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 + 0 road tests and 13,442 + 46 owner reviews. How we score
Primacy 4 is ahead, 81–69
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Tests 84 · 23 tests Owners 77 · 13,442 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”
Tests – · none yet Owners 68 · 46 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Primacy 4 | Proxes CF1 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / – tests | 86 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 75 | 71 |
Primacy 4: 60% × 85.9 + 40% × 75.4 = 82
Proxes CF1: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.1 = 70
No road tests of dry for Proxes CF1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
| Source | Primacy 4 | Proxes CF1 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 22 / – tests | 86 | ≈ 73 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 80 | 74 |
Primacy 4: 60% × 85.5 + 40% × 79.5 = 83
Proxes CF1: 60% × 72.5 (est.) + 40% × 74 = 73
No road tests of wet for Proxes CF1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Primacy 4 | Proxes CF1 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests | 75 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 76 | 69 |
Primacy 4: 40% × 75.4 + 60% × 75.8 = 76
Proxes CF1: 40% × 68.8 (est.) + 60% × 68.7 = 69
No road tests of comfort for Proxes CF1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).
| Source | Primacy 4 | Proxes CF1 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 15 / – tests | 73 | – |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 66 (est.) | – |
Primacy 4: 60% × 73.4 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 71
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.
| Source | Primacy 4 | Proxes CF1 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 85 | ≈ 64 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 75 | 59 |
Primacy 4: 60% × 84.8 + 40% × 75.4 = 81
Proxes CF1: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 58.8 = 62
No road tests of treadwear for Proxes CF1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Primacy 4 | Proxes CF1 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 75 | 69 |
| Source | Primacy 4 | Proxes CF1 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 15 / – tests | 93 | – |
| Category | Michelin Primacy 4 | Toyo Proxes CF1 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 81 | 69 |
| Dry | 82 | 70 |
| Wet | 83 | 73 |
| Comfort | 76 | 69 |
| Noise | 71 | – |
| Treadwear | 81 | 62 |
| Handling (owners) | 75 | 69 |
| Efficiency | 93 | – |
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 4
Proxes CF1
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
The Michelin Primacy 4 is generally praised for its comfortable ride, low road noise, and strong braking and safety in both dry and wet conditions. While many users report excellent tread longevity across tens of thousands of kilometers, some note faster wear on heavier electric vehicles or rough surfaces. It is viewed as a premium touring tire that is unsuitable for winter conditions, prompting some drivers to weigh its high price against newer models like the Primacy 5 or cheaper alternatives.
“Gomme alternative a Primacy 4 Buongiorno, ho una Peugeot 208 del 2020 con delle Michelin Primacy 4 205/45 R 17 88 V, le ho da 4 anni, circa 20000km all’anno tranne quest’anno che non le ho sostituite con le invernali e che quindi dovrei portarle ad usura completa con il prossimo “giro” delle gomme per altri 20000km. In totale arriverò a quasi 100000km, quindi super ammortizzate e le consiglierei sempre anche per la tenuta. Visto che entro fine estate pensavo di sostituirle tutte e quattro, vorrei capire se ci fossero delle alternative un più economiche ma altrettanto valide (un cambio gomme al momento mi costa circa €650-700). 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.”
“Yokohama es la que va pero fijate que ya este año salieron las nuevas advan v61, esas geolandar g058 son modelo viejo. Las primacy 4 son modelo viejo y te las cobran como si fuesen oro. Bridgestone y continental tambien las vi a precio de oro. Pirelli son medio pelo, no son malas pero son ruidosas, ya que estás en el baile podes ir por algo mejor, como las yokohama.”
Based on 43 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Michelin Primacy 4 | B · Toyo Proxes CF1 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 57 | — |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 20″ | — |
| UTQG | 340 A A | — |
Michelin Primacy 4
Toyo Proxes CF1
Winner: Michelin Primacy 4 — better treadwear, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Michelin Primacy 4 scores 81 vs 62 on treadwear.
Michelin Primacy 4 scores 82 vs 70 on dry.
Michelin Primacy 4 scores 83 vs 73 on wet.
Michelin Primacy 4 scores 76 vs 69 on comfort.
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Michelin Primacy 4, 83 vs 73 on our wet score.
Michelin Primacy 4, 82 vs 70 on our dry score.
Michelin Primacy 4, 76 vs 69 on our comfort score.
Michelin Primacy 4, 81 vs 62 on our treadwear 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
