Michelin E Primacy R
EU tyre label for every size: 3 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Michelin E Primacy R is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 3 sizes (5 registrations including load and speed variants), for 18″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B in every size, fuel efficiency A and external rolling noise 69–70 dB.
On the EU market since October 2021; the earliest production week registered is 17/2021.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (3 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: fuel efficiency. Weakest point: wet grip, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (235/45R20)
Example: the 235/45R20 size, compared with the 92 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈37 m with class B, against ≈34 m for the most common class in this size (A).
Fuel efficiency
Class A, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
70 dB against a median of 70 dB in this size.
Estimates from the class ranges in Regulation (EU) 2020/740. A label class is a range, so a real tyre can sit anywhere inside it. Every 3 dB doubles the sound energy.
All 3 sizes
The small figure under each class is the share of same-size, same-season tyres this size matches or beats (“–” when fewer than five tyres share the size).
Best-labelled summer tyres in 235/45R20
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 235/45 R20, ranked by label →
- Pirelli PzeroA A 66 dB
- Hankook iON Evo SUVA A 68 dB
- Falken e.ZIEXA A 68 dB
- Bridgestone Potenza SportA B 68 dB
- Hankook Ventus Evo SUVA B 68 dB
- Pirelli ScorpionA B 68 dB
Questions
Is the Michelin E Primacy R a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 69 dB to 70 dB (median 70 dB). In 67% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Michelin E Primacy R in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Michelin E Primacy R suitable for snow?
No size carries the 3PMSF symbol, so it is not certified for severe snow. In countries with winter tyre rules it does not count as a winter tyre.
When was the Michelin E Primacy R launched?
It has been on the EU market since October 2021. The earliest production week in its registrations is 17/2021; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.
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Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 5 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.