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 12,721 + 1,507 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Sport 4 is ahead, 83–78
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Tests 85 · 21 tests Owners 76 · 12,721 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 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 | Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 20 / 1 tests | 89 | 77 |
| Reviews found online | 84 | 90 |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 89.3 + 40% × 83.9 = 87
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 77.5 + 40% × 89.8 = 82
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 20 / 1 tests | 93 | 73 |
| Reviews found online | 84 | 84 |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 92.5 + 40% × 84.4 = 89
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 73 + 40% × 83.7 = 77
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests | 82 | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 72 | 76 |
Pilot Sport 4: 40% × 81.5 + 60% × 71.6 = 76
Pilot Super Sport: 40% × 70.2 (est.) + 60% × 76.1 = 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 | Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / – tests | 73 | – |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 66 (est.) | – |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 73.1 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 70
No owner ratings of noise for Pilot Sport 4. 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 | Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 78 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 60 | 73 |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 78.1 + 40% × 59.5 = 71
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 | Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 81 | 83 |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 14 / – tests | 76 | – |
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | Michelin Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 83 | 78 |
| Dry | 87 | 82 |
| Wet | 89 | 77 |
| Comfort | 76 | 74 |
| Noise | 70 | – |
| Treadwear | 71 | 70 |
| Handling (owners) | 81 | 83 |
| 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
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 | Pilot Super Sport | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 80% #3/9 · 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | 99% #2/9 · 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 80% #3/9 · 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | 100% #1/9 · 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 70% #8/9 · 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | 95% #5/9 · 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 | #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 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.
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
Based on 246 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 use mine all year round, and it's only in snow that they come unstuck - although I've never actually been driving in enough snow to need to break out my sno-socks. I've done wet 'Ring laps on mine, below zero Welsh hoons etc. They take about 10 miles to warm up enough to push on, but you probably shouldn't be pushing on in the first 10 minutes of a sub-zero day anyway!”
“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.”
“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.”
Based on 364 community posts
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | B · Michelin Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 62 | 50 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 20″ | 17″ – 23″ |
| UTQG | 300 - 320 A - AA A | 300 AA A |
| Sizes in common | 18 | 18 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 4 — better wet and dry. Where the Michelin Pilot Super Sport is ahead, it is by less than 3 points.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 89 vs 77 on wet.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 87 vs 82 on dry.
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Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 89 vs 77 on our wet score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 87 vs 82 on our dry score.
Neither, by our numbers: 76 vs 74 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Neither, by our numbers: 71 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
