Across reviews, the Michelin Primacy 3 is most often described as a safe, comfortable touring tire with strong dry grip and generally confidence-inspiring wet traction, especially for commuting and motorway use. Many drivers report low noise (when new) and good stability, with several high-scoring reviews highlighting impressive longevity and efficiency. However, a meaningful minority report faster-than-expected wear (especially on heavier/torquier cars), some wet/aquaplaning weakness in standing water or as tread gets low, and a softer/vaguer steering feel; price is also a common complaint.
What owners mention most counted across 158 reviews
I bought these tires in 2013 June for my BMW 320d and after 2 years and approx 30K miles they are almost completely worn out - that is a major drawback!
The tire itself performs very well - good dry and wet grip, low noise, etc.
Overall great performance, but they very very quickly which makes them too expensive to be bought again.
Good tires. Much better than the continental origin Sport Contact 2 runflat. Safer especially wet. The Continental Sport Contact 2 runflat in wet conditions came to be unsafe
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I purchased 4 of these tires to replace Michelin Primacy LC which had been a fantastic tire for wear, handling and comfort and have averaged over 40000km before replacement. After seeing the advertising for the new Michelin Primacy 3ST I decided to replace the old tires with the new type.
This was a mammoth mistake as the new tires tram-lined, were very spongy to drive on and the road noise was extreme especially on coarse bitumen roads.
They also thumped and banged severely on bumps and altering the tire pressures up or down did not make any difference.Two weeks was enough and I replaced them another set of Primacy LC's.
The transition was bliss. Could not recommend Primacy 3ST at any price.
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Changed from the OE Bridgestones and what transformation. I mainly do motorway miles but the OE tires only lasted 21000 miles on the front and 37000 on the back. The Michelin were up to 70000 and all had at least 4mm left on them. The ride was improved and the feedback superb. On top of that I also got a fuel card of Michelin as an incentive at the time
One of the very best tires I have ever driven. Braking, lateral support, wet grip, dry grip, everything is near perfect. Only slight complain for road feedback.
These tires are perfect if you drive in dry conditions every day. Handling in the wet and at lower temperatures is poor and I don't have confidence in them under these conditions. They also struggle to shift standing water out (that was when they were new).
I drive 20k per year in the UK and these tires are unsuitable for our mainly damp, cooler climate.
Everything on this tire has been compromised for efficiency.
This is a really good all round tire plenty of feedback through the car. I have run different tires on this last set were Goodyear f1 although they grip well I could feel the tears moving about as though the sidewalks were flexing not a good feeling. Back to the Michelin. Although sometimes a bit more expensive you do notice the difference old saying get what you pay for.
Fitted to Ford Galaxy 2013 a good mix of driving conditions and type purchased to replace original fit Primacy HP which lasted 21K on the front. These so called new & improved tire have all but worn out at 13K at £135 per tire you would expect better wear (along with the Michelin reputation for mileage)Handing, response wet performance OK but no significant improvement over the original Primacy HP in summary a safe tire but very poor wear on a car which has been sensibly driven would not but again due to wear will revert back to the original HP ((so much for the EU improving things!)
Wearing down VERY fast, with gentle driving, compared to all previous tires. Plus comes with less tread than normal to start with. Fronts need replacing very soon, after only 14K miles - versus previous gave over 40K miles. Definitely will not recommend Primacy 3 nor buy again.
Put two Primacy 3 on the front, replacing a pair of 7yr old rock hard Pirelli P6000. Completely cured the borderline dangerous tramlining. Will see how they age
I am on my second lot of Primacy 3 on my Peugeot 5008 and have found that I can only just get 11000 miles before completely worn out, quite sad really as the tires cost me £180 for each tire.
Had these on all four wheels. The grip performance has been amazing. Tires can be trusted to stick even in slippy conditions. Wear has also been normal. 20k miles on fronts (moved to rears at 15k miles) with 4mm left on front and 3mm left on rears. Expecting to replace each set after they've covered 25k miles, which is average. The tires are worth it for the grip alone.
