Tests – · none yet Owners 63 · 22 reviews
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Dunlop Direzza DZ102 vs Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
Pilot Sport 3 leads, 66–65 Narrow edge
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Tests – · none yet Owners 66 · 10 reviews
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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66
Dry
Pilot Sport 3 +470Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 Pilot Sport 3 Reviews found online 65 72 -
68
Wet
Pilot Sport 3 +270Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 Pilot Sport 3 Reviews found online 67 71 -
65
Comfort
Level65Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 Pilot Sport 3 Reviews found online 61 61 -
66
Noise
Direzza DZ102 +165Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 Pilot Sport 3 Reviews found online 64 62 -
62
Treadwear
Direzza DZ102 +161Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 Pilot Sport 3 Reviews found online 59 58 -
63
Handling
Pilot Sport 3 +265Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 Pilot Sport 3 Reviews found online 63 65
Scores at a glance
| Category | Dunlop Direzza DZ102 | Michelin Pilot Sport 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 65 | 66 |
| Dry | 66 | 70 |
| Wet | 68 | 70 |
| Comfort | 65 | 65 |
| Noise | 66 | 65 |
| Treadwear | 62 | 61 |
| Handling | 63 | 65 |
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Headline score
65
/ 100
Direzza DZ102
66
/ 100
Pilot Sport 3
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Direzza DZ102
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Strong dry pavement grip and cornering stability
- Surprisingly high levels of ride comfort for a performance tire
Cons
- Rapid or inconsistent tread wear
- Inconsistent wet weather performance and hydroplaning resistance
- Increased road noise as the tire ages
Tire B Pilot Sport 3
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Dunlop Direzza DZ102 | B · Michelin Pilot Sport 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | — |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 10 |
| Rim diameters | — | 15″ – 19″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
65
/ 100
Dunlop Direzza DZ102
66
/ 100
Michelin Pilot Sport 3
Too close to call: Dunlop Direzza DZ102 and Michelin Pilot Sport 3 are within 2 points overall. Michelin Pilot Sport 3 is stronger on dry.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 70 vs 66 on dry.
Tire A · Dunlop Direzza DZ102
Tire B · Michelin Pilot Sport 3
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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.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.