Michelin Primacy 3 * S1
EU tyre label for every size: 3 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Michelin Primacy 3 * S1 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 3 sizes (3 registrations including load and speed variants), for 19″ rims.
Wet grip is rated A in every size, fuel efficiency A–D and external rolling noise 69–71 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 205/55 R19 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency A · 69 dB), the weakest 275/40 R19 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency D · 71 dB).
On the EU market since November 2014; the earliest production week registered is 49/2013.
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: wet grip.
What the label means on the road (245/45R19)
Example: the 245/45R19 size, compared with the 293 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈34 m with class A, against ≈37 m for the most common class in this size (B).
Fuel efficiency
Class C, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
71 dB against a median of 71 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 245/45R19
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 245/45 R19, ranked by label →
- Nokian Tyres Powerproof EA A 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- Falken Azenis FK520A A 68 dB
- Hankook Ventus EvoA A 68 dB
- Hankook iON EvoA A 68 dB
- Pirelli Pzero EA A 68 dB
Questions
Is the Michelin Primacy 3 * S1 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 69 dB to 71 dB (median 71 dB). In 33% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Michelin Primacy 3 * S1 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is A. In 100% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Michelin Primacy 3 * S1 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 Primacy 3 * S1 launched?
It has been on the EU market since November 2014. The earliest production week in its registrations is 49/2013; 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 — 3 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.