Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 19 + 2 road tests and 3,359 + 46 owner reviews. How we score
Too close to call: Ventus S1 evo3 70, ADVAN Neova AD08R 71.
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Tests 78 · 19 tests Owners 56 · 3,359 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 45 in 2019 Summer 53 Tyre Braking Shootout (wet braking)
“Tire preferences? My MK8 has a little over 18,000 miles now and the stock tires look like they’ve already gone to sh*t? Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 aren’t as good as they advertise? What do you recommend for tires?”
Tests 69 · 2 tests Owners 69 · 46 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | ADVAN Neova AD08R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 18 / 2 tests | 86 | 70 |
| Reviews found online | 60 | 86 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 85.5 + 40% × 60 = 75
ADVAN Neova AD08R: 60% × 70.3 + 40% × 85.5 = 76
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | ADVAN Neova AD08R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 18 / 2 tests | 90 | 67 |
| Reviews found online | 68 | 74 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 90.2 + 40% × 67.5 = 81
ADVAN Neova AD08R: 60% × 67.1 + 40% × 73.9 = 70
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | ADVAN Neova AD08R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 59 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 40 |
ADVAN Neova AD08R: 60% × 59.2 (est.) + 40% × 39.8 = 51
No road tests of snow for ADVAN Neova AD08R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | ADVAN Neova AD08R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests | 65 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 55 | 66 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 40% × 64.7 + 60% × 55.4 = 59
ADVAN Neova AD08R: 40% × 68.6 (est.) + 60% × 66.4 = 67
No road tests of comfort for ADVAN Neova AD08R. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | ADVAN Neova AD08R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 14 / – tests | 77 | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 67 (est.) | 69 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 77.3 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 73
ADVAN Neova AD08R: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 68.7 = 67
No owner ratings of noise for Ventus S1 evo3. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): 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 Neova AD08R. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | ADVAN Neova AD08R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests | 61 | ≈ 65 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 40 | 63 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 60.7 + 40% × 40.4 = 53
ADVAN Neova AD08R: 60% × 64.9 (est.) + 40% × 62.5 = 64
No road tests of treadwear for ADVAN Neova AD08R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | ADVAN Neova AD08R |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 58 | 84 |
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | ADVAN Neova AD08R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 15 / – tests | 68 | – |
| Category | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 | Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 70 | 71 |
| Dry | 75 | 76 |
| Wet | 81 | 70 |
| Snow | – | 51 |
| Comfort | 59 | 67 |
| Noise | 73 | 67 |
| Treadwear | 53 | 64 |
| Handling (owners) | 58 | 84 |
| Efficiency | 68 | – |
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.
Ventus S1 evo3
ADVAN Neova AD08R
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
| Discipline | Category | Ventus S1 evo3 | ADVAN Neova AD08R | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 96% #7/8 · 2025 Die Reifentester UHP Summer Tyre Test | 96% #3/5 · 2019 17 inch Track Day Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 98% #7/9 · 2024 AZ Summer Tyre Test | 99% #3/5 · 2019 17 inch Track Day Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | Dry | 60% #8/8 · 2025 Die Reifentester UHP Summer Tyre Test | 70% #4/5 · 2019 17 inch Track Day Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Straight Aquaplaning | Wet | 98% #8/8 · 2025 Die Reifentester UHP Summer Tyre Test | 92% #3/5 · 2017 Track Day Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 94% #6/8 · 2025 Die Reifentester UHP Summer Tyre Test | 95% #2/5 · 2019 17 inch Track Day Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 100% #2/9 · 2024 AZ Summer Tyre Test | 95% #4/5 · 2017 Track Day Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #6/8 2025 Die Reifentester UHP Summer Tyre Test | #2/5 2019 17 inch Track Day Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community sentiment toward the Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 3 is mixed, with users frequently praising its strong dry and wet grip, comfort, and competitive pricing. However, notable drawbacks include relatively fast tread wear, reports of increasing road noise over time, and mixed experiences with OEM specs versus premium competitors like Michelin.
“That would tally with what this person found with the 127 variant that preceded it “Hi just for information,I asked Hankook what tread depth when new was on their Ventus S1 Evo 3 K127 tyre, the reply was 6.6 mm””
“My Hankook only lasted 15,000km. no drift or track and only 5-10 launch control. Noise was a bit high compared to my DWS06 +, but they had really good grip.”
“Small tire size change having different ratings? (Hankook Ventus S1 Evo3) Hi all, I'm looking for a good all round tire for my MX5 (I'm in the non snowy regions of the UK so summer tires) and a pretty popular recommendation are the Ventus S1 Evo 3s. At the MX5's stock size of 205/45/R17 they are rated at A for fuel and wet performance, and 68db of noise, which is great! However I'd like to size up to 215/45/R17, and for whatever reason the ratings drop to B for fuel and wet performance, and most importantly to me, 71db of noise. I was just wondering how such a small difference in size changes things quite drastically? I know these ratings aren't that important, but it seems strange to me they'd change at all Thanks! Read more”
Based on 33 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 | B · Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 110 | 1 |
| Rim diameters | 17″ – 22″ | 19″ |
| Tread depth | — | 9/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 200 A A |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 51 psi |
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R
Too close to call: Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 and Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R are within 2 points overall. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 is stronger on wet and noise. Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R is stronger on handling, treadwear and comfort.
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R scores 84 vs 58 on handling.
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 scores 81 vs 70 on wet.
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R scores 64 vs 53 on treadwear.
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R scores 67 vs 59 on comfort.
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Hankook Ventus S1 evo3, 81 vs 70 on our wet score.
Neither, by our numbers: 75 vs 76 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3, 73 vs 67 on our noise score.
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R, 67 vs 59 on our comfort score.
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R, 64 vs 53 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
