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Michelin Primacy MXM4 vs Yokohama ADVAN Sport — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

Primacy MXM4 is ahead, 62–55

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Tire AMichelin

Primacy MXM4

All Season

Tests 69 · 1 test Owners 57 · 10 reviews

Best test result: #4 of 3 in 2024 AutoView All-Season Tire Test R18 (overall ranking)

Tire BYokohama

ADVAN Sport

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 48 · 46 reviews

Best test result: #9 of 9 in 2011 Autoreview Max Performance Summer Tyre Test (overall ranking)

Category by category

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

  1. 75

    Dry

    Primacy MXM4 +16
    59
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy MXM4ADVAN Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)87–
    Reviews found online5853
  2. 55

    Wet

    ADVAN Sport +4
    59
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy MXM4ADVAN Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)53–
    Reviews found online6055
  3. 57

    Snow

    ADVAN Sport +4
    61
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy MXM4ADVAN Sport
    Reviews found online4854
  4. 60

    Comfort

    Primacy MXM4 +5
    55
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy MXM4ADVAN Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)64–
    Reviews found online5340
  5. 63

    Noise

    Primacy MXM4 +2
    61
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy MXM4ADVAN Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)68–
    Reviews found online5654
  6. 63

    Treadwear

    Primacy MXM4 +16
    47
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy MXM4ADVAN Sport
    Reviews found online6233
  7. 55

    Handling

    Primacy MXM4 +6
    49
    Why this score
    SourcePrimacy MXM4ADVAN Sport
    Reviews found online5549
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Primacy MXM4Yokohama ADVAN Sport
Relative Score 62 55
Dry 75 59
Wet 55 59
Snow 57 61
Comfort 60 55
Noise 63 61
Treadwear 63 47
Handling 55 49

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Primacy MXM4

ADVAN Sport

The professional test results behind the scores

Each result is shown as % of the best tire in that test. “Same test” rows are the strictest comparison: both tires were measured side by side.

DisciplineCategoryPrimacy MXM4ADVAN SportΔBoth?
Overall Ranking Overall 0% #4/3 · 2024 AutoView All-Season Tire Test R18 11% #9/9 · 2011 Autoreview Max Performance Summer Tyre Test −11.1 Different tests

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 ADVAN Sport

Pros

  • Exceptional dry grip and handling performance
  • Precise steering response and excellent road feedback
  • Predictable behavior when pushed near the limit

Cons

  • Unacceptably high and intrusive road noise
  • Very rapid tread wear with many reporting early replacement under 10,000 miles
  • Stiff, harsh ride quality
All owner themes in the ADVAN Sport review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Primacy MXM4 B · Yokohama ADVAN Sport
CategoryAll SeasonSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth—10/32″
UTQG—180 A A
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—50 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Primacy MXM4

Yokohama ADVAN Sport

Winner: Michelin Primacy MXM4 — better dry, treadwear and handling. Pick the Yokohama ADVAN Sport if wet and snow matter most to you.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 75 vs 59 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 63 vs 47 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 55 vs 49 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 60 vs 55 on comfort.

Tire A · Michelin Primacy MXM4
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Tire B · Yokohama ADVAN Sport
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

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