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 + 0 road tests and 12,721 + 16 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Sport 4 is ahead, 82–73
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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 – · none yet Owners 72 · 16 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | N'Fera RU5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 20 / – tests | 89 | ≈ 71 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 84 | 75 |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 89.3 + 40% × 83.9 = 87
N'Fera RU5: 60% × 70.8 (est.) + 40% × 74.8 = 72
No road tests of dry for N'Fera RU5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | N'Fera RU5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 20 / – tests | 93 | ≈ 73 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 84 | 76 |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 92.5 + 40% × 84.4 = 89
N'Fera RU5: 60% × 73.4 (est.) + 40% × 75.6 = 74
No road tests of wet for N'Fera RU5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | N'Fera RU5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 65 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 52 |
N'Fera RU5: 60% × 64.7 (est.) + 40% × 52.2 = 60
No road tests of snow for N'Fera RU5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | N'Fera RU5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests | 82 | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 72 | 76 |
Pilot Sport 4: 40% × 81.5 + 60% × 71.6 = 76
N'Fera RU5: 40% × 70.1 (est.) + 60% × 75.7 = 73
No road tests of comfort for N'Fera RU5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | N'Fera RU5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / – tests | 73 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 66 (est.) | 73 |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 73.1 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 70
N'Fera RU5: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 69
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.
No road tests of noise for N'Fera RU5. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | N'Fera RU5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 78 | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 60 | 75 |
Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 78.1 + 40% × 59.5 = 71
N'Fera RU5: 60% × 69.7 (est.) + 40% × 75.3 = 72
No road tests of treadwear for N'Fera RU5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | N'Fera RU5 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 81 | 73 |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 | N'Fera RU5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 14 / – tests | 76 | – |
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | Nexen N'Fera RU5 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 82 | 73 |
| Dry | 87 | 72 |
| Wet | 89 | 74 |
| Snow | – | 60 |
| Comfort | 76 | 73 |
| Noise | 70 | 69 |
| Treadwear | 71 | 72 |
| Handling (owners) | 81 | 73 |
| 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
N'Fera RU5
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
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
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | B · Nexen N'Fera RU5 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | All-Season Ultra High Performance tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 62 | 4 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 20″ | 16″ – 18″ |
| Tread depth | — | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | 300 - 320 A - AA A | 500 A A |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 65,000 mi |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 51 psi |
| Sizes in common | 0 | 0 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Nexen N'Fera RU5
Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 4 — better dry, wet and handling. Where the Nexen N'Fera RU5 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Nexen N'Fera RU5 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 87 vs 72 on dry.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 89 vs 74 on wet.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 81 vs 73 on handling.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 scores 76 vs 73 on comfort.
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Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 89 vs 74 on our wet score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 87 vs 72 on our dry score.
Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 69 on the noise score, within 3 points.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 76 vs 73 on our comfort score.
Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 72 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
