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Dunlop SP Sport Maxx Owner Reviews

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What owners say summarised from 144 reviews

Dry grip and dry handling are the clearest shared positives for the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx. Tread life is mixed, with longer-term accounts ranging from early replacement to substantial mileage, although wear complaints outnumber praise overall. Around a quarter of owners criticise noise, while a smaller but sizeable group finds it quiet. Wet-grip opinion is almost evenly divided, so neither strong wet confidence nor poor wet grip is a consistent verdict. Most reviews do not identify life stage, and repeat reviewers move in both directions, giving no clear shared ageing trend. Comfort is also mixed, with criticism somewhat more common than praise.

What owners mention most counted across 142 reviews

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Owner ratings averaged from 173 ratings

  • Owner score 66%
  • Dry Grip 79%
  • Road Feedback 69%
  • Wet Grip 69%
  • Handling 67%
  • Comfort 63%
  • Wear 62%

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx Reviews - Page 10

Score spread across 141 written reviews
90%
Member
  • Jaguar XF
  • 255/35 R20 W
  • 23,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
Excellent all round performance and wear rate
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 294
60%
Member
Generally pls'd with the performance, but the wear rate considering my wife uses our X5 for the school run is appaling. 12k miles and all 4 tyres need replacement (275/40 R20s on the front included).
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 3
  • Comfort 5
  • Buy again 4
Helpful 324
61%
Member
  • SEAT
  • 225/40 R18
  • 500 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
These are fitted to a car i've just bought so this isn't a review as such.

They grip fine in dry and appear very progressive. Not used in wet due to lovely weather but...

Ride and road noise is terrible!!

If I were you, i'd save some money and buy Kumho tyres everytime (either KU31 or my choice KU39). They are great for the price and they are so quiet and smooth. I have the same size kumhos on my SEAT leon and the ride is far better. I really don't know if I can keep these tyres on until they wear out they are that noisey! Not worth the price tag and I would not buy these out of choice.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 2
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 333

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86%
Member
Very good tire, very stable at 180-200 on dry road and at 160-180 on wet road
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 301
79%
Member
  • Jaguar XKR
  • 235/55 R20 W
  • 25,000 miles
  • Mostly Country Roads
  • Average
These are the standard tyres that came on my new Jaguar XKR when I bought it back in 2007. I was impressed with them back then and I have continued to buy them since. Just bought my 2nd set for the front after 50K miles, so this is the 3rd set on the front since purchasing.
What I'm really disappointed with is the availability and the price of these tyres. They have gone up nearly 40% in price since my last set and I really struggled to get some as they just don't seem to be easily available. I don't know if this is related to the oil prices or the fact that Dunlop are holding them back to make more profit.
Although I love the tyres I may have to look at an alternative manufacturer if this problem/price continues when my rears are due to be replaced in about 6 months.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 6
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 315
59%
Member
  • Jaguar XKR
  • 255/45 R18 W
  • 10 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Spirited
A bit dissappointed. Very poor grip when cold made worse in damp conditions. Warm performance only average.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 6
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 4
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 4
Helpful 320
78%
Member
  • Jaguar XF
  • 255/35 R20 W
  • 1,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
Have these fitted to my Jaguar XF 3.0D and so far they have proved more than adequate, and suprisingly fairly good traction in the bad snow and ice we have had recently.
I cannot comment on wear and whether i would buy again as i have only had the car 1 month so at the moment this information is too soon to comment on

Overall though the traction both wet and dry has been better than i was anticipating
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 6
  • Comfort 9
Helpful 289
49%
Member
Great tyre in the dry, if you can bear the road noise, poor wear and awful traction in the wet. Not recommended.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 4
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 1
  • Comfort 3
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 378
90%
Member
I was impressed with the first set so I bought another pair for the front and have lived up to my expectations.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 341
76%
Member
Dry grip is very good! Wet grip is not that good if driven hard.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 368
69%
Member
Dry grip very good, slips abit on wet roundabouts if driven hard.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 5
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 337
79%
Member
Replaced the Continental Sport Contact 2 that my Golf GTi came with, with a set of Dunlop SP Sport Maxx and the difference was night and day. I know it's not fair to compare new tyres with old but I couldn't believe the difference in the handling of the car. I actually thought they had made the GTi with not enough insulation but the tyre roar completely disappeared and so did the slipping & sliding away from traffic lights I was experiencing even in the dry. I rate these Dunlops and would certainly not go back to the Conti's.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 319
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