Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
Pilot Sport 4 is ahead, 79–61
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Tests 82 · 21 tests Owners 75 · 12,676 reviews
“Reminder: Tires are the key to this car Just replaced my Michelin Pilot Sport 4 AS tires with a new set ahead of the rainy season. Lasted 36K miles. It was the best mod to the car and a fresh set reminded just how good a brand new set is. The car is glued to the road, riding wonderfully smooth and quiet. Spend the money, get the best tires for you. The tune can wait. And it will need it.”
Tests – · none yet Owners 59 · 27 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | ContiSportContact 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 88 | – |
| Reviews found online | 83 | 64 |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | ContiSportContact 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 83 | – |
| Reviews found online | 79 | 65 |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | ContiSportContact 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | – | 64 |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | ContiSportContact 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 79 | – |
| Reviews found online | 72 | 57 |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | ContiSportContact 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 76 | – |
| Reviews found online | 73 | 69 |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | ContiSportContact 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 77 | – |
| Reviews found online | 61 | 45 |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | ContiSportContact 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 78 | 53 |
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | Continental ContiSportContact 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 79 | 61 |
| Dry | 86 | 66 |
| Wet | 82 | 66 |
| Snow | – | 66 |
| Comfort | 76 | 63 |
| Noise | 74 | 68 |
| Treadwear | 71 | 54 |
| Handling | 78 | 53 |
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Pilot Sport 4
ContiSportContact 5
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
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From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community opinion on the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (and PS4S) is overwhelmingly positive, with users frequently praising the massive grip, excellent steering feel, and dramatic improvements in ride quality compared to OEM run-flats. While some note that they wear out relatively quickly and can be noisy on highways or sensitive to cold temperatures (below 40°F), they are widely considered a top-tier performance tire for both daily driving and spirited use.
“If you have summer performance tires like the PS4s you 1000% require snow tires! I have a 2016 A6 with PS4s and they lose all traction under 5ish degrees Celsius. Snow tires are a must for northerners like us (from a Canadian)”
“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.”
“Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires are noisy (a followup) I have been asked on this sub if the PS4 tires on my wife’s Bolt are noisy, and I wasn’t sure how to answer. Well, we made two 60-mile round trips this past weekend, mostly on highways with 55 and 70 mph speed limits, and I have to say that the tires are kind of noisy. Certainly not as quiet as EV-oriented tires are. The grip is fantastic, so we really like them. If you are sensitive to noise, though, these Max Performance class tires are probably not for you.”
Based on 122 community posts
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| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | B · Continental ContiSportContact 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | — |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 30 |
| Rim diameters | — | 17″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | — | 8 - 10/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 280 - 420 A - AA A |
| Sidewall | — | Black Side Wall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 - 51 psi |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Continental ContiSportContact 5
Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 4 — better handling, dry and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 78 vs 53 on handling.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 86 vs 66 on dry.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 71 vs 54 on treadwear.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 82 vs 66 on wet.
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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.
