MichelinPrimacy HP
Michelin Primacy HP Michelin designed the Primacy HP summer touring tire to provide your luxury coupe, sedan or crossover with impressive performance and improved wet traction. Reduced noise, great wet and dry grip and more can be yours when you choose the Primacy HP. Its features include: The Primacy HP delivers on Michelin's promise of safe yet thrilling performance that never compromises on luxury comfort, so it's perfect for your luxury ride. That's why it's the OE pick for the Lexus GS 430, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Audi A6 and other luxury touring vehicles. The unique rubber compound gives drivers 5% shorter stopping distances and improved sporty handling on wet surfaces. Some sizes come with Zero Pressure Technology, which uses reinforced sidewalls to enable your vehicle to drive up to 50 miles at 50mph with no air pressure. With a computer optimized tread and Michelin's Comfort Control Technology, this tire can reduce vibrations and road noise for peak comfort. Meeting Michelin's Green X Standard, this tire's eco-focused, low rolling resistance design reduces fuel consumption, CO2 gasses and improves sustainability. With an asymmetric tread design featuring large linked shoulder blocks, notched ribs and a solid center rib, it yields responsive handling, traction and high-speed stability. Thanks to its twin steel belt construction reinforced by size-optimized BAZ technology, this tire boosts ride quality and high-speed durability. All Michelin tires include a
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NHTSA-reported issues for michelin primacy HP
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (1474) · Sidewall (600) · Tread / Belt (462) · Valve (85) · TPMS (36)
Reported across: 1981 – 1998 (11 years)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation appears in 30% of these reports; about 1.5× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 1,920 reports filed against Michelin tires across every line and vehicle that include a written account; a single report can describe more than one problem, so they do not total 100%.
| Reported problem | This subject | All tire complaints | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 30% | 20% | 1.5× |
| Sidewall failure | 28% | 15% | 1.9× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 17% | 9% | 1.8× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 9% | 8% | 1.1× |
| Tread or belt separation | 7% | 13% | 0.5× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 7% | 6% | 1.1× |
Mileage at failure
1,099 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 23,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 4,104 and 85,982 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Michelin. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR ALL SEASON TIRES HAD SIGNIFICANT CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON THE SIDEWALL NEAR THE TREAD. TIRES WERE 2 YEARS OLD. SOME SUPERFICIAL CRACKS OTHERS WERE DEEP AND WIDE. 65,000 MILE WARRANTY, ONLY 25,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. SIZE P245/65R17 105T ORWL. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
AT 42,039 MILES ON A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A SUSPICIOUS BLOWOUT ON A 225/65X17 MICHELIN ENERGY SAVER A/S TIRE WITH A 100T RATING. THE DOT # IS: M33T 00KX 1711. THIS IS A 65,000 MILE TIRE. NO FOREIGN OBJECTS WERE STRUCK. THE AIR PRESSURE, TIRE ROTATIONS, AND ALIGNMENTS WERE DONE IN A TIMELY FASHION. I NO LONGER FELT SAFE ON THESE TIRES AND REPLACED ALL 4 WITH ANOTHER BRAND. THIS WAS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT.
THE TIRES ON MY 2009, MERCURY MARQUIS, ARE DRY ROTTED. I HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT THERE ARE HOLES IN THE SIDEWALLS ON ALL OF THEM ALONG WITH A LARGE BULGE IN THE RIGHT PASSENGER, SIDE TIRE WALL WITH A TEAR AND LARGE HOLE WHERE THE BULGE IS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LOOK UP ON THE WEB SITE TO SEE IF MY TIRES ARE IN THE RECALL LISTS WITH SOME DIFFICULTY. I SINCERLY HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM AS I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE NOW AND MY HUSBAND HAS SEVERE PARKINSONS DESEASE AND I AM AFRAID SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIM. THANK YOU! I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE.
ALL FOUR TIRES ON 2011 MERCEDES E550 HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. TREAD SEPARATION IS OCCURRING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TIRE AND IS UNKNOWN UNTIL THE TIRE BEGINS TO LOSE TIRE PRESSURE. TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MICHELIN RADIAL X TIRES. FAILURE BETWEEN 38,000-40,000 MILES.
Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA; they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.
Specs
| Brand | Michelin |
|---|---|
| Model | Primacy HP |
| Season | all-season |
| Type | truck-suv |
| UTQG treadwear | N/A |
| UTQG traction | N/A |
| UTQG temperature | N/A |
| Mileage warranty | N/A |
| Noise (dB) | N/A |
| Introduced | N/A |
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Michelin primacy HP: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the Primacy HP is not publicly listed. This is common for OEM-only or track-day tires that don't carry a US treadwear warranty. No mileage warranty is published for this tire, which is typical for performance summer and track-day rubber where the manufacturer doesn't make wear-life claims.
Cabin noise data for this tire is not published by the manufacturer. As a all-season tire built for the truck-suv segment, the Primacy HP is positioned against direct rivals within the same category. Comparing it to a tire in a different category (e.g. summer vs all-season) makes the spec sheet misleading because the design targets are not the same.
Michelin Primacy HP Michelin designed the Primacy HP summer touring tire to provide your luxury coupe, sedan or crossover with impressive performance and improved wet traction. Reduced noise, great wet and dry grip and more can be yours when you choose the Primacy HP. Its features include: The Primacy HP delivers on Michelin's promise of safe yet thrilling performance that never compromises on luxury comfort, so it's perfect for your luxury ride. That's why it's the OE pick for the Lexus GS 430, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Audi A6 and other luxury touring vehicles. The unique rubber compound gives drivers 5% shorter stopping distances and improved sporty handling on wet surfaces. Some sizes come with Zero Pressure Technology, which uses reinforced sidewalls to enable your vehicle to drive up to 50 miles at 50mph with no air pressure. With a computer optimized tread and Michelin's Comfort Control Technology, this tire can reduce vibrations and road noise for peak comfort. Meeting Michelin's Green X Standard, this tire's eco-focused, low rolling resistance design reduces fuel consumption, CO2 gasses and improves sustainability. With an asymmetric tread design featuring large linked shoulder blocks, notched ribs and a solid center rib, it yields responsive handling, traction and high-speed stability. Thanks to its twin steel belt construction reinforced by size-optimized BAZ technology, this tire boosts ride quality and high-speed durability. All Michelin tires include a
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Last verified 2026-10-07.