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

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Yokohama AVID S34PV
Tire AYokohama

AVID S34PV

All-Season tire

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

Pirelli Powergy
Tire BPirelli

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”

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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    Dry

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceAVID S34PVPowergy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–77
    Reviews found online–63

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

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    Wet

    No comparison
    72
    Why this score
    SourceAVID S34PVPowergy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–76
    Reviews found online–65

    Powergy: 60% × 76 + 40% × 65 = 72

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    Comfort

    No comparison
    63
    Why this score
    SourceAVID S34PVPowergy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–74
    Reviews found online–56

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

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    Noise

    No comparison
    75
    Why this score
    SourceAVID S34PVPowergy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–80
    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.

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    Treadwear

    No comparison
    57
    Why this score
    SourceAVID S34PVPowergy
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online–51

    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).

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    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    62
    Why this score
    SourceAVID S34PVPowergy
    Reviews found online–62
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    Efficiency

    No comparison
    74
    Why this score
    SourceAVID S34PVPowergy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–74
Scores at a glance
Yokohama AVID S34PV vs Pirelli Powergy: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryYokohama AVID S34PVPirelli Powergy
Relative Score – 68
Dry – 71
Wet – 72
Comfort – 63
Noise – 75
Treadwear – 57
Handling (owners) – 62
Efficiency – 74

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Headline score

AVID S34PV

± 6

Powergy

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 AVID S34PV

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B 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

What real owners are saying

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

Tire A

Yokohama AVID S34PV

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

Tire B

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

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Yokohama AVID S34PV B · Pirelli Powergy
CategoryAll-Season tireSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / Crossover—
Sizes available—87
Rim diameters—15″ – 21″

Which one should you actually buy?

Yokohama AVID S34PV

Pirelli Powergy

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

Tire A · Yokohama AVID S34PV
Tire B · Pirelli Powergy

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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