Dry grip is the most consistently liked aspect of the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT, praised by eighteen of forty-three owners against three criticisms. Wet grip is almost evenly split, with nine favourable accounts and ten complaints, while road noise draws twelve criticisms against two positive comments. Tread life varies, with long service in some end-of-life accounts and rapid wear in others. Comfort concerns come from six owners, around one in seven. One owner continues to report noise in a later review, but the two owners who wrote again do not establish a shared ageing pattern. Across forty-five reviews, the 64.2% average combines twenty positive scores, eighteen neutral and seven below 40%.
What owners mention most counted across 43 reviews
These tyres came fitted on my car. I have covered close to 35000 miles on them over the past 3 years and all I can say is the wear rate has been fantastic. My last service noted that both front tyres have 3mm left so I expect them to hit close to 40000 miles before they are worn out completely to the legal limit. Tyres I've had in the past from different brands seem to wear out at about 25000 miles so I'm more than happy with these Dunlops. Grip levels have never been an issue apart from one cold winters morning where the car skidded easily on corners so I would say they are not the best for icy/wintery conditions but feel great in the dry/wet. The tyres do have a heavy feel on turn in when new but this soon disappears as the tyres wear. A lot of reviews say this tyre is noisy, from my experience I would say they are no noisier than any other tyre I've driven on, they aren't silent but they are by no means noisy. They have quite stiff sidewalls so are more suited to a sportier driving style and road feedback is good. Overall I would recommend this tyre but I think I'll try Michelin pilot sport 3s next just out of curiosity to see if there is a difference in noise/ grip and because of the rave reviews those tyres get. I'd happily buy these again in the future if the Michelins disappoint.
Came stock with my Mazda 3 Skyactiv 2014. The tires grip really well and have very linear progressive feel. Grips really well in dry and wet condition. Seems to last well. The problem is road noise and comfort. These are the worst tires for that, it is so noisy it is unbearable, probably has to do with the bad noise insulation in the Mazda 3 as well, but still. Will not buy again.
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Mazda 3 sport 2.2 fastback(64 Reg) Had this car almost 2years now I'd have to say if it wasn't for the noise that comes from the tyre I'd buy these again but theyre so loud I have to turn music up loud just to drown out the road noise as I do mway & Dual carriage ways
..shame coz the grip & tread work really well it's just way too loud to buy again..so I'll be going elsewhere when they need replacing .
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Have a mazda 3 fastback sport nav 2015..the tyres 215 45 18 came with car when buying it ....have to say overall great tread & great in comfort & holding the road and grip and performance however the only downside is there very noisy on most roads above 50mph to the point where I have to really turn up the music or speak loudly if with company..probably wouldn't buy again just toooo noisy as I do mostly dual carriageway driving .
came on new mazda3 2014
they are pretty good
now with more than 20000 km if you push the car
they start show the wear of the tire if they come a bit hot (more than normal)
im very please with the over all performance and i was going to buy again if they was a bit more silent.
These came fitted to a car I recently bought. I've found grip levels relatively low, especially under braking. The worst thing about them is the heavy feel on turn in. I've tried other tyres on the same car and they have much more bite than these Dunlops.
Great tyre BUT I put 2 of these on the front of my A5 on the 1st of May this year it is now 1st November same year and they are done. I have Covered 7000 miles in the time but really.... What are they made of - what ever it is that is far too much wear in such a short space of time..
Tires have great traction no matter the road conditions. But response is horrid. On my old turanzas car turned in a lot sharper. Now it has a noticeable delay between steering wheel input and turn change with too much sidewall flex.
These were factory fitted when i bought the car, they had a large amount of cracking in the grooves from over exposure to sunlight and cold sat on a forcourt for 2 years.
This issue probaly didnt help with the wear of the tyres which is mianly motorway, they had have done just over 19k when it was mentioned my service that they were almost on the limit. These are not the best tyres as other reviews have shown for long distance commuting, I regulary do 18k a year.
In the snow when they had a good amount of tread on them they were awful as you would expect of a performance summer tyre.
I will be moving on to the winter/summer tyre routine this year, but noit dunlops.
