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 + 10 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Sport 4 is ahead, 83–63
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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 72 · 1 test Owners 54 · 10 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | Primacy MXM4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 20 / 1 tests | 89 | 87 |
| Reviews found online | 85 | 52 |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 89.1 + 40% × 84.5 = 87
Primacy MXM4: 60% × 87.2 + 40% × 51.9 = 73
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | Primacy MXM4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 20 / 1 tests | 93 | 56 |
| Reviews found online | 85 | 58 |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 93.1 + 40% × 84.7 = 90
Primacy MXM4: 60% × 56.1 + 40% × 57.5 = 57
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | Primacy MXM4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 62 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 48 |
Primacy MXM4: 60% × 62.2 (est.) + 40% × 47.9 = 56
No road tests of snow for Primacy MXM4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | Primacy MXM4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / 1 tests | 83 | 64 |
| Reviews found online | 72 | 48 |
Pilot Sport 4: 40% × 83.4 + 60% × 72.4 = 77
Primacy MXM4: 40% × 63.9 + 60% × 48.3 = 55
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | Primacy MXM4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / 1 tests | 73 | 82 |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 67 (est.) | ≈ 67 (est.) |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 73.4 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 71
Primacy MXM4: 60% × 81.9 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 76
No owner ratings of noise for Pilot Sport 4 or Primacy MXM4. 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.
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | Primacy MXM4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 78 | ≈ 64 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 60 | 59 |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 78.1 + 40% × 59.5 = 71
Primacy MXM4: 60% × 63.7 (est.) + 40% × 59.3 = 62
No road tests of treadwear for Primacy MXM4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | Primacy MXM4 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 81 | 50 |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | Primacy MXM4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 14 / 1 tests | 76 | 55 |
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | Michelin Primacy MXM4 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 83 | 63 |
| Dry | 87 | 73 |
| Wet | 90 | 57 |
| Snow | – | 56 |
| Comfort | 77 | 55 |
| Noise | 71 | 76 |
| Treadwear | 71 | 62 |
| Handling (owners) | 81 | 50 |
| Efficiency | 76 | 55 |
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.
Pilot Sport 4
Primacy MXM4
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 | Primacy MXM4 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Handling | Dry | 80% #3/9 · 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | 100% #1/3 · 2024 AutoView All-Season Tire Test R18 | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | Dry | 90% #2/9 · 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | 88% #3/3 · 2024 AutoView All-Season Tire Test R18 | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 70% #8/9 · 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | 88% #3/3 · 2024 AutoView All-Season Tire Test R18 | – | Different tests |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) | Wet | 78% #7/9 · 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | 88% #3/3 · 2024 AutoView All-Season Tire Test R18 | – | Different tests |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | Comfort | 70% #5/9 · 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | 70% #4/3 · 2024 AutoView All-Season Tire Test R18 | – | Different tests |
| Exterior Noise | Noise | 90% #3/9 · 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | 94% #2/3 · 2024 AutoView All-Season Tire Test R18 | – | Different tests |
| Rolling Resistance | Efficiency | 80% #2/9 · 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | 80% #4/3 · 2024 AutoView All-Season Tire Test R18 | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #7/9 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 | #4/3 2024 AutoView All-Season Tire Test R18 | – | 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.
“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.”
“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.”
“Wow! You burn rubber. I totally appreciate what you’ve said and on my old e60 I ran both contis D06 and Michelins ps4 for 3 sets each. Both different feel and wear. Contis lasted longer but didn’t feel as nice as PS4. Now I’m in another BMW and cannot rotate the same way with a staggered wheel size. I’m in NC, when I drove PS4, in cold weather, they wore out quickly. They are a summer tire for sure, but I will use a slightly higher pressure to lengthen service life. That camber is rough on the inner tire shoulder / tread and the all season contains held up better there.”
Based on 246 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | B · Michelin Primacy MXM4 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 62 | 2 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 20″ | 18″ |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Michelin Primacy MXM4
Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 4 — better wet, handling and comfort. Pick the Michelin Primacy MXM4 if noise matters most to you. Michelin Primacy MXM4 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 90 vs 57 on wet.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 81 vs 50 on handling.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 77 vs 55 on comfort.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 76 vs 55 on efficiency.
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Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 90 vs 57 on our wet score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 87 vs 73 on our dry score.
Michelin Primacy MXM4, 76 vs 71 on our noise score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 77 vs 55 on our comfort score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 71 vs 62 on our treadwear score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 76 vs 55 on our efficiency 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
