Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 2 + 0 road tests and 196 + 88 owner reviews. How we score
Scorpion Verde All Season Plus leads, 74–70 Narrow edge
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Tests 73 · 2 tests Owners 66 · 196 reviews
Best test result: #3 of 20 in 2017 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (wear)
“I have just put a new set of Michelin Primacy 3 T0 Acoustics on and they have been faultless. Lots of grip, very quiet etc. They were also good last year in the snow and were from blackcircles for about £240 a tyre.”
Tests – · none yet Owners 73 · 88 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Primacy 3 | Scorpion Verde All Season Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests | 74 | ≈ 72 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 70 | 77 |
Primacy 3: 60% × 74.3 + 40% × 69.5 = 72
Scorpion Verde All Season Plus: 60% × 71.5 (est.) + 40% × 76.6 = 74
No road tests of dry for Scorpion Verde All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
| Source | Primacy 3 | Scorpion Verde All Season Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests | 72 | ≈ 76 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 72 | 80 |
Primacy 3: 60% × 71.9 + 40% × 71.7 = 72
Scorpion Verde All Season Plus: 60% × 75.5 (est.) + 40% × 79.5 = 77
No road tests of wet for Scorpion Verde All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Primacy 3 | Scorpion Verde All Season Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 64 |
Scorpion Verde All Season Plus: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 64.3 = 67
No road tests of snow for Scorpion Verde All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | Primacy 3 | Scorpion Verde All Season Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 68 (est.) | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 67 | 76 |
Primacy 3: 40% × 68.4 (est.) + 60% × 67.2 = 68
Scorpion Verde All Season Plus: 40% × 70.2 (est.) + 60% × 76.2 = 74
No road tests of comfort for Primacy 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
No road tests of comfort for Scorpion Verde All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | Primacy 3 | Scorpion Verde All Season Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 71 |
Scorpion Verde All Season Plus: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 70.6 = 68
No road tests of noise for Scorpion Verde All Season Plus. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Primacy 3 | Scorpion Verde All Season Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 73 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 57 | 66 |
Primacy 3: 60% × 73.1 + 40% × 57 = 67
Scorpion Verde All Season Plus: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 66.3 = 66
No road tests of treadwear for Scorpion Verde All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Primacy 3 | Scorpion Verde All Season Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 68 | 76 |
| Category | Michelin Primacy 3 | Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 70 | 74 |
| Dry | 72 | 74 |
| Wet | 72 | 77 |
| Snow | – | 67 |
| Comfort | 68 | 74 |
| Noise | – | 68 |
| Treadwear | 67 | 66 |
| Handling (owners) | 68 | 76 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Primacy 3
Scorpion Verde All Season Plus
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community members generally view the Michelin Primacy 3 as a quiet, smooth, and capable grand touring tire, with several users highlighting the run-flat (ZP) version as superior in comfort to competing run-flats. However, some drivers report fast tread wear, a harsh ride compared to standard non-run-flat alternatives, and note that the model is older and increasingly replaced by newer generations like the Primacy 4.
“I've got a similar issue with my rear-left having nearly 0.9 mm less central tread than the others, all at same pressure from cold. Suspect it's just due to the way sunlight falls on the car where I park it, warming up that corner over time just enough to raise its pressure before every trip. Either that or a quality issue with the manufacturer custom-made T0 from Michelin (Primacy 3 in my case).”
“Currently riding on Michelin Primacy 3 ZP run flats that originally came with the car. Have approximately 15k miles on it and Mercedes are already recommending I purchase new rear tires. What other options would you recommend as replacements? I would like all season tires that last much longer but also don't want to compromise the comfort and ride. Front tire: 245/40 R19 Rear tire: 275/35 R19”
“As Slacktide said Primacy 3 is a grand touring summer tire that has been replaced by the Primacy 4 (some three years ago). It's been quite popular in Europe and tire availability/choice in NA/Europe differ greatly. I'd still recommend both Primacy 3 & 4 if you're looking for a smooth riding summer tire. The Pilot Sport 2 (PS2) has been a great ultra high performance tire some 15 years ago and I had these at that time, but it has been replaced by the PS3, PS4 and the even sportier Pilot SuperSport (PSS) and PS4S. If you want something more performance than the Primacy, I'd consider the PS4. I'm currently running the PS4 on my 911 (205 & 245 16 without Porsche spec) and the PSS both on my Cooper (205/45 R17 BMW/Mini spec) and my GTI (225/40 R18 HN spec). So some kind of a 'Michelin fan' too.”
Based on 23 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Michelin Primacy 3 | B · Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | All-Season tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | 42 | 1 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 20″ | 19″ |
| Tread depth | — | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | 240 A A | 740 A A |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 65,000 mi |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 44 psi |
Michelin Primacy 3
Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus
Narrow edge: Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus — better handling, comfort and wet. Where the Michelin Primacy 3 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points.
Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus scores 76 vs 68 on handling.
Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus scores 74 vs 68 on comfort.
Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus scores 77 vs 72 on wet.
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Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus, 77 vs 72 on our wet score.
Neither, by our numbers: 72 vs 74 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus, 74 vs 68 on our comfort score.
Neither, by our numbers: 67 vs 66 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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
