Yokohama Advan S.T looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental SportContact 7 vs Yokohama Advan S.T — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 22 + 0 road tests and 1,629 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

SportContact 7 is ahead, 86–46

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Continental SportContact 7
± 5

Tests 84 · 22 tests Owners 83 · 1,629 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 18 in 2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test (wet braking)

“On my 2nd set. Got decent mileage from them. 15k miles from the first set of rears and i've 11k on the 2nd set with 4.5mm still left on them.”

Yokohama Advan S.T
± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 34 · 6 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 97

    Dry

    SportContact 7 +49
    48
    Why this score
    SourceSportContact 7Advan S.T
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / – tests100≈ 55 (est.)
    Reviews found online9237

    SportContact 7: 60% × 99.9 + 40% × 91.5 = 97

    Advan S.T: 60% × 55.2 (est.) + 40% × 37 = 48

    No road tests of dry for Advan S.T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 95

    Wet

    SportContact 7 +48
    47
    Why this score
    SourceSportContact 7Advan S.T
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 22 / – tests96≈ 53 (est.)
    Reviews found online9338

    SportContact 7: 60% × 95.5 + 40% × 93.3 = 95

    Advan S.T: 60% × 52.9 (est.) + 40% × 38 = 47

    No road tests of wet for Advan S.T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    48
    Why this score
    SourceSportContact 7Advan S.T
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online–32

    Advan S.T: 60% × 58.3 (est.) + 40% × 32 = 48

    No road tests of snow for Advan S.T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 70

    Comfort

    SportContact 7 +32
    38
    Why this score
    SourceSportContact 7Advan S.T
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests56≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online7923

    SportContact 7: 40% × 55.8 + 60% × 78.8 = 70

    Advan S.T: 40% × 59.5 (est.) + 60% × 23.1 = 38

    No road tests of comfort for Advan S.T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 62

    Noise

    SportContact 7 +8
    54
    Why this score
    SourceSportContact 7Advan S.T
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 19 / – tests59≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)36

    SportContact 7: 60% × 59.2 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 62

    Advan S.T: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 35.6 = 54

    No owner ratings of noise for SportContact 7. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

    No road tests of noise for Advan S.T. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 69

    Treadwear

    SportContact 7 +25
    44
    Why this score
    SourceSportContact 7Advan S.T
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests72≈ 53 (est.)
    Reviews found online6430

    SportContact 7: 60% × 72 + 40% × 63.9 = 69

    Advan S.T: 60% × 53.3 (est.) + 40% × 29.9 = 44

    No road tests of treadwear for Advan S.T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 91

    Handling (owners)

    SportContact 7 +57
    34
    Why this score
    SourceSportContact 7Advan S.T
    Reviews found online9134
  8. 72

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceSportContact 7Advan S.T
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / – tests72–
Scores at a glance
Continental SportContact 7 vs Yokohama Advan S.T: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryContinental SportContact 7Yokohama Advan S.T
Relative Score 86 46
Dry 97 48
Wet 95 47
Snow – 48
Comfort 70 38
Noise 62 54
Treadwear 69 44
Handling (owners) 91 34
Efficiency 72 –

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Recomputed
Headline score
± 5

SportContact 7

± 8

Advan S.T

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 SportContact 7

Pros

  • Phenomenal wet and dry grip with high cornering limits
  • Precise steering response and excellent road feedback
  • Strong braking performance and high stability at speed

Cons

  • Faster-than-average tread wear, especially with spirited driving or track use
  • Stiff sidewalls can contribute to a harsher, bumpier ride
  • Elevated road noise reported on certain road surfaces
All owner themes in the SportContact 7 review

Tire B Advan S.T

Pros

  • Smooth and comfortable ride quality
  • Relatively low noise levels reported by some users
  • Good grip in both dry and wet conditions for certain drivers

Cons

  • Extremely poor durability resulting in premature replacement and rapid tread wear
  • Structural defects including tire distortion and sidewall bulges within low mileage
  • High price point relative to the lifespan and quality provided
All owner themes in the Advan S.T review

What real owners are saying

From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score

Tire A

Continental SportContact 7

Positive

The community generally regards the SportContact 7 as an excellent ultra-high-performance tire, praised for exceptional dry and wet grip, direct steering, quick warm-up, and good rim protection. Many rank it at or above the Michelin PS4S and ahead of the PS5 and Goodyear Asymmetric 6 for outright performance. The main criticisms are fast tread wear (often about 10–15k miles), low starting tread depth, softer sidewalls, some tramlining and noise, and poor durability on track.

Top themes
#Exceptional grip#Fast tread wear#Comparison with PS4S#Wet performance#Track durability#Comfort and noise#Rim protection#PremiumContact 7 alternative

Based on 115 community posts

Tire B

Yokohama Advan S.T

We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental SportContact 7 B · Yokohama Advan S.T
CategorySummer—
Vehicle typePassenger Car / Crossover—
Sizes available1231
Rim diameters18″ – 24″20″
Tread depth8 - 9/32″11/32″
UTQG240 AA A420 A B
Treadwear warranty—60,000 mi
SidewallBlack Side WallOutlined White Lettering
Max pressure50 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental SportContact 7

Yokohama Advan S.T

Winner: Continental SportContact 7 — better handling, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Yokohama Advan S.T rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental SportContact 7 scores 91 vs 34 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental SportContact 7 scores 97 vs 48 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental SportContact 7 scores 95 vs 47 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental SportContact 7 scores 70 vs 38 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental SportContact 7
Tire B · Yokohama Advan S.T

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SportContact 7 or Advan S.T?

Which is better in the wet, SportContact 7 or Advan S.T?

Continental SportContact 7, 95 vs 47 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, SportContact 7 or Advan S.T?

Continental SportContact 7, 97 vs 48 on our dry score.

Which is quieter, SportContact 7 or Advan S.T?

Continental SportContact 7, 62 vs 54 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, SportContact 7 or Advan S.T?

Continental SportContact 7, 70 vs 38 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, SportContact 7 or Advan S.T?

Continental SportContact 7, 69 vs 44 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