Winter tire Updated October 2026

Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 review

Name: Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
Brand: Michelin

Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners

Owners 85 · 28 reviews analysed Road tests 71 · 10 tests

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The Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 is widely praised by users as a top-tier performance winter tire that delivers exceptional handling, stability, and grip across dry, wet, and snowy conditions. Reviewers frequently highlight its sporty, summer-tire-like responsiveness on dry roads paired with outstanding confidence in severe winter weather.

Owners rate it 13.8 points higher than the instrumented road tests do — see the two score breakdowns below for where they disagree.

Two scoring systems, side by side

Owner scores come from reviews found online; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.

How scores work

Relative score: 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
Road tests: 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
Owner reviews: 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.

By owner reviews

85/100

From 28 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 99%

Dry

Overall dry

86.5

Corner stability

85.4

Dry traction

84.9

Steering response

85.2

Wet

Overall wet

88.3

Wet traction

85.4

Snow & ice

Overall snow & ice

80.4

Ice

77.2

Comfort

Overall comfort

83.7

Treadwear

Overall treadwear

80.7

Handling

Overall handling

89.6

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By road tests

71/100

Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.

Dry

67.3

Wet

77.6

Snow

72.2

Noise

59.2

By discipline (% of best in test)

Dry Braking

45.5%

Dry Handling

81.8%

Wet Braking

90.9%

Wet Handling

72.7%

Straight Aquaplaning

36.4%

Snow Braking

54.5%

Snow Handling

27.3%

Inside Noise level

27.3%

Rolling Resistance

36.4%

Price

9.1%

What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 28 owner reviews found online.

Pros

Exceptional grip and handling in snow and ice
Sporty, responsive handling on dry and wet pavement
High level of comfort and low road noise for a winter tire
Impressive tread wear longevity and durability over multiple seasons

Cons

Higher price point compared to some competitors
Above-average noise level reported by a few users due to the aggressive tread pattern
Slight initial tread squirm when brand new before settling in

Worth knowing

Users running staggered setups on rear-wheel-drive and xDrive BMW sedans reported exceptional hill-climbing traction and predictable handling in snow.
Drivers pairing performance cars with 18-inch winter setups noted well-absorbed road bumps and sharp steering response.

10 published test appearances

Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.

2019 19 Inch Performance Winter tire Test · 255/35 R19

6th of 11

Best: Wet Braking · 2nd Weakest: Price · 11th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	2nd of 11
Wet Handling	4th of 11
Dry Braking	7th of 11
Dry Handling	3rd of 11
Snow Braking	6th of 11
Snow Handling	9th of 11
Rolling Resistance	8th of 11
Straight Aqua	8th of 11
Noise	9th of 11
Price	11th of 11

Source: Auto Bild Sportscars

2017 Sport Auto Winter tire Test · 225/40 R18

3rd of 10

Best: Wet Braking · 1st Weakest: Dry Braking · 9th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	1st of 10
Wet Handling	1st of 10
Dry Braking	9th of 10
Dry Handling	5th of 10
Snow Braking	6th of 10
Snow Handling	1st of 10

Source: Sport Auto

2017 AMS Performance 18 inch Winter tire Test · 225/40 R18

4th of 10

Best: Noise · 2nd Weakest: Rolling Resistance · 7th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	3rd of 10
Wet Handling	4th of 10
Dry Braking	6th of 10
Dry Handling	6th of 10
Snow Braking	6th of 10
Snow Handling	4th of 10
Rolling Resistance	7th of 10
Straight Aqua	6th of 10
Noise	2nd of 10