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Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 Reviews

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 Owner Reviews

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What owners say summarised from 256 reviews

Across driver feedback, the Michelin Pilot Sport 3 (PS3) is widely seen as a strong ultra-high-performance all-rounder with standout wet grip, confident braking, and very good hydroplaning resistance, often making cars feel more stable and secure. Dry grip and handling are generally praised too, with many noting a comfortable, relatively quiet ride for the category. The most consistent downside is rapid treadwear for the price-especially on powerful or hard-driven FWD/AWD cars-along with frequent comments about soft sidewalls that can make steering feel a bit numb or delayed at the limit.

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Owner ratings averaged from 308 ratings

  • Owner score 83%
  • Dry Grip 90%
  • Wet Grip 88%
  • Road Feedback 84%
  • Handling 84%
  • Comfort 82%
  • Wear 73%

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 Reviews - Page 11

Score spread across 249 written reviews
84%
Member
  • Volvo S40
  • 205/55 R16 V
  • 20,000 miles
  • Mostly Motorways
  • Average
Very good set of tires...I have changed again for PS3
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 319
53%
Member
  • Nissan 200sx
  • 225/45 R17 W
  • 1,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Spirited
Very good traction while accelerating and braking on dry and wet, but not while cornering. Hard dry cornering makes the tire collapse under. Vague feedback, didnt feel I can trust my tires. Some feedback is there but it comes half a second too late. Side walls are very, very soft making it really comfortable and silent tire. Like you´re driving on a cloud. Car continues to wobble after you push its side while parked or make sudden steering on freeway. Really scary. Tested with many tire pressures also.

I had everything else checked in my car cause I could not believe it was the tires. Loaned a different brand set from a friend and problem solved..

This tire is marketed as sporty but in my opinion it is not for the spirited nor sporty driver, but for your grandma. Will not buy again. Ever.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 3
  • Handling 3
  • Wear 5
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 314
56%
Member
Had these put on my cupra r as they were recomended too me. Have had them on for 8 months and done about 10,000 miles. Where resonably quiet on the motorway and handled well in corners on the country lanes.

The front 2 are now on the 1.6mm bar and rears are not far behind. Are great tires when driving but expected them too last longer.

Had an issue with major wheel spinning wnen setting off quick, thought these might solve it but no, still spins alot in dry and very bad in the wet.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 3
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 3
Helpful 309

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96%
Member
Awesome tires ! Never experienced grip this good before ! When driving in the rain I notice no loss of grip whereas with my previous new tires the car slid during fast cornering. The car used to lean when cornering which I assumed was the suspension but with the PS3s' it takes cornering at warp speed to lean as the tires have such great shoulders....it just grips ! Placed different tires on the back and became a drifter round fast corners and on wet roads so just put PS3s'on back to match the front and car is incredibly fun to drive. Best tires for Fez and if you buy through F1 using the price promise and apply for the Michelin fuel card when on offer you get premium tires for lower mid-range cost !
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 10
  • Handling 10
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 328
93%
Member
Excellent performance. My front tires did 36,000 miles and rear did 18,000 on a rear wheel drive car. £175 fitted at Kwikfit online. Easily recommend.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 307
77%
Member
Certainly no r-compound but still pretty good around Nordschleife.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 153
91%
Member
Great tires bought them to replace the continentals on my subaru and they hold the road alot better in wet and dry.
i've only ever had them let go once and that was at 95mph on a greasy slight left on a crest but the gripped back to the road immediately once the cars weight got back over them and straightened up nicely with no dramas.
Only downside is price as for me they were alot of money but i don't think your only contact patch with the road is an area you should skimp on and that where the sidewall meets the edge of the tread the tire seems to wear quickly there if you do alot of hard fast cornering
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 158
99%
Member
Buy them!
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 10
  • Handling 10
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 161
91%
Member
Great tires,very reassuring levels of grip in dry and wet conditions.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 130
66%
Member
  • Audi A1
  • 215/45 R16 V
  • 23,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Easy Going
Original michelins only lasted 15,000 miles on the front. Friend has same car with goodyears and has 22,000 and still plenty of wear left on the front.

Tires swopped front to rear when new tires fitted at 15k and these then lasted to 23,500miles.

Replaced with dunlops and improved comfort and better handling all round. I could not locate goodyears at time of purchase.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 4
Helpful 150
84%
Member
A worthy replacement for the standard Continental SportContact 3's that the car came with.

These have a bit more wet bias and slightly more complaint ride and less noise.

Overall, an excellent all-round real-world sporty choice.

This proved it's worth on my Skoda vRS when my wife had to do an emergency brake & swerve in the wet at 50mph to avoid someone pulling out in front. No loss of control and my wife now won't hear of anything else on the car! According to the tire fitter this is the Hampshire Police tire of choice on their fleet of Skoda's (traffic & local cars).
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 156
80%
Member
Ran these to replace the PS2s on Civic 2.2EX when purchased, was getting between 14 and 20k miles out of them but mainly motorway cruising. Satisfied but as a premium tire they should do a good job
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 151
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