Tests – · none yet Owners 60 · 4 reviews
Yokohama Advan S4 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
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BFGoodrich Advantage T/A vs Yokohama Advan S4 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 4 + 3 owner reviews. How we score
Advantage T/A is ahead, 63–51
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Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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63
Dry
Advantage T/A +1152Why this score
Source Advantage T/A Advan S4 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 65 (est.) ≈ 58 (est.) Reviews found online 61 43 Advantage T/A: 60% × 65.1 (est.) + 40% × 61.1 = 63
Advan S4: 60% × 57.6 (est.) + 40% × 42.6 = 52
No road tests of dry for Advantage T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
No road tests of dry for Advan S4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
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64
Wet
Advantage T/A +2044Why this score
Source Advantage T/A Advan S4 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 50 (est.) Reviews found online 62 35 Advantage T/A: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.3 = 64
Advan S4: 60% × 50.2 (est.) + 40% × 34.8 = 44
No road tests of wet for Advantage T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
No road tests of wet for Advan S4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
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60
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Advantage T/A Advan S4 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) – Reviews found online 53 – Advantage T/A: 60% × 64.3 (est.) + 40% × 53 = 60
No road tests of snow for Advantage T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).
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61
Comfort
Advantage T/A +754Why this score
Source Advantage T/A Advan S4 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 54 40 Advantage T/A: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 53.7 = 61
Advan S4: 60% × 64.1 (est.) + 40% × 40 = 54
No road tests of comfort for Advantage T/A or Advan S4. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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64
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Advantage T/A Advan S4 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) – Reviews found online 59 – Advantage T/A: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 59.3 = 64
No road tests of noise for Advantage T/A. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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64
Treadwear
Level64Why this score
Source Advantage T/A Advan S4 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 65 (est.) ≈ 65 (est.) Reviews found online 62 62 Advantage T/A: 60% × 64.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.2 = 64
Advan S4: 60% × 64.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.3 = 64
No road tests of treadwear for Advantage T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
No road tests of treadwear for Advan S4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
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56
Handling (owners)
Advantage T/A +947Why this score
Source Advantage T/A Advan S4 Reviews found online 56 47
Scores at a glance
| Category | BFGoodrich Advantage T/A | Yokohama Advan S4 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 63 | 51 |
| Dry | 63 | 52 |
| Wet | 64 | 44 |
| Snow | 60 | – |
| Comfort | 61 | 54 |
| Noise | 64 | – |
| Treadwear | 64 | 64 |
| Handling (owners) | 56 | 47 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
63
/ 100
Advantage T/A
51
/ 100
Advan S4
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Advantage T/A
Pros
- Improved grip levels compared to baseline tires like the XM2
- Adequate stiffness in cold weather conditions
Cons
- Highly unpredictable compound performance
- Poor heat resistance leading to a 'mushy' feel in hot weather
- Lack of confidence-inspiring grip in cold and wet conditions
Tire B Advan S4
Pros
- Acceptable handling characteristics at very low city speeds
- Responsiveness can be marginally improved by adjusting tire pressure
Cons
- Poor traction and grip in both wet and dry conditions
- Significant lack of performance in snow and winter environments
- Noticeable understeer and sluggish turn-in response
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · BFGoodrich Advantage T/A | B · Yokohama Advan S4 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | High Performance All Season tire | Summer High Performance tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Tread depth | 10 - 12/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 560 - 680 A A - B | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 44 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
63
/ 100
BFGoodrich Advantage T/A
51
/ 100
Yokohama Advan S4
Winner: BFGoodrich Advantage T/A — better wet, dry and handling. It leads or ties in every category we score. BFGoodrich Advantage T/A rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 4 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Yokohama Advan S4 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
BFGoodrich Advantage T/A scores 64 vs 44 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
BFGoodrich Advantage T/A scores 63 vs 52 on dry.
Pick tire A
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
BFGoodrich Advantage T/A scores 56 vs 47 on handling.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
BFGoodrich Advantage T/A scores 61 vs 54 on comfort.
Tire A · BFGoodrich Advantage T/A
Tire B · Yokohama Advan S4
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Advantage T/A or Advan S4?
Which is better in the wet, Advantage T/A or Advan S4?
BFGoodrich Advantage T/A, 64 vs 44 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Advantage T/A or Advan S4?
BFGoodrich Advantage T/A, 63 vs 52 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Advantage T/A or Advan S4?
BFGoodrich Advantage T/A, 61 vs 54 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Advantage T/A or Advan S4?
Neither, by our numbers: 64 vs 64 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology