visited a couple of independent tyre shops yesterday, 1 quoted budget 100 each through to PS4s at 230 each. The second wouldn’t quote on non Tesla approved, so just quoted the PS4 T0s at 203 each. Cheers”
Top themes
#wet grip performance#tread life longevity#daily driving comfort#track heat delamination#premium pricing comparisons#road noise levels#steering feel feedback
Based on 173 community posts
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Potenza S007A | B · Michelin Pilot Sport 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 3 | 66 |
| Rim diameters | 18″ – 20″ | 16″ – 22″ |
| UTQG | — | 320 - 340 A - B A |
| Sizes in common | 2 | 2 |
Which one should you actually buy?
68
/ 100
Bridgestone Potenza S007A
90
/ 100
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 5 — better wet, dry and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Bridgestone Potenza S007A rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 scores 94 vs 68 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 scores 92 vs 68 on dry.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 scores 86 vs 68 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 scores 89 vs 75 on handling.
Tire A · Bridgestone Potenza S007A
Tire B · Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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Potenza S007A or Pilot Sport 5?
Which is better in the wet, Potenza S007A or Pilot Sport 5?
Michelin Pilot Sport 5, 94 vs 68 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Potenza S007A or Pilot Sport 5?
Michelin Pilot Sport 5, 92 vs 68 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Potenza S007A or Pilot Sport 5?
Michelin Pilot Sport 5, 78 vs 65 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Potenza S007A or Pilot Sport 5?
Michelin Pilot Sport 5, 86 vs 68 on our treadwear score.
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