Tread life is the main strength of the Michelin Primacy HP, with 73 positive mentions against 30 complaints, supported by several mid-life and end-of-life accounts. Dry grip is generally favourable at 50 positive comments against nine negative, and wet grip at 39 against 16, although confidence in rain is less consistent. Comfort is more often praised than criticised, but noise is divided at 29 positive comments and 22 complaints. Around one in nine criticise value, while around a fifth criticise wear despite the overall favourable balance. Repeat reviewers show no shared direction of change, and individual reports of grip or noise deteriorating with wear do not establish a uniform ageing pattern.
What owners mention most counted across 156 reviews
These tyres came with the car I purchased and have been OK. I have managed to get 13000 miles out of them and they seemed alright but at £170 a corner, very steep! I've just fitted some budget tyres at the front (Wanli S1063's) and they feel exactly the same, if not a little more grippy. I've no doubt the Michelins may well stop sooner in extreme wet braking, but the price is a bit much to swallow. I'm certain you could get the same performance for alot cheaper.
These came as OEM fit on my new 2012 Mondeo Diesel Hatchback 1.6 TDi , and i think therein lies the problem. (my frame of reference is an older Skoda Octavia wearing Conti Premium contact 2's)
the Mondeo range when specced with this tiny diesel engine, comes with sports suspension as standard. the thinking is eco eco eco , so the suspension lowers the ride height to make it more aerodynamic on the motorway - all fine, but then they fitted it with Primacy HP's.
Gahhhhh...
Dry Grip - The suspension set up helps the tyre feel the full brunt of any weight transfer, and they squeal like crazy on any corner taken above 30mph. they wash out in a VERY predictable nice way so it's enjoyable, but they do feel like you're driving on mud, triggering the electronic assists somewhat too often for my liking. Also, even for the low capacity engine, it always managed to wheelspin when trying to move off quickly, i suspect all down to the low rolling resistance compound.
Wet Grip - We had the storms over the past two weeks and the tyre has poor resistance to aquaplaning, and cornering is severely compromised.
I cant remember thinking anything either way in the snow, so i guess thery're ok on the white stuff.
MPG's - were ok i suppose, hard to compare to anything when the engine is barely run in.
Comfort - again nothing to compare against but not overly intrusive.
Buy again?
no - just swapped the fronts for Dunlop Sport Blu Response and I was impressed there was stacks of grip I'd not known before, and zero squeal when i threw the car into my favourite sweeping bend.
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I replaced my cheaper tyres with Michelin and immediately noticed huge improvements in handling and noise. Also, my mpg has gone from 48.6mpg to 54.8mpg. Won't be long before I recoup the higher price.
Car: BMW 530D 2010 F10
Driving Style: >90mph on highway, round abouts in the city + hard braking
My review has been done now after 10 000 miles with these tyres on the rear, and I recently upgraded on the front. Previous tyre was Goodyear Excellence. I'm now down to 4mm and 7mm in the front.
Overall very happy with these tyres, except the one noticeable difference negatively is braking compared to Goodyears. Goodyears feel/are more grippier in dry braking whereas Michellins are softer so give a more gradual break feel. Not sure this entirely instils the same level of confidence in a hard brake, but I am being highly critical here.
On the major plus side, high-speed road feel has improved as the tyres feel more planted on the highway. Going around a rounabout has a lot more grip, especially in the wet. They do a feel a bit smoother, which is a plus, without taking too much away from "steering feedback".
In terms of wear, I honestly do expected these to last longer than they have. I mean, these will probably go up to 18k miles, which is basically about 18 months of driving on average. A lot of money I'd say. Mind you, my last Goodyear, lasted roughly 21k miles from new.
The core challenge is, with the BMW - tyres make a huge impact on the car, and picking the wrong tyre can have adverse affect on the overall car. I'd love to come off these run-flats, however - it's what BMW recommends so until I get someone bravely say "I've tried these other tyres on the BMW and love'em" then my choice here is limited to Primacy, Excellence, Continental etc.
Overall - you can't go wrong in respect to ride quality.
My car was perfect on the first set of the previous version of these but the 'slightly updated' ones were SO BAD that I had several visits to the main dealer for road noises. It seemed the right thing to do to replace originals with the same but it has been a HUGE £600 mistake. After giving up on the noises being anything else I was forced to contemplate spending another £600 to eliminate tyres as the scource with the possibility of wasting it if the new ones were the same. I persevered for 24 months to get value from them and replaced them with Nexen Nblu eco's yesterday. Straight away my car is completely TRANSFORMED back to how it was originally. I cannot believe that these tyres could be so much better for half the price. Shame on you Michelin what did you change in the formulation or tread pattern of these tyres to make them so poor. If there was a faulty one or batch this is equally poor as they are a high end tyre. I am so glad to get my car back as it nearly put me off this model as it has ruined my enjoyment of the car for two years.
Good tyre. Definitly doesn't highlights for high grip, but perhaps it's due to the soft suspension and center of mass distribution. Good feedback although Kia's electric direction.
A medium grip in the wet.
This tyre warns honestly
For my car I consider it expensive, really it isn't worth
Driving a Honda Accord big heavy estate around mostly country lanes with a few lengthy trips a few times a year , about 10,000 miles/year, and the front tyres have barely made one year. For the price you pay it aint worth it. The old ones a previous owner put on lasted since 2009 and I think he was a rep.with a high mileage. Apparently Michelin have made them softer in theory to grip better, but maybe they just weren't selling enough?
Got them as original equipment and have been very pleased. Relatively quiet and track well in dry or wet. Only minor drawback is that now at 50K+ kms they are almost down to the wear indicators and I've found out how much they will be to replace. I'll push them to the limit so probably another 2-3000 kms.
Had theese fitted after set of KUMHO KU31, thought it will be better because of premium brand and good rep. WHAT A MISTAKE! I found KU31 way better in wet and dry. Honestly with primacy hp I was afraid of driving in wet weather. There is no joke when you experience aquaplaning on highway doing 140+km/h.
Also cornering in wet gave me serious concerns because my car drifted as it was rear wheel driven... and its not!
Wear on the other hand is better. Noise level somewhere in middle - not loud and not quiet. This was my 5th set of tyres fitted to my car and every set was different brand. BFgoodrich,Dunlop,Goodyear,Kumho,Michelin... Must say that I was most satisfied with Kumhos because of budget vs. performance ratio (also with two sets of tyres for same price as premium branded one you can pull out twice the mileage.
With theese tyres I lost my trust in Michelin completly. Won't buy again. Maybe in future and certainly other model.
