Tests – · none yet Owners 61 · 5 reviews
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Yokohama A008P vs Yokohama Advan A050 — 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 5 + 6 owner reviews. How we score
A008P is ahead, 68–62
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Tests – · none yet Owners 56 · 6 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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71
Dry
Level71Why this score
Source A008P Advan A050 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 70 (est.) ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 72 73 A008P: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 72.3 = 71
Advan A050: 60% × 69.9 (est.) + 40% × 72.7 = 71
No road tests of dry for A008P. 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 A050. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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66
Wet
A008P +660Why this score
Source A008P Advan A050 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 62 (est.) Reviews found online 64 55 A008P: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 64.4 = 66
Advan A050: 60% × 62.3 (est.) + 40% × 55.4 = 60
No road tests of wet for A008P. 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 A050. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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51
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source A008P Advan A050 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 60 (est.) – Reviews found online 37 – A008P: 60% × 59.9 (est.) + 40% × 36.9 = 51
No road tests of snow for A008P. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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70
Comfort
A008P +961Why this score
Source A008P Advan A050 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 71 57 A008P: 40% × 69.2 (est.) + 60% × 71.1 = 70
Advan A050: 40% × 66.4 (est.) + 60% × 57.1 = 61
No road tests of comfort for A008P. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).
No road tests of comfort for Advan A050. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).
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62
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source A008P Advan A050 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) – Reviews found online 55 – A008P: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 55 = 62
No road tests of noise for A008P. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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61
Treadwear
A008P +1447Why this score
Source A008P Advan A050 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) ≈ 55 (est.) Reviews found online 58 35 A008P: 60% × 63.4 (est.) + 40% × 57.8 = 61
Advan A050: 60% × 55.4 (est.) + 40% × 35.3 = 47
No road tests of treadwear for A008P. 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 A050. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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71
Handling (owners)
Level71Why this score
Source A008P Advan A050 Reviews found online 71 71
Scores at a glance
| Category | Yokohama A008P | Yokohama Advan A050 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 68 | 62 |
| Dry | 71 | 71 |
| Wet | 66 | 60 |
| Snow | 51 | – |
| Comfort | 70 | 61 |
| Noise | 62 | – |
| Treadwear | 61 | 47 |
| Handling (owners) | 71 | 71 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
68
/ 100
A008P
62
/ 100
Advan A050
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 A008P
Pros
- Exceptional handling and high-speed stability, with one reviewer saying the tires could go faster than the car allowed
- Quiet operation, noted by a a retailer reviewer
- Strong driver confidence and road feel, with one owner saying they carried more speed through corners
Cons
- Difficulty balancing, reported by two reviewers
- Road force balancing revealed tires out of spec, including one that could not be balanced and two that were way out of spec in another set
- Vibration and shaking persisted after standard balancing attempts and suspension component changes
Tire B Advan A050
Pros
- Exceptional dry grip and track-day performance
- Predictable and communicative handling characteristics
- Consistent grip levels maintained throughout the tire's life
Cons
- Very high price point compared to competitors
- Rapid tread wear, particularly in softer compounds
- Poor performance and safety risks in wet or cold conditions
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Yokohama A008P | B · Yokohama Advan A050 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 3 | — |
| Rim diameters | 16″ | — |
| Tread depth | 9/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 240 A A | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
| Max pressure | 51 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
68
/ 100
Yokohama A008P
62
/ 100
Yokohama Advan A050
Winner: Yokohama A008P — better treadwear, comfort and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Yokohama A008P rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 5 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Yokohama Advan A050 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Yokohama A008P scores 61 vs 47 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Yokohama A008P scores 70 vs 61 on comfort.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Yokohama A008P scores 66 vs 60 on wet.
Tire A · Yokohama A008P
Tire B · Yokohama Advan A050
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A008P or Advan A050?
Which is better in the wet, A008P or Advan A050?
Yokohama A008P, 66 vs 60 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, A008P or Advan A050?
Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 71 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Which is more comfortable, A008P or Advan A050?
Yokohama A008P, 70 vs 61 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, A008P or Advan A050?
Yokohama A008P, 61 vs 47 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