Yokohama AVS dB v550 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 42 + 0 road tests and 2,350 + 6 owner reviews. How we score
PremiumContact 6 is ahead, 82–70
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Tests 84 · 42 tests Owners 75 · 2,350 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 50 in 2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test (wet braking)
“My continental premium contact 6’s getting to end or ? I am using these for the last 3 years and drove 46K km on them. Treadwear indicator for 3mm is getting very close. Should I rush or let them run for maybe another 5-10K ? Read more”
Tests – · none yet Owners 70 · 6 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 39 / – tests | 88 | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 78 | 73 |
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 87.8 + 40% × 78.1 = 84
AVS dB v550: 60% × 70.2 (est.) + 40% × 73.1 = 71
No road tests of dry for AVS dB v550. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 40 / – tests | 89 | ≈ 72 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 80 | 73 |
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 88.5 + 40% × 80.4 = 85
AVS dB v550: 60% × 71.9 (est.) + 40% × 72.7 = 72
No road tests of wet for AVS dB v550. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.54).
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 72 (est.) | – |
| Reviews found online | 77 | – |
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 72.4 (est.) + 40% × 76.7 = 74
No road tests of snow for PremiumContact 6. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 10 / – tests | 81 | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 71 | 74 |
PremiumContact 6: 40% × 81.2 + 60% × 71.3 = 75
AVS dB v550: 40% × 70 (est.) + 60% × 74.1 = 72
No road tests of comfort for AVS dB v550. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 22 / – tests | 43 | – |
| Reviews found online | 72 | – |
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 43 + 40% × 72.4 = 55
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / – tests | 88 | ≈ 65 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 65 | 61 |
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 88.3 + 40% × 65.3 = 79
AVS dB v550: 60% × 64.5 (est.) + 40% × 60.8 = 63
No road tests of treadwear for AVS dB v550. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 78 | 72 |
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 25 / – tests | 74 | – |
| Category | Continental PremiumContact 6 | Yokohama AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 82 | 70 |
| Dry | 84 | 71 |
| Wet | 85 | 72 |
| Snow | 74 | – |
| Comfort | 75 | 72 |
| Noise | 55 | – |
| Treadwear | 79 | 63 |
| Handling (owners) | 78 | 72 |
| Efficiency | 74 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
PremiumContact 6
AVS dB v550
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community feedback for the Continental Premium Contact 6 is largely positive, with drivers consistently praising its strong wet and dry grip, safety, and braking performance. Some users note softer sidewalls compared to dedicated ultra-high-performance tires and express concerns regarding premium pricing or wear rates. Overall, it is viewed as a capable, high-performing summer tire that balances comfort and traction effectively.
“My continental premium contact 6’s getting to end or ? I am using these for the last 3 years and drove 46K km on them. Treadwear indicator for 3mm is getting very close. Should I rush or let them run for maybe another 5-10K ? Read more”
“Well having 4 tyres to change on the Polestar 2 at the same time - and the OE spec Continental Premium Contact 6 tyres being $1020 each!!! (wtf are they made from?) I went with Pirelli Dragon Sports - same 99YXL weight rating - higher speed rating. Noise - no difference at all. Efficiency - nothing I can see from a week of driving. The car's trip average kWh/100km hasn't budged. Wear? Well the Contis lasted 22k km on the front and 44k km on the rear so who knows? Couldn't be worse, could it? Traction - same in the dry and I haven't noticed any difference in the wet but haven't been hooning it...Oh - and they were $290 each balanced and fitted.”
“I switched out my 20” good year’s that came with the car for a set of continental premium contact 6 POL a month ago before a vacation trip. They were excellent in heavy rain. Can recommend. EX30 2024 TM Ultra.”
Based on 16 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Continental PremiumContact 6 | B · Yokohama AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 113 | — |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 22″ | — |
| Tread depth | 8 - 9/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 280 A - AA A | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
Continental PremiumContact 6
Yokohama AVS dB v550
Winner: Continental PremiumContact 6 — better treadwear, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Yokohama AVS dB v550 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Continental PremiumContact 6 scores 79 vs 63 on treadwear.
Continental PremiumContact 6 scores 84 vs 71 on dry.
Continental PremiumContact 6 scores 85 vs 72 on wet.
Continental PremiumContact 6 scores 78 vs 72 on handling.
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Continental PremiumContact 6, 85 vs 72 on our wet score.
Continental PremiumContact 6, 84 vs 71 on our dry score.
Continental PremiumContact 6, 75 vs 72 on our comfort score.
Continental PremiumContact 6, 79 vs 63 on our treadwear score.
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
