Magazine tests
Published braking distances (Auto Bild, auto motor und sport, Auto Zeitung, ADAC, Za Rulem and others). Rank = position in the same test on the same surface (1 = shortest). The tests use different sizes, cars and conditions, so only compare numbers within the same test.
| Test | Size | Conditions | Result | Rank | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto Bild 2022 | 215/55 R17 | dry asphalt 100→0 km/h | 36.2 m | 9 / 50 | 35.7 m |
| Auto Bild 2022 | 215/55 R17 | wet asphalt 80→0 km/h | 29.3 m | 10 / 50 | 27.5 m |
| Motor (NAF Norway) 2022 | 205/55 R16 | dry asphalt · speed not stated | 35.3 m | 5 / 10 | 34.2 m |
| Motor (NAF Norway) 2022 | 205/55 R16 | wet asphalt · speed not stated | 31.3 m | 3 / 10 | 28.6 m |
| Auto Bild 2021 | 205/55 R16 | dry asphalt 100→0 km/h | 35.8 m | 10 / 53 | 34.1 m |
| Auto Bild 2021 | 205/55 R16 | wet asphalt 80→0 km/h | 30.4 m | 5 / 53 | 29.6 m |
| Quattroruote 2021 | 225/50 R17 | dry asphalt · speed not stated | 38.4 m | 1 / 7 | 38.4 m |
| Quattroruote 2021 | 225/50 R17 | wet asphalt · speed not stated | 46.5 m | 2 / 7 | 45.6 m |
The calculation on this page does not use these results: our check showed that a test in another size does not predict wet braking better than the EU label for your size. They are shown here as measured facts.
EU tyre label
Official data from the EU product register EPREL, by size. The class applies to each size separately. What do the classes mean?
| Size | Wet grip | Rolling resistance | Noise | Winter | Load / speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165/65 R15 | A | C | 68 dB (B) | – | 81 T |
| 175/60 R18 | A | C | 68 dB (B) | – | 85 H |
| 175/65 R15 | A | C | 68 dB (B) | – | 84 H |
| 175/65 R17 | A | C | 68 dB (B) | – | 87 H |
| 185/50 R16 | A | B | 68 dB (B) | – | 81 H |
| 185/55 R15 | A | C | 68 dB (B) | – | 82 V |
| 185/55 R16 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 83/87 H/V |
| 185/60 R15 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 84/88 H/T |
| 185/65 R15 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 88/92 H/T |
| 195/45 R16 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 84 V |
| 195/50 R15 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 82 V |
| 195/50 R16 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 88 V |
| 195/55 R15 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 85 V |
| 195/55 R16 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 87/91 T/V |
| 195/55 R16 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 87/91 H/T |
| 195/55 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 95 H |
| 195/60 R15 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 88 H/V |
| 195/60 R16 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 93 V |
| 195/60 R17MO | B | A | 69 dB (B) | – | 90 W |
| 195/60 R18 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 96 H |
| 195/60 R18 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 96 H |
| 195/65 R15 | A | C | 68 dB (A) | – | 91/95 H/V |
| 195/65 R16 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 92 V |
| 195/65 R16 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 92 V |
| 205/45 R16 | A | C | 68 dB (A) | – | 83 W |
| 205/45 R16 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 83 H/W |
| 205/45 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 88 H/V |
| 205/45 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 88 V |
| 205/50 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 89/93 V/W |
| 205/50 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 89/93 H/V |
| 205/55 R16 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 91/94 H/V/W |
| 205/55 R16 | B | A | 69 dB (B) | – | 91 W |
| 205/55 R16 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 91/94 H/V/W |
| 205/55 R16VOL | B | A | 68 dB (A) | – | 94 V |
| 205/55 R17 | B | A | 68 dB (A) | – | 95 W |
| 205/55 R17 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 95 V |
| 205/55 R17MO | B | A | 68 dB (A) | – | 91 W |
| 205/55 R17J | B | A | 68 dB (A) | – | 95 V |
| 205/55 R19 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 97 H/V |
| 205/55 R19 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 97 H/V |
| 205/60 R16 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 92/96 H/V/W |
| 205/60 R16 | B | A | 68 dB (A) | – | 96 W |
| 205/60 R16 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 92/96 H/V/W |
| 205/65 R15 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 94 H/V |
| 205/65 R16 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 95 V |
| 215/40 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 87 W |
| 215/40 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 89 W |
| 215/45 R17 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 87/91 V/W |
| 215/45 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 87/91 V/W |
| 215/45 R18 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 93 W |
| 215/50 R17 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 91/95 W |
| 215/50 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 91/95 W |
| 215/50 R18 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 92 W |
| 215/50 R18AO | B | B | 69 dB (B) | – | 92 W |
| 215/55 R16 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 93/97 V/W |
| 215/55 R16 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 93/97 V/W |
| 215/55 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 94/98 W |
| 215/55 R17AO | B | A | 69 dB (B) | – | 94 V |
| 215/55 R18 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 V |
| 215/55 R18 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 V |
| 215/55 R18VOL | B | A | 68 dB (A) | – | 99 V |
| 215/60 R16 | A | B | 69 dB (B) | – | 95/99 H/V |
| 215/60 R16 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 95/99 H/V |
| 215/60 R17 | A | B | 69 dB (B) | – | 96 H |
| 215/65 R16 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 102 H |
| 215/65 R16 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 98/102 V |
| 215/65 R17 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 99/103 V |
| 215/65 R17 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 99/103 V |
| 215/65 R17MO | A | B | 69 dB (B) | – | 99 V |
| 215/70 R16 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 100 H |
| 225/40 R18 | A | B | 68 dB (A) | – | 92 Y |
| 225/40 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 92 Y |
| 225/45 R17 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 91/94 W/Y |
| 225/45 R17 | A | A | 68 dB (A) | – | 94 Y |
| 225/45 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 94 W |
| 225/45 R18 | A | B | 68 dB (A) | – | 95 W/Y |
| 225/45 R19 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 96 W |
| 225/50 R16 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 92 W |
| 225/50 R16 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 92 W |
| 225/50 R17 | A | B | 68 dB (A) | – | 98 V/W |
| 225/50 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 94/98 V/W/Y |
| 225/50 R17MO | B | A | 69 dB (B) | – | 94 Y |
| 225/50 R18 | A | B | 68 dB (A) | – | 99 W |
| 225/50 R18 | B | A | 68 dB (A) | – | 99 W |
| 225/50 R18 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 W |
| 225/50 R19 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 96/100 V/W |
| 225/55 R16 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 95/99 V/W/Y |
| 225/55 R16 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 95/99 W/Y |
| 225/55 R17 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 97/101 W/Y |
| 225/55 R17 | B | A | 68 dB (A) | – | 101 Y |
| 225/55 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 97/101 V/W/Y |
| 225/55 R17VOL | B | A | 68 dB (A) | – | 101 V |
| 225/55 R18 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 102 V |
| 225/55 R18 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 102 V |
| 225/55 R18AO1 | A | B | 68 dB (A) | – | 102 Y |
| 225/55 R18AO2 | A | A | 68 dB (A) | – | 102 Y |
| 225/60 R16 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 102 W |
| 225/60 R16 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 98/102 V/W |
| 225/60 R17 | A | B | 69 dB (B) | – | 99 V |
| 225/60 R17 | A | B | 69 dB (B) | – | 99 V |
| 225/65 R17 | B (variants: A, B) | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 102 H |
| 225/65 R17 | A | B | 69 dB (B) | – | 102 H |
| 235/40 R18 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 91 W |
| 235/40 R18 | A | C | 69 dB (B) | – | 91 W |
| 235/40 R19A VOL | B | A | 70 dB (B) | – | 96 W |
| 235/40 R19VOL | B | A | 70 dB (B) | – | 96 W |
