Tests 67 · 1 test Owners 57 · 38 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2018 Sport Auto 19 inch UHP and Track Day Tyre Test (dry braking)
Head-to-head
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Toyo R888 vs Yokohama Advan Sport V103 — 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 38 + 6 owner reviews. How we score
Advan Sport V103 is ahead, 80–62
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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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77
Dry
Advan Sport V103 +380Why this score
Source R888 Advan Sport V103 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 80 ≈ 76 (est.) Reviews found online 71 87 R888: 60% × 80.5 + 40% × 71.4 = 77
Advan Sport V103: 60% × 75.8 (est.) + 40% × 87.2 = 80
No road tests of dry for Advan Sport V103. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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54
Wet
Advan Sport V103 +3084Why this score
Source R888 Advan Sport V103 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 51 ≈ 81 (est.) Reviews found online 57 89 R888: 60% × 51.3 + 40% × 57 = 54
Advan Sport V103: 60% × 80.5 (est.) + 40% × 88.7 = 84
No road tests of wet for Advan Sport V103. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.54).
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53
Comfort
Advan Sport V103 +2679Why this score
Source R888 Advan Sport V103 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) ≈ 72 (est.) Reviews found online 45 84 R888: 40% × 64 (est.) + 60% × 45.4 = 53
Advan Sport V103: 40% × 71.7 (est.) + 60% × 83.5 = 79
No road tests of comfort for R888. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
No road tests of comfort for Advan Sport V103. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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70
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source R888 Advan Sport V103 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 72 – Reviews found online ≈ 66 (est.) – R888: 60% × 72.4 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 70
No owner ratings of noise for R888. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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53
Treadwear
Advan Sport V103 +2073Why this score
Source R888 Advan Sport V103 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 59 (est.) ≈ 71 (est.) Reviews found online 44 78 R888: 60% × 58.5 (est.) + 40% × 44.1 = 53
Advan Sport V103: 60% × 70.6 (est.) + 40% × 77.7 = 73
No road tests of treadwear for R888. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
No road tests of treadwear for Advan Sport V103. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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65
Handling (owners)
Advan Sport V103 +2186Why this score
Source R888 Advan Sport V103 Reviews found online 65 86 -
67
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source R888 Advan Sport V103 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 67 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Toyo R888 | Yokohama Advan Sport V103 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 62 | 80 |
| Dry | 77 | 80 |
| Wet | 54 | 84 |
| Comfort | 53 | 79 |
| Noise | 70 | – |
| Treadwear | 53 | 73 |
| Handling (owners) | 65 | 86 |
| Efficiency | 67 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
62
/ 100
R888
80
/ 100
Advan Sport V103
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 R888
Pros
- Phenomenal dry weather grip and cornering stability
- Rapid warm-up time to reach optimal operating temperature
- High value-for-money proposition for track-day enthusiasts
Cons
- Excessive road noise often described as a 'howling' or 'wheel bearing' sound
- Poor performance and safety risks in deep standing water
- Low comfort levels unsuitable for daily driving
Tire B Advan Sport V103
Pros
- Exceptional dry grip and progressive handling at the limit
- Comfortable ride with low noise levels
- Sharper and more acute steering response
Cons
- Sudden drop-off in performance once the tread reaches its wear limit, particularly on the inside edges
- Limited specific feedback on extreme wet weather limits compared to dry performance
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Toyo R888 | B · Yokohama Advan Sport V103 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 21 |
| Rim diameters | — | 16″ – 21″ |
| UTQG | 100 AA A | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
62
/ 100
Toyo R888
80
/ 100
Yokohama Advan Sport V103
Winner: Yokohama Advan Sport V103 — better wet, comfort and handling. It leads or ties in every category we score. Yokohama Advan Sport V103 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Yokohama Advan Sport V103 scores 84 vs 54 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Yokohama Advan Sport V103 scores 79 vs 53 on comfort.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Yokohama Advan Sport V103 scores 86 vs 65 on handling.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Yokohama Advan Sport V103 scores 73 vs 53 on treadwear.
Tire A · Toyo R888
Tire B · Yokohama Advan Sport V103
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R888 or Advan Sport V103?
Which is better in the wet, R888 or Advan Sport V103?
Yokohama Advan Sport V103, 84 vs 54 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, R888 or Advan Sport V103?
Yokohama Advan Sport V103, 80 vs 77 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, R888 or Advan Sport V103?
Yokohama Advan Sport V103, 79 vs 53 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, R888 or Advan Sport V103?
Yokohama Advan Sport V103, 73 vs 53 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