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Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 vs Michelin Primacy 4 — 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 23 + 23 road tests and 5,935 + 13,399 owner reviews. How we score

EfficientGrip Performance 2 is ahead, 85–80

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Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
Tire AGoodyear

EfficientGrip Performance 2

Summer

± 4

Tests 87 · 23 tests Owners 83 · 5,935 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 21 in 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (wear)

“Hankook ventus prime 4 VS Goodyear efficientgrip performance 2 I cannot decide between these two tires for ages now. Customer reviews seem all over the place. I drive a tuned volkswagen polo mk6 2020. I need something that inspires confidence for spirited driving in corners with good stability, mainly dry handling and braking but also relatively comfortable. So far I've learned that the goodyear is more comfortable, better in the wet, better at braking but extremely lousy in handling because of the soft sidewalls. Can someone that has used the EGP2 confirm those claims or are they exaggerating. Base spec polos are known for a harsh ride and I live in the balkans. The roads are full of potholes and sometimes you can't even drive around them. specs: 195/55R16 87V”

Michelin Primacy 4
Tire BMichelin

Primacy 4

Summer

± 4

Tests 84 · 23 tests Owners 77 · 13,399 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2020 Auto Zeitung Summer Tyre Test (wet braking)

“Well my answer is none of the above. You choose, they are all a lottery imo. I just bought some Michelin Primacy 4 for mine today. Size 215/55 R18”

Category by category

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

Key facts

  • In 10 tests that measured wet braking for both, EfficientGrip Performance 2 won 1 and Primacy 4 won 9 (average 93% vs 95% of the best).
  • In 9 tests that measured dry braking for both, EfficientGrip Performance 2 won 0 and Primacy 4 won 9 (average 96% vs 98% of the best).
  • In 8 tests that measured straight aquaplaning for both, EfficientGrip Performance 2 won 2 and Primacy 4 won 6 (average 95% vs 97% of the best).
  • In 8 tests that measured wet handling for both, EfficientGrip Performance 2 won 6 and Primacy 4 won 2 (average 99% vs 98% of the best).
  • In 7 tests that measured rolling resistance for both, EfficientGrip Performance 2 won 4 and Primacy 4 won 3 (average 90% vs 89% of the best).
  1. 82

    Dry

    Level
    82
    Why this score
    SourceEfficientGrip Performance 2Primacy 4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / 21 tests8186
    Reviews found online8377
    Dry Braking (% of best) · 9 shared tests · wins 0–996%98%
    Dry Handling (% of best) · 6 shared tests · wins 2–299%99%
    Dry (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–197%99%

    EfficientGrip Performance 2: 60% × 80.8 + 40% × 82.7 = 82

    Primacy 4: 60% × 86 + 40% × 76.8 = 82

  2. 83

    Wet

    Level
    83
    Why this score
    SourceEfficientGrip Performance 2Primacy 4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / 22 tests8286
    Reviews found online8479
    Curved Aquaplaning (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 1–195%92%
    Straight Aquaplaning (% of best) · 8 shared tests · wins 2–695%97%
    Wet (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–196%97%
    Wet Braking (% of best) · 10 shared tests · wins 1–993%95%
    Wet Circle (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–099%92%
    Wet Handling (% of best) · 8 shared tests · wins 6–299%98%

    EfficientGrip Performance 2: 60% × 82.4 + 40% × 84.1 = 83

    Primacy 4: 60% × 85.6 + 40% × 79.4 = 83

  3. 80

    Comfort

    EfficientGrip Performance 2 +4
    76
    Why this score
    SourceEfficientGrip Performance 2Primacy 4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / 5 tests8376
    Reviews found online7876
    Comfort (tester's mark) (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 0–183%88%

    EfficientGrip Performance 2: 40% × 83.5 + 60% × 78.4 = 80

    Primacy 4: 40% × 76 + 60% × 76.2 = 76

  4. 75

    Noise

    EfficientGrip Performance 2 +4
    71
    Why this score
    SourceEfficientGrip Performance 2Primacy 4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / 15 tests8074
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Noise (% of best) · 5 shared tests · wins 2–299%99%
    Noise (tester's mark) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0100%60%

    EfficientGrip Performance 2: 60% × 80.3 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 75

    Primacy 4: 60% × 73.6 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 71

    No owner ratings of noise for EfficientGrip Performance 2 or Primacy 4. 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.

