Summer tire Updated October 2026

Pirelli P Zero Rosso review

± 7

Relative score from owner reviews only

Better than 24% of the summer tires we score.

Owners 48 · 124 reviews analysed

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Pirelli P Zero Rosso has a Relative Score of 55 out of 100 among summer tires. 124 owner reviews rate it 48 out of 100. 54% would buy it again.

Pirelli P Zero Rosso

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.

Full methodology

By owner reviews

48/100

From 124 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 54%
Dry
Overall dry
53
Wet
Overall wet
55
Snow & ice
Overall snow & ice
58
Comfort
Overall comfort
41
Noise
Overall noise
61
Treadwear
Overall treadwear
30
Handling
Overall handling
48

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What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 124 owner reviews found online.

The Pirelli PZero Rosso is a polarizing high-performance summer tire that delivers exceptional dry-weather grip, precise steering response, and predictable handling when properly warmed up. However, user experiences vary significantly regarding wet-weather traction, high road noise levels, and rapid, sometimes uneven tread wear, leading to mixed overall sentiment.

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and handling on dry roads
  • Precise steering response and solid high-speed stability
  • Predictable and progressive breakaway at the limit
  • Good ride feedback and confident cornering performance

Cons

  • Fast and sometimes uneven tread wear
  • Poor grip and lack of confidence in wet or damp conditions
  • High levels of road noise and a stiff, harsh ride
  • Prone to tramlining and developing a low-speed rumble over time

Worth knowing

  • Drivers of heavy performance sedans and wagons (such as Audi S4/S5 and Volvo XC series) noted that the tires handle heavy vehicle weight well in the dry, but front tires wear out quickly.
  • Enthusiasts running low-profile configurations on sports cars (like Porsche Boxster/911 or Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV) emphasized that the tires require sufficient heat to perform optimally, feeling slippery when cold.

1 published test appearance

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

2013 Auto Review Performance Summer tire Test · 225/45 R17

6th of 9

Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.

Source: Autoreview

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