Summer tire Updated September 2026

Yokohama S.drive review

Name: Yokohama S.drive
Brand: Yokohama

Relative score from owner reviews only

Owners 59 · 76 reviews analysed

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The Yokohama S Drive receives mixed reviews from drivers, praised primarily for its dependable dry-weather handling, progressive cornering limits, and reasonable tread life. However, a significant portion of users report disappointing wet-weather traction, a stiff and sometimes harsh ride quality, and noticeable road noise at higher speeds.

Two scoring systems, side by side

Owner scores come from reviews found online; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.

How scores work

Relative score: 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
Road tests: 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
Owner reviews: 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.

By owner reviews

59/100

From 76 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 68%

Dry

Overall dry

65.2

Corner stability

62.3

Dry traction

Steering response

Wet

Overall wet

60.1

Wet traction

63.2

Snow & ice

Overall snow & ice

37.7

Comfort

Overall comfort

57.2

Noise

Overall noise

Treadwear

Overall treadwear

Handling

Overall handling

63.7

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By road tests

Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.

Treadwear

70.2

Yokohama S.drive specs & sizes

Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.

Specifications
Tread depth	10/32″
UTQG	300 A A
Sidewall	Blackwall
Max pressure	51 psi

Size	Retailer
195/45 R17	Amazon

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What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 76 owner reviews found online.

Pros

Excellent dry grip and responsive handling
Progressive and predictable breakaway behavior in corners
Good overall tread longevity for a performance tire
Stiff sidewalls providing sharp steering feedback

Cons

Below-average or unsettling wet-weather traction
Noticeable road noise and tire roar on highways
Stiff, hard ride quality that can reduce comfort on rough roads
Susceptible to becoming 'soapy' or losing grip once overheated

Worth knowing

Drivers of light, short-wheelbase sports cars and hatchbacks (such as Mazda MX-5s and Suzuki Swifts) appreciated the sharp front-end bite but occasionally noted twitchiness.
Vehicles equipped with stiff aftermarket coilovers experienced compounded ride harshness with these tires.
Higher-horsepower rear-wheel-drive applications noted that the tire can easily be overwhelmed under hard acceleration.