  5. 94

    Treadwear

    EfficientGrip Performance 2 +13
    81
    Why this score
    SourceEfficientGrip Performance 2Primacy 4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / 3 tests10085
    Reviews found online8575
    Wear (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 2–0100%90%

    EfficientGrip Performance 2: 60% × 100 + 40% × 85.2 = 94

    Primacy 4: 60% × 85 + 40% × 74.5 = 81

  6. 81

    Handling (owners)

    EfficientGrip Performance 2 +5
    76
    Why this score
    SourceEfficientGrip Performance 2Primacy 4
    Reviews found online8176
  7. 90

    Efficiency

    Primacy 4 +3
    93
    Why this score
    SourceEfficientGrip Performance 2Primacy 4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 17 / 15 tests9093
    Fuel Consumption (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 1–199%98%
    Rolling Resistance (% of best) · 7 shared tests · wins 4–390%89%
Scores at a glance
CategoryGoodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2Michelin Primacy 4
Relative Score 85 80
Dry 82 82
Wet 83 83
Comfort 80 76
Noise 75 71
Treadwear 94 81
Handling (owners) 81 76
Efficiency 90 93

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EfficientGrip Performance 2

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Primacy 4

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

In the overall rankings of 17 tests that ran both, Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 finished ahead 6 times and Michelin Primacy 4 11 times.

DisciplineCategoryEfficientGrip Performance 2Primacy 4ΔHead-to-head
Dry Dry 97% 99% −2.0 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2022 Al Volante Summer Tire Test R16 · 205/60R16
Dry Braking Dry 96% 98% −2.1 0–9 in 9 shared tests Newest: 2022 Summer Tyre Market Overview · 215/55 R17
Dry Handling Dry 99% 99% 0.0 2–2 in 6 shared tests Newest: 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test · 215/55 R17
Curved Aquaplaning Wet 95% 92% +3.3 1–1 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test · 215/55 R17
Straight Aquaplaning Wet 95% 97% −1.6 2–6 in 8 shared tests Newest: 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test · 215/55 R17
Wet Wet 96% 97% −1.0 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2022 Al Volante Summer Tire Test R16 · 205/60R16
Wet Braking Wet 93% 95% −2.2 1–9 in 10 shared tests Newest: 2022 Summer Tyre Market Overview · 215/55 R17
Wet Circle Wet 99% 92% +6.5 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test · 215/55 R17
Wet Handling Wet 99% 98% +0.5 6–2 in 8 shared tests Newest: 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test · 215/55 R17
Comfort (tester's mark) Comfort 83% 88% −5.0 0–1 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2021 ViBilagare Summer Tyre Test · 225/45 R17
Noise Noise 99% 99% +0.1 2–2 in 5 shared tests Newest: 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test · 215/55 R17
Noise (tester's mark) Noise 100% 60% +40.0 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2021 ViBilagare Summer Tyre Test · 225/45 R17
Wear Treadwear 100% 90% +10.2 2–0 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test · 215/55 R17
Fuel Consumption Efficiency 99% 98% +0.8 1–1 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2022 ViBilagare Eco vs Normal Tyre Test · 205/55 R16
Rolling Resistance Efficiency 90% 89% +1.0 4–3 in 7 shared tests Newest: 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test · 215/55 R17
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Price Cost 68% 58% +10.0 4–0 in 4 shared tests Newest: 2022 ViBilagare Eco vs Normal Tyre Test · 205/55 R16
Total Cost of Ownership Cost #2/21 #3/21 – 2–0 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test · 215/55 R17
Value Cost 100% 81% +19.0 2–0 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test · 215/55 R17
Tyre Weight Other 96% 100% −4.0 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2020 Teknikens 17 Inch Summer Tyre Test · 225/50 R17
Overall Ranking Overall #2/6 #4/6 – 6–11 in 17 shared tests Newest: 2025 Wybór Kierowców Summer Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A EfficientGrip Performance 2

