Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs Michelin Primacy 4 Plus

If your priority is confidence in the rain, stability through standing water, and long-term economy via tread life, the Primacy 4 Plus is the safer, more durable choice. It dominates wet handling and aquaplaning in most tests and regularly posts the quietest results, with wear advantages often exceeding 20-45% versus Hankook-more than offsetting its higher purchase price for high-mileage drivers.

Conversely, if you want sharp, reassuring dry-road behavior with short dry braking and you're price-sensitive, the Ventus Prime 4 delivers excellent day-to-day performance and value. Its main compromise is lower aquaplaning resistance and slightly weaker wet balance in some tests. For urban and mixed-use drivers covering average annual miles and watching upfront cost, Hankook is compelling; for motorway, all-weather and high-mileage users, Michelin is the smarter long-game pick.

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Footnote

This page has been developed using tyre industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tyres in the same test.

Why is this important? Tyre testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tyre test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tyre tests performed on different days or at different locations.

As a result you will see other tests on Tyre Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.

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