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Dunlop Graspic DS2

The Dunlop Graspic DS2 is a High Performance Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

6.1
Tire Reviews Score Based on User Reviews
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
59%
Wet Grip
53%
Road Feedback
53%
Handling
60%
Wear
86%
Comfort
83%
Buy again
63%
7 Reviews
65% Average
118,000 miles driven
Dunlop Graspic DS2

Dunlop Graspic DS2

Winter Premium
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6.1 / 10
Based on User Reviews · Limited Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tire Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tire scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 0
Publications: 0
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 7
Avg Rating: 65.1%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 1.84
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tire tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
All Tests

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Top 3 Dunlop Graspic DS2 Reviews

Given 84% while driving a Mitsubishi carisma (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 10,000 miles
I had wearing it on Mitsubishi Carisma for few years on winter.it shows best results I ever had,especialy on snow and ice
February 1, 2017
Given 73% while driving a Opel vectra c (215/55 R16 T) on a combination of roads for 10,000 average miles
Exellent even in deep snow and ice, but terrible on muddy asphalt. Overall , I would buy them again if could find them. (By the way, the wear is also very good and aliitle bit noisy in dry weathers)
May 11, 2014
Given 91% while driving a Opel meriva (185/65 R15) on a combination of roads for 30,000 average miles
best dunlop winter tire
September 25, 2013

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Latest Dunlop Graspic DS2 Reviews

Given 70% while driving a Honda Civic (175/65 R14) on mostly motorways for 20,000 spirited miles
Had these on Honda Civic.
Had pretty severe winter last year with 3 feet snow and these did pretty well. Never got stuck but you have to consider that Civic is a light car. Very soft, quiet and comfortable tires but very little road response. Floats about on dry road. Good in resisting aquaplaning. Not so great on ice, but holds road very well on a limit.
October 18, 2010
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