| 235/45 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 94/97 W/Y |
| 235/45 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 94/97 W/Y |
| 235/45 R18 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 98 W/Y |
| 235/45 R18 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 98 W |
| 235/45 R18VOL | B | A | 70 dB (B) | – | 98 W |
| 235/45 R19A DT | B | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 W |
| 235/45 R20 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 100 V |
| 235/45 R20 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 100 V/W |
| 235/50 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 97/101 H/V/Y |
| 235/50 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 97/101 H/V/Y |
| 235/50 R18VOL | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 101 Y |
| 235/50 R19 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 103 V |
| 235/50 R19VOL | B | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 99/103 V |
| 235/55 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 99/103 V/W/Y |
| 235/55 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 99/103 V/W/Y |
| 235/55 R18 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 104 V |
| 235/55 R18AO1 | B | A | 69 dB (B) | – | 100 V |
| 235/55 R18VOL | B | A | 69 dB (B) | – | 100 V |
| 235/55 R18AO | A | B | 69 dB (B) | – | 100 V |
| 235/60 R17 | A | B | 69 dB (B) | – | 102 V |
| 235/60 R17 | A | B | 69 dB (B) | – | 102 V |
| 235/60 R17VOL | B | A | 69 dB (B) | – | 102 V |
| 235/60 R18MO | B | A | 69 dB (B) | – | 103 V |
| 245/40 R18AO | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 93 H |
| 245/40 R18MO | B | A | 70 dB (B) | – | 97 Y |
| 245/40 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 100 W |
| 245/45 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 W/Y |
| 245/45 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 W/Y |
| 245/45 R17MO | B | A | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 Y |
| 245/45 R18 | A | B | 68 dB (A) | – | 96 W |
| 245/45 R18 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 100 W |
| 245/45 R18VOL | A | A | 70 dB (B) | – | 100 W |
| 245/45 R19A DT | B | A | 70 dB (B) | – | 102 V |
| 245/45 R20 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 103 W |
| 245/65 R17 | A | B | 71 dB (B) | – | 111 H |
| 245/70 R16 | A | B | 71 dB (B) | – | 111 H |
| 255/40 R18MO | B | A | 70 dB (A) | – | 99 Y |
| 255/40 R19A VOL | B | A | 72 dB (B) | – | 100 W |
| 255/40 R19VOL | B | A | 72 dB (B) | – | 100 W |
| 255/45 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 Y |
| 255/45 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 Y |
| 255/45 R20 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 101 V |
| 255/45 R20 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 101 V |
| 255/45 R20A DT | B | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 101 V |
| 255/50 R18 | A | B | 72 dB (B) | – | 106 Y |
| 255/50 R18 | A | B | 72 dB (B) | – | 106 Y |
| 255/60 R18 | A | B | 71 dB (B) | – | 112 V |
Frequently asked questions
What is the wet grip class of the Michelin Primacy 4?
On the EU tyre label, the Michelin Primacy 4 has wet grip class A to B, depending on the size. A is the best and E the worst. The difference between class A and class E is about 18 m of braking distance from 90 km/h on a wet road.
How long is the braking distance of the Michelin Primacy 4 on a wet road?
According to the Pidurdusmaa.ee calculation, the Michelin Primacy 4 205/55 R16 stops from 90 km/h on a wet road in about 44 metres (Citroën C3 IV (2024+), without reaction time). The calculation is based on wet grip class A on the EU tyre label.
Has the Michelin Primacy 4 been independently tested?
Yes. Source: Auto Bild 2021. The Michelin Primacy 4 stopped on wet asphalt from 80 km/h in 30.4 m, ranking 5 of 53 tyres.
What sizes is the Michelin Primacy 4 available in?
In the EU tyre register, our database has the Michelin Primacy 4 in 84 sizes, for example 165/65 R15, 175/60 R18, 175/65 R15, 175/65 R17, 185/50 R16 and 185/55 R15. As a main factory size it fits cars such as the Audi A6 C9 (2025+), Audi Q3 III (2025+) and BMW iX3 NA5 (2025+).
Compare within the same test
Tyres that were neighbours in the same test: same car, same day.