Pros

  • Exceptional tread longevity and mileage capability
  • Quiet operation and high cabin comfort
  • Strong grip and predictable handling in both wet and dry conditions

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls can cause steering vagueness or body roll during aggressive cornering
  • Some users report increased tire noise or resonance as the tread wears down
  • Occasional complaints regarding weaker wet braking or traction compared to dedicated sports tires
All owner themes in the EfficientGrip Performance 2 review

Tire B Primacy 4

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and long-lasting durability
  • Low road noise and a very quiet, comfortable ride
  • Reliable and consistent wet and dry grip

Cons

  • Vague, numb, or floaty steering feel with soft sidewalls under hard cornering
  • High price point compared to competitors
  • Occasional reports of increased road noise or harsher ride as the tread wears down
All owner themes in the Primacy 4 review

What real owners are saying

From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score

Tire A

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2

Positive

Community opinion on the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 is largely positive, with users frequently praising its exceptional wet performance, high durability, and overall comfort. Some users note that its soft sidewalls can make it feel less sharp during spirited cornering, but it remains a top choice for efficiency, braking, and longevity.

r/tires ·1 upvote ·2024-11-10

“17" Goodyear efficient grip performance 2 small leak identified Hi, On my VW Touran 2019, 1.5 TSI, 17" alu oem wheels I have set Goodyear efficient grip performance 2 . There is a small leak lets say the pressure goes fro m 2.5psi to 2 psi in approx 7-10 days. The VW tpms warns me usually every 2-3 weeks. Im posting a new topic as I cant seem to upload pictures on the other one... Thanks to some help here I found the leak. See the pictures. I have no idea what is that roundish shape it seems smooth/rubbery and the hole clearly come from inside it. What now? Slime bottle? Glue? Or this thing that goes inside like a tire repair kit with the kind of rope thingy? Thanks!”
r/TyreReviews ·5 upvotes ·2026-08-23

“Advice on new tyres So my car got stolen (RIP) and I bought a 16' MB c200d with rears 245/40r18 Its time to change them and I don't know what to do. A/S are not needed because snow is very rare in central Spain. Winter temperatures range between 0-10°C and summer range from 30 to 40. As I drive 25-30000 km per year I especially value wet performance and durability (Minimum 35-40000 km). The problem is, the tyres that would fit perfectlly to me are not available in this size (GY efficient grip performance 2 -best tyres i've ever had- and Michelin Primacy 5). What i've seen is Firestone (both roadhawk 2 and roadhawk sport), continental PC7, GY assy 6, Michelin PS5, bridgestone T6, Dunlop sport TG, kormoran/tigar/Taurus summer 2, nexen sport, hancook (Ventus evo 137 and Ventus prime 4) and kumho ps72. Even though It would be nice to save some money, i'm worried about losing rear grip when wet (its my first rwd) so its not important. What would you pick? Read more”
r/tires ·1 upvote ·2024-11-10

