Owners generally rate the Michelin Primacy 4 as a quiet, comfortable touring tyre with strong dry grip, with 113 positive reviews out of 173 and an average score of 73.5%. Around half of owners praise its ride comfort and low road noise, and many also report reassuring dry performance and good overall longevity. The most common drawback is steering feel: around one in four owners describe the response as vague or “floaty”, with a smaller group also finding it pricey for the level of feedback. A small but notable minority (around one in twenty) say road noise increases as the tyre wears.
What owners mention most counted across 171 reviews
Wanted the Primacy 3's again. 20k out of those and was happy. currently 21k out of these, after tyre swaps front to back at 14k. currently 5mm front and rear. Its November and really want to change to winter tyres, but can't see the point as there is too much left on these tyres after 10 months of use.
They don't keep pressure too well. tend to lose 2 to 3 psi all round in a month. obviously they get softer and comfort kicks in before steering gets heavier.
straight line traction is OK in acceleration. braking is a different matter. these are the only tyres that have caused me wheel shake on baking hard. (disks and pads changed for the same reason, but the effect is still due to the tyres at 38 or 36 psi both sides.
These tires are really a mixed bag. While dry and wet braking, wet handling and cornering are good, straight line traction off the line isn't. You have to know I drive a car with just around 120 BHP, which is nothing really. I get too much wheel spin on tarmac off the line and even mid 2nd gear which is really weird. It is like these were designed for rear wheel drive cars, whose tires will not spin as much off the line compared to a front wheel drive like mine. Wear and comfort are good so far, no worries here at least.
Overall while I wanted to like these tires I wouldn't buy them again really.
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Hello from Greece!
I bought this tyres before 1 month. Its a premium touring summer tyres very smooth and quiet BUT its not for racing driving so much.
They have soft soft soft side walls so its not for extreme corners like the tyres i had before, Continental sport contact 2 and Dunlop sport Maxx RT and the Pilot Sport 3.
So i am not so satisfied beacuse i want more sporty tyres but it is a good tyres with good braking distance and dry handling. In water i cant say something beacuse in Greece we dont have raining already wet.
Thanks.
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To me aquaplaning is the main issue especially when u r driving near to the side of the road where water tends to accumulate more. The tyres felt lifted when going over a puddle of water.
Having owned these for 2 years now I wouldnt buy again. V hard compound which might give great wear and maybe ok for motorway use but is at compromise of most other things.
Pros:
- Good wear.
- Wet braking/handling
Cons:
- Hard compound means skiddy on gravel surfaces.
- Hard compound means seal on older alloys to be poor and loses tyre pressure easily.....I assume less easy to mould/seal on alloys.
- Hard compound doesnt make for v comfortable ride/bumps/potholes.
- Virtually no feedback when driving so makes handling difficult
Fitted on the car as new, previous car had primacy 3 tyres and was happy with them. Nothing changed as far as can tell with primacy 4 tyres good in the wet and the dry ,good handling just have to wait and see if they live up to the long life of its predecessor the primacy 3 , only time will ell
After 10 years or running only UHP (Ultra High Performance) tires on my W221 S class, I switched to the Primacy 4 on 235/55/17 17" wheels.
The reason, is that I moved to a region where the roads are generally "Mad Max" status, potholes, and generally horrible road conditions. The P zero 275/40/19 which I had on the car previously was of course "sporty" and excellent handling, but we needed to replace this with something that is soft, and able to absorb the most horrible impacts on these roads.
I can suggest the Primacy 4 if you are looking for a comfortable, safe, and quiet tire.
I was afraid to buy this tire because of the other reviews stating it's " too soft" etc - the tire is not " too " soft at all, it's a comfortable, safe tire that won't let you down. It's not the tire for doing insane maneuvers at 200 mph, but if you're a safe and normal driver, it's the * perfect * tire for every day, comfortable, with predictable handling.
Excellent all round tyre. Car feels brand new again. Good overall comfort. Feel safe heading into the winter season.
Would recommend these Tyre's.
I have only just purchased these, so this is based on a short drive. I have just ordered the same pair to replace the rear now. I am replacing a set of older Michelin Tyre's (6 years old) which has done approx 32500 miles. No issues.
Love these tyres. Fitted them to multiple cars now. Ride comfort is superb. Very quiet. Wet grip is impressive. A really nice comfortable tyre with nice progressive steering character. Would buy these tyres everytime
I change all 4 tyres replacing 3 years old continental premium contact 2 on my nissan. My car really feels more quite and ride like its on the carpet. Really impress with that. Wet performance miles better than the old conti, when go through water puddle, the car stay where it should be. Cons, steering less direct, body roll become more obvious.
Bought these for my 2014 Golf TDI only a week ago so it's early days. I noticed immediately they are much quieter than the Bridgestone Turanza's I had previously. They hold the road well in the dry and as far as comfort is concerned they are exactly what I wanted, the ride is well balance and smooth and the tyres soak up minor road defects without fuss, they are altogether a very good tyre for low noise and comfort. I have only really pushed them hard into a bend at high speed once and I didn't think they gave great feedback but they did not feel as if they would give way. I felt safe and in control but think they will improve after a few hundred miles.
My test drive was over the same route I tried the Turanza's on which included good tarmac roads, poor concrete surfaces and poor quality country lanes. The Turanza's gave a comfortable ride but couldn't cope with different road surfaces being very prone to increased noise on poor surfaces. in contrast the Michelins' didn't suffer from increased noise levels very much at all.
Generally I feel these are great all around tyres which suite my Golf very well and will cope with whatever the roads throw at them. I would certainly buy them again.
