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 19 + 0 road tests and 3,366 + 6 owner reviews. How we score
Too close to call: Ventus S1 evo3 and AVS dB v550 are level at 70.
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Tests 78 · 19 tests Owners 56 · 3,366 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 – · 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 | Ventus S1 evo3 | AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 18 / – tests | 86 | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 60 | 73 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 85.7 + 40% × 59.6 = 75
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 | Ventus S1 evo3 | AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 18 / – tests | 90 | ≈ 72 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 67 | 73 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 89.7 + 40% × 67.3 = 81
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 | Ventus S1 evo3 | AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests | 64 | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 55 | 74 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 40% × 64.5 + 60% × 55.3 = 59
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 | Ventus S1 evo3 | AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 14 / – tests | 77 | – |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 67 (est.) | – |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 77 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 73
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.
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests | 61 | ≈ 65 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 41 | 61 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 61.1 + 40% × 40.7 = 53
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 | Ventus S1 evo3 | AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 58 | 72 |
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 15 / – tests | 68 | – |
| Category | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 | Yokohama AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 70 | 70 |
| Dry | 75 | 71 |
| Wet | 81 | 72 |
| Comfort | 59 | 72 |
| Noise | 73 | – |
| Treadwear | 53 | 63 |
| Handling (owners) | 58 | 72 |
| 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
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 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.
“F/S Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 235/35 R19 Hi Guys Selling a full set (4) Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 235/35 R19 summer tires, with 9/32 tread depth which is exactly the same depth when these ultra high performance tires are new. No punctures anywhere. Tires came of my 2024 VW GTI with less than 3k miles on the odometer. The production date on the tires is 3324 which means 33rd week of 2024.This translates to late August 2024. $500/obo but no shipping. Local pick up only. I am in Long Island NY. Message if interested. Read more”
“I had Hankook tires on my XKR, and thought they were the noisiest tires I had ever heard on a car, and I had to get rid of them as I couldn't stand it.”
“Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 uneven wear I’ve been using this tyre and have been satisfied with its performance on my BMW G30. Just that I realised that there is an uneven thread wear on the outer side. The main thread has still some thread about 2mm from the thread wear indicator. This is the right front tyre. All other tyres thread wear looks fine. Is this particular tyre still safe to be used for another 10,000km? Or urgently needs to be changed? Anyone has any experience with uneven wear like this? 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 AVS dB v550 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 110 | — |
| Rim diameters | 17″ – 22″ | — |
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3
Yokohama AVS dB v550
Too close to call: Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 and Yokohama AVS dB v550 are within 2 points overall. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 is stronger on wet and dry. Yokohama AVS dB v550 is stronger on handling, comfort and treadwear. Yokohama AVS dB v550 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Yokohama AVS dB v550 scores 72 vs 58 on handling.
Yokohama AVS dB v550 scores 72 vs 59 on comfort.
Yokohama AVS dB v550 scores 63 vs 53 on treadwear.
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 scores 81 vs 72 on wet.
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Hankook Ventus S1 evo3, 81 vs 72 on our wet score.
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3, 75 vs 71 on our dry score.
Yokohama AVS dB v550, 72 vs 59 on our comfort score.
Yokohama AVS dB v550, 63 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
