Tests 84 · 6 tests Owners 78 · 15 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2024 AS SUV Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)
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Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV vs Pirelli Scorpion Ice & Snow — 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 6 + 0 road tests and 15 + 0 owner reviews. How we score
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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.
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78
Dry
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 SUV Scorpion Ice & Snow Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests 76 – Reviews found online 81 – Pilot Alpin 5 SUV: 60% × 76 + 40% × 80.5 = 78
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82
Wet
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 SUV Scorpion Ice & Snow Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests 82 – Reviews found online 82 – Pilot Alpin 5 SUV: 60% × 81.8 + 40% × 82.2 = 82
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83
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 SUV Scorpion Ice & Snow Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests 88 – Reviews found online 75 – Pilot Alpin 5 SUV: 60% × 88.5 + 40% × 75 = 83
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75
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 SUV Scorpion Ice & Snow Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 71 (est.) – Reviews found online 77 – Pilot Alpin 5 SUV: 40% × 70.6 (est.) + 60% × 77.2 = 75
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Alpin 5 SUV. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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86
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 SUV Scorpion Ice & Snow Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 98 – Reviews found online ≈ 67 (est.) – Pilot Alpin 5 SUV: 60% × 98.2 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 86
No owner ratings of noise for Pilot Alpin 5 SUV. 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.
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72
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 SUV Scorpion Ice & Snow Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) – Reviews found online 75 – Pilot Alpin 5 SUV: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 75.2 = 72
No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Alpin 5 SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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79
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 SUV Scorpion Ice & Snow Reviews found online 79 – -
63
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 SUV Scorpion Ice & Snow Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests 63 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV | Pirelli Scorpion Ice & Snow |
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| Relative Score | 80 | – |
| Dry | 78 | – |
| Wet | 82 | – |
| Snow | 83 | – |
| Comfort | 75 | – |
| Noise | 86 | – |
| Treadwear | 72 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 79 | – |
| Efficiency | 63 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
80
/ 100
Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
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/ 100
Scorpion Ice & Snow
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 Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
Pros
- Exceptional traction and handling on wet and slushy roads
- High tread life and durability over long distances
- Excellent dry road comfort and low noise levels
Cons
- Abrupt loss of grip when reaching the limit on hard-packed snow
- Higher price point compared to some competitors
- Performance can feel less predictable than dedicated Nordic winter tires in extreme ice/snow conditions
Tire B Scorpion Ice & Snow
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV | B · Pirelli Scorpion Ice & Snow |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Winter tire |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | 71 | 8 |
| Rim diameters | 17″ – 23″ | 18″ – 21″ |
| Sizes in common | 5 | 5 |
Which one should you actually buy?
80
/ 100
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
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/ 100
Pirelli Scorpion Ice & Snow
Only Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
Tire B · Pirelli Scorpion Ice & Snow
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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.
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