Owners generally describe the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus as a comfortable, confidence-inspiring touring tyre with strong grip, particularly in the dry and usually in the wet. Around two in five mention low road noise and good refinement, though noise is split and a noticeable minority find it loud or droning on rough surfaces. Where criticisms cluster, it's most often about a less sporty, slower steering response (around one in five owners), with a smaller group also disappointed by cold/damp performance and the tyre's price.
What owners mention most counted across 35 reviews
I have a Superb Skoda 1.5 Tsi SEL executive auto.Whilst the car is no fireball it is certainly not slow.My car came with Pirelli tyres and in all honesty I did have not issues with them.I fancied a change of tyre and after careful consideration I chose the Michelin Primacy 4+ with it's compliant side wall and a limousine type ride on the car.I did not want to spoil the potential combinations and it did not.My previous car was a 2+2 Mercedes C207E400 that came from the factory fitted with Continental tyres , no issues with them but tyre wear could have been better , changed to Goodyear Asy 5 , again a great tyre but changed the car but no wear in 6000 miles.
The handing is good for a large car with little body driven in a sensibly manor with good grip both in dry and wet conditions.I find that the car is set up with a neutral bias and is very easy to drive.I have only had to use the brakes in anger once in the wet and the car just stopped.
I understand that not everyone likes Michelin tyres but I can only say as I previously stated on the Skoda Superb / Michelin tyres the combination works.
For the first time in a decade I decided to use Michelin tyres again. I splurged on a set of 4 Primacy 4+. The performance of the tyre doesn't let me down it is what I expected. Fells very safe on any road. However these tyres make a very loud and dreadful drone on my Skoda Yeti. So annoying. I have to exceed 70 MPH in order to find a sweet spot that the noise id lessened. I guess I am stuck with these for a few years now. I will go back to Hankook when I buy tyres again.
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Skoda
235/45 R18
5,000 miles
Mostly Country Roads
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I used tyre reviews as a bench mark against other tyre premium tyres suitable for my car.My current car is a 5 door Skoda hatch back that is a family car and not a fast high performance vehicle. To date Johnathan recommendation have never let me down
in tyre choice to match tyre to car type.I have always purchased premium brands and to-date have always been reasonably pleased with my choice.I would suggest that most European premium brand tyre should be capable of providing good results on british roads keeping to national speed limits and driving with road conditions in mind.
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Super disappointed from these tyres.I wanted premium touring tyre for my Lexus and purchased the latest Michelins.
Grip dry and wet - good.They have soft sidewalls and bend in the corner but that's to be expected.I prefer the comfort over the bumps which they provide.
The big disappointment is the NOISE.On rough road its dissaster.With 80kmh you cant here the passenger talking.On smooth asphalt they are okay.On rough surface they are MUCH worse than my previous Bridgestone , Kleber , Kumho.
Never again Michelins first and last try.Expensive mistake
My car is old and do not have any esp/asr systems, but have a lot of torque(450nm+) for a small car. I try few mid class tyres, but all was the same-very low grip, wheels spin and burnouts, dry and wet. So I buy michelin primacy 4+ and is all good. after 10k miles, I dint notice any wear or problems. Great tyres!
My tyres are Primacy+ SUV which I believe is equivalent to Primacy 4+ in Australia for this size of tyre. It's early days, but initial impressions are very positive. Grip in all conditions seems to be excellent, as does braking performance. I have not specifically rated wear (too soon) or handling (not tried anything beyond routine suburban and highway driving). The Subaru Outback is fairly softly sprung and the tyre certainly complements that, giving an excellent ride. At first I thought the steering seemed a bit light and slightly flighty but then I discovered that the fitting centre had managed to get a 6lb difference between the pressures across the axle (in fact every one of the tyres was at a different pressure, none of which were per the placard!). Having set the pressures correctly all round the slight lightness compared with the OE Bridgestone Dueler Sports remained, but the flightiness was gone. The steering is very linear and progressive and the car tracks true even in cross-winds. Note these are touring, not sports, tyres and their characteristics (especially with a 60-profile side wall) reflect that. If you want precision, get Pilot Sports or Pirelli PZ4s which is what I have on my other cars. Initially the tyres were not as quiet as I had expected, but they seem to be improving as they wear in a little. In any event they are a definite improvement on the Duelers in that respect. I have an impression that the rolling resistance is better, leading to slightly improved fuel consumption, which will be tested when we do our first long trip on these tyres in a few weeks' time. Overall, I'm very positive, as I would have expected given previous/current experience on different cars with Michelin's Primacy ST, Primacy 3, Primacy 4 and Pilot Sport 2 & 4.
Absolutely brilliant. I drive a kia carnival and have the primacy 4 plus suv variant. I bought the car 2nd hand and it was wearing bridgestone supercats. I only realised how bad the bridgestones were after i swapped them for the Michelins. The difference is huge. They have much better grip in both the dry and wet. My carnival used to spin the tyres too easily on wet roads at the traffic lights with not even firm acceleration, that stopped after changing to Michellins. Better still is how more comfortable and quiet the tyres are. I have had them for over 14,000km now and they are wearing very well. I highly recommend these tyres
When I put the tyres on I was actually a bit disappointed. I got a strange "resounding" sound that I couldn't identify, as it didn't always have anything to do with the road surface. But after 2-3000 km the resounding sound disappeared and today I am really very happy with the tyres. I'm not into "sports tyres" anymore (used to be) and don't drive hard in the car etc. so for me the tyre is absolutely perfect. It is extremely quiet compared to the Primacy 3, Primacy 4 that I have been driving on before the Primacy 4+. It is admittedly a somewhat softer tyre which gives a little less feedback in sharp curves, but it is really comfortable as potholes etc. are heard and felt much less. So I am very happy with the Pimacy4+
Tires are suppose to last 80,000 so they said on the warranty. Rotated every oil changes. Drove only 30,000 and now need replacement. Too expensive and doesn't back up what the tires advertised. Goodyear or Dunlop are better. Going back to them, they back it up with what the preach. What a disappointment!
I switched to Primacy 4+ from Pilot Sport 4 so I am sharing my experience as a comparison between the two on the same car. The main difference in normal everyday driving is the steering feel. Primacy 4+ is noticeably slower in reactions to steering inputs - it feels less eager to change direction. It makes the car feel generally less agile and does not encourage spirited driving like Pilot sport 4 does. When increased lock is applied there is a signifficantly more progressive centering force with Primacy 4+. I find this most welcome on a BMW F31 with its otherwise quite light steering. The effect is more natural and authentic than the car’s sport mode steering feel (which just makes the wheel unnaturaly heavier). The result is a superior sense of stability at all speeds. Less focus and precision is required to make smooth progress, and high-speed driving is signifficantly more relaxed with Primacy 4. The difference in confidence is further increased in wet.
I don’t hear any significant difference in interior tyre noise on smooth roads but bumps, potholes, and protruding manhole covers are better smoothed-over and less annoying with Primacy.
For spirited driving the Primacy 4+ is not. When pushed harder it just all starts giving in where the Pilot Sport starts to shine. There still is respectable cornering grip with Primacy 4 and traction is more than adequate but you can tell the tyres are fighting and there is no reward when pushed hard.
My decision to switch from Pilot Sport to Primacy was based on the fact that I have very few daily opportunities for spirited driving. So 95% of the time I am very happy with my decision while the remaining 5% is also dialled back a little and everything is fine. If I had a second car just for fun it would be fitted with Pilot Sport (S), no doubt.
