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Michelin Pilot Sport 3 vs Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

Too close to call: Pilot Sport 3 and Sport Maxx 050+ are level at 67.

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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.

  1. 72

    Dry

    Pilot Sport 3 +5
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Sport Maxx 050+
    Reviews found online7366
  2. 69

    Wet

    Pilot Sport 3 +3
    66
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Sport Maxx 050+
    Reviews found online6965
  3. 65

    Comfort

    Pilot Sport 3 +1
    64
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Sport Maxx 050+
    Reviews found online6259
  4. 65

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Sport Maxx 050+
    Reviews found online63–
  5. 61

    Treadwear

    Sport Maxx 050+ +6
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Sport Maxx 050+
    Reviews found online5867
  6. 65

    Handling

    Sport Maxx 050+ +3
    68
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Sport Maxx 050+
    Reviews found online6568
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Pilot Sport 3Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+
Relative Score 67 67
Dry 72 67
Wet 69 66
Comfort 65 64
Noise 65 –
Treadwear 61 67
Handling 65 68

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Headline score

Pilot Sport 3

Sport Maxx 050+

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 Sport 3

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Sport Maxx 050+

Pros

  • Reliable and confident dry grip for high-speed cornering and handling
  • Impressive tread wear and long-lasting durability over tens of thousands of kilometers
  • Good value for money relative to premium European brands

Cons

  • Excessive road and cabin noise, particularly at motorway speeds
  • Stiff and harsh ride quality over bumps and rough surfaces
  • Mediocre to poor wet-weather traction with tendencies to slip or aquaplane
All owner themes in the Sport Maxx 050+ review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Pilot Sport 3 B · Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+
Category—Summer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Pilot Sport 3

Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+

Too close to call: Michelin Pilot Sport 3 and Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ are within 2 points overall. Michelin Pilot Sport 3 is stronger on dry and wet. Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ is stronger on treadwear and handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ scores 67 vs 61 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 72 vs 67 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 69 vs 66 on wet.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ scores 68 vs 65 on handling.

Tire A · Michelin Pilot Sport 3
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Tire B · Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+
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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.

67

Too close to call

Pilot Sport 3

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