The Michelin Primacy 3 is a Premium Touring Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.
This tyre replaced the Michelin Primacy HP and this tyre has been replaced by the Michelin Primacy 4.
Tyre review data from 191 tyre reviews averaging 76% over 2,904,674 miles driven.
The Primacy 3 is ranked 66th of 146 Summer Premium Touring tyres.
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Size | Fuel | Wet | Noise | Weight |
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195/45 R16 84V XL | C | A | 69 | 7.37kgs |
215/45 R16 90V XL | C | A | 69 | 8.73kgs |
195/50 R16 88V XL | C | A | 69 | 8.41kgs |
225/50 R16 92W | C | A | 69 | 9.33kgs |
225/50 R16 92V | C | A | 69 | 9.33kgs |
185/55 R16 87H XL | C | A | 69 | 7.80kgs |
185/55 R16 83V | C | A | 71 | 7.73kgs |
195/55 R16 87V | C | A | 68 | 8.50kgs |
195/55 R16 87H | E | A | 71 | 10.97kgs |
195/55 R16 91V XL | C | A | 69 | 10.97kgs |
205/55 R16 91H | E | A | 71 | 11.12kgs |
205/55 R16 91V | E | A | 71 | 11.12kgs |
205/55 R16 91W | C | A | 69 | 8.82kgs |
205/55 R16 91V | C | A | 69 | 8.72kgs |
205/55 R16 91W AO | B | A | 69 | 8.70kgs |
205/55 R16 94V XL | C | A | 69 | 9.07kgs |
205/55 R16 91H | C | A | 69 | 8.75kgs |
215/55 R16 93H | C | A | 69 | 9.29kgs |
215/55 R16 93Y | C | A | 69 | 9.06kgs |
215/55 R16 97H XL | C | A | 69 | 9.40kgs |
215/55 R16 97V XL | C | A | 69 | 9.50kgs |
215/55 R16 97W XL | C | A | 69 | 9.79kgs |
215/55 R16 93V | C | A | 69 | 9.57kgs |
215/55 R16 93W | C | A | 69 | 9.38kgs |
225/55 R16 99W XL | C | A | 69 | 9.81kgs |
225/55 R16 99Y XL | C | A | 69 | 9.82kgs |
225/55 R16 95V | C | A | 69 | 9.69kgs |
225/55 R16 99V XL | C | A | 69 | 9.69kgs |
225/55 R16 95W | C | A | 69 | 9.69kgs |
195/60 R16 89H | C | A | 69 | 8.43kgs |
205/60 R16 92W AO | B | B | 69 | 9.00kgs |
205/60 R16 96W XL | C | A | 69 | 9.24kgs |
205/60 R16 96V XL | C | A | 69 | 9.67kgs |
205/60 R16 92V | C | A | 69 | 9.23kgs |
215/60 R16 99V XL | C | A | 69 | 10.08kgs |
215/60 R16 99H XL | C | A | 69 | 10.05kgs |
215/60 R16 95V | C | A | 69 | 10.05kgs |
225/60 R16 98W | C | A | 69 | 10.54kgs |
225/60 R16 102V XL | C | A | 69 | 10.54kgs |
215/65 R16 98V | C | A | 69 | 11.12kgs |
215/65 R16 102V XL | B | A | 69 | 11.12kgs |
215/65 R16 102H XL | A | B | 69 | 10.00kgs |
205/45 R17 84W | E | A | 71 | 10.17kgs |
205/45 R17 88W XL | C | A | 69 | 10.17kgs |
205/45 R17 88W XL * | C | A | 69 | 8.30kgs |
205/45 R17 88V XL | C | A | 69 | 8.35kgs |
215/45 R17 91W XL | C | A | 69 | 9.30kgs |
215/45 R17 87W | C | A | 68 | 9.27kgs |
225/45 R17 91Y | C | A | 69 | 9.46kgs |
225/45 R17 94W XL | C | A | 69 | 9.28kgs |
225/45 R17 91W | E | A | 71 | 11.53kgs |
225/45 R17 91W | C | A | 69 | 9.26kgs |
225/45 R17 91V | E | A | 71 | 11.53kgs |
225/45 R17 94V XL | C | A | 69 | 9.28kgs |
225/45 R17 91Y AO | B | A | 68 | 9.25kgs |
225/45 R17 91V | C | A | 69 | 9.35kgs |
