Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 14 + 14 road tests and 2,521 + 2,739 owner reviews. How we score
Primacy 5 is ahead, 84–75
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Tests 77 · 14 tests Owners 71 · 2,521 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 21 in 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (dry handling)
“Simbolul cu mașina și fulgerul de pe Hankook Ventus Prime 4 arată că anvelopa e compatibilă și cu mașini electrice (EV), nu că e destinată exclusiv lor. Poate fi folosită fără probleme și pe mașini cu motor termic.”
Tests 86 · 14 tests Owners 83 · 2,739 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 16 in 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test (abrasion)
“So apparently Michelin Primacy 5 has been released in Australia - not in all sizes. My tyre size 235/40R19 won't be available until April 2026 - omg lol. I told them to take that size out of the website. Talk about slow rollout considering its been out in Asia for a few months.”
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | Primacy 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 12 / 12 tests | 83 | 76 |
| Reviews found online | 73 | 79 |
| Dry Braking (% of best) · 3 shared tests · wins 1–2 | 94% | 94% |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 1–0 | 93% | 92% |
Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 82.7 + 40% × 73 = 79
Primacy 5: 60% × 76.3 + 40% × 79 = 77
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | Primacy 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / 13 tests | 79 | 83 |
| Reviews found online | 75 | 86 |
| Curved Aquaplaning (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 93% | 96% |
| Straight Aquaplaning (% of best) · 4 shared tests · wins 0–4 | 95% | 98% |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 0–2 | 87% | 94% |
| Wet Braking (% of best) · 3 shared tests · wins 0–3 | 87% | 93% |
| Wet Braking (concrete) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 77% | 83% |
| Wet Handling (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 0–1 | 97% | 98% |
Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 78.6 + 40% × 74.5 = 77
Primacy 5: 60% × 83.3 + 40% × 86.1 = 84
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | Primacy 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 6 tests | 70 | 96 |
| Reviews found online | 67 | 79 |
| Comfort (tester's mark) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 95% | 99% |
Ventus Prime 4: 40% × 70.3 + 60% × 67.4 = 69
Primacy 5: 40% × 96.4 + 60% × 79.3 = 86
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | Primacy 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / 10 tests | 58 | 75 |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 66 (est.) | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Noise (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 97% | 100% |
| Noise (tester's mark) (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 0–1 | 86% | 96% |
Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 57.6 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 61
Primacy 5: 60% × 75.4 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 72
No owner ratings of noise for Ventus Prime 4 or Primacy 5. 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.
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | Primacy 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / 4 tests | 79 | 99 |
| Reviews found online | 67 | 86 |
| Abrasion (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 0–2 | 79% | 100% |
| Wear (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 0–2 | 76% | 98% |
Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 78.5 + 40% × 66.9 = 74
Primacy 5: 60% × 98.7 + 40% × 85.8 = 94
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | Primacy 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 72 | 79 |
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | Primacy 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / 11 tests | 84 | 92 |
| Fuel Consumption (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–0 | 100% | 100% |
| Rolling Resistance (% of best) · 3 shared tests · wins 0–3 | 93% | 98% |
| Category | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Michelin Primacy 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 75 | 84 |
| Dry | 79 | 77 |
| Wet | 77 | 84 |
| Comfort | 69 | 86 |
| Noise | 61 | 72 |
| Treadwear | 74 | 94 |
| Handling (owners) | 72 | 79 |
| Efficiency | 84 | 92 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip and treadwear start at “Important” — the two things buyers rank highest. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Ventus Prime 4
Primacy 5
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 5 tests that ran both, Hankook Ventus Prime 4 finished ahead 0 times and Michelin Primacy 5 5 times.
| Discipline | Category | Ventus Prime 4 | Primacy 5 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 94% | 94% | −0.6 | 1–2 in 3 shared tests Newest: 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 225/50R17 |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 99% #6/20 · 2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test | 98% #8/10 · 2026 Auto Zeitung 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | Dry | 93% | 92% | +0.6 | 1–0 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tyre Test · 225/45 R17 |
| Curved Aquaplaning | Wet | 93% | 96% | −3.4 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 Al Volante Summer Tyre Test · 225/55 R18 |
| Straight Aquaplaning | Wet | 95% | 98% | −3.5 | 0–4 in 4 shared tests Newest: 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 225/50R17 |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 87% | 93% | −6.8 | 0–3 in 3 shared tests Newest: 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 225/50R17 |
| Wet Braking (concrete) | Wet | 77% | 83% | −6.6 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 225/50R17 |
| Wet Circle | Wet | 98% #4/21 · 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test | 93% #6/10 · 2026 Auto Zeitung 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 97% | 98% | −0.6 | 0–1 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tyre Test · 225/45 R17 |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) | Wet | 87% | 94% | −6.2 | 0–2 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tyre Test · 225/45 R17 |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | Comfort | 95% | 99% | −3.7 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 Die ReifenTester Summer Touring Tyre Test · 205/55 R17 |
| Noise | Noise | 97% | 100% | −3.2 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 Al Volante Summer Tyre Test · 225/55 R18 |
| Noise (tester's mark) | Noise | 86% | 96% | −10.0 | 0–1 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tyre Test · 225/45 R17 |
| Abrasion | Treadwear | 79% | 100% | −20.7 | 0–2 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 225/50R17 |
| Wear | Treadwear | 76% | 98% | −22.1 | 0–2 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 225/50R17 |
| Fuel Consumption | Efficiency | 100% | 100% | 0.0 | 0–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 225/50R17 |
| Rolling Resistance | Efficiency | 93% | 98% | −5.0 | 0–3 in 3 shared tests Newest: 2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tyre Test · 225/45 R17 |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Total Cost of Ownership | Cost | #4/20 2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test | #1/10 2026 Auto Zeitung 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Value | Cost | 64% #5/16 · 2024 ADAC Summer Tyre Test | 76% #5/10 · 2026 Auto Zeitung 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #11/16 | #7/16 | – | 0–5 in 5 shared tests Newest: 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 225/50R17 |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community opinion on the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 is largely positive, with drivers viewing it as a comfortable, quiet, and capable touring tire. Users frequently praise its strong dry and wet performance alongside its compelling price-to-performance ratio compared to premium alternatives like Michelin. Some uncertainties exist regarding long-term tread wear and slight fuel economy impacts, but owners generally report satisfactory everyday reliability.
