Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 21 + 1 road tests and 12,691 + 123 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Sport 4 is ahead, 83–62
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Tests 85 · 21 tests Owners 76 · 12,691 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 45 in 2019 Summer 53 Tyre Braking Shootout (dry braking)
“Those are Pilot sport 4 (all season). If it had s after the 4 it would be the summer high performance version. I put the pilot sport 4 on wife's GTI autobahn 2016. Great handling tire, stiff side walls, not the smoothest ride but best overall.”
Tests 78 · 1 test Owners 48 · 123 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test (wet braking)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | ContiSportContact 5P |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 20 / 1 tests | 89 | 78 |
| Reviews found online | 85 | 59 |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 89.1 + 40% × 84.5 = 87
ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 78.3 + 40% × 59.2 = 71
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | ContiSportContact 5P |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 20 / 1 tests | 93 | 77 |
| Reviews found online | 85 | 58 |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 93.1 + 40% × 84.7 = 90
ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 76.9 + 40% × 58.1 = 69
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | ContiSportContact 5P |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 60 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 43 |
ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 60.3 (est.) + 40% × 42.7 = 53
No road tests of snow for ContiSportContact 5P. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | ContiSportContact 5P |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests | 83 | ≈ 65 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 72 | 49 |
Pilot Sport 4: 40% × 83.4 + 60% × 72.4 = 77
ContiSportContact 5P: 40% × 65.4 (est.) + 60% × 48.6 = 55
No road tests of comfort for ContiSportContact 5P. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | ContiSportContact 5P |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / – tests | 73 | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 67 (est.) | 49 |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 73.4 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 71
ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 48.5 = 59
No owner ratings of noise for Pilot Sport 4. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
No road tests of noise for ContiSportContact 5P. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | ContiSportContact 5P |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 78 | ≈ 53 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 60 | 28 |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 78.1 + 40% × 59.5 = 71
ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 52.8 (est.) + 40% × 27.9 = 43
No road tests of treadwear for ContiSportContact 5P. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | ContiSportContact 5P |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 81 | 56 |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | ContiSportContact 5P |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 14 / – tests | 76 | – |
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | Continental ContiSportContact 5P |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 83 | 62 |
| Dry | 87 | 71 |
| Wet | 90 | 69 |
| Snow | – | 53 |
| Comfort | 77 | 55 |
| Noise | 71 | 59 |
| Treadwear | 71 | 43 |
| Handling (owners) | 81 | 56 |
| Efficiency | 76 | – |
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
ContiSportContact 5P
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 | ContiSportContact 5P | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 80% #3/9 · 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | 100% #1/9 · 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 80% #3/9 · 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | 100% #2/9 · 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 70% #8/9 · 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | 100% #1/9 · 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #7/9 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | #1/9 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 line as a premium upgrade offering exceptional dry and wet grip, precise handling, and superior ride comfort compared to OEM or run-flat tires. While celebrated for performance, users frequently discuss its high price tag, faster treadwear, and noticeable drop in EV efficiency. Some drivers also note increased road noise and reduced traction when temperatures drop near freezing.
“Switched from the garbage stock Potenza's to Continental DWS06 a week after grabbing my Z. Absolutely fucking worth it. I got Swift R lowering springs installed and that also made a great improvement. Z feels much more confidant and way more composed on my twisty roads and roundabouts My ND Miata also came with the same Potenza's and I went with the Michelin PS4's. Transformed the handling as well”
“CC2s fitted yesterday. Initial subjective reaction are they deffinately seem both quieter and more comfortable than the stock PS4. I did a non scientific noise test using a app on my phone. On my way to have the tyres changed I drove a section of the A460 toward & from Cannock, approx half a mile in each direction. I did exactly the same run at the same speed with the CC2s a couple of hours later. This is a fairly rough surface well worn tarmac but I avoided all ruts & holes. PS4: 41psi 50mph, average noise level 67.4db. The average being registered by the app, not my calculation. CC2: 40 psi 50mph, average noise level 64.6db. In both cases the phone lay on the central console forward of the tray & armrest. The comfort feeling is the CC2s are softer, damping ridges & ruts better than the PS4, while driving a route of 14 miles each way I drive every Tuesday & Thursday & consists of a wide range of different surfaces including the newer super smooth quiete tarmac.”
“I basically always ran Michelins on the BMWs I had. Pilot Super Sport on the E91 335d (which unexpectedly did really well wrt longevity with 600nm+ and a heavy foot) and now PS4 ZP (so the runflat type) on my 320hp F31 330d. They are just really really good. Pretty pricey though.”
Based on 246 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | B · Continental ContiSportContact 5P |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 62 | 41 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 20″ | 18″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | — | 8 - 10/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 240 - 280 AA A |
| Sidewall | — | Black Side Wall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 - 51 psi |
| Sizes in common | 15 | 15 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Continental ContiSportContact 5P
Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 4 — better treadwear, handling and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 71 vs 43 on treadwear.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 81 vs 56 on handling.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 77 vs 55 on comfort.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 90 vs 69 on wet.
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Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 90 vs 69 on our wet score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 87 vs 71 on our dry score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 71 vs 59 on our noise score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 77 vs 55 on our comfort score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 71 vs 43 on our treadwear score.
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
