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Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
#3 of 11 in summer · #4 of 63 overall · all Michelin models
4.2
Benchmark max-performance summer tire with a rare 30k-mile warranty for the class.
300treadwear grade
AAwet traction
30k miwarranty
Yspeed rating
$245per tirestreet price, being verified
$980 for a set of four at 225/45R17$82 per 10,000 warranty milesSummer only
Ratings
Includes independent measurements from Auto Bild via Tyre Reviews, EVO via Tyre Reviews, Sport Auto via Tyre Reviews, Tire Rack, Tire Rack via Tyre Reviews, Tyre Reviews.
Each rating places this unit among the others on a 0.5–5 scale, within its category for the measures that scale with size and across the whole catalog for the rest. Weighted together they give the overall 4.2. Formula and weights.
Specifications
- Category
- Max-Performance Summer
- UTQG
- 300 AA A
- Treadwear grade
- 300
- Traction grade
- AA
- Temperature grade
- A
- Mileage warranty
- 30,000
- Winter rating
- Summer only
- Speed rating
- Y
- Run-flat
- No
- Reference size
- 225/45R17
- Price per tire
- $245
- Price per set of four
- $980
- Cost per 10k warranty miles
- $82
- Introduced
- 2018
Independent measurements
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Test score Tire Rack total overall rating 7.39 of 10 for the aftermarket version converted to %; BMW OE version rated 7.35; 275/35R19 on a 2024 BMW M2; 11-entry UHP vs max performance summer test (Pilot Sport 4S counted twice as OE and aftermarket) | 73.9 % | Tire Rack 2025-05 |
| Finishing position Fifth-highest total overall rating (aftermarket version); rank derived from ratings on the results page; 275/35R19 on a 2024 BMW M2; 11-entry UHP vs max performance summer test (Pilot Sport 4S counted twice as OE and aftermarket) | 5 rank | Tire Rack 2025-05 |
| Tires in that test 275/35R19 on a 2024 BMW M2; 11-entry UHP vs max performance summer test (Pilot Sport 4S counted twice as OE and aftermarket) | 11 count | Tire Rack 2025-05 |
| Test score Tire Rack total overall rating 7.65 of 10 converted to %; report text credits it with the best wet lap times and wet braking; 275/35R19 on a 2024 BMW M2; 6-tire UHP vs max performance summer test | 76.5 % | Tire Rack 2024-06 |
| Finishing position Second-highest total overall rating of 6; rank derived from ratings on the results page; 275/35R19 on a 2024 BMW M2; 6-tire UHP vs max performance summer test | 2 rank | Tire Rack 2024-06 |
| Tires in that test 275/35R19 on a 2024 BMW M2; 6-tire UHP vs max performance summer test | 6 count | Tire Rack 2024-06 |
| Finishing position 2025 Tire Rack UUHP summer test; size not shown | 5 rank | Tire Rack via Tyre Reviews 2025 |
| Tires in that test 2025 Tire Rack UUHP summer test; size not shown | 10 count | Tire Rack via Tyre Reviews 2025 |
| Finishing position 2025 Auto Bild Sports Cars UUHP test; size not shown | 2 rank | Auto Bild via Tyre Reviews 2025 |
| Tires in that test 2025 Auto Bild Sports Cars UUHP test; size not shown | 7 count | Auto Bild via Tyre Reviews 2025 |
| Finishing position Tyre Reviews Best Performance Tyres 2025 test; size not shown | 2 rank | Tyre Reviews 2025 |
| Tires in that test Tyre Reviews Best Performance Tyres 2025 test; size not shown | 7 count | Tyre Reviews 2025 |
| Finishing position 2025 Sport Auto UUHP test; size not shown | 2 rank | Sport Auto via Tyre Reviews 2025 |
| Tires in that test 2025 Sport Auto UUHP test; size not shown | 4 count | Sport Auto via Tyre Reviews 2025 |
| Finishing position 2024 EVO summer test; best wet braking and rolling resistance in that test per summary; size not shown | 2 rank | EVO via Tyre Reviews 2024 |
| Tires in that test 2024 EVO summer test; best wet braking and rolling resistance in that test per summary; size not shown | 7 count | EVO via Tyre Reviews 2024 |
| Finishing position 2023 Sport Auto UHP summer test; size not shown | 3 rank | Sport Auto via Tyre Reviews 2023 |
| Tires in that test 2023 Sport Auto UHP summer test; size not shown | 11 count | Sport Auto via Tyre Reviews 2023 |
| Finishing position 2022 Tyre Reviews UUHP summer test; size not shown | 2 rank | Tyre Reviews 2022 |
| Tires in that test 2022 Tyre Reviews UUHP summer test; size not shown | 10 count | Tyre Reviews 2022 |
| Finishing position 2021 Tyre Reviews UHP summer test; size not shown | 1 rank | Tyre Reviews 2021 |
| Tires in that test 2021 Tyre Reviews UHP summer test; size not shown | 14 count | Tyre Reviews 2021 |
| Finishing position 2021 Auto Bild 19-inch summer test | 1 rank | Auto Bild via Tyre Reviews 2021 |
| Tires in that test 2021 Auto Bild 19-inch summer test | 15 count | Auto Bild via Tyre Reviews 2021 |
| Finishing position 2021 Sport Auto UHP summer test; size not shown | 1 rank | Sport Auto via Tyre Reviews 2021 |
| Tires in that test 2021 Sport Auto UHP summer test; size not shown | 8 count | Sport Auto via Tyre Reviews 2021 |
| Finishing position 2021 Auto Bild UUHP summer test; size not shown | 3 rank | Auto Bild via Tyre Reviews 2021 |
| Tires in that test 2021 Auto Bild UUHP summer test; size not shown | 9 count | Auto Bild via Tyre Reviews 2021 |
| Finishing position 2020 EVO UHP summer test; size not shown | 1 rank | EVO via Tyre Reviews 2020 |
| Tires in that test 2020 EVO UHP summer test; size not shown | 7 count | EVO via Tyre Reviews 2020 |
| Finishing position 2019 Tyre Reviews UHP summer test; size not shown | 2 rank | Tyre Reviews 2019 |
| Tires in that test 2019 Tyre Reviews UHP summer test; size not shown | 8 count | Tyre Reviews 2019 |
| Test score derived: finished 2 of 8. 2019 Tyre Reviews UHP summer test; size not shown | 85.7 % | Tyre Reviews 2019 |
How it compares with its neighbors
| # | Model | UTQG | Warranty | Speed | 3PMSF | $/tire | $/10k mi | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 | 340 AA A | 30,000 | Y | No | $200 | $67 | 4.6 |
| 2 | Michelin Pilot Sport EV | 320 AA A | 30,000 | Y | No | $250 | $83 | 4.2 |
| 3 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4S | 300 AA A | 30,000 | Y | No | $245 | $82 | 4.2 |
| 4 | Toyo Proxes Sport | 300 AA A | 0 | Y | No | $160 | $0 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 | 300 AA A | 0 | Y | No | $170 | $0 | 3.7 |
| 6 | Yokohama Advan Apex V601 | 300 AA A | 0 | Y | No | $175 | $0 | 3.7 |
Head-to-head: Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 vs Michelin Pilot Sport 4S · Michelin Pilot Sport EV vs Michelin Pilot Sport 4S · Michelin Pilot Sport 4S vs Toyo Proxes Sport · Michelin Pilot Sport 4S vs Hankook Ventus S1 evo3