Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
Pilot Sport 4 is ahead, 79–73
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Tests 84 · 21 tests Owners 74 · 12,686 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (overall ranking)
“New tires Pilot Sport 4s got some new Pilot Sport 4s in 245/40/18. way different to my yokohama advan AS+. a lot more grip, obviously. very minimal to no sidewall flex. very good tires. i had pilot sport 3's on my 2013 hatchback wrx back in the day. feels good to get back on some good tires again.”
Tests 74 · 2 tests Owners 72 · 152 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2017 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test (dry braking)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | CrossClimate |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 87 | 77 |
| Reviews found online | 81 | 73 |
| Dry Braking (% of best) | 96% | 100% |
| Dry Handling (% of best) | 98% | 100% |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | CrossClimate |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 90 | 75 |
| Reviews found online | 81 | 76 |
| Wet Braking (% of best) | 99% | 87% |
| Wet Handling (% of best) | 97% | 98% |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | CrossClimate |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | 71 |
| Reviews found online | – | 64 |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | CrossClimate |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 83 | – |
| Reviews found online | 71 | 75 |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | CrossClimate |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 76 | 71 |
| Reviews found online | 72 | – |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | CrossClimate |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 76 | 73 |
| Reviews found online | 61 | 71 |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | CrossClimate |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 78 | 72 |
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | Michelin CrossClimate |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 79 | 73 |
| Dry | 85 | 75 |
| Wet | 86 | 75 |
| Snow | – | 68 |
| Comfort | 78 | 72 |
| Noise | 74 | 69 |
| Treadwear | 70 | 72 |
| Handling | 78 | 72 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip and treadwear start at “Important” — the two things buyers rank highest. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Neither tire has a score here yet, so this weight changes nothing.
Pilot Sport 4
CrossClimate
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Each result is shown as % of the best tire in that test. “Same test” rows are the strictest comparison: both tires were measured side by side.
| Discipline | Category | Pilot Sport 4 | CrossClimate | Δ | Both? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 96% #9/11 · 2019 Auto Bild Sports Car Tyre Test | 100% #1/8 · 2017 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test | −4.1 | Different tests |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 98% #4/10 · 2022 AutoBild 19 Inch Summer UHP Tyre Test | 100% #1/10 · 2017 All Season Tyre Test | −1.5 | Different tests |
| Rolling Resistance | Efficiency | 80% #2/9 · 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | 91% #3/10 · 2017 All Season Tyre Test | −10.8 | Different tests |
| Noise | Other | 98% #14/20 · 2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test | 99% #8/11 · 2017 All Season VS Winter Tyre Test | −0.7 | Different tests |
| Value | Other | 69% #10/20 · 2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test | 65% #8/10 · 2017 All Season Tyre Test | +4.2 | Different tests |
| Wear | Other | 94% #2/20 · 2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test | 91% #4/10 · 2017 All Season Tyre Test | +2.8 | Different tests |
| Overall Ranking | Overall | 100% #1/20 · 2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test | 11% #9/9 · 2018 ADAC All Season Tyre Test | +88.9 | Different tests |
| Straight Aqua | Straight | 100% #1/11 · 2019 Auto Bild Sports Car Tyre Test | 97% #3/10 · 2017 All Season Tyre Test | +3.1 | Different tests |
| Total Cost of Ownership | Total | 0% #13/20 · 2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test | 0% #4/10 · 2017 All Season Tyre Test | 0.0 | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 99% #3/9 · 2018 AZ Summer AND All Season Tyre Test | 87% #9/14 · 2018 New and Worn Summer Tyre Test | +12.3 | Different tests |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 97% #6/10 · 2022 AutoBild 19 Inch Summer UHP Tyre Test | 98% #3/10 · 2017 All Season Tyre Test | −1.2 | 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
Community opinion on the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (and PS4S/AS variants) is overwhelmingly positive, with users frequently praising the massive upgrades in grip, wet weather performance, and steering feel compared to stock run-flats or budget tires. While some note trade-offs in tread life, cost, and colder temperature performance, they are widely regarded as a top-tier choice for daily driving and spirited handling.
“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.”
“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)”
“The Pilot Sport 4's are great tires for dual duty use. You'll want to keep hot pressures below 37-38 PSI. Anything above that they get very greasy, very fast. In the cars I've driven with them (a few BMW M cars, a 911 I think if I remember), you'll usually set your best laps in the first 4-5 laps of a session depending on temps. Once they over heat heat, as with any street tire, you have to park them for an hour to get the temps down again (downside to steel radials). I'd also recommend Hankook RS4s if you want a more durable track tire. That's what I run. Very long lasting, but not as great in the wet as the PS4s would be. Road noise would also be an issue for street use.”
Based on 131 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | B · Michelin CrossClimate |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 62 | — |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 20″ | — |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Michelin CrossClimate
Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 4 — better wet, dry and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 86 vs 75 on wet.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 85 vs 75 on dry.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 78 vs 72 on comfort.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 78 vs 72 on handling.
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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.
