Summer tire Updated October 2026

Pirelli Powergy review

Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners

Owners 61 · 1,805 reviews analysed Road tests 76 · 1 test

How scores work
Add your size for an exact match
/R

The Amazon link then searches this exact size.

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.

The Pirelli Powergy receives generally favorable reviews from daily drivers who praise its low road noise, competitive pricing, and reliable dry and wet grip. However, some enthusiast and high-mileage drivers express disappointment regarding a faster-than-expected tread wear rate, shallower initial tread depth, and occasional compromises in steering feedback and fuel efficiency.

Community sentiment Mixed Read the buzz
#budget and eco line#tire mixing and compatibility#ride comfort and vibrations#pricing and promotions#daily winter driving performance

Owners rate it 15.1 points lower than the instrumented road tests do — see the two score breakdowns below for where they disagree.

Pirelli Powergy

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

61/100

From 1,805 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 58%
Dry
Overall dry
64.3
Corner stability
62.9
Dry traction
64.6
Steering response
62.9
Wet
Overall wet
67.3
Wet traction
66
Comfort
Overall comfort
58.1
Treadwear
Overall treadwear
50.7
Handling
Overall handling
63.4

Own these tires? Write a review →

By road tests

76/100

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

Dry
76.6
Wet
75.5
Comfort
73.9
Noise
79.1

Pirelli Powergy specs & sizes

Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.

SizeRetailer
165/55 R15 Amazon
175/65 R15 Amazon
185/60 R15 Amazon
185/65 R15 Amazon
195/55 R15 Amazon
195/60 R15 Amazon
195/65 R15 Amazon
205/65 R15 Amazon
195/55 R16 Amazon
195/60 R16 Amazon
195/65 R16 Amazon
205/45 R16 Amazon
205/55 R16 Amazon
205/60 R16 Amazon
205/65 R16 Amazon
215/55 R16 Amazon

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.

What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 1,805 owner reviews found online.

The Pirelli Powergy receives generally favorable reviews from daily drivers who praise its low road noise, competitive pricing, and reliable dry and wet grip. However, some enthusiast and high-mileage drivers express disappointment regarding a faster-than-expected tread wear rate, shallower initial tread depth, and occasional compromises in steering feedback and fuel efficiency.

Pros

  • Significantly reduced road noise and quiet highway ride
  • Strong dry and wet grip for daily commuting
  • Comfortable and smooth ride quality compared to run-flats
  • Attractive price point for a premium brand

Cons

  • Faster than average tread wear or shallow initial tread depth
  • Negative impact on fuel economy (MPG) for some users
  • Soft sidewalls leading to muted steering feedback and less precise handling at the limit

Worth knowing

  • Drivers of powerful or rear-wheel-drive vehicles (such as a BMW M240i) noted occasional rear-end breakaways in wet conditions.
  • EV and hybrid owners generally reported good power delivery management, though a few observed drops in efficiency.

Reviews from our readers

Drivers who have these tires on their car, in their own words. We check every review before it goes live.

No reviews from our readers yet

Driving on the Pirelli Powergy? Tell other drivers how it grips, rides and wears.

Write a review
Overall rating
Rate what you have tried (optional)
Dry grip
Wet grip
Handling
Ride comfort
Quietness
Treadwear
Would you buy them again? (optional)

At least 40 characters.

Leave it empty to post anonymously.

We read every review before it goes live. Your IP address is never shown; a scrambled form of it is kept for up to a year to stop spam.

1 published test appearance

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

2026 autozurnal Eco Summer tire Test · 215/55 R18

5th of 10
Best: Noise · 1st Weakest: Curved Aquaplaning · 8th
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking5th of 10
Wet Handling2nd of 10
Wet Circle3rd of 10
Dry Braking4th of 10
Rolling Resistance5th of 10
Straight Aqua4th of 10
Curved Aquaplaning8th of 10
Subj. Dry Handling3rd of 10
Subj. Comfort3rd of 10
Noise1st of 10
Energy Consumption5th of 10

Source: Autožurnal

What owners are saying

From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of the scores above.

Community discussions around Pirelli Powergy show mixed views, with many users regarding them as an eco or budget-oriented alternative rather than a performance tire. While some drivers appreciate the attractive pricing and consider them decent for daily driving and fuel economy, others report issues such as highway vibrations or express uncertainty about mixing them with premium lines like Cinturato.

r/GRYaris ·3 upvotes

“Are Pirelli Powergy Winter the right winter tires for the GR? Hey, my parents bought a GR Yaris last week and it’s a great car but I looked at its winter tires and those are Pirelli Powergy Winter. I’m not an expert on tires but as far as I know the P-Zero Winter would be the right choice for a GR. My father didn’t bought them because he thought it was the right tires rather a tire salesman talked him into it. I talked him into Pirelli as those were the factory tires for his Volvo 850R and would be a better choice then his current Conti Premium 5 but somehow my father misunderstood me to that point that Pirelli’s are the greatest tires ever. So he asked the salesmen for the best Pirelli Tires and told the car it’s for but the salesman sold him those Powergy tires and said that not all Pirelli’s are in stock. As my father isn’t an enthusiast but loves likes to drive performance cars he didn’t knew better and now it’s too late. In my eyes a good salesman (not in the way of profit for the company rather costumer experience) would have told him that the P-Zeros winter are out of stock but can be ordered or would show him tires from different companies. Another option is the salesman though he meant the GR Sport Yaris for which P-Zero winters are too much as not many persons in their sixties drive a real GR. So my question are the Powergy enough for the GR or should he get P-Zeros next Winter (in a few weeks we will put on summer tires)”

2025-03-07

Sentiment breakdown
Positive18%
Mixed65%
Negative18%
Top themes
#budget and eco line#tire mixing and compatibility#ride comfort and vibrations#pricing and promotions#daily winter driving performance#sidewall durability concerns

From 17 threads and comments.

Pirelli Powergy compared

Compare any two

Other tires to consider

Ranked by our Relative score, weighed against how many reviews and tests stand behind it.

Top rated summer tires

  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

    1,852 owner reviews · 31 tests

    87 Check price on Amazon
  2. Michelin Primacy 5 Energy

    531 owner reviews

    83 Check price on Amazon
  3. Continental SportContact 7

    1,596 owner reviews · 22 tests

    83 Check price on Amazon

More from Pirelli

  1. Pirelli Cinturato C3

    19 owner reviews · 9 tests

    82 Check price on Amazon
  2. Pirelli P Zero (PZ5)

    53 owner reviews · 4 tests

    81 Check price on Amazon
  3. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF 3

    1,080 owner reviews · 21 tests

    80 Check price on Amazon
All Pirelli tires

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.