“I have a much better grip on ice and wet conditions now. The tire noise significantly less than the stock tires on the highway. I can now hear the media at lower volumes compared to the stock Kumho solus ta31 tires.”
Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive
The Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive is a premium all-weather touring tire that feels particularly assured when conditions turn wintry, while still aiming to be a comfortable, quiet daily driver year-round. Real-world owners consistently praise its wet-weather confidence and impressive snow-and-ice traction for the category. Professional testing broadly supports its winter strengths, but also shows more variability in wet handling and a clear drop-off in dry braking and dry driving feel versus the best-balanced rivals.
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- 6owner reviews
- 31,437miles driven
- 3professional tests
All Tests
View Test ResultsTested 3 times by independent publications, the Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive has taken 1 test wins with an average finish of 4th.
Finishing position in each test
The BEST All Weather Tires for 2026/27 P6 of 8
The Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive finished sixth. It was the quietest tire in the test and easy to drive in the wet, with a safe, Michelin-like balance, but it was disappointing in the snow compared to my previous test of the Scorpion version, and it lacked a little wet grip on average. A good choice for drivers who put comfort first and see little snow.
| Year | Test | Result | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The BEST All Weather Tires for 2026/27Tire Reviews · 235/45 R18 | P6 / 8 | Tested by Tire Reviews |
| 2025 | 2024 TireRack All Season and Weather Tire TestTire Rack · 215/55 R17 | P5 / 11 | |
| 2025 | 2025 Car and Driver All Weather Tire TestCar and Driver · 225/45 R18 | P1 / 5 |
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View TestIn 235/45 R18, the Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive is projected to cost $19.65 per 1,000 miles to buy and run - about $491 over 25,000 miles - based on its US price and the manufacturer's treadwear warranty, from the The BEST All Weather Tires for 2026/27.
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Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive Owner Reviews
Review this tireWhat owners say summarised from 6 reviews
Drivers rate the Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive very highly overall, most often praising its standout wet-weather grip and confidence-inspiring handling. Reviews also consistently highlight strong winter capability for an all-weather tire, with reassuring traction in snow and notably good performance on ice for several users. Many owners mention a smooth, comfortable and relatively quiet ride compared with their previous or stock tires, making it a well-rounded year-round choice.
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Owner ratings averaged from 6 ratings
- Owner score 86%
- Wear 93%
- Wet Grip 90%
- Dry Grip 87%
- Snow Grip 86%
- Handling 85%
- Comfort 85%
- Ice Grip 85%
- Road Feedback 78%
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“I bought the Pirelli Cinturato Weatheractives last year summer (June 2024) and got them fitted immediately because I wanted to see if this was a tire I'd be happy with in the summer as well as winter, since it is an...”
All 6 Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive reviews
- Honda Civic
- 205/55 R16
- 10,000 miles
I've run all seasons (general), winter (kumho) on this specific vehicle as a daily (2013 civic), these tires are by far the grippiest in the wet. Dry grip and handling I find pretty good too. The only draw back, is the tire is noisy over sharp bumps, sounds like something loose in the front end, noticeable on the first drive, amd after 10k km, it's the same. I tried playing around pressures, no change.
Living in pacific north west, I will by again even if just for the wet grip. Prices were very reasonable too.
- BMW 330i
- 225/45 R18
- 1,000 miles
- Subaru BRZ
- 225/45 R18
- 5,000 miles
I bought these as my winter tires since we rarely get snow here in winter, but we do get a lot of rain and winter tire temperatures.
They are excellent in the wet. They cut through standing water on straights and curves, good braking, predictable handling and smooth transitions between grip and no grip.
I bought them after watching your YouTube video on all season performance tires a couple years ago. They’re not exactly the same tire as your European pirelli all seasons, but they are very similar.
Would buy again, and when my current oem Michelin ps4 wear out I’ll consider getting the pirelli p zero r, especially if they are on sale like the weatheractives were.
Nothing wrong with the ps4, it is an outstanding summer tire in the wet and dry. Absolutely no complaints about them. So much grip for my light little car.
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- Ford Explorer
- 275/45 R21
- 60 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Spirited
- Hyundai Sonata hybrid limited
- 215/55 R17
- 4,377 miles
- Mostly Motorways
- Average
- Kia Motors Stinger GTS
- 225/45 R17
- 11,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Average
This was my very first time driving in the winter, but I already had enough common sense to not do anything drastic until I got a good feel of what winter driving was like. Safe to say, these tires give you confidence in the snow, you let off the brake and you start moving. It grips. I don't think these will stop you as good as some dedicated winter tires but there were good enough. Drive like a normal human being and you'll be fine. Drive like a lunatic, even the best tires won't stop you. But these tires also allowed me to do some pretty fun stuff. I had so much confidence I was sliding it around corners and doing donuts on a "closed course" and I felt pretty in control of where I was going.
I bought these tires even before they were reviewed on this channel because they had such high ratings and they were the only premium all weather tires available for my car where I lived. DO NOT CHEAP OUT ON TIRES. IT'S LITERALLY THE ONLY THING KEEPING YOU ON THE ROAD.
Verdict: I will continue to drive on these. I absolutely love them. I will update on treadwear. As these are for North America, they supposedly have better tread life than the Cinturato SF3's available in EU but they sacrifice some performance. I will be buying another set when the time comes.
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