MichelinPilot Sport 4S
Flagship max-performance summer tire. OEM fitment on Porsche 911, BMW M5, Mercedes-AMG GT, and many other premium sports cars.
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NHTSA-reported issues for Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (10) · Sidewall (10) · Tread / Belt (9) · Bead (1)
Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA — they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.
Specs
| Brand | Michelin |
|---|---|
| Model | Pilot Sport 4S |
| Season | summer |
| Type | performance |
| UTQG treadwear | 300 |
| UTQG traction | AA |
| UTQG temperature | Y |
| Mileage warranty | 30,000 miles |
| Noise (dB) | 71 |
| Introduced | 2017 |
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Michelin Pilot Sport 4S: what the numbers tell you
At UTQG 300, the Pilot Sport 4S sits in the mid-life performance tier. Tread life will typically run 25,000-40,000 miles on most vehicles before the wear bars are reached. The 30,000-mile warranty is one of the most concrete data points for a tire. It is the manufacturer's own statement of compound durability under normal use. Warranty replacement is typically prorated, so it will not fully offset the cost of a new tire, but the warranty length is a reasonable expectation of useful tread life.
Cabin noise of 71 dB is mid-pack for the segment, comparable to most performance OEM rubber. As a summer tire built for the performance segment, the Pilot Sport 4S is positioned against direct rivals within the same category. Comparing it to a tire in a different category (e.g. summer vs all-season) makes the spec sheet misleading because the design targets are not the same.
Flagship max-performance summer tire. OEM fitment on Porsche 911, BMW M5, Mercedes-AMG GT, and many other premium sports cars.
For an apples-to-apples comparison against direct rivals, see the comparison pages linked from this tire's brand index.
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Last verified 2026-07-07.