Owners generally rate the Michelin Primacy 4 as a quiet, comfortable touring tire 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 tire wears.
What owners mention most counted across 171 reviews
Actually I have Michelin Primacy 4 235/55 R19 105W XL MO
+ rim protector (at 8 inch wheel no need to worry about scratching the disks)
+ quiet at good road
+ not floaty at hot weather
+ soft but strong sidewall
++ fuel consumption on my dashboard
++ treadwear 15000 km/per 1 mm
- I don't want to drive fast on a wet road at 2 tons car (previously had Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 it is mush more better, just another level on a wet road)
- price of a new set
Performance on damp roads is poor and falls off the cliff edge when it’s cold outside. I appreciate they’re summer tires but I’ve never had such notable drops in performance in all the summer tires I’ve ever had on cars. The tires are good when the weather is warm, but perform like cheap budget tires when cold and damp and I lose all confidence in them. They came new with the car as standard but I can’t wait to change them out. Really disappointed.
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very good tires and good handeling for a tall mpv. Did some fast-ish mountain road with it and it was holding very well in the corners. Now at the middle/end of its life i feel like they get very noisy and a bit hard. Its not as comfortable i would like to be
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In the dry, it is outstanding. Whether turning, accelarating or braking the tire always delivers maximum grip. What is even more impressive though is the grip it has when WORN. After 60,000km, even with the tread at 3.6mm left, it still brakes and stops the car like a charm. This is the reason I will opt for them again and again.
In the wet, it is very very good, especially when new. When worn, it still performs very well. As for aquaplanning, I don't really know as I haven't been through more than 5mm of water at a great speed, but down the highway at 90km/h and heavy rain there was no problem whatsoever. Now that they are worn, I don't really know.
The feedback is more than satisfying for my non-expert mind as well as the handling.
Comfort is a bit above average in my opinion. I have had experience with BF Goodrich g-grip tires, which set the standard for me as concerns comfort. The Michelin Primacy 4 is acceptable in this field.
Wear.......well, the tire loses 0.5mm (yes, half a millimeter) of tread for every 10,000km. When new, the tread was at 6.8mm and now, after 60,000km, it is at 3.6mm. In my book, this is exceptional performance and money well-spent for a tire that has no drawback, keeps my family safe and remains strong even towards the end of its life. Well done, Michelin.
Buy again? Oh, hell yeah!
You can have a look here if you want to see for yourself what they look like now, after 60,000km
70000km at front axle and 95000km (rest+front) assembled in a 2013 honda civic Hatchback, which now has 230K.
My next choice is primacy 5, Michelin is always a good bet.
My primacy 4 have severe side wall cracking and the tire is only 2 years old, I've driven the car and not hit a pot hole or any curbs, for the price at around £140 a tire I am disappointed especially as my tire still has 5mm tread
This is an update of my previous experience with the Michelin Primacy 4+ on my Skoda Superb series 3.
I have reported on numerous times to a Skoda dealer that the car judgers at low speakers when on turning the steering wheel and the wheels can bounce when load applied.
Dealer reports no issues with the car.
Most probably found the problem : my cars drive mode is always on ( traction control ) I go through the drive menu and turn the traction control off and the problem appears to go away.
These tires perform very well and certainly would purchase again but although a summer tire they are not really suited to Southern European temperatures as a permanent fitment due to tire compounds.
I saw many excited reviews about primacy4 and I thought I 've found the best tire. It is not the best. Sometimes it isn't even good. I felt many times, even though I wasn't driving fast enough, that the tire was loosing road contact. I get the feeling that if I try to test it's handling limits, I will end up on the edge of the road.
Owned this tire since early 2022 and i clocked 53k km on this tire. I think it deserve a review from me
I usually drove my car to work, pick up my kid and once a yr i will travel for a roadtrip which is ard 1k km distance
For normal city drive whether is wet or drive, the grip is excellent, no complain and as long is below 110km/h i think this tire is great.
My only complain is when im travelling high speed during my road trip, my car seems floaty. Not sure is it because or my suspension , it just feel floaty .
I think i must praise abt this tire, after 3yrs n 53k km mileage, the tread is still alot.
The dry grip is okay for someone that drives in normal and relaxing style. Havent really properly pushed it in wet driving, but on low speeds it wasnt anything wrong to note. Comfort over bumps is adequate considering the low profile rims. Wear is too early to assess.
The problem for me is the noise they make. On smooth roads it's perfectly fine, but even on little rougher asphalt the resonating noise sometimes can be unbearable. This is of course even more noticeable on highway speeds. I don't know if it's the car making that or not, but to me it sounds really bad. Note that they are factory equipped on a 2024 i30 Facelift model.
