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NHTSA-reported issues for pirelli P zero (PZ4)
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (459) · Sidewall (230) · Tread / Belt (165) · Valve (21) · TPMS (16)
Reported across: 1981 – 1998 (4 years)
What owners described
Sidewall failure appears in 27% of these reports; about 1.8× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 604 reports filed against Pirelli 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewall failure | 27% | 15% | 1.8× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 25% | 20% | 1.3× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 19% | 6% | 3.2× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 14% | 9% | 1.5× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 8% | 8% | 0.9× |
| Tread or belt separation | 4% | 13% | 0.3× |
Mileage at failure
397 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 15,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 3,000 and 37,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Pirelli. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES, SIZE P275/55 R20, DOT NUMBER: N94BY5204610. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000 FOR BOTH THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE. UPDATED 10/17/13
I BOUGHT 4 PIRELLI P4 P185/60R-15 TIRES. LESS THAN 6K MILES A TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL. NOW AT 17K MILES ANOTHER TIRE HAS A BIG BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. I AM TAKING THAT BACK TO DISCOUNT TIRE FOR A REPLACEMENT. I DID NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES AND I DRIVE SLOW. THIS IS SCARY.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI TIRE SCORPION STR TIRES, TIRE SIZE 275/55/20. (NA) THE DOT NUMBER WAS XL4BJ9248610. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A CLICKING AND POPPING NOISED EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE OTHER THREE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. HOWEVER, THE DEFECTIVE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,434 OF THE VEHICLE AND TIRES.
HELLO, I PURCHASED THE PIRELLI 215/55 R17 94 V P4FS+ ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2016. ON AUGUST 27, 2017, THE TIRE POPS WHILE DRIVING. THE WERE NO OBJECTS IN THE TIRE TO HAVE CAUSED THE TIRE TO POP. I PURCHASED THESE TWO TIRES LAST YEAR BECAUSE THE TIRES THAT I HAD PURCHASED A YEAR EARLIER WORE OUT.
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 | Pirelli |
|---|---|
| Model | P Zero (PZ4) |
| Season | summer |
| Type | performance |
| UTQG treadwear | 220 |
| UTQG traction | AA |
| UTQG temperature | A |
| Mileage warranty | N/A |
| Noise (dB) | 72 |
| Introduced | 2017 |
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Available sizes (123)
- 285/75R16
- 225/45R17
- 265/70R17
- 285/70R17
- 215/40R18
- 225/40R18
- 225/50R18
- 235/40R18
- 235/55R18
- 245/40R18
- 245/45R18
- 275/40R18
- 275/70R18
- 225/40R19
- 225/45R19
- 235/50R19
- 245/40R19
- 245/45R19
- 245/50R19
- 255/30R19
- 255/35R19
- 255/40R19
- 255/50R19
- 255/55R19
- 265/50R19
- 275/35R19
- 285/35R19
- 215/45R20
- 235/35R20
- 235/40R20
- 235/45R20
- 235/50R20
- 235/55R20
- 245/40R20
- 245/45R20
- 255/30R20
- 255/45R20
- 255/50R20
- 265/35R20
- 265/40R20
- 275/35R20
- 275/40R20
- 275/45R20
- 275/50R20
- 275/60R20
- 285/30R20
- 285/40R20
- 285/45R20
- 295/30R20
- 295/35R20
- 295/40R20
- 305/30R20
- 305/40R20
- 245/35R21
- 245/40R21
- 245/45R21
- 255/35R21
- 255/40R21
- 255/45R21
- 255/50R21
- 265/30R21
- 265/45R21
- 275/30R21
- 275/40R21
- 275/45R21
- 285/35R21
- 285/40R21
- 285/45R21
- 315/35R21
- 315/40R21
- 325/30R21
- 255/40R22
- 255/45R22
- 265/35R22
- 275/40R22
- 285/40R22
- 295/35R22
- 315/35R22
- 255/40R23
- 275/35R23
- 285/40R23
- 315/30R23
- 325/35R23
- 225/35R19
- 225/35R20
- 225/45R18
- 235/35R19
- 235/40R19
- 235/45R18
- 245/30R20
- 245/35R19
- 245/35R20
- 255/35R20
- 255/40R18
- 255/40R20
- 255/45R19
- 265/30R19
- 265/30R20
- 265/30R22
- 265/35R19
- 265/35R21
- 265/40R19
- 265/40R21
- 265/40R22
- 265/45R20
- 275/30R20
- 275/35R21
- 275/35R22
- 275/40R19
- 285/25R22
- 285/35R20
- 285/40R19
- 295/25R22
- 295/30R21
- 295/35R21
- 295/40R21
- 305/25R22
- 305/30R21
- 305/35R20
- 315/30R21
- 315/35R20
- 325/35R22
- 335/30R24
Pirelli P zero (PZ4): what the numbers tell you
A UTQG of 220 is short-life by design. This is a high-grip compound that trades wear life for grip. Expect 15,000-25,000 miles of useful tread on a daily-driven vehicle. No mileage warranty is published for this tire, which is typical for performance summer and track-day rubber where the manufacturer doesn't make wear-life claims.
Cabin noise of 72 dB is mid-pack for the segment, comparable to most performance OEM rubber. As a summer tire built for the performance segment, the P Zero (PZ4) 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.
Fourth-generation P Zero, widely OEM-fitted on European performance cars. Compound is softer than the Michelin PS5; strong grip, shorter tread life.
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
2023
Toyota allion
225/45R17
2024
Toyota allion
225/45R17
2022
Toyota allion
225/45R17
2021
Toyota allion
225/45R17
2025
Toyota allion
225/45R17
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Last verified 2026-10-07.