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Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 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 10 + 9 owner reviews. How we score

Primacy Tour A/S is ahead, 62–55

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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. 54

    Dry

    Primacy Tour A/S +19
    73
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance MaxLifePrimacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 59 (est.)82
    Reviews found online4658

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 58.9 (est.) + 40% × 45.9 = 54

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

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

  2. 49

    Wet

    Primacy Tour A/S +20
    69
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance MaxLifePrimacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 55 (est.)78
    Reviews found online4155

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 54.5 (est.) + 40% × 41.1 = 49

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

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

  3. 59

    Snow

    Assurance MaxLife +3
    56
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance MaxLifePrimacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 64 (est.)64
    Reviews found online5145

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 64.3 (est.) + 40% × 51 = 59

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

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

  4. 58

    Comfort

    Assurance MaxLife +1
    57
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance MaxLifePrimacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online5352

    Assurance MaxLife: 40% × 65.6 (est.) + 60% × 53.2 = 58

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

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

  5. 63

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance MaxLifePrimacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online59–

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 58.9 = 63

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

  6. 67

    Treadwear

    Assurance MaxLife +23
    44
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance MaxLifePrimacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 53 (est.)
    Reviews found online6730

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 66.8 (est.) + 40% × 67.2 = 67

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

    No road tests of treadwear for Assurance MaxLife. 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. 43

    Handling (owners)

    Primacy Tour A/S +11
    54
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance MaxLifePrimacy Tour A/S
    Reviews found online4354
Scores at a glance
CategoryGoodyear Assurance MaxLifeMichelin Primacy Tour A/S
Relative Score 55 62
Dry 54 73
Wet 49 69
Snow 59 56
Comfort 58 57
Noise 63 –
Treadwear 67 44
Handling (owners) 43 54

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

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Headline score
± 8

Assurance MaxLife

± 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 Assurance MaxLife

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and slow wear rate
  • Quiet and comfortable ride quality suitable for daily driving and ridesharing
  • Good initial highway and dry road comfort

Cons

  • Severe lack of wet traction and poor performance in standing water or damp conditions
  • Rubber compound appears to harden over time, leading to unpredictable slip from a stop and during acceleration
  • Slight drop in fuel efficiency compared to certain OEM tires
All owner themes in the Assurance MaxLife 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 · Goodyear Assurance MaxLife B · Michelin Primacy Tour A/S
CategoryAll-SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available466
Rim diameters15″ – 20″18″ – 22″
Tread depth11 - 13/32″—
UTQG820 A B540 A - B A
Treadwear warranty85,000 mi—
SidewallVertical Serrated Band—
Max pressure50 - 51 psi—
Sizes in common11

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear Assurance MaxLife

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S

Winner: Michelin Primacy Tour A/S — better wet, dry and handling. Pick the Goodyear Assurance MaxLife if treadwear and snow matter most to you. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Michelin Primacy Tour A/S rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Goodyear Assurance MaxLife scores 67 vs 44 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S scores 69 vs 49 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S scores 73 vs 54 on dry.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S scores 54 vs 43 on handling.

Tire A · Goodyear Assurance MaxLife
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Assurance MaxLife or Primacy Tour A/S?

Which is better in the wet, Assurance MaxLife or Primacy Tour A/S?

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S, 69 vs 49 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Assurance MaxLife or Primacy Tour A/S?

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S, 73 vs 54 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Assurance MaxLife or Primacy Tour A/S?

Goodyear Assurance MaxLife, 59 vs 56 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Assurance MaxLife or Primacy Tour A/S?

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

Which lasts longer, Assurance MaxLife or Primacy Tour A/S?

Goodyear Assurance MaxLife, 67 vs 44 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