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Dunlop Direzza DZ102 vs Yokohama ADVAN Sport — Compared

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

Direzza DZ102 is ahead, 65–55

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Tire ADunlop

Direzza DZ102

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 64 · 22 reviews

Best test result: #7 of 8 in 2015 Australian Motor 235/35 R19 Tyre Test (overall ranking)

Tire BYokohama

ADVAN Sport

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 49 · 46 reviews

Best test result: #9 of 9 in 2011 Autoreview Max Performance Summer Tyre Test (overall ranking)

Category by category

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

  1. 67

    Dry

    Direzza DZ102 +8
    59
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102ADVAN Sport
    Reviews found online6654
  2. 67

    Wet

    Direzza DZ102 +8
    59
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102ADVAN Sport
    Reviews found online6656
  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    61
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102ADVAN Sport
    Reviews found online–54
  4. 65

    Comfort

    Direzza DZ102 +10
    55
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102ADVAN Sport
    Reviews found online6141
  5. 66

    Noise

    Direzza DZ102 +3
    63
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102ADVAN Sport
    Reviews found online6556
  6. 62

    Treadwear

    Direzza DZ102 +14
    48
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102ADVAN Sport
    Reviews found online6035
  7. 64

    Handling

    Direzza DZ102 +14
    50
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102ADVAN Sport
    Reviews found online6450
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop Direzza DZ102Yokohama ADVAN Sport
Relative Score 65 55
Dry 67 59
Wet 67 59
Snow – 61
Comfort 65 55
Noise 66 63
Treadwear 62 48
Handling 64 50

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Headline score

Direzza DZ102

ADVAN Sport

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

The professional test results behind the scores

Each result is shown as % of the best tire in that test. “Same test” rows are the strictest comparison: both tires were measured side by side.

DisciplineCategoryDirezza DZ102ADVAN SportΔBoth?
Overall Ranking Overall 14% #7/8 · 2015 Australian Motor 235/35 R19 Tyre Test 11% #9/9 · 2011 Autoreview Max Performance Summer Tyre Test +3.2 Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Direzza DZ102

Pros

  • Excellent price-to-performance ratio
  • Strong dry pavement grip and cornering stability
  • Surprisingly high levels of ride comfort for a performance tire

Cons

  • Rapid or inconsistent tread wear
  • Inconsistent wet weather performance and hydroplaning resistance
  • Increased road noise as the tire ages
All owner themes in the Direzza DZ102 review

Tire B ADVAN Sport

Pros

  • Exceptional dry grip and handling performance
  • Precise steering response and excellent road feedback
  • Predictable behavior when pushed near the limit

Cons

  • Unacceptably high and intrusive road noise
  • Very rapid tread wear with many reporting early replacement under 10,000 miles
  • Stiff, harsh ride quality
All owner themes in the ADVAN Sport review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop Direzza DZ102 B · Yokohama ADVAN Sport
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth—10/32″
UTQG—180 A A
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—50 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop Direzza DZ102

Yokohama ADVAN Sport

Winner: Dunlop Direzza DZ102 — better treadwear, handling and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Dunlop Direzza DZ102 scores 62 vs 48 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop Direzza DZ102 scores 64 vs 50 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Dunlop Direzza DZ102 scores 65 vs 55 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop Direzza DZ102 scores 67 vs 59 on dry.

Tire A · Dunlop Direzza DZ102
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Tire B · Yokohama ADVAN Sport
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

65

Leads

Direzza DZ102

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