Tests – · none yet Owners 63 · 211 reviews
“245/45/18 for me and wet driving is amazing, corners are good until treads start getting lower, quiet, stable, no dis-coloring, high speed rating.”
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 3 road tests and 211 + 4,983 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Sport All Season 4 is ahead, 78–65
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Tests – · none yet Owners 63 · 211 reviews
“245/45/18 for me and wet driving is amazing, corners are good until treads start getting lower, quiet, stable, no dis-coloring, high speed rating.”
Tests 77 · 3 tests Owners 77 · 4,983 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test (snow braking)
“I just switched from the Pilot Sport All Season 4 to the Continental DWS 06 Plus, and the contis are WAY quieter and ride so much smoother than the Michelins. Hopefully they'll last longer too, the Michelins only lasted me about 28k~ miles despite regularly rotating them.”
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | FK452 | Pilot Sport All Season 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests | ≈ 66 (est.) | 78 |
| Reviews found online | 65 | 85 |
FK452: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 64.6 = 66
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 78.2 + 40% × 84.9 = 81
No road tests of dry for FK452. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
| Source | FK452 | Pilot Sport All Season 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests | ≈ 68 (est.) | 81 |
| Reviews found online | 66 | 85 |
FK452: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 65.9 = 67
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 80.7 + 40% × 85 = 82
No road tests of wet for FK452. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
| Source | FK452 | Pilot Sport All Season 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests | – | 84 |
| Reviews found online | – | 63 |
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 83.8 + 40% × 63.3 = 76
| Source | FK452 | Pilot Sport All Season 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests | ≈ 68 (est.) | 69 |
| Reviews found online | 62 | 76 |
FK452: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 62.1 = 66
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 68.8 + 40% × 75.9 = 72
No road tests of comfort for FK452. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | FK452 | Pilot Sport All Season 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests | – | 55 |
| Reviews found online | – | 77 |
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 55.2 + 40% × 76.6 = 64
| Source | FK452 | Pilot Sport All Season 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 63 (est.) | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 58 | 70 |
FK452: 60% × 63.3 (est.) + 40% × 58.2 = 61
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 67.1 (est.) + 40% × 70.3 = 68
No road tests of treadwear for FK452. 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 All Season 4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
| Source | FK452 | Pilot Sport All Season 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 64 | 79 |
| Category | Falken FK452 | Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 65 | 78 |
| Dry | 66 | 81 |
| Wet | 67 | 82 |
| Snow | – | 76 |
| Comfort | 66 | 72 |
| Noise | – | 64 |
| Treadwear | 61 | 68 |
| Handling (owners) | 64 | 79 |
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.
FK452
Pilot Sport All Season 4
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 opinion on the Falken FK452 is generally favorable, with many drivers praising its balance of solid wet and dry grip, low road noise, and accessible pricing. While regarded as a dependable daily performance tire that also stretches well, notable drawbacks cited by owners include fast tread wear on sports cars, tendency to flat-spot when sitting, and degradation in grip and road noise as the tread gets low.
“for the price, theyre pretty decent. theyre not the stickiest tires available, but theyre alright and imo, theyre pretty predictable when nearing their limits.”
“Dude, I had pretty much the same choice as you... same rims, same vendors, same car Many reviews mentioned that T1Rs have softer sidewall than FK452, thus preferring the steering feel of Falken when you push it in the curves. As for daily driver it probably doesn't make a difference. Also, are you planning to have a different set for the winter? If not, you'll need all seasons. 1010tires . com have plenty of real-world user reviews on those tires. Also, search Google, there were some interesting reviews on BMW & Audi forums.”
“I also have Falken FK452 on my MKII Focus Diesel, in 225/40/18. They're really quite excellent tyres in both wet and dry to be quite honest. Seeing as the Focus isn't really that "sporting", I was quite happy to get 29'000 miles out of the set I last had at the front, which was a lot more than the 14'000 or so I got out of the Goodyear Eagle F1 (but the F1 was sticky as anything!). Only issue: they're not as cheap as they once were. People are getting wise to their performance for the rather sensible price, and I've seen them creep up around £25 a corner for me in the last two years.”
Based on 47 community posts
Community sentiment for the Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 is predominantly positive, with drivers praising its dry and wet grip, responsive handling, and substantial upgrade over stock tires. However, several users report drawbacks including mediocre deep snow performance, noticeable road noise or ride stiffness compared to competitors like the Continental DWS 06 Plus, and an efficiency or range penalty on electric vehicles.
“I have 265 35 19's AS4's on my ITS and they have been awesome... not as sticky as the stock tires but thats to be expected. I like the feel when hitting bumps etc with them more because with the bigger sidewall of the tire i dont worry as much about damaging a wheel. I've had them on the dragon multiple times this winter and have done fine. No rubbing at all or any issues. at highway speeds (70-80) speedo is off about 4 mph. I have almost 3k on the tires now.”
“I just switched from the Pilot Sport All Season 4 to the Continental DWS 06 Plus, and the contis are WAY quieter and ride so much smoother than the Michelins. Hopefully they'll last longer too, the Michelins only lasted me about 28k~ miles despite regularly rotating them.”
“I just changed back to the AS4’s for the winter from the wide PS4S’s. Almost felt guilty with the cushy comfortable ride. Did my usual off-ramps at about 50 degrees and there is definitely a difference in cornering limits! As4’s are fun but I’m ready for the PS4S’s to go back on in March. Definitely felt a performance decrease going back to factory wheels. The SVE MHP1 wheels are between 8 and 9 lbs lighter. Highly recommend the MHP1’s.”
Based on 241 community posts
| Attribute | A · Falken FK452 | B · Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 3 |
| Rim diameters | — | 20″ |
| Tread depth | — | 9 - 10/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 440 - 540 A - AA A |
| Sidewall | — | Black Side Wall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 - 51 psi |
Falken FK452
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 — better dry, wet and handling. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 scores 81 vs 66 on dry.
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 scores 82 vs 67 on wet.
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 scores 79 vs 64 on handling.
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 scores 68 vs 61 on treadwear.
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Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4, 82 vs 67 on our wet score.
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4, 81 vs 66 on our dry score.
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4, 72 vs 66 on our comfort score.
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4, 68 vs 61 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