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Yokohama BluEarth S34 vs Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 — 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 0 + 18 road tests and 4 + 30 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests 90 · 18 tests Owners 82 · 30 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 31 in 2025 ADAC Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)
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 comparison88Why this score
Source BluEarth S34 Pilot Alpin 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 14 tests – 91 Reviews found online – 84 Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 91.1 + 40% × 83.8 = 88
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Wet
No comparison91Why this score
Source BluEarth S34 Pilot Alpin 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 18 tests – 94 Reviews found online – 86 Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 93.5 + 40% × 86.4 = 91
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Snow
No comparison87Why this score
Source BluEarth S34 Pilot Alpin 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 17 tests – 94 Reviews found online – 78 Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 93.7 + 40% × 77.8 = 87
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Comfort
No comparison78Why this score
Source BluEarth S34 Pilot Alpin 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests – 80 Reviews found online – 77 Pilot Alpin 5: 40% × 79.5 + 60% × 76.8 = 78
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Noise
No comparison85Why this score
Source BluEarth S34 Pilot Alpin 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 14 tests – 97 Reviews found online – ≈ 67 (est.) Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 96.5 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 85
No owner ratings of noise for Pilot Alpin 5. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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Treadwear
No comparison84Why this score
Source BluEarth S34 Pilot Alpin 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests – 84 Reviews found online – 82 Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 84.4 + 40% × 82.3 = 84
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Handling (owners)
No comparison85Why this score
Source BluEarth S34 Pilot Alpin 5 Reviews found online – 85 -
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Efficiency
No comparison74Why this score
Source BluEarth S34 Pilot Alpin 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 14 tests – 74
Scores at a glance
| Category | Yokohama BluEarth S34 | Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 |
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| Relative Score | – | 87 |
| Dry | – | 88 |
| Wet | – | 91 |
| Snow | – | 87 |
| Comfort | – | 78 |
| Noise | – | 85 |
| Treadwear | – | 84 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 85 |
| Efficiency | – | 74 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
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BluEarth S34
87
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Pilot Alpin 5
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 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
Tire B Pilot Alpin 5
Pros
- Outstanding dry and wet grip and handling, feeling similar to a UHP summer tire
- Great snow traction and stability for mountain driving and aggressive winter cornering
- Excellent steering response and high feedback compared to traditional winter tires
Cons
- Subpar performance and braking on pure ice or severe slush
- Stiffer sidewalls can lead to a firmer, sometimes bumpy ride quality and transfer road imperfections
- Fuel economy can be negatively impacted
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Yokohama BluEarth S34 | B · Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 |
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| Category | All Season Premium Touring tires | Winter |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 81 |
| Rim diameters | — | 16″ – 23″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
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Yokohama BluEarth S34
87
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Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Only Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Yokohama BluEarth S34
Tire B · Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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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