Tests 86 · 23 tests Owners 87 · 6,510 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2026 Autobild Summer Tyre Test (dry handling (tester's mark))
“Put some 235/45 R17 ps5’s on my 9-5 They fill up the arches quite nice!”
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Michelin Pilot Sport 5 vs Yokohama BluEarth S34 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 23 + 0 road tests and 6,510 + 4 owner reviews. How we score
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Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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92
Dry
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 5 BluEarth S34 Professional tests (TWG score) · 23 / – tests 93 – Reviews found online 90 – Pilot Sport 5: 60% × 93.3 + 40% × 90.2 = 92
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93
Wet
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 5 BluEarth S34 Professional tests (TWG score) · 23 / – tests 94 – Reviews found online 93 – Pilot Sport 5: 60% × 93.7 + 40% × 93.2 = 93
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78
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 5 BluEarth S34 Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests 71 – Reviews found online 84 – Pilot Sport 5: 40% × 70.9 + 60% × 83.5 = 78
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47
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 5 BluEarth S34 Professional tests (TWG score) · 15 / – tests 33 – Reviews found online ≈ 66 (est.) – Pilot Sport 5: 60% × 33.3 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 47
No owner ratings of noise for Pilot Sport 5. 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.
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86
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 5 BluEarth S34 Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests 92 – Reviews found online 78 – Pilot Sport 5: 60% × 92 + 40% × 77.9 = 86
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89
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 5 BluEarth S34 Reviews found online 89 – -
63
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 5 BluEarth S34 Professional tests (TWG score) · 17 / – tests 63 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Yokohama BluEarth S34 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 86 | – |
| Dry | 92 | – |
| Wet | 93 | – |
| Comfort | 78 | – |
| Noise | 47 | – |
| Treadwear | 86 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 89 | – |
| Efficiency | 63 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
86
/ 100
Pilot Sport 5
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BluEarth S34
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Pilot Sport 5
Pros
- Outstanding wet and dry traction with high resistance to aquaplaning
- Superior tread life and longevity compared to competitors and previous generations
- Noticeable improvements in ride comfort and a quieter cabin over rough road surfaces
Cons
- Softer sidewalls can lead to initial steering vagueness or understeer during hard cornering
- Higher price point compared to some tier-one competitors
- Performance and grip degrade significantly under intense track heat or heavy circuit use
Tire B BluEarth S34
Pros
- Acceptable dry traction for standard commuting
- Low rolling resistance design
Cons
- Poor wet weather performance and traction
- High levels of road noise
- Mediocre handling characteristics
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
Positive
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
Community sentiment towards the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 is largely positive, with drivers frequently praising its outstanding wet grip, daily driving comfort, and impressive tread life. While widely recommended as a dependable, premium all-round performance tire, some enthusiasts criticize it for having a slightly numb steering feel, softer sidewalls, and poor heat resistance during track use compared to more aggressive alternatives.
r/CarTalkUK
·3 upvotes ·2023-11-19
“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?”
r/DubaiPetrolHeads
·3 upvotes ·2025-07-15
“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.”
r/saab
·90 upvotes ·2026-03-28
“Put some 235/45 R17 ps5’s on my 9-5 They fill up the arches quite nice!”
Top themes
#wet grip performance#tread life longevity#daily driving comfort#track heat delamination#premium pricing comparisons#road noise levels#steering feel feedback
Based on 173 community posts
Tire B
Yokohama BluEarth S34
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | B · Yokohama BluEarth S34 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | All Season Premium Touring tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 66 | — |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 22″ | — |
| UTQG | 320 - 340 A - B A | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
86
/ 100
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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/ 100
Yokohama BluEarth S34
Only Michelin Pilot Sport 5 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Michelin Pilot Sport 5
Tire B · Yokohama BluEarth S34
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How do we compare tires?
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