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Michelin Pilot Sport AS 3

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The Michelin Pilot Sport AS 3 is a Ultra High Performance All Season tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

7.4
Tire Reviews Score Based on User Reviews
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
96%
Wet Grip
93%
Road Feedback
94%
Handling
93%
Wear
80%
Comfort
76%
Buy again
83%
Snow Grip
80%
Ice Grip
80%
7 Reviews
86% Average
115,440 miles driven
Michelin Pilot Sport AS 3

Michelin Pilot Sport AS 3

All Season Premium
BETA
7.4 / 10
Based on User Reviews · Limited Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tire Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tire scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 0
Publications: 0
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 7
Avg Rating: 86%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 2.95
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tire tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
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Questions and Answers for the Michelin Pilot Sport AS 3

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April 25, 2017

Are Pilot Sport AS 3 legal as wintertires in countries that req wintertires as law in certain months? Thanks

The Michelin Pilot Sport AS3 is an American market all season tire, and as such we do not believe it is marked with the "three peak mountain and snowflake" symbol used to mark European tires as legal during winter months.
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Top 3 Michelin Pilot Sport AS 3 Reviews

Given 87% while driving a MINI R56 Factory John Cooper Works (225/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 20 spirited miles
Awesome tire, I went from run flats to these. I have a light car so they wear whell.
Helpful 701
October 27, 2023
Given 61% while driving a Lexus GS (225/45 R18) on mostly town for 26,420 easy going miles
It’s a good tire just not for me it has a short life only got about 25k out of them was told. 45k Uniroyal makes a better tire and has 65k warranty also tire had a lot of road noise and California freeways eat this soft rubber up quick
Helpful 696
July 1, 2023
Given 89% while driving a Lexus GS (225/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 22,000 easy going miles
I put over 20k miles on these tires and this is what I experience.
Pros:
1. These tires grip very well with wet or dry weather.
2. They handle very well in the corners and these tires are very responsive.
3. These tires wear very slow. I put over 20k miles on these bad boys and they look almost new!
Cons:
1. These tires make a lot of noise. I just don't understand it because these tires wear evenly. I cannot stand the noise.
2. The tire is heavy. You can tell when driving that these tires are more heavy than the average tire.
3. Don't hit a pot hole!
Helpful 682
August 4, 2015

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Given 100% while driving a Mazda MX5 (205/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 2,000 spirited miles
Replaced a set of Continental DWS that I had previously reviewed here. I live in Seattle USA which tends to have wet winters and only a few weeks of sub freezing weather. These tires feel great on the road. The rubber compound reminds me of one of those super bouncy balls. Sticky yet very solid. Compared to the DSW, these tires are superior in all conditions. The only issue I had with the DSW were the soft sidewalls. The Michelin are world's stiffer and require less steering wheel input while cornering. I tend to post regular updates on this forum so will post again in the spring or summer of 2014.
Helpful 572
November 29, 2013
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