235/45 R17 94Y | C | A | 71 | 10.03kgs |
235/45 R17 94W | C | A | 71 | 9.97kgs |
235/45 R17 97W XL | C | A | 71 | 10.11kgs |
245/45 R17 99Y XL | C | A | 71 | 10.43kgs |
245/45 R17 99W XL | C | A | 71 | 10.43kgs |
205/50 R17 89V | C | A | 69 | 9.19kgs |
205/50 R17 93H XL | B | B | 69 | 9.20kgs |
205/50 R17 93V XL DT1 | B | A | 69 | 9.14kgs |
205/50 R17 93W XL | C | A | 69 | 9.19kgs |
205/50 R17 89Y * | C | A | 69 | 9.00kgs |
205/50 R17 89W | C | A | 69 | 9.29kgs |
215/50 R17 91H | B | B | 69 | 10.54kgs |
215/50 R17 95W XL | C | A | 69 | 9.82kgs |
215/50 R17 91W | C | A | 69 | 9.73kgs |
215/50 R17 91H | B | B | 69 | 9.47kgs |
215/50 R17 95V XL | C | A | 69 | 9.58kgs |
225/50 R17 98W XL * | B | A | 69 | 9.80kgs |
225/50 R17 98Y XL | C | A | 69 | 10.28kgs |
225/50 R17 94H AO | B | A | 68 | 9.80kgs |
225/50 R17 94Y AODT1 | C | A | 69 | 10.30kgs |
225/50 R17 94H | C | A | 71 | 12.47kgs |
225/50 R17 94W MO | C | A | 71 | 12.35kgs |
225/50 R17 94Y AO | C | A | 69 | 10.20kgs |
225/50 R17 94W MO | B | A | 69 | 10.14kgs |
225/50 R17 94W | C | A | 69 | 10.36kgs |
225/50 R17 94W AR. | C | A | 69 | 9.90kgs |
225/50 R17 98V XL | C | A | 69 | 10.25kgs |
225/50 R17 98W XL | C | A | 69 | 10.23kgs |
225/50 R17 94V | C | A | 69 | 10.20kgs |
205/55 R17 95V XL | C | A | 69 | 9.36kgs |
205/55 R17 91W * | C | A | 71 | 12.00kgs |
205/55 R17 95W XL * | C | A | 69 | 12.00kgs |
205/55 R17 95W XL * | B | A | 69 | 9.26kgs |
205/55 R17 91W MO | B | A | 69 | 9.50kgs |
205/55 R17 91W * | B | A | 69 | 9.20kgs |
215/55 R17 98W XL | C | A | 69 | 9.86kgs |
215/55 R17 94V | C | A | 69 | 11.12kgs |
215/55 R17 94V | B | B | 69 | 9.45kgs |
215/55 R17 94V | C | A | 69 | 9.80kgs |
215/55 R17 94W | C | A | 69 | 11.60kgs |
215/55 R17 94W AO | C | A | 68 | 9.80kgs |
215/55 R17 94W | C | A | 69 | 9.80kgs |
225/55 R17 97Y * MO | B | A | 68 | 10.00kgs |
225/55 R17 97Y AODT1 | C | A | 69 | 10.50kgs |
225/55 R17 97V VOL | C | A | 69 | 10.80kgs |
225/55 R17 97Y AO | C | A | 69 | 10.70kgs |
225/55 R17 97Y *MOE | C | A | 71 | 13.40kgs |
225/55 R17 97W | C | A | 69 | 10.27kgs |
225/55 R17 97Y * | C | B | 69 | 10.30kgs |
225/55 R17 101W XL | C | A | 69 | 10.77kgs |
235/55 R17 99V | C | A | 71 | 11.28kgs |
235/55 R17 103Y XL | C | A | 71 | 11.24kgs |
235/55 R17 103W XL | C | A | 69 | 11.50kgs |
245/55 R17 102W * | B | A | 71 | 11.70kgs |
245/55 R17 102W MO | B | A | 71 | 11.70kgs |
215/60 R17 96V | B | A | 69 | 10.30kgs |
215/60 R17 96H | C | A | 69 | 10.44kgs |
225/60 R17 99Y * | B | A | 69 | 10.40kgs |
225/60 R17 99Y AO | B | B | 69 | 10.70kgs |
225/60 R17 99V | C | A | 69 | 10.90kgs |
215/65 R17 99V | C | A | 69 | 10.64kgs |
245/40 R18 93Y | C | A | 71 | 10.03kgs |
245/40 R18 97Y XL MO | C | A | 71 | 12.60kgs |
275/40 R18 99Y *MOE | C | A | 71 | 15.50kgs |
225/45 R18 95Y XL MO | C | A | 71 | 12.20kgs |
225/45 R18 95W XL * | C | A | 69 | 11.80kgs |
225/45 R18 91V | C | A | 71 | 11.91kgs |
