Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 3 + 0 road tests and 4,983 + 2 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests 78 · 3 tests Owners 81 · 4,983 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test (snow braking)
“I just switched from the Pilot Sport All Season 4 to the Continental DWS 06 Plus, and the contis are WAY quieter and ride so much smoother than the Michelins. Hopefully they'll last longer too, the Michelins only lasted me about 28k~ miles despite regularly rotating them.”
Tests – · none yet Owners – · 2 reviews (needs 5)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Pilot Sport All Season 4 | Potenza RE050A Pole Position |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 78 | – |
| Reviews found online | 89 | – |
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 78.5 + 40% × 89.2 = 83
| Source | Pilot Sport All Season 4 | Potenza RE050A Pole Position |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 81 | – |
| Reviews found online | 90 | – |
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 81.5 + 40% × 89.9 = 85
| Source | Pilot Sport All Season 4 | Potenza RE050A Pole Position |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 84 | – |
| Reviews found online | 65 | – |
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 84.4 + 40% × 65.4 = 77
| Source | Pilot Sport All Season 4 | Potenza RE050A Pole Position |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 69 | – |
| Reviews found online | 78 | – |
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 40% × 68.8 + 60% × 78.2 = 74
| Source | Pilot Sport All Season 4 | Potenza RE050A Pole Position |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 55 | – |
| Reviews found online | 80 | – |
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 55.2 + 40% × 79.7 = 65
| Source | Pilot Sport All Season 4 | Potenza RE050A Pole Position |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 68 (est.) | – |
| Reviews found online | 72 | – |
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 71.8 = 70
No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Sport All Season 4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
| Source | Pilot Sport All Season 4 | Potenza RE050A Pole Position |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 83 | – |
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 | Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 79 | – |
| Dry | 83 | – |
| Wet | 85 | – |
| Snow | 77 | – |
| Comfort | 74 | – |
| Noise | 65 | – |
| Treadwear | 70 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 83 | – |
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.
Pilot Sport All Season 4
Potenza RE050A Pole Position
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
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
Community sentiment for the Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 is predominantly positive, with drivers praising its dry and wet grip, responsive handling, and substantial upgrade over stock tires. However, several users report drawbacks including mediocre deep snow performance, noticeable road noise or ride stiffness compared to competitors like the Continental DWS 06 Plus, and an efficiency or range penalty on electric vehicles.
“Im running pilot sport a/s4 in 265/35 r18 on 18x9.5 konig ampliform. I have been driving them about 5 months, i cant complain. They are good for where im at (only 93 octane stage 1 tune, no major mods). Side note, i feel the road imperfections alot more with such a small sidewall.”
“I ran the Continental DWS (Dry Wet Snow) all year round on the 221 S-65. They were very quiet on nice roads... Lots of grip when being a savage on dry, wet, even in the snow. Only time I got stuck in snow was by high centering the car on the snow drift that formed across the driveway every time we had a Nor-Easter. They would make it to 20,000 miles generally. I have given the 222 S65 Michelin Pilot Sport AS4. Less grip in dry hot conditions. They will live to just under 20,000. Zero opportunity to try them in snow (live in the desert now). They make more noise than Conti. Have not got much time with them in the rain. They will get replaced with a tire more fitting here in the desert. Run flat tires will thud over every bump. Best way to avoid wheel damage is keeping 45lbs of air in the tires and avoid roads with pot holes.”
“Michelin pilot sport AS 4 for me have been great for 3 seasons. Continental VikingContact 7's for winter. nice not to have to rush to swap at the beginning of the winter for sure.”
Based on 241 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 | B · Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | Summer Max Performance tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 3 | — |
| Rim diameters | 20″ | — |
| Tread depth | 9 - 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 440 - 540 A - AA A | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position
Only Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 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.
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
