Tests – · none yet Owners 85 · 6 reviews
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Yokohama Advan Sport V103 vs Michelin Primacy 4+ — 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 + 10 road tests and 6 + 40 owner reviews. How we score
Advan Sport V103 leads, 80–78 Narrow edge
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Tests 85 · 10 tests Owners 71 · 40 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 16 in 2024 ADAC Summer Tyre Test (abrasion)
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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80
Dry
Advan Sport V103 +278Why this score
Source Advan Sport V103 Primacy 4+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests ≈ 76 (est.) 82 Reviews found online 87 71 Advan Sport V103: 60% × 75.9 (est.) + 40% × 87.2 = 80
Primacy 4+: 60% × 82.4 + 40% × 71 = 78
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 0.42).
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84
Wet
Advan Sport V103 +579Why this score
Source Advan Sport V103 Primacy 4+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests ≈ 81 (est.) 82 Reviews found online 89 75 Advan Sport V103: 60% × 80.7 (est.) + 40% × 88.8 = 84
Primacy 4+: 60% × 82.1 + 40% × 74.6 = 79
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 0.55).
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79
Comfort
Advan Sport V103 +871Why this score
Source Advan Sport V103 Primacy 4+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 72 (est.) 73 Reviews found online 83 69 Advan Sport V103: 40% × 71.8 (est.) + 60% × 83.4 = 79
Primacy 4+: 40% × 72.9 + 60% × 69.3 = 71
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 0.21).
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Noise
No comparison72Why this score
Source Advan Sport V103 Primacy 4+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 7 tests – 76 Reviews found online – ≈ 66 (est.) Primacy 4+: 60% × 76.2 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 72
No owner ratings of noise for Primacy 4+. 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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73
Treadwear
Primacy 4+ +1285Why this score
Source Advan Sport V103 Primacy 4+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests ≈ 70 (est.) 95 Reviews found online 78 70 Advan Sport V103: 60% × 70.5 (est.) + 40% × 77.6 = 73
Primacy 4+: 60% × 94.9 + 40% × 69.6 = 85
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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86
Handling (owners)
Advan Sport V103 +1967Why this score
Source Advan Sport V103 Primacy 4+ Reviews found online 86 67 -
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Efficiency
No comparison78Why this score
Source Advan Sport V103 Primacy 4+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests – 78
Scores at a glance
| Category | Yokohama Advan Sport V103 | Michelin Primacy 4+ |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 80 | 78 |
| Dry | 80 | 78 |
| Wet | 84 | 79 |
| Comfort | 79 | 71 |
| Noise | – | 72 |
| Treadwear | 73 | 85 |
| Handling (owners) | 86 | 67 |
| Efficiency | – | 78 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
80
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Advan Sport V103
78
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Primacy 4+
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 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
Tire B Primacy 4+
Pros
- Strong wet and dry grip and braking confidence, often cited as a big improvement over Bridgestone, Dunlop and Nexen tyres, including on powerful cars and PHEVs that previously spun their tyres
- Comfortable, compliant ride with soft sidewalls that suits softly sprung and family cars
- Low and even tread wear, with several owners reporting little visible wear after 5,000–10,000 miles and one reporting about 60,000 km in hot climates
Cons
- Road noise and drone, especially on rough asphalt, was described as severe by several owners (Skoda Yeti, Lexus), contradicting other reports of quiet running
- Reduced grip and confidence in cold, damp conditions, with two UK owners saying the tyre behaves like a budget tyre
- Premium pricing, with some owners questioning value when life fell short of expectations
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Yokohama Advan Sport V103 | B · Michelin Primacy 4+ |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 21 | 66 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 21″ | 16″ – 21″ |
| Sizes in common | 8 | 8 |
Which one should you actually buy?
80
/ 100
Yokohama Advan Sport V103
78
/ 100
Michelin Primacy 4+
Narrow edge: Yokohama Advan Sport V103 — better handling, comfort and wet. Pick the Michelin Primacy 4+ if treadwear matters most to you. Yokohama Advan Sport V103 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Yokohama Advan Sport V103 scores 86 vs 67 on handling.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Michelin Primacy 4+ scores 85 vs 73 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Yokohama Advan Sport V103 scores 79 vs 71 on comfort.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Yokohama Advan Sport V103 scores 84 vs 79 on wet.
Tire A · Yokohama Advan Sport V103
Tire B · Michelin Primacy 4+
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Advan Sport V103 or Primacy 4+?
Which is better in the wet, Advan Sport V103 or Primacy 4+?
Yokohama Advan Sport V103, 84 vs 79 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Advan Sport V103 or Primacy 4+?
Neither, by our numbers: 80 vs 78 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Which is more comfortable, Advan Sport V103 or Primacy 4+?
Yokohama Advan Sport V103, 79 vs 71 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Advan Sport V103 or Primacy 4+?
Michelin Primacy 4+, 85 vs 73 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