Tests 90 · 18 tests Owners 82 · 30 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 31 in 2025 ADAC Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)
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Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 vs Yokohama BluEarth S34 — 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 18 + 0 road tests and 30 + 4 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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88
Dry
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 BluEarth S34 Professional tests (TWG score) · 14 / – tests 91 – Reviews found online 84 – Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 91.1 + 40% × 83.8 = 88
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91
Wet
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 BluEarth S34 Professional tests (TWG score) · 18 / – tests 94 – Reviews found online 86 – Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 93.5 + 40% × 86.4 = 91
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87
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 BluEarth S34 Professional tests (TWG score) · 17 / – tests 94 – Reviews found online 78 – Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 93.7 + 40% × 77.8 = 87
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78
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 BluEarth S34 Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 80 – Reviews found online 77 – Pilot Alpin 5: 40% × 79.5 + 60% × 76.8 = 78
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85
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 BluEarth S34 Professional tests (TWG score) · 14 / – tests 97 – Reviews found online ≈ 67 (est.) – Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 96.5 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 85
No owner ratings of noise for Pilot Alpin 5. 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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84
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 BluEarth S34 Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 84 – Reviews found online 82 – Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 84.4 + 40% × 82.3 = 84
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85
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 BluEarth S34 Reviews found online 85 – -
74
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin 5 BluEarth S34 Professional tests (TWG score) · 14 / – tests 74 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 | Yokohama BluEarth S34 |
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| Relative Score | 87 | – |
| Dry | 88 | – |
| Wet | 91 | – |
| Snow | 87 | – |
| Comfort | 78 | – |
| Noise | 85 | – |
| Treadwear | 84 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 85 | – |
| Efficiency | 74 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
87
/ 100
Pilot Alpin 5
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/ 100
BluEarth S34
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
Pros
- Outstanding dry and wet grip and handling, feeling similar to a UHP summer tire
- Great snow traction and stability for mountain driving and aggressive winter cornering
- Excellent steering response and high feedback compared to traditional winter tires
Cons
- Subpar performance and braking on pure ice or severe slush
- Stiffer sidewalls can lead to a firmer, sometimes bumpy ride quality and transfer road imperfections
- Fuel economy can be negatively impacted
Tire B BluEarth S34
Pros
- Acceptable dry traction for standard commuting
- Low rolling resistance design
Cons
- Poor wet weather performance and traction
- High levels of road noise
- Mediocre handling characteristics
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 | B · Yokohama BluEarth S34 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | All Season Premium Touring tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 81 | — |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 23″ | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
87
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Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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/ 100
Yokohama BluEarth S34
Only Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 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
Tire B · Yokohama BluEarth S34
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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