Michelin Pilot Exalto looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 37 + 0 road tests and 10,335 + 56 owner reviews. How we score
Too close to call: Turanza T005 73, Pilot Exalto 74.
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Tests 76 · 37 tests Owners 62 · 10,335 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 21 in 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (wet braking)
“Are these needing replacement? - Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT (Run Flat) BMW G20 Not sure if I should be replacing these yet they seem close to the wear bar, rather be safe than sorry and to ask here especially with Uk/Irish weather 😅 Read more”
Tests – · none yet Owners 75 · 56 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Turanza T005 | Pilot Exalto |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 34 / – tests | 85 | ≈ 71 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 63 | 76 |
Turanza T005: 60% × 84.6 + 40% × 62.9 = 76
Pilot Exalto: 60% × 71.3 (est.) + 40% × 75.6 = 73
No road tests of dry for Pilot Exalto. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
| Source | Turanza T005 | Pilot Exalto |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 35 / – tests | 86 | ≈ 75 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 70 | 78 |
Turanza T005: 60% × 85.9 + 40% × 69.8 = 79
Pilot Exalto: 60% × 74.5 (est.) + 40% × 77.6 = 76
No road tests of wet for Pilot Exalto. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Turanza T005 | Pilot Exalto |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests | 73 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 61 | 70 |
Turanza T005: 40% × 72.6 + 60% × 60.5 = 65
Pilot Exalto: 40% × 69.3 (est.) + 60% × 70.1 = 70
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Exalto. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Turanza T005 | Pilot Exalto |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 25 / – tests | 36 | – |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 67 (est.) | – |
Turanza T005: 60% × 35.8 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 48
No owner ratings of noise for Turanza T005. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
| Source | Turanza T005 | Pilot Exalto |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / – tests | 71 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 52 | 74 |
Turanza T005: 60% × 71.4 + 40% × 52 = 64
Pilot Exalto: 60% × 69 (est.) + 40% × 74.4 = 71
No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Exalto. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
| Source | Turanza T005 | Pilot Exalto |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 64 | 75 |
| Source | Turanza T005 | Pilot Exalto |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 25 / – tests | 100 | – |
| Category | Bridgestone Turanza T005 | Michelin Pilot Exalto |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 73 | 74 |
| Dry | 76 | 73 |
| Wet | 79 | 76 |
| Comfort | 65 | 70 |
| Noise | 48 | – |
| Treadwear | 64 | 71 |
| Handling (owners) | 64 | 75 |
| Efficiency | 100 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Turanza T005
Pilot Exalto
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community opinions on the Bridgestone Turanza T005 are divided, with many drivers praising its wet-weather grip and highway usability. Conversely, numerous owners report significant concerns regarding loud road noise, rough ride comfort, rapid wear, and premature sidewall cracking or dry rot.
“Are these needing replacement? - Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT (Run Flat) BMW G20 Not sure if I should be replacing these yet they seem close to the wear bar, rather be safe than sorry and to ask here especially with Uk/Irish weather 😅 Read more”
“2025 Formentor VZ with 19s and Bridgestone Turanza T005... is 38 psi OK? Title says it. Car felt off lately, checked pressure and all were around 31 or 32. Sticker says 36 for W rated (which is ours) and 39 for Y rated. I went for 38 because there's usually 2 people in the car at all times, not 500kg but figured a drop of 1-2 PSI and I'm at 36. Wondering, 38 ok? What are you running? What a difference the 6 PSI makes though... wow.”
“The Bridgestone Turanza T005 UHP Summer tires suck My BMW i4 e40 has 8k miles on it. I usually never get flats, but in the past 8 months I have almost been stranded 3 times by flats, and I have had to replace two of tires because they were completely worn. These Bridgestone Turanza T005 UHP Summer tires are terrible. I've been replacing the worn tires with run-flats, but probably time to move to a different brand and all-season tire.”
Based on 33 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Turanza T005 | B · Michelin Pilot Exalto |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 140 | — |
| Rim diameters | 14″ – 22″ | — |
| UTQG | 340 A A | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Michelin Pilot Exalto
Too close to call: Bridgestone Turanza T005 and Michelin Pilot Exalto are within 2 points overall. Bridgestone Turanza T005 is stronger on dry and wet. Michelin Pilot Exalto is stronger on handling, treadwear and comfort.
Michelin Pilot Exalto scores 75 vs 64 on handling.
Michelin Pilot Exalto scores 71 vs 64 on treadwear.
Michelin Pilot Exalto scores 70 vs 65 on comfort.
Bridgestone Turanza T005 scores 76 vs 73 on dry.
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Bridgestone Turanza T005, 79 vs 76 on our wet score.
Bridgestone Turanza T005, 76 vs 73 on our dry score.
Michelin Pilot Exalto, 70 vs 65 on our comfort score.
Michelin Pilot Exalto, 71 vs 64 on our treadwear score.
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
