Dunlop tire comparisons
5 tires in 43 head-to-head comparisons against 19 other brands, settled by 88 independent tests that drove both tires of a pair back to back. Counting each pair in each test as one result, Dunlop finished ahead in 164, behind in 210 and level in 9.
- 5Dunlop tires compared
- 43head-to-head comparisons
- 88shared independent tests
- 164-210-9results won-lost-level
The short answer
- Most compared against Michelin 6 comparisons, 4 ahead, 45 behind, 1 level
- Most compared tire Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16 comparisons, ahead in 122 of 223 head-to-head results
Most opened Dunlop comparisons this month
Ordered by how often each comparison was opened in the last 30 days.
Winter Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Goodyear 8-0 8 shared tests
8.9 Dunlop
9.5 Goodyear
All Season Continental AllSeasonContact 2 vs Dunlop All Season 2
Continental 10-0 10 shared tests
9.5 Continental
8.7 Dunlop
Winter Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs Hankook Winter i cept evo3
Hankook 6-2 9 shared tests
8.9 Dunlop
9.2 Hankook
Winter Dunlop Winter vs Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Goodyear 3-1 4 shared tests
9.2 Dunlop
9.5 Goodyear
Winter Bridgestone Blizzak 6 vs Dunlop Winter
Bridgestone 3-1 4 shared tests
9.4 Bridgestone
9.2 Dunlop
Winter Continental WinterContact TS 870 vs Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Continental 7-1 9 shared tests
9.2 Continental
8.9 Dunlop
Who Dunlop is compared against
19 other brands, most compared first. Each card counts the head-to-heads against that brand and how the shared tests between them fell. Pick one to narrow the tables below.
Also compared against Pirelli 2 Fulda 1 Kumho 1 Radar 1 Toyo 1 Viking 1 Yokohama 1
Dunlop Winter comparisons 18
Most read first. The record counts the independent tests both tires appeared in and which finished ahead; a pair with no shared test has no record yet.
No comparison against that brand in this season.
Dunlop All Season comparisons 15
Most read first. The record counts the independent tests both tires appeared in and which finished ahead; a pair with no shared test has no record yet.
No comparison against that brand in this season.
Dunlop Summer comparisons 10
Most read first. The record counts the independent tests both tires appeared in and which finished ahead; a pair with no shared test has no record yet.
| # | Dunlop tire | Against | Shared tests | Who leads | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 | 7 | Goodyear 7-0 | 8.4 / 9.7 |
| 2 | Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | 8 | Michelin 8-0 | 8.4 / 9.4 |
| 3 | Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | Yokohama Advan Sport V107 | 7 | Level, 3-3 | 8.4 / 8.8 |
| 4 | Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | Kumho Ecsta PS71 | 11 | Kumho 5-4 | 8.4 / 8.5 |
| 5 | Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | Bridgestone Potenza Sport | 6 | Bridgestone 6-0 | 8.4 / 9.3 |
| 6 | Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 | 11 | Dunlop 6-5 | 8.4 / 8.4 |
| 7 | Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | Vredestein Ultrac Pro | 5 | Vredestein 4-1 | 8.4 / 9 |
| 8 | Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | Giti GitiSportS2 | 5 | Dunlop 4-1 | 8.4 / 8 |
| 9 | Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | Nokian Powerproof 1 | 3 | Dunlop 2-1 | 8.4 / 8.4 |
| 10 | Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | Firestone Firehawk Sport | 4 | Level, 2-2 | 8.4 / 8.6 |
No comparison against that brand in this season.
The Dunlop tires in these comparisons
5 models, most compared first. Each has its own page with the full test record, the owner reviews and the sizes it is made in.
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
8.9
Ahead in 122 of 223 head-to-head results
Dunlop All Season 2
8.7
Ahead in 17 of 78 head-to-head results
Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
8.4
Ahead in 22 of 67 head-to-head results
Dunlop Winter
9.2
Ahead in 2 of 8 head-to-head results
Dunlop Sport All Season
7.9
Ahead in 1 of 7 head-to-head results
Common questions
Which brand is Dunlop compared against most?
Michelin, in 6 of the 43 head-to-head comparisons Dunlop appears in. Across the 50 tests those pairs shared, Dunlop finished ahead 4 times and Michelin 45 times.
Which Dunlop tire is compared most often?
The Dunlop Winter Sport 5, which appears in 16 comparisons. It has finished ahead of its rival in 122 of the 223 shared tests behind those comparisons.
How does Dunlop do head-to-head?
Across 43 comparisons against 19 other brands, settled by 88 independent tests, Dunlop tires finished ahead of the rival in 164 results, behind in 210 and level in 9, counting each pair in each test once. Each comparison page lists the tests behind its own record.
What counts as a shared test?
One independent tire test that included both tires: the same car, the same track, the same day and the same tester. Only those tests feed a head-to-head record. Two tires that each won a different test in a different year have not been compared, so a comparison with no shared tests carries no record.
Run a Dunlop tire?
Review it and the next driver comparing it against something else gets your experience alongside the test data. It takes about five minutes.
Where the record comes from
Only published independent tests count. A pair of tires earns a result when one test drove both on the same car, on the same day, and the tire that finished higher in that test takes the win. Two tires that each won a different test in different years have not met.
What the TR Score is
One number out of 10 for a tire's standing across every test and owner review we hold for it, weighted by how much evidence backs it. It is not the head-to-head record, which counts only the tests the two tires shared, so two tires can have close scores and a lopsided record, or the reverse.
How often it updates
Every time a test is published its results feed every comparison it touches, so a record on this page can change the day a new test lands. The most-opened list is a rolling 30-day count.