Tests – · none yet Owners 68 · 2 reviews
Best test result: #3 of 5 in 2012 Sport Auto Track Day Tyre Test (overall ranking)
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Michelin Pilot Sport Cup+ vs Hankook Ventus Prime 4 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
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Tests 77 · 13 tests Owners 74 · 2,473 reviews
Best test result: #4 of 55 in 2024 Summer Tyre Market Overview (overall ranking)
“Simbolul cu mașina și fulgerul de pe Hankook Ventus Prime 4 arată că anvelopa e compatibilă și cu mașini electrice (EV), nu că e destinată exclusiv lor. Poate fi folosită fără probleme și pe mașini cu motor termic.”
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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Dry
No comparison80Why this score
Source Pilot Sport Cup+ Ventus Prime 4 Professional tests (TWG score) – 83 Reviews found online – 76 -
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Wet
No comparison79Why this score
Source Pilot Sport Cup+ Ventus Prime 4 Professional tests (TWG score) – 80 Reviews found online – 77 -
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Comfort
No comparison70Why this score
Source Pilot Sport Cup+ Ventus Prime 4 Professional tests (TWG score) – 70 Reviews found online – 71 -
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Noise
No comparison63Why this score
Source Pilot Sport Cup+ Ventus Prime 4 Professional tests (TWG score) – 61 -
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Treadwear
No comparison73Why this score
Source Pilot Sport Cup+ Ventus Prime 4 Professional tests (TWG score) – 76 Reviews found online – 69 -
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Handling
No comparison74Why this score
Source Pilot Sport Cup+ Ventus Prime 4 Reviews found online – 74
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport Cup+ | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 |
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| Relative Score | – | 75 |
| Dry | – | 80 |
| Wet | – | 79 |
| Comfort | – | 70 |
| Noise | – | 63 |
| Treadwear | – | 73 |
| Handling | – | 74 |
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Headline score
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Pilot Sport Cup+
75
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Ventus Prime 4
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
The professional test results behind the scores
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 Cup+ | Ventus Prime 4 | Δ | Both? |
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| Overall Ranking | Overall | 33% #3/5 · 2012 Sport Auto Track Day Tyre Test | 25% #4/55 · 2024 Summer Tyre Market Overview | +8.3 | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Pilot Sport Cup+
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B Ventus Prime 4
Pros
- Exceptional wet and dry grip providing high confidence
- Significantly reduced road noise and smooth, quiet ride quality
- Competitively priced offering great value compared to top-tier premium brands
Cons
- Accelerated tread wear reported by some users, leading to shorter overall tire life
- Noticeable decrease in wet traction and grip as the tread wears down past the halfway mark
- Stiffer sidewalls can translate to a firmer ride or reduced comfort on rough surfaces
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup+
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Tire B
Positive
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
The Hankook Ventus Prime 4 is generally praised as a high-performing and cost-effective touring tire, frequently compared favorably against premium brands like Michelin. Users appreciate its solid dry and wet grip, making it a reliable upgrade over stock or budget tires, though long-term mileage projections in official tests show some conflicting estimates.
r/croautomobili
·1 upvote ·2026-09-23
“Top top top guma, stavio prosle godine kad sam kupio auto, odmah na Kupres isao, snijega i leda bilo dosta, ali izdale me nisu Imam i ljetne hankook ventus prime 4 isto odlicna guma”
r/TyreReviews
·4 upvotes ·2024-03-19
“Are there any Hankook Ventus Prime 4 longevity reviews (perhaps personal experience?) The only info I was able to find is Autobild 2022 and 2024, and ADAC 2024 reviews. In the first one they expect 39k km, in the second 26k and in ADAC - 50k. I'm not sure what to believe. I'm a fairly moderate user and will be replacing stock Primacy 3s which lasted around 45k km. I would like to have something that will last around 4-5 years, which at my current usage would be around 30-35k km. If they consistently fall short of it I would probably pay a premium for a more expensive brand, but reviews give very different figures. If ADAC figures is to be trusted I would surely get them, because I would probably replace the car before I have to put on new tires. But 26k km in the latest Autobild review falls short of my expectations a bit. Are those figures typically less than real life due to more extensive testing and usage? I'm driving a compact SUV with 50/50 city highway driving and no sporty aspirations, very default usage scenario. I could pay more and get goodyear efficientgrip performance 2, but at their longevity they will probably need to be replaced out of age before I wear them down realistically, so that's why I was initially settling in more midrange priced Hankook offering. Would love any help, and appreciate the help I received in my previous post! Read more”
r/kereta
·2 upvotes ·2026-09-24
“Aim for rainy condition. Best are 1.Bridgestone Turanza 005 2.Hankook ventus prime 4.”
Top themes
#wet and dry grip#touring tyre category#michelin comparison#price to performance ratio#longevity and mileage#ev compatibility symbol
Based on 15 community posts
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport Cup+ | B · Hankook Ventus Prime 4 |
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| Category | Summer Trackday and Competition tires | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | — |
| Sizes available | — | 66 |
| Rim diameters | — | 15″ – 20″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
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/ 100
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup+
75
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Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Only Hankook Ventus Prime 4 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Michelin Pilot Sport Cup+
Tire B · Hankook Ventus Prime 4
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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.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.