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Continental ContiProContact vs Michelin Primacy MXM4 — 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 79 + 10 owner reviews. How we score

ContiProContact leads, 65–62 Narrow edge

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Michelin Primacy MXM4
Tire BMichelin

Primacy MXM4

All Season

± 7Provisional

Tests 72 · 1 test Owners 54 · 10 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 67

    Dry

    Primacy MXM4 +6
    73
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 67 (est.)87
    Reviews found online6752

    ContiProContact: 60% × 67.4 (est.) + 40% × 66.5 = 67

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 87.2 + 40% × 51.9 = 73

    No road tests of dry for ContiProContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 65

    Wet

    ContiProContact +8
    57
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 67 (est.)56
    Reviews found online6358

    ContiProContact: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 63.2 = 65

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 56.1 + 40% × 57.5 = 57

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

  3. 62

    Snow

    ContiProContact +6
    56
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online5648

    ContiProContact: 60% × 65.4 (est.) + 40% × 56.3 = 62

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 62.2 (est.) + 40% × 47.9 = 56

    No road tests of snow for ContiProContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

    No road tests of snow for Primacy MXM4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 62

    Comfort

    ContiProContact +7
    55
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 67 (est.)64
    Reviews found online5948

    ContiProContact: 40% × 67.3 (est.) + 60% × 59 = 62

    Primacy MXM4: 40% × 63.9 + 60% × 48.3 = 55

    No road tests of comfort for ContiProContact. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 68

    Noise

    Primacy MXM4 +8
    76
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 67 (est.)82
    Reviews found online70≈ 67 (est.)

    ContiProContact: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 70.3 = 68

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 81.9 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 76

    No road tests of noise for ContiProContact. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

    No owner ratings of noise for Primacy MXM4. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 62

    Treadwear

    Level
    62
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6059

    ContiProContact: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 59.5 = 62

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 63.7 (est.) + 40% × 59.3 = 62

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiProContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for Primacy MXM4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 63

    Handling (owners)

    ContiProContact +13
    50
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactPrimacy MXM4
    Reviews found online6350
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    55
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–55
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiProContactMichelin Primacy MXM4
Relative Score 65 62
Dry 67 73
Wet 65 57
Snow 62 56
Comfort 62 55
Noise 68 76
Treadwear 62 62
Handling (owners) 63 50
Efficiency – 55

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

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Recomputed
Headline score
± 7

ContiProContact

± 7

Primacy MXM4

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 ContiProContact

Pros

  • Smooth and comfortable ride quality
  • Low road noise
  • Strong dry and wet grip for most drivers

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls susceptible to impact bubbles and damage from potholes
  • Some complaints about poor wet traction and braking performance
  • Faster-than-expected tread wear or chipping reported by a minority of users
All owner themes in the ContiProContact review

Tire B Primacy MXM4

Pros

  • Exceptional ride comfort and vibration dampening
  • Strong tread life and durability
  • High fuel efficiency

Cons

  • Mediocre dry grip and handling precision
  • Noticeable understeer when cornering
  • Soft sidewalls that lack steering feedback
All owner themes in the Primacy MXM4 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiProContact B · Michelin Primacy MXM4
CategoryAll-Season tireAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available562
Rim diameters15″ – 19″18″
Tread depth9 - 12/32″—
UTQG400 - 540 A - AA A—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure44 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiProContact

Michelin Primacy MXM4

Narrow edge: Continental ContiProContact — better handling, wet and comfort. Pick the Michelin Primacy MXM4 if noise and dry matter most to you. Michelin Primacy MXM4 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental ContiProContact scores 63 vs 50 on handling.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiProContact scores 65 vs 57 on wet.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 76 vs 68 on noise.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental ContiProContact scores 62 vs 55 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental ContiProContact
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ContiProContact or Primacy MXM4?

Which is better in the wet, ContiProContact or Primacy MXM4?

Continental ContiProContact, 65 vs 57 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiProContact or Primacy MXM4?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 73 vs 67 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, ContiProContact or Primacy MXM4?

Continental ContiProContact, 62 vs 56 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, ContiProContact or Primacy MXM4?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 76 vs 68 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiProContact or Primacy MXM4?

Continental ContiProContact, 62 vs 55 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiProContact or Primacy MXM4?

Neither, by our numbers: 62 vs 62 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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