“17" Goodyear efficient grip performance 2 small leak Hi, On my VW Touran 2019, 1.5 TSI, 17" alu oem wheels I have set Goodyear efficient grip performance 2 . There is a small leak lets say the pressure goes fro m 2.5psi to 2 psi in approx 7-10 days. The VW tpms warns me usually every 2-3 weeks. Those are summer tires, I just removed them for swapping with winter ones and I haven't cleaned them yet. They are quite dirty at the moment. The leaking one, pictured, was in the front this year, I switch them front/back every year. In my opinion it can do one last year (next summer) in the back. How would you fix the leak? I read those slime sprays damages the tire internally over time, but them its really approaching end of life fast in my opinion... I did visual inspection, I really dont see anything except maybe 1or two very tiny mark that could have been a nail puncture or something but its nothing sure... Maybe soap+ water? Thanks for hints. Ps: I have the tool somewhere for the indicator measurement, I cant find it right now.”
Top themes
#Wet performance and braking#High durability and longevity#Soft sidewalls and cornering handling#Comfort and low rolling resistance#Comparison with Michelin Primacy

Based on 9 community posts

Tire B

Michelin Primacy 4

Positive

Community sentiment towards the Michelin Primacy 4 is generally positive, with drivers frequently praising its quiet ride, comfort, and dependable wet and dry braking performance. Several owners note impressive longevity reaching over 50,000 to 70,000 km, though some EV and SUV drivers report accelerated wear and fragile sidewalls over rough terrain. It is commonly viewed as a premium touring tire that commands high prices compared to competitors.

team-bhp.com

“Am at Saifees, Mumbai. One of my Primacy 4 got punctured at an angle, so is wasted. The tread depth on these 4 year old, 41350 km run is just less than 4mm, so due for replacement after another 5-10k (3mm depth). Saifee tells me Primacy 5 may come at year end. Some tyres willl be manufactured in India (unconfirmed, but usually Saifee knows better) , but can't predict which ones. Meanwhile I've taken an Apollo Alnac in very good condition for Rs.1500/- and will change all tyres together to Primacy 5.”
r/TyreReviews ·2 upvotes ·2026-10-06

“I have on my BMW E87 118d Primacy 4 since 2020 and I think I have covered about 30k km with them and I can certainly cover another 5-10k km with them but the DOT is 2019 so I am changing them next year. I thought I would buy new ones this year, but I gave up because I will soon put on winter ones, so I will buy new summer ones next year. I am delighted with the Primacy 4, excellent and safe in the rain and in the dry, especially in the rain, I literally drive as if it were dry, that's how safe I feel, and I honestly drive a little faster and more aggressively. It is 205 55 R16 and the tires are made in Spain.”
qashqaiforums.co.uk ·2022-06-03

“Well my answer is none of the above. You choose, they are all a lottery imo. I just bought some Michelin Primacy 4 for mine today. Size 215/55 R18”
Top themes
#tread life and longevity#cabin noise and comfort#wet and dry grip#comparisons with Pilot Sport#EV tire performance#sidewall damage and punctures#premium pricing

Based on 44 community posts

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 B · Michelin Primacy 4
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available3557
Rim diameters15″ – 21″15″ – 20″
Tread depth8/32″—
UTQG300 A - AA A—
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Raised Black Lettering—
Max pressure50 psi—
Sizes in common2323

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2

Michelin Primacy 4

Winner: Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 — better treadwear, comfort and noise. Pick the Michelin Primacy 4 if efficiency matters most to you.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 scores 94 vs 81 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 scores 80 vs 76 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 scores 75 vs 71 on noise.

Pick tire B You want lower fuel or energy use

Michelin Primacy 4 scores 93 vs 90 on efficiency.

Tire A · Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
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EfficientGrip Performance 2 or Primacy 4?

Which is better in the wet, EfficientGrip Performance 2 or Primacy 4?

Neither, by our numbers: 83 vs 83 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, EfficientGrip Performance 2 or Primacy 4?

Neither, by our numbers: 82 vs 82 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, EfficientGrip Performance 2 or Primacy 4?

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2, 75 vs 71 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, EfficientGrip Performance 2 or Primacy 4?

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2, 80 vs 76 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, EfficientGrip Performance 2 or Primacy 4?

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2, 94 vs 81 on our treadwear score.

Which rolls more easily, EfficientGrip Performance 2 or Primacy 4?

Michelin Primacy 4, 93 vs 90 on our efficiency 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