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Michelin Primacy MXM4 vs Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season — 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 1 + 0 road tests and 10 + 28 owner reviews. How we score

Primacy MXM4 is ahead, 63–58

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Michelin Primacy MXM4
Tire AMichelin

Primacy MXM4

All Season

± 7Provisional

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.

  1. 73

    Dry

    Primacy MXM4 +16
    57
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy MXM4P Zero Nero All Season
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests87≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online5151

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 87.1 + 40% × 51.1 = 73

    P Zero Nero All Season: 60% × 60.8 (est.) + 40% × 50.7 = 57

    No road tests of dry for P Zero Nero All Season. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 57

    Wet

    P Zero Nero All Season +5
    62
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy MXM4P Zero Nero All Season
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests57≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online5759

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 56.7 + 40% × 57.1 = 57

    P Zero Nero All Season: 60% × 64.5 (est.) + 40% × 59.3 = 62

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

  3. 57

    Snow

    Primacy MXM4 +2
    55
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy MXM4P Zero Nero All Season
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online4745

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 63.1 (est.) + 40% × 47.2 = 57

    P Zero Nero All Season: 60% × 62.3 (est.) + 40% × 44.5 = 55

    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 0.32).

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

  4. 54

    Comfort

    P Zero Nero All Season +3
    57
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy MXM4P Zero Nero All Season
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests63≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online4752

    Primacy MXM4: 40% × 63.4 + 60% × 47.4 = 54

    P Zero Nero All Season: 40% × 65.3 (est.) + 60% × 51.7 = 57

    No road tests of comfort for P Zero Nero All Season. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

  5. 75

    Noise

    Primacy MXM4 +14
    61
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy MXM4P Zero Nero All Season
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests81≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)53

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 80.8 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 75

    P Zero Nero All Season: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 53.1 = 61

    No owner ratings of noise for Primacy MXM4. 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.

    No road tests of noise for P Zero Nero All Season. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 62

    Treadwear

    Primacy MXM4 +5
    57
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy MXM4P Zero Nero All Season
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online5952

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 63.9 (est.) + 40% × 59.2 = 62

    P Zero Nero All Season: 60% × 61.3 (est.) + 40% × 51.8 = 57

    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 0.36).

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

  7. 49

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy MXM4P Zero Nero All Season
    Reviews found online49–
  8. 55

    Efficiency

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy MXM4P Zero Nero All Season
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests55–
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Primacy MXM4Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season
Relative Score 63 58
Dry 73 57
Wet 57 62
Snow 57 55
Comfort 54 57
Noise 75 61
Treadwear 62 57
Handling (owners) 49 –
Efficiency 55 –

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Primacy MXM4

± 8

P Zero Nero All Season

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 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
All owner themes in the Primacy MXM4 review

Tire B P Zero Nero All Season

Pros

  • Excellent handling and steering precision in both dry and wet conditions, with several reviewers citing strong rain traction
  • Quiet, smooth and comfortable ride, with several reviewers saying it is quieter than the OEM or previous tires
  • Good tread life reported by several owners, including wear described as near-perfect at about 10,000 miles and roughly 35,000 miles in Texas with proper rotation

Cons

  • Road noise was described as loud by one reviewer and as increasing over time, especially after rotation and balancing, by another
  • Tire age and freshness problems were reported, including tires manufactured in 2015 and a tire about 5 years old when received
  • A quality complaint of numerous sidewall bubbles that required replacement, along with a view that the tire is overpriced and unremarkable
All owner themes in the P Zero Nero All Season review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Primacy MXM4 B · Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available29
Rim diameters18″18″ – 20″
Tread depth—10/32″
UTQG420 - 500 AA - B A400 A A
Treadwear warranty—45,000 mi
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—50 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Primacy MXM4

Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season

Winner: Michelin Primacy MXM4 — better dry, noise and treadwear. Pick the Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season if wet and comfort matter most to you. Michelin Primacy MXM4 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 73 vs 57 on dry.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 75 vs 61 on noise.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 62 vs 57 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season scores 62 vs 57 on wet.

Tire A · Michelin Primacy MXM4
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Primacy MXM4 or P Zero Nero All Season?

Which is better in the wet, Primacy MXM4 or P Zero Nero All Season?

Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season, 62 vs 57 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Primacy MXM4 or P Zero Nero All Season?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 73 vs 57 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Primacy MXM4 or P Zero Nero All Season?

Neither, by our numbers: 57 vs 55 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, Primacy MXM4 or P Zero Nero All Season?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 75 vs 61 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Primacy MXM4 or P Zero Nero All Season?

Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season, 57 vs 54 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Primacy MXM4 or P Zero Nero All Season?

Michelin Primacy MXM4, 62 vs 57 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