Michelin Pilot Sport 4 VOL
EU tyre label for every size: 3 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Michelin Pilot Sport 4 VOL is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 3 sizes (3 registrations including load and speed variants), for 19″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated A–B depending on size, fuel efficiency A–C and external rolling noise 71–72 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 245/35 R20 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency B · 72 dB), the weakest 255/35 R20 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency A · 71 dB).
On the EU market since February 2016; the earliest production week registered is 42/2015.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (3 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: fuel efficiency.
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 3 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 VOL a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 72 dB (median 71 dB). In 67% 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 VOL in the wet?
Its wet grip class is A–B. In 67% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 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 VOL launched?
It has been on the EU market since February 2016. The earliest production week in its registrations is 42/2015; 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 — 3 registrations, data as of 26 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.