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NHTSA-reported issues for michelin pilot sport 5
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (1474) · Sidewall (600) · Tread / Belt (462) · Valve (85) · TPMS (36)
Reported across: 1981 – 1998 (11 years)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation appears in 30% of these reports; about 1.5× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 1,920 reports filed against Michelin tires across every line and vehicle that include a written account; a single report can describe more than one problem, so they do not total 100%.
| Reported problem | This subject | All tire complaints | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 30% | 20% | 1.5× |
| Sidewall failure | 28% | 15% | 1.9× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 17% | 9% | 1.8× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 9% | 8% | 1.1× |
| Tread or belt separation | 7% | 13% | 0.5× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 7% | 6% | 1.1× |
Mileage at failure
1,099 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 23,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 4,104 and 85,982 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Michelin. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR ALL SEASON TIRES HAD SIGNIFICANT CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON THE SIDEWALL NEAR THE TREAD. TIRES WERE 2 YEARS OLD. SOME SUPERFICIAL CRACKS OTHERS WERE DEEP AND WIDE. 65,000 MILE WARRANTY, ONLY 25,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. SIZE P245/65R17 105T ORWL. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
AT 42,039 MILES ON A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A SUSPICIOUS BLOWOUT ON A 225/65X17 MICHELIN ENERGY SAVER A/S TIRE WITH A 100T RATING. THE DOT # IS: M33T 00KX 1711. THIS IS A 65,000 MILE TIRE. NO FOREIGN OBJECTS WERE STRUCK. THE AIR PRESSURE, TIRE ROTATIONS, AND ALIGNMENTS WERE DONE IN A TIMELY FASHION. I NO LONGER FELT SAFE ON THESE TIRES AND REPLACED ALL 4 WITH ANOTHER BRAND. THIS WAS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT.
THE TIRES ON MY 2009, MERCURY MARQUIS, ARE DRY ROTTED. I HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT THERE ARE HOLES IN THE SIDEWALLS ON ALL OF THEM ALONG WITH A LARGE BULGE IN THE RIGHT PASSENGER, SIDE TIRE WALL WITH A TEAR AND LARGE HOLE WHERE THE BULGE IS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LOOK UP ON THE WEB SITE TO SEE IF MY TIRES ARE IN THE RECALL LISTS WITH SOME DIFFICULTY. I SINCERLY HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM AS I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE NOW AND MY HUSBAND HAS SEVERE PARKINSONS DESEASE AND I AM AFRAID SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIM. THANK YOU! I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE.
ALL FOUR TIRES ON 2011 MERCEDES E550 HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. TREAD SEPARATION IS OCCURRING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TIRE AND IS UNKNOWN UNTIL THE TIRE BEGINS TO LOSE TIRE PRESSURE. TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MICHELIN RADIAL X TIRES. FAILURE BETWEEN 38,000-40,000 MILES.
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 5 |
| Season | summer |
| Type | performance |
| UTQG treadwear | 320 |
| UTQG traction | AA |
| UTQG temperature | A |
| Mileage warranty | 30,000 miles |
| Noise (dB) | 71 |
| Introduced | 2022 |
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Available sizes (22)
Michelin pilot sport 5: what the numbers tell you
At UTQG 320, the Pilot Sport 5 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 5 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.
Max-performance summer tire engineered for sport sedans and coupes. Replaces the Pilot Sport 4 with revised tread compound for longer wear.
For an apples-to-apples comparison against direct rivals, see the comparison pages linked from this tire's brand index.
OEM fitment
Vehicles that ship with this tire
2008
Hummer H3
285/75R16
2010
Hummer H3
285/75R16
2009
Hummer H3T
285/75R16
2007
Hummer H3
285/75R16
2010
Hummer H3T
285/75R16
2006
Hummer H3
285/75R16
2009
Hummer H3
285/75R16
2022
Mazda MX-5 miata
205/45R17
2026
Toyota GR yaris
205/45R17
2005
Honda civic type R
205/45R17
2002
Honda civic type R
205/45R17
2004
Honda civic type R
205/45R17
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Last verified 2026-10-07.