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Dunlop SP Sport 5000M DSST CTT vs Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — Compared

Our Relative Score blends 60% objective test data with 40% owner-review signal — so any two tires can be compared even if they were never tested on the same day.

VS
Tire B Michelin

Michelin Pilot Sport 3

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
71/100
Owner ratings
Dry
93
Wet
86
Snow
–
Comfort
79
Noise
77
Treadwear
70
Handling
92
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VerdictWinner: Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — better comfort, noise and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score.
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Category breakdown

7 categories, side by side

Each bar is the Relative Score for that category. Expand a tile to see the test results and owner ratings behind it.

Dry

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Pilot Sport 3 leads by 16
A
77
B
93
Why this score
SourceSP Sport 5000M DSST CTTPilot Sport 3
Tire Rack owners – 93

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Pilot Sport 3 leads by 16
A
70
B
86
Why this score
SourceSP Sport 5000M DSST CTTPilot Sport 3
Tire Rack owners – 85

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100)
A
43
B
–

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Pilot Sport 3 leads by 31
A
48
B
79
Why this score
SourceSP Sport 5000M DSST CTTPilot Sport 3
Tire Rack owners – 81

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Pilot Sport 3 leads by 31
A
46
B
77

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Pilot Sport 3 leads by 22
A
48
B
70
Why this score
SourceSP Sport 5000M DSST CTTPilot Sport 3
Tire Rack owners – 73

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Pilot Sport 3 leads by 15
A
77
B
92

Scores at a glance

CategoryDunlop SP Sport 5000M DSST CTTMichelin Pilot Sport 3
Relative Score 61 82
Dry 77 93
Wet 70 86
Snow 43 –
Comfort 48 79
Noise 46 77
Treadwear 48 70
Handling 77 92

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Tire A

Tire B

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop

Michelin

Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — better comfort, noise and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 79 vs 48 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 77 vs 46 on noise.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 70 vs 48 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 93 vs 77 on dry.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Sport 5000M DSST CTT
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Tire B · Michelin Pilot Sport 3
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How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements) normalized against the best tire in each test and weighted toward recent tests. 40% comes from thousands of owner reviews collected from retailers and review sites. When a tire has only one of the two, we use what exists and say so.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.