Tests – · none yet Owners 65 · 10 reviews
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 vs Yokohama ADVAN Sport — 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 0 + 0 road tests and 10 + 46 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Sport 3 is ahead, 67–52
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Tests – · none yet Owners 44 · 46 reviews
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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69
Dry
Pilot Sport 3 +1455Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 ADVAN Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 60 (est.) Reviews found online 69 48 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 69 = 69
ADVAN Sport: 60% × 59.5 (est.) + 40% × 47.7 = 55
No road tests of dry for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
No road tests of dry for ADVAN Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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70
Wet
Pilot Sport 3 +1258Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 ADVAN Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 70 (est.) ≈ 61 (est.) Reviews found online 70 54 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 70.5 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 70
ADVAN Sport: 60% × 61.3 (est.) + 40% × 53.6 = 58
No road tests of wet for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
No road tests of wet for ADVAN Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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Snow
No comparison60Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 ADVAN Sport Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online – 54 ADVAN Sport: 60% × 64.3 (est.) + 40% × 53.5 = 60
No road tests of snow for ADVAN Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
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63
Comfort
Pilot Sport 3 +1845Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 ADVAN Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online 60 34 Pilot Sport 3: 40% × 67.4 (est.) + 60% × 59.8 = 63
ADVAN Sport: 40% × 62.7 (est.) + 60% × 34 = 45
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Sport 3 or ADVAN Sport. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison61Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 ADVAN Sport Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online – 52 ADVAN Sport: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 52.3 = 61
No road tests of noise for ADVAN Sport. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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60
Treadwear
Pilot Sport 3 +1941Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 ADVAN Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) ≈ 52 (est.) Reviews found online 57 25 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 62.8 (est.) + 40% × 56.7 = 60
ADVAN Sport: 60% × 51.8 (est.) + 40% × 25 = 41
No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
No road tests of treadwear for ADVAN Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison45Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 ADVAN Sport Reviews found online – 45
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport 3 | Yokohama ADVAN Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 67 | 52 |
| Dry | 69 | 55 |
| Wet | 70 | 58 |
| Snow | – | 60 |
| Comfort | 63 | 45 |
| Noise | – | 61 |
| Treadwear | 60 | 41 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 45 |
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.
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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Pilot Sport 3
ADVAN 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 Pilot Sport 3
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B ADVAN Sport
Pros
- Exceptional dry grip and handling performance
- Precise steering response and excellent road feedback
- Predictable behavior when pushed near the limit
Cons
- Unacceptably high and intrusive road noise
- Very rapid tread wear with many reporting early replacement under 10,000 miles
- Stiff, harsh ride quality
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport 3 | B · Yokohama ADVAN Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 10 | 3 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 19″ | 19″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | — | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 180 A A |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 psi |
| Sizes in common | 0 | 0 |
Which one should you actually buy?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3
Yokohama ADVAN Sport
Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — better treadwear, comfort and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Michelin Pilot Sport 3 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 60 vs 41 on treadwear.
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 63 vs 45 on comfort.
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 69 vs 55 on dry.
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 70 vs 58 on wet.
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Pilot Sport 3 or ADVAN Sport?
Which is better in the wet, Pilot Sport 3 or ADVAN Sport?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 70 vs 58 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Pilot Sport 3 or ADVAN Sport?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 69 vs 55 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Pilot Sport 3 or ADVAN Sport?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 63 vs 45 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Pilot Sport 3 or ADVAN Sport?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 60 vs 41 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