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Michelin Primacy 4+ vs Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus — 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 10 + 0 road tests and 40 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

Primacy 4+ is ahead, 78–58

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Michelin Primacy 4+
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Primacy 4+

Summer

± 4

Tests 85 · 10 tests Owners 71 · 40 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 16 in 2024 ADAC Summer Tyre Test (abrasion)

Category by category

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

  1. 78

    Dry

    Primacy 4+ +20
    58
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy 4+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests82≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online7153

    Primacy 4+: 60% × 82.4 + 40% × 71 = 78

    Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 61.7 (est.) + 40% × 52.8 = 58

    No road tests of dry for Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 79

    Wet

    Primacy 4+ +19
    60
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy 4+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests82≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online7556

    Primacy 4+: 60% × 82 + 40% × 74.6 = 79

    Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 62.5 (est.) + 40% × 55.7 = 60

    No road tests of wet for Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    60
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy 4+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online–52

    Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 64.7 (est.) + 40% × 52.3 = 60

    No road tests of snow for Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 71

    Comfort

    Primacy 4+ +10
    61
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy 4+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests73≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6957

    Primacy 4+: 40% × 72.9 + 60% × 69.4 = 71

    Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 40% × 66.3 (est.) + 60% × 57.1 = 61

    No road tests of comfort for Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 72

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy 4+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / – tests76–
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)–

    Primacy 4+: 60% × 76.4 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 72

    No owner ratings of noise for Primacy 4+. 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. 85

    Treadwear

    Primacy 4+ +30
    55
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy 4+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests95≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online7048

    Primacy 4+: 60% × 94.9 + 40% × 69.7 = 85

    Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 59.9 (est.) + 40% × 48.2 = 55

    No road tests of treadwear for Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 67

    Handling (owners)

    Primacy 4+ +17
    50
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy 4+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Reviews found online6750
  8. 78

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy 4+Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests78–
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Primacy 4+Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
Relative Score 78 58
Dry 78 58
Wet 79 60
Snow – 60
Comfort 71 61
Noise 72 –
Treadwear 85 55
Handling (owners) 67 50
Efficiency 78 –

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score
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Primacy 4+

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Cinturato P7 All Season Plus

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 Primacy 4+

Pros

  • Strong wet and dry grip and braking confidence, often cited as a big improvement over Bridgestone, Dunlop and Nexen tyres, including on powerful cars and PHEVs that previously spun their tyres
  • Comfortable, compliant ride with soft sidewalls that suits softly sprung and family cars
  • Low and even tread wear, with several owners reporting little visible wear after 5,000–10,000 miles and one reporting about 60,000 km in hot climates

Cons

  • Road noise and drone, especially on rough asphalt, was described as severe by several owners (Skoda Yeti, Lexus), contradicting other reports of quiet running
  • Reduced grip and confidence in cold, damp conditions, with two UK owners saying the tyre behaves like a budget tyre
  • Premium pricing, with some owners questioning value when life fell short of expectations
All owner themes in the Primacy 4+ review

Tire B Cinturato P7 All Season Plus

Pros

  • Superb ride comfort and plushness
  • Exceptionally low road noise with no annoying motorway hums
  • Surprising and capable grip in light snow and winter conditions

Cons

  • Inconsistent wet weather traction, with some finding fresh wet roads disappointing
  • Durability issues including severe tread/contact area cracking
  • Susceptibility to structural damage like massive sidewall bulges from potholes
All owner themes in the Cinturato P7 All Season Plus review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Primacy 4+ B · Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
CategorySummerPremium Touring All Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available66—
Rim diameters16″ – 21″—
Tread depth—10/32″
UTQG—700 A A
Treadwear warranty—70,000 mi
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—50 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Primacy 4+

Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus

Winner: Michelin Primacy 4+ — better treadwear, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Michelin Primacy 4+ scores 85 vs 55 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Primacy 4+ scores 78 vs 58 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Primacy 4+ scores 79 vs 60 on wet.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Primacy 4+ scores 67 vs 50 on handling.

Tire A · Michelin Primacy 4+
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Tire B · Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
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Primacy 4+ or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Which is better in the wet, Primacy 4+ or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Michelin Primacy 4+, 79 vs 60 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Primacy 4+ or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Michelin Primacy 4+, 78 vs 58 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Primacy 4+ or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Michelin Primacy 4+, 71 vs 61 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Primacy 4+ or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Michelin Primacy 4+, 85 vs 55 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