225/45 R18 91W * | C | A | 71 | 11.80kgs |
235/45 R18 98W XL | C | A | 71 | 10.76kgs |
235/45 R18 98Y XL | C | A | 71 | 10.62kgs |
245/45 R18 96Y AO | C | A | 71 | 10.90kgs |
245/45 R18 100Y XL *MOE | C | A | 69 | 13.92kgs |
245/45 R18 100W XL | C | A | 71 | 10.98kgs |
245/45 R18 96W | C | A | 71 | 11.04kgs |
245/45 R18 100W XL VOL | C | A | 69 | 10.90kgs |
245/45 R18 100Y XL * MO | B | A | 69 | 10.70kgs |
245/45 R18 100Y XL AO | C | A | 71 | 10.75kgs |
255/45 R18 99Y | C | A | 71 | 11.76kgs |
215/50 R18 92W AO1 | C | A | 68 | 10.00kgs |
225/50 R18 95W | C | A | 71 | 13.10kgs |
225/50 R18 95V | C | A | 69 | 10.20kgs |
235/50 R18 101W XL | C | A | 69 | 11.80kgs |
235/50 R18 101Y XL | C | A | 69 | 11.72kgs |
245/50 R18 100Y * | C | A | 71 | 15.40kgs |
245/50 R18 100W MO | C | A | 71 | 15.20kgs |
215/55 R18 99V XL | B | A | 69 | 10.83kgs |
225/55 R18 98V | C | A | 69 | 11.35kgs |
235/55 R18 100V | C | A | 71 | 12.60kgs |
235/55 R18 104Y XL AO | B | A | 69 | 12.70kgs |
235/55 R18 104V XL | B | A | 69 | 12.60kgs |
275/35 R19 100Y XL *MOE | C | A | 71 | 14.50kgs |
245/40 R19 98Y XL * MO | B | A | 69 | 11.20kgs |
245/40 R19 98Y XL A*MOE | C | A | 69 | 13.10kgs |
245/40 R19 98Y XL *MOE | C | A | 69 | 13.10kgs |
275/40 R19 101Y * S1 | E | A | 71 | 15.70kgs |
275/40 R19 101Y * | E | A | 71 | 16.00kgs |
245/45 R19 102Y XL * | B | A | 69 | 11.50kgs |
245/45 R19 102Y XL | B | A | 69 | 11.95kgs |
245/45 R19 98Y * | E | A | 71 | 14.60kgs |
205/55 R19 97V XL | B | A | 69 | 9.50kgs |
205/55 R19 97V XL S1 | A | A | 69 | 9.50kgs |
195/55 R20 95H XL | A | B | 69 | 10.40kgs |
2017-11-25 - trying to find the treadwear rating printed on the sidewall of Michelin primacy 3 and continental sportcontact 3 and 5. This is my deciding factor on these tyres 235/50 R17 96 Y or W for my Jaguar s type 2004 3.0. Why on earth do no uk websites display this info, would really help if this was included in this website PLZ.
Unfortunately manufacturer's treadwear ratings aren't a super reliable way of judging wear. Instead we suggest looking at user reviews and tests, and if you do that you will see that the Michelin Primacy 3 should last longer than the Continental tyres you mention.
2020-08-20 - What is the difference between 100V and 104V XL please?
The 104 is a higher load rated Primacy 3 intended for vehicles which require the higher load rating
2022-10-24 - I have a budget tyre and a Michelin primacy on the same axle. Should I change the budget tyre?
I would advise you always match across axles so in this case yes I would change it.
2023-02-17 - What are some good alternatives to the tyre. I need to get the front 2 replaced but was hoping for cheaper than £300.
I would suggest reading / watching this summer touring tyre test to see what some of the good alternatives are.
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