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 + 1 road tests and 4,985 + 15 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Sport All Season 4 is ahead, 78–68
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Tests 77 · 3 tests Owners 80 · 4,985 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 – · 1 test Owners 66 · 15 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Pilot Sport All Season 4 | N'Fera AU7 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 79 | ≈ 68 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 89 | 69 |
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 78.6 + 40% × 88.5 = 83
N'Fera AU7: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.9 = 69
No road tests of dry for N'Fera AU7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
| Source | Pilot Sport All Season 4 | N'Fera AU7 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 81 | ≈ 71 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 89 | 72 |
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 81.2 + 40% × 89.3 = 84
N'Fera AU7: 60% × 71.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.8 = 72
No road tests of wet for N'Fera AU7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Pilot Sport All Season 4 | N'Fera AU7 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 84 | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 65 | 61 |
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 84.5 + 40% × 64.5 = 76
N'Fera AU7: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 60.6 = 65
No road tests of snow for N'Fera AU7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | Pilot Sport All Season 4 | N'Fera AU7 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 69 | ≈ 68 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 77 | 66 |
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 40% × 68.8 + 60% × 76.7 = 74
N'Fera AU7: 40% × 68.5 (est.) + 60% × 66.3 = 67
No road tests of comfort for N'Fera AU7. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Pilot Sport All Season 4 | N'Fera AU7 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 55 | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 79 | 65 |
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 55.1 + 40% × 79.2 = 65
N'Fera AU7: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 64.7 = 66
No road tests of noise for N'Fera AU7. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Pilot Sport All Season 4 | N'Fera AU7 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests | ≈ 68 (est.) | 63 |
| Reviews found online | 72 | 62 |
Pilot Sport All Season 4: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 72.1 = 70
N'Fera AU7: 60% × 62.8 + 40% × 62.3 = 63
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 | N'Fera AU7 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 82 | 68 |
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 | Nexen N'Fera AU7 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 78 | 68 |
| Dry | 83 | 69 |
| Wet | 84 | 72 |
| Snow | 76 | 65 |
| Comfort | 74 | 67 |
| Noise | 65 | 66 |
| Treadwear | 70 | 63 |
| Handling (owners) | 82 | 68 |
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
N'Fera AU7
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 All Season 4 | N'Fera AU7 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #2/5 2025 AutoView Ultra High Performance All-Season Tyre Test | #11/19 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance All-Season Tires | – | 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
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.
“I use these on my F80 M3 competition with the 666M wheels for the winter. I had Continental DWS 06 Plus on my E90 M3. The PSAS4 have stiffer side wall than the DWS06 Plus, so the ride will feel more sporty if that's what you're after. PSAS4 also have slightly more dry pavement grip and tad more steering feel than the DWS. The DWS is a tad bit quieter and softer sidewall. Superior to the PSAS4 in light snow. Dry pavement grip is still amazing. I have 2 sets of 666m wheels for my F80 comp. One set outfitted with Pilot sport all season 4 and the other set outfitted with Pilot sport 4s.”
“New Tires (Michelin Pilot Sport All-Season 4) I know this has been discussed a lot here so I won't go into a ton of detail, but I recently got a '23 GT (DCT, around 30k miles) and the stock tires were so ASS. Decided to grab the ones in the title and it's literally night and day difference. I was getting terrible traction when just barely accelerating w/ stock tires. Now I can basically floor it. Same with braking; felt pretty damn bad before, and so much better now. The ride, in general, also just feels more comfortable (smoother, though I didn't notice a huge sound difference, but I usually have music on anyway). Haven't gotten to really push it on turns or anything yet, but it's definitely a big difference already with the small bit of driving I did after getting them installed. I did also go with 235 over the stock 225.”
“Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 efficiency FOLLOWUP: On a recent drive, similar speed (70-80) and same route, I managed to get 290Wh/mi. Only notable difference was that the outside temperature was now 25-30C (instead of <10C) In trying to debug WTF tesla is doing, I started looking at the CAN bus. It appears that the car tries to keep the battery in the 30-35C range, so pretty much all that extra power usage was the car trying to maintain battery temperature in cold weather rather than the tires. Original post--------------------------------------------: just FYI about Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 235/45zr18 98Y I knew to expect a small efficiency hit, but this is almost as bad as when I towed a 2000lb boxy trailer. M3LR, stock 18" wheels and aero covers, no roof rack, no bike rack, driving in ~10-15C ~70-80mph funny part is that with the $0.46/kWh supercharging for the California portion of the road trip, driving a Tesla comes out more expensive than a 22mpg gas car @$4/gal :rofl: Read more”
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 · Nexen N'Fera AU7 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | All-Season Premium Touring tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 3 | 49 |
| Rim diameters | 20″ | 16″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | 9 - 10/32″ | 9/32″ |
| UTQG | 440 - 540 A - AA A | 500 A A |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 50,000 mi |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | 50 psi |
| Sizes in common | 0 | 0 |
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
Nexen N'Fera AU7
Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 — better dry, handling and wet. Where the Nexen N'Fera AU7 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Nexen N'Fera AU7 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 15 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 scores 83 vs 69 on dry.
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 scores 82 vs 68 on handling.
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 scores 84 vs 72 on wet.
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 scores 76 vs 65 on snow.
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Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4, 84 vs 72 on our wet score.
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4, 83 vs 69 on our dry score.
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4, 76 vs 65 on our snow score.
Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 66 on the noise score, within 3 points.
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4, 74 vs 67 on our comfort score.
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4, 70 vs 63 on our treadwear 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
