Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
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Tests 84 · 23 tests Owners 82 · 6,367 reviews
Best test result: #2 of 7 in 2026 AutoView Sport Tyre Test (overall ranking)
“Should I worry about this? Michelin pilot sport 5, 23k km (14.3k miles) doesn't seem to be that deep, not sure how it happened, looks like I hit a curb.”
Tests – · none yet Owners 68 · 2 reviews
Best test result: #3 of 5 in 2012 Sport Auto Track Day Tyre Test (overall ranking)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Pilot Sport 5 | Pilot Sport Cup+ |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 90 | – |
| Reviews found online | 84 | – |
| Source | Pilot Sport 5 | Pilot Sport Cup+ |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 92 | – |
| Reviews found online | 87 | – |
| Source | Pilot Sport 5 | Pilot Sport Cup+ |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 71 | – |
| Reviews found online | 81 | – |
| Source | Pilot Sport 5 | Pilot Sport Cup+ |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 32 | – |
| Source | Pilot Sport 5 | Pilot Sport Cup+ |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 87 | – |
| Reviews found online | 75 | – |
| Source | Pilot Sport 5 | Pilot Sport Cup+ |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 83 | – |
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Michelin Pilot Sport Cup+ |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 83 | – |
| Dry | 88 | – |
| Wet | 90 | – |
| Comfort | 75 | – |
| Noise | 46 | – |
| Treadwear | 82 | – |
| Handling | 83 | – |
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.
Pilot Sport 5
Pilot Sport Cup+
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 5 | Pilot Sport Cup+ | Δ | Both? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Ranking | Overall | 50% #2/7 · 2026 AutoView Sport Tyre Test | 33% #3/5 · 2012 Sport Auto Track Day Tyre Test | +16.7 | Different tests |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
The Michelin Pilot Sport 5 is widely praised as an exceptional daily-driver tire, offering impressive wet grip, low road noise, and remarkable longevity compared to predecessors and rivals. While some enthusiast drivers find the sidewalls a bit soft or note less extreme track performance compared to dedicated track or 4S tires, community consensus highlights it as a top-tier, well-balanced choice for spirited street driving and commuting.
“Had both on my ST. The 4S is more performance oriented but it wore out much quicker in approximately 35k kms. PS5 is more comfortable and the wear is slower however it does get noisy towards its end of life. After the 2 sets of Michelins, I tried the Falken FK520 for half the cost of the Michelins but found it to more comfortable for daily driving as it is comparatively softer.”
“How good are pilot sport 5's in winter? Thinking between another set of ps5's on a new car or cross climate 2. Ps5: wearing really slowly, didn't catch a winter on old car yet Cc2: worn in 4 months to 3mm, very soft in bends causing body roll, really good in last year's snow through, and surface water is a non-issue. Also weird humming doe to tread pattern. I guess the question is, should i risk summer tyres with the odd snow fall we have around here?”
“Put some 235/45 R17 ps5’s on my 9-5 They fill up the arches quite nice!”
Based on 134 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | B · Michelin Pilot Sport Cup+ |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer Trackday and Competition tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 66 | — |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 22″ | — |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup+
Only Michelin Pilot Sport 5 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
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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.
