tirewheelguide
Head-to-head Updated

Goodyear Eagle RS-A 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 76 + 10 owner reviews. How we score

Primacy MXM4 leads, 62–58 Narrow edge

Check price on Amazon · Primacy MXM4 or Eagle RS-A 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.

Goodyear Eagle RS-A
Tire AGoodyear

Eagle RS-A

All Season

± 7

Tests – · none yet Owners 53 · 76 reviews

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. 60

    Dry

    Primacy MXM4 +13
    73
    Why this score
    SourceEagle RS-APrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 63 (est.)87
    Reviews found online5651

    Eagle RS-A: 60% × 62.8 (est.) + 40% × 55.5 = 60

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 87.2 + 40% × 51.1 = 73

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

  2. 58

    Wet

    Eagle RS-A +1
    57
    Why this score
    SourceEagle RS-APrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 61 (est.)57
    Reviews found online5357

    Eagle RS-A: 60% × 61.1 (est.) + 40% × 53 = 58

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 56.7 + 40% × 57.2 = 57

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

  3. 53

    Snow

    Primacy MXM4 +4
    57
    Why this score
    SourceEagle RS-APrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online4247

    Eagle RS-A: 60% × 61.3 (est.) + 40% × 41.5 = 53

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 63.1 (est.) + 40% × 47.3 = 57

    No road tests of snow for Eagle RS-A. 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. 56

    Comfort

    Eagle RS-A +2
    54
    Why this score
    SourceEagle RS-APrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 65 (est.)63
    Reviews found online5048

    Eagle RS-A: 40% × 64.9 (est.) + 60% × 49.7 = 56

    Primacy MXM4: 40% × 63.5 + 60% × 47.5 = 54

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

  5. 65

    Noise

    Primacy MXM4 +10
    75
    Why this score
    SourceEagle RS-APrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)81
    Reviews found online63≈ 66 (est.)

    Eagle RS-A: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 63.2 = 65

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 81.2 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 75

    No road tests of noise for Eagle RS-A. 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. 60

    Treadwear

    Primacy MXM4 +2
    62
    Why this score
    SourceEagle RS-APrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online5659

    Eagle RS-A: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 56.3 = 60

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 64 (est.) + 40% × 59.3 = 62

    No road tests of treadwear for Eagle RS-A. 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. 49

    Handling (owners)

    Level
    49
    Why this score
    SourceEagle RS-APrimacy MXM4
    Reviews found online4949
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    55
    Why this score
    SourceEagle RS-APrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–55
Scores at a glance
CategoryGoodyear Eagle RS-AMichelin Primacy MXM4
Relative Score 58 62
Dry 60 73
Wet 58 57
Snow 53 57
Comfort 56 54
Noise 65 75
Treadwear 60 62
Handling (owners) 49 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
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
± 7

Eagle RS-A

± 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 Eagle RS-A

Pros

  • Excellent price-to-performance ratio
  • Strong dry road handling and cornering grip
  • Reliable tread life for many users, often reaching 60,000 miles

Cons

  • Inconsistent traction in heavy rain or standing water
  • Poor performance in deep snow and ice conditions
  • Increased road noise reported after significant mileage
All owner themes in the Eagle RS-A 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 · Goodyear Eagle RS-A B · Michelin Primacy MXM4
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available142
Rim diameters15″ – 20″18″
Tread depth10 - 12/32″—
UTQG260 - 340 A A—
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Vertical Serrated Band—
Max pressure44 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear Eagle RS-A

Michelin Primacy MXM4

Narrow edge: Michelin Primacy MXM4 — better dry, noise and snow. Where the Goodyear Eagle RS-A 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 the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 73 vs 60 on dry.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 75 vs 65 on noise.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 57 vs 53 on snow.

Tire A · Goodyear Eagle RS-A
Check price on Amazon
Tire B · Michelin Primacy MXM4
Check price on Amazon

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

Eagle RS-A or Primacy MXM4?

Which is better in the wet, Eagle RS-A or Primacy MXM4?

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

Which grips better on dry roads, Eagle RS-A or Primacy MXM4?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 73 vs 60 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Eagle RS-A or Primacy MXM4?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 57 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Eagle RS-A or Primacy MXM4?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 75 vs 65 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Eagle RS-A or Primacy MXM4?

Neither, by our numbers: 56 vs 54 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Eagle RS-A or Primacy MXM4?

Neither, by our numbers: 60 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