Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 27 + 1 road tests and 6,665 + 1,507 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Sport 4 S is ahead, 86–78
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Tests 81 · 27 tests Owners 86 · 6,665 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 15 in 2021 Auto Bild 19 inch Summer Tyre Test (dry braking)
“A note about the pilot sport 4 S: in cold weather (below 5 degrees) even if it isn't icy, the tyre compound hardens and has dramatically reduced grip. They are excellent summer tyres though, good in the wet too. These days I run Uniroyal rainsport 5 and they're very good.”
Tests 75 · 1 test Owners 82 · 1,507 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test (dry handling)
“Damn. 295s on Style 359Ms? That's pushing it a bit, isn't it? I so desperately wish Michelin would make a 285/30 PSS. I'm running 275/35s now, and while I like the extra rubber on the road, I don't like the increased sidewall height over the OEM 265/35.”
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 S | Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 25 / 1 tests | 95 | 77 |
| Reviews found online | 92 | 90 |
Pilot Sport 4 S: 60% × 94.6 + 40% × 91.5 = 93
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 77.5 + 40% × 89.7 = 82
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 S | Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 26 / 1 tests | 86 | 73 |
| Reviews found online | 91 | 84 |
Pilot Sport 4 S: 60% × 85.9 + 40% × 90.5 = 88
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 73 + 40% × 83.8 = 77
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 S | Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests | 70 | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 84 | 76 |
Pilot Sport 4 S: 40% × 70.4 + 60% × 83.5 = 78
Pilot Super Sport: 40% × 70.3 (est.) + 60% × 76.2 = 74
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Super Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 S | Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 20 / – tests | 70 | – |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 66 (est.) | – |
Pilot Sport 4 S: 60% × 70.3 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 69
No owner ratings of noise for Pilot Sport 4 S. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 S | Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 70 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 74 | 73 |
Pilot Sport 4 S: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 74.1 = 72
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 72.8 = 70
No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Super Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 S | Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 90 | 83 |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 S | Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 23 / – tests | 72 | – |
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S | Michelin Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 86 | 78 |
| Dry | 93 | 82 |
| Wet | 88 | 77 |
| Comfort | 78 | 74 |
| Noise | 69 | – |
| Treadwear | 72 | 70 |
| Handling (owners) | 90 | 83 |
| Efficiency | 72 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Pilot Sport 4 S
Pilot Super Sport
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
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 Sport 4 S | Pilot Super Sport | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 94% #8/8 · 2026 Autobild Sports Cars Summer Tyre Test | 99% #2/9 · 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 100% #2/8 · 2026 Autobild Sports Cars Summer Tyre Test | 100% #1/9 · 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 90% #7/8 · 2026 Autobild Sports Cars Summer Tyre Test | 95% #5/9 · 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #1/10 2026 ACE Summer Tyre Test | #2/9 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
The community widely regards the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S as a benchmark max-performance summer tire, praising its outstanding dry and wet grip, stability, and daily driving refinement. Common criticisms focus on its premium price, rapid tread wear on high-powered heavy vehicles or hot track sessions, and significantly reduced grip in cold weather. Many enthusiasts consider it an ideal street tire, though some note softer sidewalls compared to predecessors or recommend dedicated track tires for hard circuit driving.
“I run the all seasons on my Golf because I drive ~400+ miles per week in all matter of weather. The high tread wear rating and all-weather grip make more sense for me. But, having run the max performance PS4s before, if you’re cool with having two sets, they are basically impossible to beat. Absolute magic tires.”
“I was running pilot sport 4s on my MS. (19” wheels) I was lucky to get 13,000-14,000. I just switched to Kumho Majesty 9’s for about 1/3 the price. Currently have 4,000 miles on them and just to rotated. Fingers crossed I can get 13,000 miles out of them.”
“Am I the owner of the newer PS4s?😁 Hello everyone, new in the sub and just want to share my love for the Pilot Sport 4s. This is the third set and I love it. To me they are the perfect compromise beetween performance anche tyre wear. Last set last me 43k km, I do lot of highway and some spirited drive when possibile. I also had a set of Sport Contact 7, awesome grip, to me better than the PS4s, almost too much for my stock Golf. They also wear out faster. I saw yesterday the review of Potenza Sport Evo and they promise very week, maybe next time I’ll try!”
Based on 208 community posts
The Michelin Pilot Super Sport is widely praised by the community as a benchmark high-performance street tire offering outstanding dry grip, sharp cornering capability, and decent ride comfort for daily driving. Many drivers note that its successor, the Pilot Sport 4S, improves upon it—especially in cold and wet conditions—while several users highlight downsides such as poor winter/snow capability, premium pricing, and eventual rubber degradation or tread cracking as the tires age.
“I switched to Pilot Super Sports a couple months ago and can say there is some noise reduction. So far they are holding up pretty well, probably better than the RE50A considering I did a fair bit of auto crossing with it. Biggest difference I noticed was grip, significantly more grip especially when abused (hot). I also went 255 up front so that may have had an effect on the grip as well. They are also more comfortable over rough surfaces.”
“Damn. 295s on Style 359Ms? That's pushing it a bit, isn't it? I so desperately wish Michelin would make a 285/30 PSS. I'm running 275/35s now, and while I like the extra rubber on the road, I don't like the increased sidewall height over the OEM 265/35.”
“Worth bearing in mind the Sam Vimes "Boots" Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness. The tires I got on my new '17 RF GT didn't last very long, the two sets of cheap tires I replaced them with didn't either, then I put Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires on it and they're great performers as well as outlasting the earlier sets combined.”
Based on 364 community posts
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S | B · Michelin Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 110 | 50 |
| Rim diameters | 17″ – 22″ | 17″ – 23″ |
| UTQG | 300 A - AA A | 300 AA A |
| Sizes in common | 32 | 32 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S — better dry, wet and handling. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S scores 93 vs 82 on dry.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S scores 88 vs 77 on wet.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S scores 90 vs 83 on handling.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S scores 78 vs 74 on comfort.
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Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S, 88 vs 77 on our wet score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S, 93 vs 82 on our dry score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S, 78 vs 74 on our comfort score.
Neither, by our numbers: 72 vs 70 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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
