Tests – · none yet Owners 66 · 10 reviews
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Michelin Pilot Sport 3 vs Yokohama AVS Sport — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 10 + 6 owner reviews. How we score
AVS Sport is ahead, 74–67
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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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70
Dry
AVS Sport +575Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 AVS Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 73 (est.) Reviews found online 72 80 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.7 = 70
AVS Sport: 60% × 72.5 (est.) + 40% × 79.7 = 75
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 0.40).
No road tests of dry for AVS Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
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70
Wet
AVS Sport +474Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 AVS Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 70 (est.) ≈ 73 (est.) Reviews found online 70 75 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 70.1 (est.) + 40% × 70.4 = 70
AVS Sport: 60% × 72.9 (est.) + 40% × 75.3 = 74
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 0.56).
No road tests of wet for AVS Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
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65
Comfort
AVS Sport +671Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 AVS Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 61 73 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 61.4 = 65
AVS Sport: 60% × 69.7 (est.) + 40% × 72.5 = 71
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Sport 3 or AVS Sport. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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66
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 AVS Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) – Reviews found online 63 – Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 63 = 66
No road tests of noise for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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61
Treadwear
AVS Sport +768Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 AVS Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 58 70 Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 63.2 (est.) + 40% × 57.6 = 61
AVS Sport: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 69.7 = 68
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 0.31).
No road tests of treadwear for AVS Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
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65
Handling (owners)
AVS Sport +1580Why this score
Source Pilot Sport 3 AVS Sport Reviews found online 65 80
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport 3 | Yokohama AVS Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 67 | 74 |
| Dry | 70 | 75 |
| Wet | 70 | 74 |
| Comfort | 65 | 71 |
| Noise | 66 | – |
| Treadwear | 61 | 68 |
| Handling (owners) | 65 | 80 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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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.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
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Headline score
67
/ 100
Pilot Sport 3
74
/ 100
AVS 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 AVS Sport
Pros
- Exceptional dry and wet weather traction
- High level of handling precision and cornering confidence
- Impressive tread life relative to its performance category
Cons
- Noticeable road noise, particularly during the first half of the tread life
- Limited availability due to the tire being out of production
- Performance degradation noted when tread depth reaches the final 2mm
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport 3 | B · Yokohama AVS Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 10 | — |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 19″ | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
67
/ 100
Michelin Pilot Sport 3
74
/ 100
Yokohama AVS Sport
Winner: Yokohama AVS Sport — better handling, treadwear and comfort. 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. Yokohama AVS Sport rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Yokohama AVS Sport scores 80 vs 65 on handling.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Yokohama AVS Sport scores 68 vs 61 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Yokohama AVS Sport scores 71 vs 65 on comfort.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Yokohama AVS Sport scores 75 vs 70 on dry.
Tire A · Michelin Pilot Sport 3
Tire B · Yokohama AVS Sport
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Pilot Sport 3 or AVS Sport?
Which is better in the wet, Pilot Sport 3 or AVS Sport?
Yokohama AVS Sport, 74 vs 70 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Pilot Sport 3 or AVS Sport?
Yokohama AVS Sport, 75 vs 70 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Pilot Sport 3 or AVS Sport?
Yokohama AVS Sport, 71 vs 65 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Pilot Sport 3 or AVS Sport?
Yokohama AVS Sport, 68 vs 61 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