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Yokohama C Drive looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head Updated

Yokohama BluEarth AE50 vs Yokohama C Drive — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 2 + 0 road tests and 36 + 45 owner reviews. How we score

C Drive is ahead, 71–63

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Yokohama BluEarth AE50
Tire AYokohama

BluEarth AE50

Summer

Tests 72 · 2 tests Owners 54 · 36 reviews

Best test result: #6 of 20 in 2020 Auto Zeitung Summer Tyre Test (dry handling)

Yokohama C Drive
Tire BYokohama

C Drive

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 72 · 45 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 64

    Dry

    C Drive +7
    71
    Why this score
    SourceBluEarth AE50C Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests72≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online5373

    BluEarth AE50: 60% × 71.6 + 40% × 52.9 = 64

    C Drive: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 71

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

  2. 67

    Wet

    C Drive +7
    74
    Why this score
    SourceBluEarth AE50C Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests72≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online6075

    BluEarth AE50: 60% × 71.7 + 40% × 59.7 = 67

    C Drive: 60% × 72.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.2 = 74

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

  3. 66

    Comfort

    C Drive +6
    72
    Why this score
    SourceBluEarth AE50C Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests73≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online5674

    BluEarth AE50: 60% × 72.5 + 40% × 55.8 = 66

    C Drive: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 74.3 = 72

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

  4. 70

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceBluEarth AE50C Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests71–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

    BluEarth AE50: 60% × 71.1 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 70

    No owner ratings of noise for BluEarth AE50. 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. 55

    Treadwear

    C Drive +11
    66
    Why this score
    SourceBluEarth AE50C Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online4867

    BluEarth AE50: 60% × 60.3 (est.) + 40% × 48.2 = 55

    C Drive: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 66.5 = 66

    No road tests of treadwear for BluEarth AE50. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

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

  6. 57

    Handling (owners)

    C Drive +15
    72
    Why this score
    SourceBluEarth AE50C Drive
    Reviews found online5772
Scores at a glance
CategoryYokohama BluEarth AE50Yokohama C Drive
Relative Score 63 71
Dry 64 71
Wet 67 74
Comfort 66 72
Noise 70 –
Treadwear 55 66
Handling (owners) 57 72

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

BluEarth AE50

C Drive

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 BluEarth AE50

Pros

  • Strong wet and dry road grip for daily commuting
  • High levels of ride comfort and smoothness
  • Good value for money compared to premium competitors

Cons

  • Rapid and premature tread wear reported by many users
  • Significant increase in road noise as the tire ages
  • Soft sidewalls leading to vague steering feedback and poor cornering stability
All owner themes in the BluEarth AE50 review

Tire B C Drive

Pros

  • Excellent wet weather traction and hydroplaning resistance
  • High levels of ride comfort and low road noise
  • Predictable, progressive handling characteristics

Cons

  • Inconsistent tread life reports ranging from premature wear to high mileage
  • Some users report increased noise and stiffness as the tire ages
  • Mixed feedback on dry grip performance under aggressive driving conditions
All owner themes in the C Drive review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Yokohama BluEarth AE50 B · Yokohama C Drive
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available28—
Rim diameters14″ – 18″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Yokohama BluEarth AE50

Yokohama C Drive

Winner: Yokohama C Drive — better handling, treadwear and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Yokohama C Drive scores 72 vs 57 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Yokohama C Drive scores 66 vs 55 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Yokohama C Drive scores 71 vs 64 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Yokohama C Drive scores 74 vs 67 on wet.

Tire A · Yokohama BluEarth AE50
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Tire B · Yokohama C Drive
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BluEarth AE50 or C Drive?

Which is better in the wet, BluEarth AE50 or C Drive?

Yokohama C Drive, 74 vs 67 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, BluEarth AE50 or C Drive?

Yokohama C Drive, 71 vs 64 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, BluEarth AE50 or C Drive?

Yokohama C Drive, 72 vs 66 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, BluEarth AE50 or C Drive?

Yokohama C Drive, 66 vs 55 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