Updated September 2026

Michelin Pilot Power 3 review

Name: Michelin Pilot Power 3
Brand: Michelin

Relative score from owner reviews only

Owners 77 · 5 reviews analysed

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The Michelin Pilot Power 3 is widely praised as a high-performing sport tire that delivers exceptional dry grip and respectable tread longevity, even handling occasional track days with ease. However, riders note that it requires proper warming up compared to dedicated sport-touring tires and demands caution on the slick edges in wet conditions.

What owners say

No road-test results yet, so every score here comes from owner reviews found online.

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

77/100

From 5 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 88%

Dry

Overall dry

80.3

Corner stability

78.7

Dry traction

78.7

Steering response

78.7

Wet

Overall wet

77.1

Wet traction

Comfort

Overall comfort

76.6

Treadwear

Overall treadwear

72.8

Handling

Overall handling

81.2

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What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 5 owner reviews found online.

Pros

Fantastic dry grip suitable for aggressive street riding and track days
Good overall wear and tread life considering the performance level
Predictable and confidence-inspiring handling when up to operating temperature

Cons

Twitchy and prone to spinning up when cold, particularly in wet conditions
Slick shoulders lack tread grooves, offering limited wet grip at extreme lean angles
Shorter tread life and less all-weather commuting capability compared to Pilot Road series tires

Worth knowing

Riders using these on high-powered liter bikes like the Yamaha YZF-R1 report high satisfaction with handling and performance.
Touring-oriented riders transitioning from the Michelin Pilot Road series (such as on a Honda VFR800) noted a significant compromise in cold-weather and wet-commuting capability.