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NHTSA-reported issues for pirelli scorpion MS
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (16) · Sidewall (14) · Tube (2) · Tread / Belt (1)
What owners described
Bubble or bulge in the tire appears in 78% of these reports; about 13.2× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 18 reports filed against the Pirelli Scorpion MS across every vehicle it was fitted to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 78% | 6% | 13.2× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 56% | 20% | 2.8× |
| Sidewall failure | 28% | 15% | 1.9× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 11% | 9% | 1.2× |
Mileage at failure
11 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 7,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 1,500 and 13,111 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Pirelli Scorpion MS. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
As I was driving I heard a pop the front driver side tire popped from side wall And the back driver side tire has a big bubble in it and I did not hit any pot holes 2 tires on the same side failed on me and my car only has around 1500 miles one pop and one has a big bubble on a new car
Have had two sidewall bubbles appear, one was right front tire with approximately 7000 miles, second was left front tire with 11,500 miles. Both were OEM equipment on 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe hybrid limited fwd. Tire size 255/45/R20. No blowouts. Replaced tires at great expense and inconvenience immediately upon finding bubble on sidewall.
Pirelli Scorpion MS 255/45r20 105, was driving at low speed in flat smooth parking lot when the tps monitor went off. I went from 35 psi immediately to 19 and dropped 1 psi poer second as a i parked. by the time i parked i had 12 psi. notices side wall blew out. same issue as my other tire on my last report. AAA driver stated it looked like product malfunction or dry rot. Tire had 13,111 miles on it.
255/45R20 We had a front driver tire get a bubble on our way to Florida. Had it replaced in [XXX]. On our trip back we had a blowout to the passenger front on XX just outside of [XXX], in a very vulnerable area on the left side of the road. Called Hyundai SOS and they had AAA come. Got my wife out through the drivers door and over the guardrail while we waited. Called [XXX] as the traffic was flying by and the car has very little room on the berm. The tire blowing had no warning. Got a new tire the next day in [XXX].S.C. 552(B)(6)
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 | Scorpion MS |
| Season | N/A |
| Type | N/A |
| UTQG treadwear | N/A |
| UTQG traction | N/A |
| UTQG temperature | N/A |
| Mileage warranty | N/A |
| Noise (dB) | N/A |
| Introduced | N/A |
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Available sizes (16)
Pirelli scorpion MS: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the Scorpion MS is not publicly listed. This is common for OEM-only or track-day tires that don't carry a US treadwear warranty. 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 data for this tire is not published by the manufacturer. As a general tire built for the passenger segment, the Scorpion MS 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.
RUN FLAT The Pirelli SCORPION MS is the new standard in tires for crossover and SUV applications.
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
2020
Honda CR-V
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2022
Porsche macan
235/60R18
2022
Toyota bZ4X
235/60R18
2026
Toyota C-HR+
235/60R18
2024
Toyota bZ4X
235/60R18
2023
Toyota bZ4X
235/60R18
2025
Toyota bZ4X
235/60R18
2026
Toyota bZ
235/60R18
2026
Toyota bZ4X
235/60R18
2026
Toyota RAV4
235/60R18
2025
Toyota RAV4
235/60R18
2023
Toyota sienna
235/60R18
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Last verified 2026-10-07.