tirewheelguide
Head-to-head Updated

Firestone FireHawk A/S V2 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 35 + 10 owner reviews. How we score

Primacy MXM4 is ahead, 63–56

Check price on Amazon · Primacy MXM4 or FireHawk A/S V2 on Amazon
Add your size for an exact match
/R

Both Amazon links then search this exact size.

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.

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. 58

    Dry

    Primacy MXM4 +15
    73
    Why this score
    SourceFireHawk A/S V2Primacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 62 (est.)87
    Reviews found online5351

    FireHawk A/S V2: 60% × 61.9 (est.) + 40% × 53.3 = 58

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 87.1 + 40% × 51.2 = 73

    No road tests of dry for FireHawk A/S V2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 58

    Wet

    FireHawk A/S V2 +1
    57
    Why this score
    SourceFireHawk A/S V2Primacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 61 (est.)57
    Reviews found online5357

    FireHawk A/S V2: 60% × 61.1 (est.) + 40% × 53.1 = 58

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 56.7 + 40% × 57.1 = 57

    No road tests of wet for FireHawk A/S V2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 57

    Snow

    Level
    57
    Why this score
    SourceFireHawk A/S V2Primacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online4747

    FireHawk A/S V2: 60% × 63.2 (est.) + 40% × 47.3 = 57

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 63.3 (est.) + 40% × 47.4 = 57

    No road tests of snow for FireHawk A/S V2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

    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 0.32).

  4. 51

    Comfort

    Primacy MXM4 +3
    54
    Why this score
    SourceFireHawk A/S V2Primacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 63 (est.)63
    Reviews found online4247

    FireHawk A/S V2: 40% × 63.3 (est.) + 60% × 42.1 = 51

    Primacy MXM4: 40% × 63.3 + 60% × 47.4 = 54

    No road tests of comfort for FireHawk A/S V2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 58

    Noise

    Primacy MXM4 +17
    75
    Why this score
    SourceFireHawk A/S V2Primacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)81
    Reviews found online46≈ 66 (est.)

    FireHawk A/S V2: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 45.9 = 58

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 80.8 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 75

    No road tests of noise for FireHawk A/S V2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

    No owner ratings of noise for Primacy MXM4. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 51

    Treadwear

    Primacy MXM4 +11
    62
    Why this score
    SourceFireHawk A/S V2Primacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 58 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online4159

    FireHawk A/S V2: 60% × 57.5 (est.) + 40% × 41.4 = 51

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 63.9 (est.) + 40% × 59.2 = 62

    No road tests of treadwear for FireHawk A/S V2. 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 MXM4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    49
    Why this score
    SourceFireHawk A/S V2Primacy MXM4
    Reviews found online–49
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    55
    Why this score
    SourceFireHawk A/S V2Primacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–55
Scores at a glance
CategoryFirestone FireHawk A/S V2Michelin Primacy MXM4
Relative Score 56 63
Dry 58 73
Wet 58 57
Snow 57 57
Comfort 51 54
Noise 58 75
Treadwear 51 62
Handling (owners) – 49
Efficiency – 55

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

Weight the categories that matter to you

Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost

Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Not important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost

Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

FireHawk A/S V2

± 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 FireHawk A/S V2

Pros

  • Strong value for the money, often combined with a $60 rebate and fast, easy ordering and delivery
  • Confident dry handling and responsive cornering, with good wet-weather performance reported
  • Smooth, comfortable and often quiet ride according to many reviewers

Cons

  • Road noise is the most frequent complaint, described by several reviewers as loud to unbearable
  • Vibration and reduced comfort reported by one owner despite repeated rebalancing and alignment
  • Tread wear concerns, including one report of over half the tread gone at 7,000 miles
All owner themes in the FireHawk A/S V2 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 · Firestone FireHawk A/S V2 B · Michelin Primacy MXM4
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available522
Rim diameters17″ – 20″18″
Tread depth9/32″—
UTQG500 A A420 - 500 AA - B A
Treadwear warranty50,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure50 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone FireHawk A/S V2

Michelin Primacy MXM4

Winner: Michelin Primacy MXM4 — better noise, dry and treadwear. Where the Firestone FireHawk A/S V2 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Michelin Primacy MXM4 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 75 vs 58 on noise.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 73 vs 58 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 62 vs 51 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 54 vs 51 on comfort.

Tire A · Firestone FireHawk A/S V2
Check price on Amazon
Tire B · Michelin Primacy MXM4
Check price on Amazon

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.

FireHawk A/S V2 or Primacy MXM4?

Which is better in the wet, FireHawk A/S V2 or Primacy MXM4?

Neither, by our numbers: 58 vs 57 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, FireHawk A/S V2 or Primacy MXM4?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 73 vs 58 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, FireHawk A/S V2 or Primacy MXM4?

Neither, by our numbers: 57 vs 57 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, FireHawk A/S V2 or Primacy MXM4?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 75 vs 58 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, FireHawk A/S V2 or Primacy MXM4?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 54 vs 51 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, FireHawk A/S V2 or Primacy MXM4?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 62 vs 51 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