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Bridgestone Turanza EL440 vs Michelin Primacy Tour A/S — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 1 road tests and 24 + 9 owner reviews. How we score

Primacy Tour A/S is ahead, 62–35

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Michelin Primacy Tour A/S
Tire BMichelin

Primacy Tour A/S

All Season

± 6Provisional

Tests 77 · 1 test Owners 48 · 9 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 11 in 2024 TireRack All Season and Weather Tyre Test (dry braking)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 33

    Dry

    Primacy Tour A/S +40
    73
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440Primacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 46 (est.)82
    Reviews found online1458

    Turanza EL440: 60% × 45.6 (est.) + 40% × 13.6 = 33

    Primacy Tour A/S: 60% × 82.4 + 40% × 58.3 = 73

    No road tests of dry for Turanza EL440. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 39

    Wet

    Primacy Tour A/S +30
    69
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440Primacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 47 (est.)78
    Reviews found online2755

    Turanza EL440: 60% × 46.7 (est.) + 40% × 26.8 = 39

    Primacy Tour A/S: 60% × 78.1 + 40% × 55.2 = 69

    No road tests of wet for Turanza EL440. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 43

    Snow

    Primacy Tour A/S +13
    56
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440Primacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 56 (est.)64
    Reviews found online2445

    Turanza EL440: 60% × 55.5 (est.) + 40% × 23.5 = 43

    Primacy Tour A/S: 60% × 63.8 + 40% × 44.7 = 56

    No road tests of snow for Turanza EL440. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 33

    Comfort

    Primacy Tour A/S +24
    57
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440Primacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 58 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online1652

    Turanza EL440: 40% × 58.1 (est.) + 60% × 15.7 = 33

    Primacy Tour A/S: 40% × 65.3 (est.) + 60% × 51.7 = 57

    No road tests of comfort for Turanza EL440 or Primacy Tour A/S. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 50

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440Primacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online26–

    Turanza EL440: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 25.8 = 50

    No road tests of noise for Turanza EL440. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 32

    Treadwear

    Primacy Tour A/S +12
    44
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440Primacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 46 (est.)≈ 53 (est.)
    Reviews found online1030

    Turanza EL440: 60% × 46.1 (est.) + 40% × 10 = 32

    Primacy Tour A/S: 60% × 53.4 (est.) + 40% × 30.2 = 44

    No road tests of treadwear for Turanza EL440. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Primacy Tour A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 20

    Handling (owners)

    Primacy Tour A/S +34
    54
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440Primacy Tour A/S
    Reviews found online2054
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Turanza EL440Michelin Primacy Tour A/S
Relative Score 35 62
Dry 33 73
Wet 39 69
Snow 43 56
Comfort 33 57
Noise 50 –
Treadwear 32 44
Handling (owners) 20 54

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score
± 8

Turanza EL440

± 6

Primacy Tour A/S

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Turanza EL440

Pros

  • Precise steering response and good handling on dry roads
  • Quiet and comfortable ride quality when brand new
  • Strong initial road grip for daily commuting

Cons

  • Significantly premature tread wear, with many users needing replacements between 20,000 and 30,000 miles
  • Excessive and worsening road noise as the tires age
  • Poor wet-weather traction and a tendency to understeer in corners
All owner themes in the Turanza EL440 review

Tire B Primacy Tour A/S

Pros

  • Comfortable and quiet ride quality suitable for highway cruising
  • Predictable and stable handling under normal dry conditions
  • Reliable puncture resistance that allows for easy repairs

Cons

  • Poor wet-weather performance and cornering grip
  • Pronounced understeer and early squealing during cornering
  • Faster-than-expected tread wear and premature replacement needs
All owner themes in the Primacy Tour A/S review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Turanza EL440 B · Michelin Primacy Tour A/S
CategoryAll-SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available96
Rim diameters16″ – 19″18″ – 22″
Tread depth10/32″—
UTQG480 A A540 A - B A
Treadwear warranty50,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure51 psi—
Sizes in common00

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Turanza EL440

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S

Winner: Michelin Primacy Tour A/S — better dry, handling and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Michelin Primacy Tour A/S rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S scores 73 vs 33 on dry.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S scores 54 vs 20 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S scores 69 vs 39 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S scores 57 vs 33 on comfort.

Tire A · Bridgestone Turanza EL440
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Turanza EL440 or Primacy Tour A/S?

Which is better in the wet, Turanza EL440 or Primacy Tour A/S?

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S, 69 vs 39 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Turanza EL440 or Primacy Tour A/S?

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S, 73 vs 33 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Turanza EL440 or Primacy Tour A/S?

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S, 56 vs 43 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Turanza EL440 or Primacy Tour A/S?

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S, 57 vs 33 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Turanza EL440 or Primacy Tour A/S?

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S, 44 vs 32 on our treadwear score.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology