Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 MO1
EU tyre label for every size: 4 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 MO1 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 4 sizes (4 registrations including load and speed variants), for 20″ to 21″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B in every size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 73–75 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 265/35 ZR20 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 73 dB), the weakest HL305/30ZR21 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency D · 75 dB).
On the EU market since June 2023; the earliest production week registered is 35/2021.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (4 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. Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (265/35ZR20)
Example: the 265/35ZR20 size, compared with the 112 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 C, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
73 dB against a median of 72 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 265/35ZR20 | 99PAR_Y_PAR XL | B63% | C94% | 73 dBB46% | — | 30/2023 |
| 295/30ZR20 | 101PAR_Y_PAR XL | B57% | C99% | 75 dBB19% | — | 30/2023 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 295/30ZR21 | 102PAR_Y_PAR XL | B64% | D32% | 75 dBB30% | — | 35/2021 |
| HL305/30ZR21 | 107PAR_Y_PAR XL | B60% | D60% | 75 dBB0% | — | 44/2021 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 265/35ZR20
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 265/35 ZR20, ranked by label →
- Pirelli PzeroA D 69 dB
- Rauffan Avantar R7A C 70 dB
- Sicuro Velos Sport S5A C 70 dB
- Falken Azenis FK520A C 70 dB
- Petlas Prestige SportA D 70 dB
- Starmaxx Dynamix SportA D 70 dB
Questions
Is the Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 MO1 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 73 dB to 75 dB (median 75 dB). In 0% 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 MO1 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 MO1 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 MO1 launched?
It has been on the EU market since June 2023. The earliest production week in its registrations is 35/2021; 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 — 4 registrations, data as of 26 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.