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Yokohama ADVAN A460 vs Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

BluEarth XT AE61 is ahead, 71–66

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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.

  1. 66

    Dry

    BluEarth XT AE61 +9
    75
    Why this score
    SourceADVAN A460BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)70
    Reviews found online6683

    ADVAN A460: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 65.7 = 66

    BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 82.8 = 75

    No road tests of dry for ADVAN A460. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 67

    Wet

    BluEarth XT AE61 +5
    72
    Why this score
    SourceADVAN A460BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)68
    Reviews found online6679

    ADVAN A460: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 66.2 = 67

    BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 67.7 + 40% × 79.4 = 72

    No road tests of wet for ADVAN A460. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 63

    Comfort

    BluEarth XT AE61 +3
    66
    Why this score
    SourceADVAN A460BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)65
    Reviews found online5668

    ADVAN A460: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 56.4 = 63

    BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 64.7 + 40% × 68.1 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for ADVAN A460. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    80
    Why this score
    SourceADVAN A460BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score)–89
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 88.8 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 80

    No owner ratings of noise for BluEarth XT AE61. 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. 66

    Treadwear

    ADVAN A460 +4
    62
    Why this score
    SourceADVAN A460BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)53
    Reviews found online6775

    ADVAN A460: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 66.7 = 66

    BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 52.8 + 40% × 75.4 = 62

    No road tests of treadwear for ADVAN A460. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  6. 64

    Handling (owners)

    BluEarth XT AE61 +16
    80
    Why this score
    SourceADVAN A460BluEarth XT AE61
    Reviews found online6480
Scores at a glance
CategoryYokohama ADVAN A460Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61
Relative Score 66 71
Dry 66 75
Wet 67 72
Comfort 63 66
Noise – 80
Treadwear 66 62
Handling (owners) 64 80

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Headline score

ADVAN A460

BluEarth XT AE61

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 ADVAN A460

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and durability
  • Strong dry-weather grip and handling
  • Reliable performance as an OEM factory tire

Cons

  • Excessive and intrusive road noise
  • Inconsistent wet-weather performance
  • Tendency for rubber to harden or crack over time
All owner themes in the ADVAN A460 review

Tire B BluEarth XT AE61

Pros

  • Excellent grip and braking performance in both wet and dry conditions
  • Responsive and sharp steering handling
  • High stability during cornering due to rigid sidewall construction

Cons

  • Noticeable cabin noise, particularly on aged or rough road surfaces
  • Stiff sidewall construction results in a harsh ride on bumpy or unpaved roads
  • Comfort levels are highly dependent on road surface quality
All owner themes in the BluEarth XT AE61 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Yokohama ADVAN A460 B · Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available238
Rim diameters16″16″ – 20″

Which one should you actually buy?

Yokohama ADVAN A460

Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61

Winner: Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 — better handling, dry and wet. Pick the Yokohama ADVAN A460 if treadwear matters most to you.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 scores 80 vs 64 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 scores 75 vs 66 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 scores 72 vs 67 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Yokohama ADVAN A460 scores 66 vs 62 on treadwear.

Tire A · Yokohama ADVAN A460
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Tire B · Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61
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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.

71

Leads

BluEarth XT AE61

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