Tests – · none yet Owners 80 · 11 reviews
Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Pirelli Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 vs Pirelli Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 — 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 0 + 0 road tests and 11 + 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 PA3 Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 74 (est.) – Reviews found online 83 – Pilot Alpin PA3: 60% × 74.4 (est.) + 40% × 83 = 78
No road tests of dry for Pilot Alpin PA3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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81
Wet
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin PA3 Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 79 (est.) – Reviews found online 85 – Pilot Alpin PA3: 60% × 78.7 (est.) + 40% × 85.1 = 81
No road tests of wet for Pilot Alpin PA3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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68
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin PA3 Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) – Reviews found online 67 – Pilot Alpin PA3: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 67.1 = 68
No road tests of snow for Pilot Alpin PA3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
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78
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin PA3 Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 72 (est.) – Reviews found online 82 – Pilot Alpin PA3: 40% × 71.6 (est.) + 60% × 82.4 = 78
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Alpin PA3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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76
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin PA3 Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 72 (est.) – Reviews found online 82 – Pilot Alpin PA3: 60% × 71.5 (est.) + 40% × 81.7 = 76
No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Alpin PA3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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83
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Alpin PA3 Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 Reviews found online 83 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 | Pirelli Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 76 | – |
| Dry | 78 | – |
| Wet | 81 | – |
| Snow | 68 | – |
| Comfort | 78 | – |
| Treadwear | 76 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 83 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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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.
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Recomputed
Headline score
76
/ 100
Pilot Alpin PA3
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/ 100
Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
The professional test results behind the scores
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
| Discipline | Category | Pilot Alpin PA3 | Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #6/7 2011 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test | #10/10 2021 Autonavigator Winter Tire Test R16 | – | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Pilot Alpin PA3
Pros
- Exceptional traction and grip on ice, light-to-moderate snow, and wet roads
- High comfort levels and very low road noise, comparable to summer tires
- Durable tread life with slow, even wear over thousands of miles
Cons
- Premium price point that some users find lacking in value
- Not optimized for deep snow or slow-speed climbing in mountainous 'white' roads
- Slight loss of braking performance felt on dry roads by some drivers
Tire B Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 | B · Pirelli Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Winter tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
Which one should you actually buy?
76
/ 100
Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3
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/ 100
Pirelli Winter Snowcontrol Serie 3
Only Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3
Tire B · Pirelli Winter Snowcontrol Serie 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.
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