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Goodyear Eagle Touring 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 45 + 10 owner reviews. How we score

Primacy MXM4 is ahead, 62–50

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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. 50

    Dry

    Primacy MXM4 +23
    73
    Why this score
    SourceEagle TouringPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 56 (est.)87
    Reviews found online4051

    Eagle Touring: 60% × 56.2 (est.) + 40% × 39.5 = 50

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 87.1 + 40% × 51.1 = 73

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

  2. 51

    Wet

    Primacy MXM4 +6
    57
    Why this score
    SourceEagle TouringPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 56 (est.)57
    Reviews found online4357

    Eagle Touring: 60% × 55.6 (est.) + 40% × 43.2 = 51

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

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

  3. 54

    Snow

    Primacy MXM4 +3
    57
    Why this score
    SourceEagle TouringPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online4347

    Eagle Touring: 60% × 61.8 (est.) + 40% × 43.3 = 54

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

    No road tests of snow for Eagle Touring. 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. 47

    Comfort

    Primacy MXM4 +7
    54
    Why this score
    SourceEagle TouringPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 62 (est.)63
    Reviews found online3747

    Eagle Touring: 40% × 62.3 (est.) + 60% × 37.1 = 47

    Primacy MXM4: 40% × 63.4 + 60% × 47.3 = 54

    No road tests of comfort for Eagle Touring. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 59

    Noise

    Primacy MXM4 +16
    75
    Why this score
    SourceEagle TouringPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)81
    Reviews found online47≈ 66 (est.)

    Eagle Touring: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 47.1 = 59

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

    No road tests of noise for Eagle Touring. 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. 46

    Treadwear

    Primacy MXM4 +16
    62
    Why this score
    SourceEagle TouringPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 54 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online3259

    Eagle Touring: 60% × 54.3 (est.) + 40% × 32.3 = 46

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

    No road tests of treadwear for Eagle Touring. 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. 35

    Handling (owners)

    Primacy MXM4 +14
    49
    Why this score
    SourceEagle TouringPrimacy MXM4
    Reviews found online3549
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    55
    Why this score
    SourceEagle TouringPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–55
Scores at a glance
CategoryGoodyear Eagle TouringMichelin Primacy MXM4
Relative Score 50 62
Dry 50 73
Wet 51 57
Snow 54 57
Comfort 47 54
Noise 59 75
Treadwear 46 62
Handling (owners) 35 49
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

Eagle Touring

± 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 Touring

Pros

  • Quiet and smooth ride quality
  • Competitive price point and value
  • Reliable performance in dry, fair-weather conditions

Cons

  • Rapid and premature tread wear
  • Poor traction and handling in wet or snowy conditions
  • Difficulty maintaining balance
All owner themes in the Eagle Touring 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 Touring B · Michelin Primacy MXM4
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available302
Rim diameters18″ – 24″18″
Tread depth8 - 12/32″—
UTQG350 - 560 A A420 - 500 AA - B A
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Vertical Serrated Band—
Max pressure50 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear Eagle Touring

Michelin Primacy MXM4

Winner: Michelin Primacy MXM4 — better dry, noise and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. 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 50 on dry.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 75 vs 59 on noise.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 62 vs 46 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 49 vs 35 on handling.

Tire A · Goodyear Eagle Touring
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Eagle Touring or Primacy MXM4?

Which is better in the wet, Eagle Touring or Primacy MXM4?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 57 vs 51 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Eagle Touring or Primacy MXM4?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 73 vs 50 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Eagle Touring or Primacy MXM4?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 57 vs 54 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Eagle Touring or Primacy MXM4?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 75 vs 59 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Eagle Touring or Primacy MXM4?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 54 vs 47 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Eagle Touring or Primacy MXM4?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 62 vs 46 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