Tests – · none yet Owners 65 · 10 reviews
Head-to-head
Updated
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 vs Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ — 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 10 + 32 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Sport 3 leads, 67–64 Narrow edge
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Tests – · none yet Owners 62 · 32 reviews
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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69
Dry
Pilot Sport 3 +663Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 Sport Maxx 050+ Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 65 (est.) Reviews found online 69 61 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 69 = 69
Sport Maxx 050+: 60% × 65 (est.) + 40% × 60.8 = 63
No road tests of dry for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
No road tests of dry for Sport Maxx 050+. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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70
Wet
Pilot Sport 3 +664Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 Sport Maxx 050+ Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 70 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 70 62 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 70.5 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 70
Sport Maxx 050+: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 61.9 = 64
No road tests of wet for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
No road tests of wet for Sport Maxx 050+. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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63
Comfort
Pilot Sport 3 +657Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 Sport Maxx 050+ Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 60 51 Pilot Sport 3: 40% × 67.4 (est.) + 60% × 59.8 = 63
Sport Maxx 050+: 40% × 65.9 (est.) + 60% × 51.3 = 57
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Sport 3 or Sport Maxx 050+. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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60
Treadwear
Sport Maxx 050+ +767Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 Sport Maxx 050+ Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 57 67 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 62.8 (est.) + 40% × 56.7 = 60
Sport Maxx 050+: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 67 = 67
No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
No road tests of treadwear for Sport Maxx 050+. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison65Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 Sport Maxx 050+ Reviews found online – 65
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport 3 | Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 67 | 64 |
| Dry | 69 | 63 |
| Wet | 70 | 64 |
| Comfort | 63 | 57 |
| Treadwear | 60 | 67 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 65 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Recomputed
Headline score
67
/ 100
Pilot Sport 3
64
/ 100
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
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport 3 | B · Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 10 | — |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 19″ | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
67
/ 100
Michelin Pilot Sport 3
64
/ 100
Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+
Narrow edge: Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — better dry, wet and comfort. Pick the Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ if treadwear matters most to you. Michelin Pilot Sport 3 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ scores 67 vs 60 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 69 vs 63 on dry.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 70 vs 64 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 63 vs 57 on comfort.
Tire A · Michelin Pilot Sport 3
Tire B · Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+
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Pilot Sport 3 or Sport Maxx 050+?
Which is better in the wet, Pilot Sport 3 or Sport Maxx 050+?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 70 vs 64 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Pilot Sport 3 or Sport Maxx 050+?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 69 vs 63 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Pilot Sport 3 or Sport Maxx 050+?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 63 vs 57 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Pilot Sport 3 or Sport Maxx 050+?
Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+, 67 vs 60 on our treadwear score.
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