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Yokohama Advan A048

Trackday and Competition Summer

Replaced by the Yokohama Advan A052

The Yokohama Advan A048 is a Trackday and Competition Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

The quick answer

Owners say 73% from 10 owner reviews 78% would buy again Read the reviews
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Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated October 2026.

  • 10owner reviews
  • 23,310miles driven
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Tire Reviews Score

Yokohama Advan A048

6.1/10

From owner reviews only: no measured test results yet.

  • Limited Confidence
  • 10 owner reviews

How this score is built

Better than Weight
Independent testsNo measured test results yet – 0%
Owner reviews10 owner reviews · rated 73% 11% 40%
Typical tireWhere every score starts before its own data counts – 60%
Combined 30% 6.1

A fixed curve turns the combined figure into the 0 to 10 score, so roughly the top 10% of a group score 9 or more.

Confidence

  1. Limited
  2. Medium
  3. High

Owner reviews decide 40% of this score. The other 60% is the typical starting point, and it shrinks as more reviews arrive.

Scored on owner reviews alone, a tire is High once the reviews decide 90% or more, and Medium from 70%. Anything less is Limited: expect the number to move as reviews arrive.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How comfortable and quiet are the Yokohama Advan A048?
Owners rate the Yokohama Advan A048 5.8 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 6 reviews.
How well do the Yokohama Advan A048 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Yokohama Advan A048 5.6 out of 10 for wear across 6 reviews.
Would owners buy the Yokohama Advan A048 again?
78% of owners say they would buy the Yokohama Advan A048 again, based on the 9 owner reviews that answered the question. 44% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
Has the Yokohama Advan A048 been replaced?
The Yokohama Advan A048 has been replaced by the Yokohama Advan A052.
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Yokohama Advan A048 Owner Reviews

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What owners say

Across 10 owner ratings the Yokohama Advan A048 averages 73%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 9.3 out of 10 and Wet Grip lowest at 5.3. 40% of owners score it 70% or better.

Owner ratings averaged from 10 ratings

  • Owner score 73%
  • Dry Grip 93%
  • Road Feedback 92%
  • Handling 79%
  • Comfort 58%
  • Wear 56%
  • Wet Grip 53%

Featured reviews

Most helpful 80%

“Especially for a Caterham or Lotus this is probably the best thing out there, the amount of dry grip is truly insane - at the end of the day it's a semi-slick so it's going to be good. Even in the wet this is still a...”

  • Caterham R400
  • 5,000 miles
Read full review → 748 found this helpful
Most critical 57%

“Size given for rears - fronts 195/50x16. Review is for the Lotus-specific version of the tire which has different sidewall stiffness. Extremely difficult to unstick without provocation in the dry. Pretty much impossible...”

  • Lotus Exige S
  • 1,000 miles
Read full review → 588 found this helpful

All 6 Yokohama Advan A048 reviews

Score spread across 5 written reviews
66%
Member
Initial Impressions

I had a track day comparing these with Ad09 and Potenza Race. They weren't new but looking like new. On S2000 they are slow, no feeling in the steering wheel. A lot of undestee ring when the pressure increase. Didn't like them on this car

This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 6
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 5
Helpful 3
Member
  • Citroën
  • 185/55 R14 V
  • 100 miles
  • Track
  • Spirited
Awsome grip in the dry a little slippy ingredients the wet couldn't fault them apart from need replacing after a few sessions
80%
Member
Especially for a Caterham or Lotus this is probably the best thing out there, the amount of dry grip is truly insane - at the end of the day it's a semi-slick so it's going to be good. Even in the wet this is still a great tire - I've driven through torrential rain storms in southern france, through several cm's standing water at 70mph+ and I'm still here. In the dry go round a few corners hard, the tires will warm up and you'll stick to the road like nothing else!
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 748

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70%
Member
  • Lotus Elise
  • 225/45 R17 W
  • 7,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Spirited
Sticky responseive and they sound like you're being pursued by a helicopter :). Ok maybe not that bad, but not a quiet tire, but really that wasn't what I was looking for. The grip in wet where there are no puddles is actually ok, but the wide tread pattern can make a puddle over an inch deep somewhat more exciting than desireable. Mind you I've never lost control, but the wonderful feedback of these tires and the Lotus suspension begins to tell me that I am not 100% connected to the road when the water gets deep and I have any decent speed.

If you want a SUMMER performance tire these are awesome but the buyer should be aware that they must not be stored, let alone driven below 14F. Failure to abide by this restriction *may* result in irreparable cracking in the tire side wall, and in some cases eventual tire failure. There are reports of folks successfully driving these in snow, but that's insane for grip reasons even before we get to the temperature issue.

The temp issue is important and this site comes up as one of the first hits for A048 cold weather lotus, so to save folks a lot of time here's a link to my blog where you can read about how to tell if the cracking has occurred and when you should be concerned by it. http://the111shift.blogspot.com/2010/03/yokohama-a048-cold-weather.html
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 10
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 3
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 582
64%
Member
This is the 2nd type of S tire (racing tire) I have for my track days. The last set was a Bridgestone RE55S. I have to say this tires are par as the Bridgestone. There are good points and bad points. Good is that they are progressive and very easy to control at the edge. Lots of feedback and lighter in handling. Bad is that it is very tricky in pressure management and tire temperature control. It is not very easy to get temperature on the tires, but the flip side is that it is grippy in cold weather, also because of that it is better than the Bstone in cold or wet track. I need to test them a bit more to get the full potential of the tires. They have potential to get faster than Bstone.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 3
  • Road Feedback 10
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 4
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 5
Helpful 593
57%
Member
Size given for rears - fronts 195/50x16. Review is for the Lotus-specific version of the tire which has different sidewall stiffness.

Extremely difficult to unstick without provocation in the dry. Pretty much impossible to get the ABS to work braking from high speed, even braking quite clumsily. Very stiff sidewalls hence not very progressive. They need heat in to work, which combined with the relative lack of tread means they're a handful in the wet. On a cold, wet day you can't get enough heat in them for them to work at all which makes it a bit like driving on ice.

Wear - about 2/3 worn after 3000 miles. Comfort - oh come on!
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 2
  • Road Feedback 10
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 1
  • Comfort 1
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 588
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