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2025 TUV and DEKRA Test of Michelin Pilot Sport 5 Energy vs Tesla-Spec Rivals
- Tested size
- 255/45 R19
- Tires tested
- 4
- Disciplines
- 7
- Test vehicle
- Tesla Model Y
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| ft ↓ | ft ↓ | ft ↓ | Points ↑ | miles ↑ | kg/t ↓ | g ↓ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 99.79 | 112 | 100.0 | 109 | 156 | 8.17 | 100.0 | 19,697 | 6.4 | 1,184 | 95.9 | |
StrengthsThe Pilot Sport 5 Energy had by far the shortest wet braking when new and stayed shortest when worn, and it also stopped shortest in the dry. It set the fastest wet handling laps with the best driver rating, and lost the least rubber in DEKRA's wear test. ConsiderationsThe Pilot Sport 5 Energy had the highest rolling resistance of the four, behind three rivals built for electric cars, despite being the lower rolling resistance version of the Pilot Sport 5. Its wet braking lead shrank to almost nothing once the tires were worn. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry100 × 47.5% = 47.5 Wet100 × 47.5% = 47.5 Value95.88 × 5% = 4.79 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 92.91 | 118 | 94.7 | 125 | 160 | 7.08 | 90.8 | 19,573 | 6.3 | 1,215 | 95.3 | |
StrengthsThe P Zero PZ4 T0, the version made for Tesla, was the closest rival to the Michelin in new wet braking and on wear, where DEKRA projected it almost level. It also had the quickest wet handling laps of the three rivals. ConsiderationsThe P Zero PZ4 T0 was still well behind the Michelin in new wet braking and joint slowest in dry braking, and its rolling resistance was only just below the Michelin's. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry94.72 × 47.5% = 44.99 Wet90.85 × 47.5% = 43.15 Value95.28 × 5% = 4.76 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 92.48 | 118 | 94.7 | 129 | 156 | 7.08 | 90.8 | 15,907 | 6.0 | 1,338 | 87.5 | |
StrengthsThe Ventus S1 evo 3 EV, tested with a T2 marking, was second in worn wet braking, only just behind the Michelin, and had the second lowest rolling resistance. ConsiderationsThe Ventus S1 evo 3 EV was the longest to stop in the wet on new tires, joint slowest in the dry, and lost noticeably more rubber than the Michelin and Pirelli. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry94.72 × 47.5% = 44.99 Wet90.77 × 47.5% = 43.11 Value87.46 × 5% = 4.37 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 91.97 | 115 | 96.9 | 128 | 166 | 6.92 | 88.5 | 11,992 | 5.6 | 1,606 | 78.0 | |
StrengthsThe SportContact 7 T0, the version made for Tesla, had the lowest rolling resistance in the test by a clear margin, and was second in dry braking. ConsiderationsThe SportContact 7 T0 was well behind the Michelin in new wet braking, the longest to stop on worn tires and had the lowest wet handling rating. It also lost the most rubber in the wear test and had the shortest projected life. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry96.88 × 47.5% = 46.02 Wet88.52 × 47.5% = 42.05 Value78.03 × 5% = 3.9 | |||||||||||||
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What decides this ranking
The weighting is how much each category counts. The real impact is how much of the difference between the tires it creates: a discipline in which every tire performed about the same barely changes the order, however much it counts.
- Dry Weighting 47.5% Real impact 34%
- Wet Weighting 47.5% Real impact 48%
- Value Weighting 5% Real impact 18%
- Wear counts for 1.7% of the score but creates 10% of the difference between the tires, because their results in it were far apart.
Every discipline 7
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | 47.5% | 34% |
| Wet Braking | 19% | 24% |
| Wet Braking - Worn | 19% | 16% |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 9.5% | 9% |
| Wear | 1.7% | 10% |
| Rolling Resistance | 1.7% | 3% |
| Abrasion | 1.7% | 5% |
How it is worked out: each discipline’s weighting is multiplied by the spread of its results (the gap across the middle half of the tires, as a percentage of the best result), then shared out so that all the disciplines add up to 100%. It estimates what separates the tires; it is not a second set of weights, and it follows the weights you set.
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Each discipline is scored against the best non-reference tire in the full test field: best ÷ result × 100 when lower is better, or result ÷ best × 100 when higher is better. Discipline scores are rounded to two decimal places, then combined using your weights.
Within-category weights divide that category’s share of the overall score. A 50% wet category and 40% wet-braking share give wet braking 20% of the total. A weight is a scoring priority, not a measure of its actual effect on the ranking: the performance gaps matter too. What decides this ranking ↑
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