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2025 DEKRA Wear Test of Michelin Primacy 5 Energy vs Rivals

Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tyre, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.

Tested size: 215/55 R18
Tyres tested: 8
Disciplines: 2
Test vehicle: VW ID.3

Read the measurements, not just the rank

Lower is better for braking distances and lap times; higher is better for subjective scores and aquaplaning speed. Bars start at zero. Read the gap alongside the position: adjacent tyres can be separated by very different margins.

Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tyres does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.

Value

Wear
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Primacy 5	39,600 KM	Best
2Michelin Primacy 5 Energy	39,000 KM	-600 KM
3Continental UltraContact NXT	32,400 KM	-7,200 KM
4Hankook iON GT SUV	31,200 KM	-8,400 KM
5Continental PremiumContact 7	28,200 KM	-11,400 KM
6Bridgestone Turanza 6	27,800 KM	-11,800 KM
7Pirelli Cinturato C3	23,800 KM	-15,800 KM
8Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2	23,200 KM	-16,400 KM

The difference between best and worst was 41.4% (16,400 KM).

Abrasion
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Primacy 5 Energy	1194 g	Best
2Michelin Primacy 5	1243 g	+49.00 g
3Hankook iON GT SUV	1675 g	+481.00 g
4Continental UltraContact NXT	1697 g	+503.00 g
5Continental PremiumContact 7	1812 g	+618.00 g
6Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2	1885 g	+691.00 g
7Bridgestone Turanza 6	2018 g	+824.00 g
8Pirelli Cinturato C3	2059 g	+865.00 g