Michelin Pilot Sport 4 A VOL
EU tyre label for every size: 2 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Michelin Pilot Sport 4 A VOL is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 2 sizes (2 registrations including load and speed variants), for 19″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated A in every size, fuel efficiency A–C and external rolling noise 71 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 255/35 R20 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency A · 71 dB), the weakest 255/40 R19 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency C · 71 dB).
On the EU market since February 2016; the earliest production week registered is 50/2015.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (2 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: wet grip.
What the label means on the road (255/40R19)
Example: the 255/40R19 size, compared with the 143 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈34 m with class A, against ≈37 m for the most common class in this size (B).
Fuel efficiency
Class C, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
71 dB against a median of 72 dB in this size (1 dB quieter).
Estimates from the class ranges in Regulation (EU) 2020/740. A label class is a range, so a real tyre can sit anywhere inside it. Every 3 dB doubles the sound energy.
All 2 sizes
The small figure under each class is the share of same-size, same-season tyres this size matches or beats (“–” when fewer than five tyres share the size).
Best-labelled summer tyres in 255/40R19
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 255/40 R19, ranked by label →
- Hankook Ventus S1 evo3A A 69 dB
- Hankook Ventus EvoA A 69 dB
- Pirelli Pzero EA A 69 dB
- Pirelli PowergyA B 69 dB
- GitiControl P10A C 69 dB
- GitiSport S2A C 69 dB
Questions
Is the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 A VOL a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise is 71 dB in every size. In 100% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 A VOL in the wet?
Its wet grip class is A. In 100% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 A VOL suitable for snow?
No size carries the 3PMSF symbol, so it is not certified for severe snow. In countries with winter tyre rules it does not count as a winter tyre.
When was the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 A VOL launched?
It has been on the EU market since February 2016. The earliest production week in its registrations is 50/2015; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.
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Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 2 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.