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Pirelli Powergy vs Yokohama AVID S34PV — 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 1 + 0 road tests and 1,809 + 1 owner reviews. How we score

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Pirelli Powergy
Tire APirelli

Powergy

Summer

± 6

Tests 77 · 1 test Owners 59 · 1,809 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2026 autozurnal Eco Summer Tyre Test (noise)

“Ripples in side wall Just been washing the car and found what I can only describe as ripples in the side wall of my front-right tyre. Had these fitted in June, only just noticed the ripples. The other tyres are perfect. I’ve probably done around 2,000 miles on them. Should I be concerned, and do they look like a manufacturing defect, or as a result of damage? (I’ve not hit any serious potholes that I’m aware of). These tyres are Pirelli Powergy, fitted to a Volvo XC60. Date code is 3325. Any help gratefully received. Read more”

Yokohama AVID S34PV
Tire BYokohama

AVID S34PV

All-Season tire

Tests – · none yet Owners – · 1 review (needs 5)

Category by category

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

  1. 71

    Dry

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    Why this score
    SourcePowergyAVID S34PV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests77–
    Reviews found online63–

    Powergy: 60% × 77.2 + 40% × 62.5 = 71

  2. 72

    Wet

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    Why this score
    SourcePowergyAVID S34PV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests76–
    Reviews found online65–

    Powergy: 60% × 76 + 40% × 65 = 72

  3. 63

    Comfort

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    Why this score
    SourcePowergyAVID S34PV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests74–
    Reviews found online56–

    Powergy: 40% × 73.9 + 60% × 55.6 = 63

  4. 75

    Noise

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    Why this score
    SourcePowergyAVID S34PV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests80–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

    Powergy: 60% × 79.9 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 75

    No owner ratings of noise for Powergy. 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.

  5. 57

    Treadwear

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    Why this score
    SourcePowergyAVID S34PV
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)–
    Reviews found online51–

    Powergy: 60% × 60.7 (est.) + 40% × 50.6 = 57

    No road tests of treadwear for Powergy. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  6. 62

    Handling (owners)

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    Why this score
    SourcePowergyAVID S34PV
    Reviews found online62–
  7. 74

    Efficiency

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    Why this score
    SourcePowergyAVID S34PV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests74–
Scores at a glance
Pirelli Powergy vs Yokohama AVID S34PV: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryPirelli PowergyYokohama AVID S34PV
Relative Score 68 –
Dry 71 –
Wet 72 –
Comfort 63 –
Noise 75 –
Treadwear 57 –
Handling (owners) 62 –
Efficiency 74 –

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Headline score
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Powergy

AVID S34PV

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 Powergy

Pros

  • Significantly reduced road noise and quiet highway ride
  • Strong dry and wet grip for daily commuting
  • Comfortable and smooth ride quality compared to run-flats

Cons

  • Faster than average tread wear or shallow initial tread depth
  • Negative impact on fuel economy (MPG) for some users
  • Soft sidewalls leading to muted steering feedback and less precise handling at the limit
All owner themes in the Powergy review

Tire B AVID S34PV

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

What real owners are saying

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

Tire A

Pirelli Powergy

Mixed

Community opinions on the Pirelli Powergy are mixed, with some viewing them as a budget-friendly or decent mid-tier option for daily driving and fuel economy, while others criticize them as a lower-tier eco line compared to Pirelli's premium offerings like the Cinturato or P-Zero. Drivers report mixed experiences regarding ride comfort, and the tires are frequently discussed by owners dealing with mismatched tire setups after unexpected replacements.

r/mazda3 ·1 upvote ·2026-10-05

“Avg 29mpg on a 2015 Mazda 3 Sport Nav 2L 165bhp, any ideas? I've had this car for about 3-4 weeks now, posted it here on this subreddit too. So far, I've done about 800 miles and my average fuel consumtion seems to be around 29mpg - 10.2L/100km. The car doesn't have its original rims, its on **MAM RS3** 18" rims with Pirelli Powergy tires 215/45/R18 (internet says these tires provide good fuel economy). On longer trips the average is about 40mpg-45mpg which still seems a bit high. My work commute is about 2 miles, and I do occasionally drive in a spirited manner. Is this okay? Thank you all!”

r/GRYaris ·3 upvotes ·2025-03-07

“Are Pirelli Powergy Winter the right winter tires for the GR? Hey, my parents bought a GR Yaris last week and it’s a great car but I looked at its winter tires and those are Pirelli Powergy Winter. I’m not an expert on tires but as far as I know the P-Zero Winter would be the right choice for a GR. My father didn’t bought them because he thought it was the right tires rather a tire salesman talked him into it. I talked him into Pirelli as those were the factory tires for his Volvo 850R and would be a better choice then his current Conti Premium 5 but somehow my father misunderstood me to that point that Pirelli’s are the greatest tires ever. So he asked the salesmen for the best Pirelli Tires and told the car it’s for but the salesman sold him those Powergy tires and said that not all Pirelli’s are in stock. As my father isn’t an enthusiast but loves likes to drive performance cars he didn’t knew better and now it’s too late. In my eyes a good salesman (not in the way of profit for the company rather costumer experience) would have told him that the P-Zeros winter are out of stock but can be ordered or would show him tires from different companies. Another option is the salesman though he meant the GR Sport Yaris for which P-Zero winters are too much as not many persons in their sixties drive a real GR. So my question are the Powergy enough for the GR or should he get P-Zeros next Winter (in a few weeks we will put on summer tires)”

r/tires ·1 upvote ·2025-05-18

“Pirelli cinturato P7 and Pirelli Powergy Hi all 👋🏼 So I had 4 Pirelli Cinturato P7’s on my Ford Focus ST. I got a flat tire (front left) while I was on vacation so I decided to get 2 new tires at the front. I asked the guy at the tire shop to get the same tires (so the Pirelli Cinturato’s). He got me Pirelli Powergy’s instead… He didn’t really speak English and there was not time as I was driving home the next day. So I just accepted it. Now my question is what’s the main difference between these tires? And does it matter I got 2 different tires now? (2 powergy’s at the front and 2 Cinturato’s at the back) Thanks!🙏🏼”

Top themes
#budget eco tire line#mismatched tire setups#fuel economy and efficiency#daily driving performance#comparison to cinturato series#ride comfort and vibrations#wet and winter grip

Based on 18 community posts

Tire B

Yokohama AVID S34PV

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

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Pirelli Powergy B · Yokohama AVID S34PV
CategorySummerAll-Season tire
Vehicle type—Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available87—
Rim diameters15″ – 21″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Pirelli Powergy

Yokohama AVID S34PV

Only Pirelli Powergy has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Pirelli Powergy
Tire B · Yokohama AVID S34PV

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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