Tests – · none yet Owners 65 · 10 reviews
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Michelin Pilot Sport 3 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 10 + 10 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Sport 3 leads, 67–63 Narrow edge
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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.
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69
Dry
Primacy MXM4 +473Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 Primacy MXM4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 68 (est.) 87 Reviews found online 69 52 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 69 = 69
Primacy MXM4: 60% × 87.2 + 40% × 51.9 = 73
No road tests of dry for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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70
Wet
Pilot Sport 3 +1357Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 Primacy MXM4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 70 (est.) 56 Reviews found online 70 58 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 70.5 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 70
Primacy MXM4: 60% × 56.1 + 40% × 57.5 = 57
No road tests of wet for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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Snow
No comparison56Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 Primacy MXM4 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 62 (est.) Reviews found online – 48 Primacy MXM4: 60% × 62.2 (est.) + 40% × 47.9 = 56
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 0.37).
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63
Comfort
Pilot Sport 3 +855Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 Primacy MXM4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 67 (est.) 64 Reviews found online 60 48 Pilot Sport 3: 40% × 67.4 (est.) + 60% × 59.8 = 63
Primacy MXM4: 40% × 63.9 + 60% × 48.3 = 55
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison76Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 Primacy MXM4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 82 Reviews found online – ≈ 67 (est.) Primacy MXM4: 60% × 81.9 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 76
No owner ratings of noise for Primacy MXM4. 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.
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60
Treadwear
Primacy MXM4 +262Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 Primacy MXM4 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 57 59 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 62.8 (est.) + 40% × 56.7 = 60
Primacy MXM4: 60% × 63.7 (est.) + 40% × 59.3 = 62
No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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 0.35).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison50Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 Primacy MXM4 Reviews found online – 50 -
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Efficiency
No comparison55Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 Primacy MXM4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 55
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport 3 | Michelin Primacy MXM4 |
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| Relative Score | 67 | 63 |
| Dry | 69 | 73 |
| Wet | 70 | 57 |
| Snow | – | 56 |
| Comfort | 63 | 55 |
| Noise | – | 76 |
| Treadwear | 60 | 62 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 50 |
| Efficiency | – | 55 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
67
/ 100
Pilot Sport 3
63
/ 100
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 Pilot Sport 3
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
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
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport 3 | B · Michelin Primacy MXM4 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer tire | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 10 | 2 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 19″ | 18″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
67
/ 100
Michelin Pilot Sport 3
63
/ 100
Michelin Primacy MXM4
Narrow edge: Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — better wet and comfort. Pick the Michelin Primacy MXM4 if dry matters most to you. Michelin Pilot Sport 3 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Michelin Primacy MXM4 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 70 vs 57 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 63 vs 55 on comfort.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 73 vs 69 on dry.
Tire A · Michelin Pilot Sport 3
Tire B · Michelin Primacy MXM4
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Pilot Sport 3 or Primacy MXM4?
Which is better in the wet, Pilot Sport 3 or Primacy MXM4?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 70 vs 57 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Pilot Sport 3 or Primacy MXM4?
Michelin Primacy MXM4, 73 vs 69 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Pilot Sport 3 or Primacy MXM4?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 63 vs 55 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Pilot Sport 3 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