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Continental ProContact vs Yokohama AVS Sport — 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 12 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

AVS Sport is ahead, 74–52

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Yokohama AVS Sport
Tire BYokohama

AVS Sport

Summer

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 75 · 6 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 50

    Dry

    AVS Sport +25
    75
    Why this score
    SourceProContactAVS Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 56 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online3980

    ProContact: 60% × 56.3 (est.) + 40% × 39.4 = 50

    AVS Sport: 60% × 72.5 (est.) + 40% × 79.7 = 75

    No road tests of dry for ProContact. 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 AVS Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 56

    Wet

    AVS Sport +18
    74
    Why this score
    SourceProContactAVS Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 59 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online5175

    ProContact: 60% × 59.4 (est.) + 40% × 51.3 = 56

    AVS Sport: 60% × 72.9 (est.) + 40% × 75.3 = 74

    No road tests of wet for ProContact. 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 AVS Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 50

    Snow

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceProContactAVS Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 59 (est.)–
    Reviews found online37–

    ProContact: 60% × 59.1 (est.) + 40% × 37.3 = 50

    No road tests of snow for ProContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 52

    Comfort

    AVS Sport +19
    71
    Why this score
    SourceProContactAVS Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online3673

    ProContact: 60% × 63.4 (est.) + 40% × 35.9 = 52

    AVS Sport: 60% × 69.7 (est.) + 40% × 72.5 = 71

    No road tests of comfort for ProContact or AVS Sport. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 53

    Treadwear

    AVS Sport +15
    68
    Why this score
    SourceProContactAVS Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 59 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online4570

    ProContact: 60% × 59.2 (est.) + 40% × 44.7 = 53

    AVS Sport: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 69.7 = 68

    No road tests of treadwear for ProContact. 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 AVS Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  6. 41

    Handling (owners)

    AVS Sport +39
    80
    Why this score
    SourceProContactAVS Sport
    Reviews found online4180
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ProContactYokohama AVS Sport
Relative Score 52 74
Dry 50 75
Wet 56 74
Snow 50 –
Comfort 52 71
Treadwear 53 68
Handling (owners) 41 80

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

Weight the categories that matter to you

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.

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

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Headline score

ProContact

AVS Sport

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 ProContact

Pros

  • Predictable and safe handling on dry pavement
  • Competent performance in high-heat conditions
  • Generally comfortable ride quality for calm, daily driving

Cons

  • Significant increase in road noise as the tire ages
  • Premature tread wear and limited mileage lifespan
  • Structural reliability issues, including sidewall bubbles and flat-spotting
All owner themes in the ProContact review

Tire B AVS Sport

Pros

  • Exceptional dry and wet weather traction
  • High level of handling precision and cornering confidence
  • Impressive tread life relative to its performance category

Cons

  • Noticeable road noise, particularly during the first half of the tread life
  • Limited availability due to the tire being out of production
  • Performance degradation noted when tread depth reaches the final 2mm
All owner themes in the AVS Sport review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ProContact B · Yokohama AVS Sport
CategoryAll SeasonSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ProContact

Yokohama AVS Sport

Winner: Yokohama AVS Sport — better handling, dry and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental ProContact rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 12 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Yokohama AVS Sport rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Yokohama AVS Sport scores 80 vs 41 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Yokohama AVS Sport scores 75 vs 50 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Yokohama AVS Sport scores 71 vs 52 on comfort.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Yokohama AVS Sport scores 74 vs 56 on wet.

Tire A · Continental ProContact
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Tire B · Yokohama AVS Sport
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ProContact or AVS Sport?

Which is better in the wet, ProContact or AVS Sport?

Yokohama AVS Sport, 74 vs 56 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ProContact or AVS Sport?

Yokohama AVS Sport, 75 vs 50 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, ProContact or AVS Sport?

Yokohama AVS Sport, 71 vs 52 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ProContact or AVS Sport?

Yokohama AVS Sport, 68 vs 53 on our treadwear score.

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