Across 52 owner ratings the Michelin Pilot Primacy averages 74%. Owners rate Wear highest at 8.5 out of 10 and Handling lowest at 6.8. 25 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 65% of owners score it 70% or better.
Still on original set at 26k! Over 3mm still left, wear is very even across width of tires. Rears wear slightly faster than fronts.
Have never felt anything other than utterly safe with these tires - haven't previously liked Michelins on previous cars.
Very comfortable considering the profile. Moulded-in rim guard is useful, protecting against the worst scuffs.
Will replace with same later this year when below 2.5mm.
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Hmmm. I think the best thing that can be said about these tires is that they last. And last. And last. A long time. As such they're great value and they offer excellent levels of grip. However, it stops there. I found the ride quite hard (compared to other tires on the car) and noisy, with a distinct roar. Feedback and progressiveness- forget about it. Steering response is nothing to write home about, and these tires tramline and pull your steering around quite badly. So they're not too pleasant to drive on twisty rough roads (especially considering the poor comfort issues). If you're doing a lot of motorway miles and you have a car with soft supension that's well insulated from noise, these could prove a great tire. Otherwise no thanks!
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Not saying this is a bad tire... It's performance is kind of there from the word go, but does improve a little after warming up. I think these things are just not grippy enough for B road fun. Quite a bit of sidewall slew (I have to change these as the shoulders are totally screwed after some hard cornering), but then this does match the compound to produce a nice progressive loss of grip when cornering - but the performance simply isn't that great. Overall, a decent confortable tire for everyday use, with good wear characteristics. If you push it hard, you shouldn't get into trouble as it has no nasty surprises - it doesn't let you get fast enough!
On from new, good on roundabouts etc, these tires showed heavy shoulder wear until pumped up to at least 4 psi over handbook pressures, I think diesel engine weight needs more pressure in low profiles to compensate, then wore evenly for 30,000 miles on front, changed these to same tire but W rated, another 30,000 miles. Then put rears on front, loads of tread but reduced grip - 5 years old - Michelin age problem! I am now trying Kumho KH31's see review.
