Michelin Pilot Sport S 5
EU tyre label for every size: 17 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 17 sizes (21 registrations including load and speed variants), for 19″ to 23″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B in every size, fuel efficiency B–D and external rolling noise 71–75 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is HL255/35R22 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency B · 73 dB), the weakest 335/30 ZR21 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency D · 75 dB).
On the EU market since March 2023; the earliest production week registered is 40/2021.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (15 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (245/35ZR20)
Example: the 245/35ZR20 size, compared with the 376 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈37 m with wet grip class B, the most common class in this size.
Fuel efficiency
Class D vs the typical C: ≈0.18 L/100 km more, about 28 litres more over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.
Rolling noise
72 dB against a median of 71 dB in this size (1 dB louder).
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 17 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).
| Size | Load / speed | Wet | Fuel | Noise | Snow / ice | Production from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 275/35ZR19 | 100PAR_Y_PAR XL | B77% | D34% | 73 dBB45% | — | 43/2023 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 245/35ZR20 | 95PAR_Y_PAR XL | B79% | D42% | 72 dBB47% | — | 10/2025 |
| 275/30ZR20 | 97PAR_Y_PAR XL | B74% | D31% | 73 dBB49% | — | 33/2025 |
| 275/35ZR20 | 102PAR_Y_PAR XL | B76% | C93% | 73 dBB42% | — | 43/2023 |
| 285/30ZR20 | 99PAR_Y_PAR XL · 99PAR_Y_PAR XL | B76% | D49% | 75 dBB20% | — | 43/2023 |
| HL285/40ZR20 | 111PAR_Y_PAR XL | B33% | D17% | 75 dBB0% | — | 38/2023 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 245/40R21 | 96Y | B30% | D5% | 71 dBB68% | — | 40/2021 |
| 275/35R21 | 99Y | B46% | D3% | 71 dBB85% | — | 40/2021 |
| 275/35R21 | 103PAR_Y_PAR XL | B46% | C47% | 73 dBB36% | — | 48/2023 |
| 275/35ZR21 | 103PAR_Y_PAR XL | B58% | C80% | 73 dBB50% | — | 21/2024 |
| HL275/35ZR21 | 105PAR_Y_PAR XL | B33% | C33% | 73 dBB33% | — | 35/2024 |
| HL295/35ZR21 | 110PAR_Y_PAR XL | B0% | D11% | 75 dBB22% | — | 38/2023 |
| 315/35R21 | 111PAR_Y_PAR XL | B62% | C53% | 75 dBB20% | — | 48/2023 |
| HL315/35ZR21 | 114PAR_Y_PAR XL | B0% | C50% | 75 dBB50% | — | 15/2023 |
| 335/30ZR21 | 109PAR_Y_PAR XL | B85% | C100% | 75 dBB23% | — | 43/2023 |
| 335/30ZR21 | 109PAR_Y_PAR XL | B85% | D31% | 75 dBB23% | — | 32/2024 |
| 22″ rims | ||||||
| HL255/35R22 | 102Y XL | B46% | B100% | 73 dBB0% | — | 37/2025 |
| HL295/30R22 | 106Y XL | B– | B– | 75 dBB– | — | 38/2025 |
| 23″ rims | ||||||
| HL275/40R23 | 112Y XL · 112Y XL | B– | C– | 73 dBB– | — | 04/2023 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 245/35ZR20
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 245/35 ZR20, ranked by label →
- Nexen N'FERA SportA C 68 dB
- Envoy Motiva UHPA C 68 dB
- Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2A B 69 dB
- Rauffan Avantar R7A C 69 dB
- Sicuro Velos Sport S5A C 69 dB
- Petlas Prestige SportA C 69 dB
Questions
Is the Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 75 dB (median 73 dB). In 7% 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 S 5 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B. In 33% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 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 S 5 launched?
It has been on the EU market since March 2023. The earliest production week in its registrations is 40/2021; 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 — 21 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 3 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.