“Found a cut on one of my tires, is it 100% cooked? Three month old Hankook Ventus Prime 4 and I found a cut/split. It’s holding air fine but it is cooked?”
“Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs Kumho Ecsta HS52? Hey there! Went to this reddit after reading a lot of reviews on the website, a bit of a newbie in general. I have read about many models and settled on 2 possible ones due to pricing and availability in my country (not looking for any other options). In my price range and requirements I've settled on Ventus Prime 4 initially (50% cheaper than Primacy that my car came stock with), but have also seen some good stuff said about HS52. I was quite settled on the first one since it scored very well in 2022 Autobild review, but now that 2024 came out a lot of numbers are completely different (predicted tread life alone took a huge dive) and Hankook is now 4 positions lower than Kumho. To add to this, Hankook was only 10% more expensive thank Kumho in my country, but now there was a price drop and and now there is 20% price difference, so set of Kumhos comes out noticeable cheaper. Spec wise they seems very similar with some trade-offs in different departments. I'm not really looking to save as much money as possible, but with latest reviews I'm not sure if there is any improvement worth paying for. Any thoughts? Thanks. Read more”
“Top top top guma, stavio prosle godine kad sam kupio auto, odmah na Kupres isao, snijega i leda bilo dosta, ali izdale me nisu Imam i ljetne hankook ventus prime 4 isto odlicna guma”
Based on 41 community posts
Community sentiment for the Michelin Primacy 5 is broadly positive, with drivers consistently praising its low cabin noise, smooth ride comfort, and stable wet performance. However, some users report mixed experiences, noting surprisingly harsh ride quality, faster-than-expected tread wear, or limited initial size availability in certain markets.
“Michelin Primacy 5 or new Primacy 5 energy I need to replace 2 of my tyres and was having a look online and saw that Michelin have released new Primacy 5 'energy' tyres. I was going to get the normal Primacy 5s as I have two already on the front of my car and am pretty pleased with them. However the Energy version has A for both fuel efficiency (normal ones have B for fuel efficiency) and wet grip and is quieter than the Primacy 5s according to black circles and is only £8.50 more per tyre. Given that they're designed for EVs (but website does mention that you get lower fuel consumption for combustion vehicles too) would I notice any difference on my diesel Passat estate? I mainly drive motorways/A roads and am pretty sensible when it comes to driving and I mainly want something that'll last ages and is good for fuel consumption. So should I go for the Energy edition or would I not experience any difference? Many thanks Read more”
“Am avut primacy 4 pe o electrica. Destul de dezamagit de faptul ca dupa ~ 28.000 km s-au tocit rau de au ajuns cam la 3 mm. Placute la condus, silentioase, dar nu cele mai aderente. Pilot sport 4 pe aceiasi electrica cu primacy 4. Huruie de te doare capul. Aderenta nu o simt neaparat wow fata de primacy 4. Nu le mai suport si abia astept sa le trec pe iarna, oricum asta fiind ultima incaltare cu ele. Pe o termica am primacy 5, si sunt cele mai ok din experienta mea. Cele mai silentioase si aderente din cele 3. Dupa 20.000 km uzura a scazut cam cu 1 mm. Recomandarea mea e sa alegi primacy 5 fara ezitare.”
“205/55 R16 - A common size missed and 205/60 R16 launched. Customers won't be able to upsize too as the variation is ~3.25% between both.”
Based on 63 community posts
| Attribute | A · Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | B · Michelin Primacy 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | — | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 66 | 86 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 20″ | 16″ – 22″ |
| UTQG | 200 - 420 A A | — |
| Sizes in common | 47 | 47 |
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Michelin Primacy 5
Winner: Michelin Primacy 5 — better treadwear, comfort and noise. Where the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points.
Michelin Primacy 5 scores 94 vs 74 on treadwear.
Michelin Primacy 5 scores 86 vs 69 on comfort.
Michelin Primacy 5 scores 72 vs 61 on noise.
Michelin Primacy 5 scores 92 vs 84 on efficiency.
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Michelin Primacy 5, 84 vs 77 on our wet score.
Neither, by our numbers: 79 vs 77 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Michelin Primacy 5, 72 vs 61 on our noise score.
Michelin Primacy 5, 86 vs 69 on our comfort score.
Michelin Primacy 5, 94 vs 74 on our treadwear score.
Michelin Primacy 5, 92 vs 84 on our efficiency score.
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
