Michelin Primacy HP

Car: BMW 530D 2010 F10
Driving Style: >90mph on highway, round abouts in the city + hard braking
My review has been done now after 10 000 miles with these tyres on the rear, and I recently upgraded on the front. Previous tyre was Goodyear Excellence. I'm now down to 4mm and 7mm in the front.

Overall very happy with these tyres, except the one noticeable difference negatively is braking compared to Goodyears. Goodyears feel/are more grippier in dry braking whereas Michellins are softer so give a more gradual break feel. Not sure this entirely instils the same level of confidence in a hard brake, but I am being highly critical here.

On the major plus side, high-speed road feel has improved as the tyres feel more planted on the highway. Going around a rounabout has a lot more grip, especially in the wet. They do a feel a bit smoother, which is a plus, without taking too much away from "steering feedback".

In terms of wear, I honestly do expected these to last longer than they have. I mean, these will probably go up to 18k miles, which is basically about 18 months of driving on average. A lot of money I'd say. Mind you, my last Goodyear, lasted roughly 21k miles from new.

The core challenge is, with the BMW - tyres make a huge impact on the car, and picking the wrong tyre can have adverse affect on the overall car. I'd love to come off these run-flats, however - it's what BMW recommends so until I get someone bravely say "I've tried these other tyres on the BMW and love'em" then my choice here is limited to Primacy, Excellence, Continental etc.

Overall - you can't go wrong in respect to ride quality.

My car was perfect on the first set of the previous version of these but the 'slightly updated' ones were SO BAD that I had several visits to the main dealer for road noises. It seemed the right thing to do to replace originals with the same but it has been a HUGE £600 mistake. After giving up on the noises being anything else I was forced to contemplate spending another £600 to eliminate tyres as the scource with the possibility of wasting it if the new ones were the same. I persevered for 24 months to get value from them and replaced them with Nexen Nblu eco's yesterday. Straight away my car is completely TRANSFORMED back to how it was originally. I cannot believe that these tyres could be so much better for half the price. Shame on you Michelin what did you change in the formulation or tread pattern of these tyres to make them so poor. If there was a faulty one or batch this is equally poor as they are a high end tyre. I am so glad to get my car back as it nearly put me off this model as it has ruined my enjoyment of the car for two years.

Very good tires, but very expensive tire

Had these on the front and bought them again since I was so impressed.

The wear isn't amazing with a heavy 2.0 diesel engine sitting on the fronts, especially with spirited driving.

They excel in road feedback being very positive on turn in and on all cambers.

Wet and dry grip is good and provides great confidence. Noise is kept to a min as well even when pressing ahead.

Down side, not a cheap tyre, especially since it has been around a while now.

Will buy again with no hesitation.

Good tyre. Definitly doesn't highlights for high grip, but perhaps it's due to the soft suspension and center of mass distribution. Good feedback although Kia's electric direction.
A medium grip in the wet.
This tyre warns honestly
For my car I consider it expensive, really it isn't worth

Driving a Honda Accord big heavy estate around mostly country lanes with a few lengthy trips a few times a year , about 10,000 miles/year, and the front tyres have barely made one year. For the price you pay it aint worth it. The old ones a previous owner put on lasted since 2009 and I think he was a rep.with a high mileage. Apparently Michelin have made them softer in theory to grip better, but maybe they just weren't selling enough?

Got them as original equipment and have been very pleased. Relatively quiet and track well in dry or wet. Only minor drawback is that now at 50K+ kms they are almost down to the wear indicators and I've found out how much they will be to replace. I'll push them to the limit so probably another 2-3000 kms.

Had theese fitted after set of KUMHO KU31, thought it will be better because of premium brand and good rep. WHAT A MISTAKE! I found KU31 way better in wet and dry. Honestly with primacy hp I was afraid of driving in wet weather. There is no joke when you experience aquaplaning on highway doing 140+km/h.
Also cornering in wet gave me serious concerns because my car drifted as it was rear wheel driven... and its not!
Wear on the other hand is better. Noise level somewhere in middle - not loud and not quiet. This was my 5th set of tyres fitted to my car and every set was different brand. BFgoodrich,Dunlop,Goodyear,Kumho,Michelin... Must say that I was most satisfied with Kumhos because of budget vs. performance ratio (also with two sets of tyres for same price as premium branded one you can pull out twice the mileage.
With theese tyres I lost my trust in Michelin completly. Won't buy again. Maybe in future and certainly other model.