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Pirelli P Zero AS+ 3

The Pirelli P Zero AS Plus 3 is an ultra high performance all season tyre, specifically designed for the North American market. A comprehensive upgrade from its predecessor, the tyre features a new tread pattern, compound, and construction, offering improved snow traction, smooth wear, and enhanced durability. Available in 31 sizes for a range of vehicles, the tyre has a 50,000-mile limited treadwear warranty, and the application of 3D sipe technology and functionalized polymers provides excellent performance across various weather conditions. Overall, the P Zero AS Plus 3 outperforms its previous version, promising improved braking performance, a significant increase in wear resistance, a decrease in rolling resistance, and quieter cabin noise, thereby achieving an optimal blend of comfort, durability, and performance.

9.2
Tyre Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
Medium Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
98%
Wet Grip
93%
Road Feedback
83%
Handling
95%
Wear
90%
Comfort
95%
Buy again
95%
Snow Grip
50%
Ice Grip
20%
4 Reviews
80% Average
17,400 miles driven
2 Tests (avg: 2nd)
Pirelli P Zero AS Plus 3

Pirelli P Zero AS Plus 3

All Season Premium
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9.2 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · Medium Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Dry
95
1.5x / 6 tests
Ice
89.1
0.84x / 1 test
Wet
88.4
1.93x / 6 tests
Comfort
88.4
0.32x / 4 tests
Snow
76.2
1.38x / 2 tests
Value
73.7
0.42x / 3 tests

Cross-category scores are derived metrics that combine data from multiple test disciplines to evaluate real-world performance characteristics.

Handling
91.6
9 tests
Braking
86
6 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 2
Publications: 2
Period: 2023
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 4
Avg Rating: 79.8%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.99
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2023 Tyre Reviews UHP All Season Tyre Test Tyre Reviews 2023 275/40 R20 2/7 11 metrics
2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test Tire Rack 225/45 R18 1/9 11 metrics

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Latest Tyre Test Results
Excellent dry handling, good braking, and good comfort. Strong performance in both wet and dry conditions.
Price per mile is higher than some competitors.
The Pirelli P Zero AS Plus 3 provided a very positive road ride experience, absorbing most impacts, smoothing over bumps, and keeping the cabin exceptionally quiet with no strong tread noise. The steering was natural and responsive—quick but not over-eager. This intuitive nature carried over to the wet track, where the steering was effortlessly natural to use, even at the limit, and was well-matched to the tyre's grip level. The tyre felt balanced, with the front and rear axles working in union, making it the most pleasant to drive in the wet. On the dry track, these traits remained, and it added top objective lap times to its accomplishments. In winter conditions, the P Zero AS Plus 3 was not quite as confidence-inspiring. While the steering remained responsive, the tyre felt like it wanted to be driven with the rear axle, and its ceiling for functional traction was lower than other tyres in the test.

Questions and Answers for the Pirelli P Zero AS Plus 3

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September 5, 2024

Hello! I’m replacing the tires on my 330e and am finding it challenging picking between these Pirellis and the Michelin PS4AS, especially since there’s a pretty decent price gap; the Michelins are currently ~$70/tire more. I live in Vancouver, Canada, so it’s pretty rainy from mid October to mid May, with a few snow days, but generally nice summers. I’d like something fun that can handle a mostly 5°C and wet winter and still get me around town if it happens to snow. I’d appreciate your advice; thanks!

With a $280 price difference I would certainly be swung in favour of the Pirelli. You can see how they compare in tests, I believe they've both been compared to the DWS06+.
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Top 3 Pirelli P Zero AS Plus 3 Reviews

Given 99% while driving a Jaguar XJ8 (225/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 100 average miles
Bought a set 18" for my 2000 Jaguar XJ8 to replace Continental tires. Extremely quiet and comfortable. Highly recommend.
December 14, 2024
Given 96% while driving a Volkswagen Golf MK7 GTI (225/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 15,000 spirited miles
Seemingly no compromises.
Uniformity - On first install, two showed high roadforce over 30lbs, even with match mounting. They were replaced by the tire dealer and the replacements spun well. Highest tire had 8lbs of roadforce and none needed more than 1.5oz of total correction weight, even with smartweight turned off and performance mode enabled. Excellent excellent uniformity.
Overall Driving Experience - These have exceeded my expectations and then some. Due to the great uniformity, forcematching, and a good balance, the car feels like it isn't even moving on fresh pavement, if you take out the wind noise. The steering wheel felt eerily void of any vibration. On fresh pavement, there's zero tred noise. On older/rougher pavement, theres certainly noise but its a low, diffuse grumble that very easily becomes unnoticeable. Impacts are muffled with zero resonance, while generally smoothing them out, atleast as good as you can expect from a performance tire. Stuffing them into a corner, they do communicate what they're doing. Slip is progressive and predictable. They're not squirrely on-center and allow for a very relaxing highway cruise with minimal to no micro-corrections, but once you start to point them where you want to go, they do so eagerly and with no fuss right up to the limit. These really do give the best of both worlds. Smooth, drama-free driving around town and on the highway, but they will absolutely dance on a back country road and put a smile on your face.
Almost 15k miles on this set and they show no obvious signs of wear. Feeling the tred before rotations, they seem to exhibit a near un-noticeable amount of heel-toe wear across the sipes/tred blocks. Their ride quality, acoustics, and performance seem to have remain unchanged. At the current wear rate, they will likely meet their warranty mileage. Side note, I got near 100k miles on a set of the old P-Zero All Season Plus on a previous car. Astonishing tire line, as long as they're a replacement tire with a warranty.
August 22, 2025
Given 69% while driving a BMW X1 X Drive (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 1,500 spirited miles
tires are part of a "cold season" set up, on 19" wheels on an X1. For the most part, they perform well, I have not yet pushed the car hard on the tires since the weather is very cold now, but during one session of fun, the tires did slip out slightly on dry road, the temp was low, 37F, but on dry road it should not have given in that easily during a semi aggressive lane change at 80mph.
January 17, 2024

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Given 100% while driving a Kia Motors (235/45 R18) on a combination of roads for 800 miles
Bought a new kia K5 GT LINE in May of 2021. Car came with P Zero tires. I was impressed with how well the car handled and rode . I'm not a hot rodder, I don't abuse my cars. However, these tires are known not to last a long time. At 32.000 miles I was close to the tread bars. I decided to go with the P Zero AS + 3 Tires. WOW, I love these tires! They handle BETTER, are smoother on the freeway. Are quiet too. I'm so glad I bought them, and feel very satisfied and pleased with the 50.000 mile warranty. Highly recommended. I cant speak to Rain or snow, Southern California car, haven't had any rain, and it never snows here.
October 10, 2023
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