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Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs Yokohama Advan V61 — 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 14 + 0 road tests and 2,532 + 18 owner reviews. How we score

Ventus Prime 4 leads, 76–72 Narrow edge

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Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Tire AHankook

Ventus Prime 4

Summer

± 4

Tests 77 · 14 tests Owners 71 · 2,532 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 21 in 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (dry handling)

“Simbolul cu mașina și fulgerul de pe Hankook Ventus Prime 4 arată că anvelopa e compatibilă și cu mașini electrice (EV), nu că e destinată exclusiv lor. Poate fi folosită fără probleme și pe mașini cu motor termic.”

Yokohama Advan V61
Tire BYokohama

Advan V61

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 73 · 18 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 79

    Dry

    Ventus Prime 4 +8
    71
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Advan V61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 12 / – tests83≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online7373

    Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 82.7 + 40% × 73 = 79

    Advan V61: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 72.5 = 71

    No road tests of dry for Advan V61. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 77

    Wet

    Ventus Prime 4 +2
    75
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Advan V61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / – tests79≈ 74 (est.)
    Reviews found online7576

    Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 78.6 + 40% × 74.5 = 77

    Advan V61: 60% × 73.8 (est.) + 40% × 76.2 = 75

    No road tests of wet for Advan V61. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 68

    Comfort

    Advan V61 +1
    69
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Advan V61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests70≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6769

    Ventus Prime 4: 40% × 70.3 + 60% × 67.3 = 68

    Advan V61: 40% × 68.7 (est.) + 60% × 68.5 = 69

    No road tests of comfort for Advan V61. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

  4. 61

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Advan V61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests58–
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)–

    Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 57.6 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 61

    No owner ratings of noise for Ventus Prime 4. 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.

  5. 74

    Treadwear

    Ventus Prime 4 +5
    69
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Advan V61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests79≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6771

    Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 78.5 + 40% × 66.9 = 74

    Advan V61: 60% × 68.2 (est.) + 40% × 71.3 = 69

    No road tests of treadwear for Advan V61. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  6. 72

    Handling (owners)

    Ventus Prime 4 +2
    70
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Advan V61
    Reviews found online7270
  7. 84

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Advan V61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests84–
Scores at a glance
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs Yokohama Advan V61: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryHankook Ventus Prime 4Yokohama Advan V61
Relative Score 76 72
Dry 79 71
Wet 77 75
Comfort 68 69
Noise 61 –
Treadwear 74 69
Handling (owners) 72 70
Efficiency 84 –

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Ventus Prime 4

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Advan V61

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 Ventus Prime 4

Pros

  • Exceptional wet and dry grip providing high confidence
  • Significantly reduced road noise and smooth, quiet ride quality
  • Competitively priced offering great value compared to top-tier premium brands

Cons

  • Accelerated tread wear reported by some users, leading to shorter overall tire life
  • Noticeable decrease in wet traction and grip as the tread wears down past the halfway mark
  • Stiffer sidewalls can translate to a firmer ride or reduced comfort on rough surfaces
All owner themes in the Ventus Prime 4 review

Tire B Advan V61

Pros

  • Good grip in dry and wet conditions, including heavy rain, and a more balanced, confident feel on the road
  • Reduced road noise and better comfort compared with OEM tires (Bridgestone HP Sport, Continental ContiPremiumContact)
  • Low rolling resistance, with one owner reporting fuel consumption falling from 5.3 to 4.9 L/100 km and another noting a small economy gain

Cons

  • Humming or low-frequency noise reported by some owners, particularly on coarse asphalt
  • Soft sidewall can feel slightly bumpy on uneven surfaces, especially at 36 PSI
  • Handling described as not sharp or sporty, with one reviewer noting they were not pushing limits
All owner themes in the Advan V61 review

What real owners are saying

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

Tire A

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

Positive

Community opinion on the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 is largely positive, with drivers viewing it as a comfortable, quiet, and capable touring tire. Users frequently praise its strong dry and wet performance alongside its compelling price-to-performance ratio compared to premium alternatives like Michelin. Some uncertainties exist regarding long-term tread wear and slight fuel economy impacts, but owners generally report satisfactory everyday reliability.

Top themes
#value for money#comfort and low noise#wet and dry grip#comparison with premium brands#tread longevity questions#touring versus sports handling

Based on 41 community posts

Tire B

Yokohama Advan V61

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

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Ventus Prime 4 B · Yokohama Advan V61
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle type—SUV and 4x4
Sizes available6619
Rim diameters15″ – 20″17″ – 22″
UTQG200 - 420 A A—
Sizes in common66

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

Yokohama Advan V61

Narrow edge: Hankook Ventus Prime 4 — better dry and treadwear. Where the Yokohama Advan V61 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Yokohama Advan V61 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 18 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 79 vs 71 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 74 vs 69 on treadwear.

Tire A · Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Tire B · Yokohama Advan V61

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Ventus Prime 4 or Advan V61?

Which is better in the wet, Ventus Prime 4 or Advan V61?

Neither, by our numbers: 77 vs 75 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Ventus Prime 4 or Advan V61?

Hankook Ventus Prime 4, 79 vs 71 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Ventus Prime 4 or Advan V61?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 69 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Ventus Prime 4 or Advan V61?

Hankook Ventus Prime 4, 74 vs 69 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