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
Very poor lateral grip, i found them prone to letting go suddenly. Wet grip was poor. Not fit to be labeled a "performance" tire. Threw them out before they were worn out, they were just terrible.
I really cant fault this tire, wear rate has been fantastic, grip is brilliant both wet and dry, even in snow and ice the grip is acceptable from a summer tire. Driven slowly I had no issues.
I have just replaced the rear tires with Vredesteins purely down to cost - £252 v £162 it really is a no brainer when the Vreds have a better write up from us consumers. I hoping im not going to be disapointed, as I loved the Dunlops they were awesome....Just hoping the Vreds perform as well.
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Got the tires as standard OE on my Skoda Superb Combi. after 5.000 Miles tires got plasticky and started to hum and buzz - dealer said saw toothing occured - tried to solve with realignment, but it was OK in the first place, so tried to get them replaced under warranty from the manufacturer - nothing happened and they told me to just get used to awful sound of saw-toothed tires.
Crappy grip, stone-hard comfort and everything else lacking - DON`T BUY SPORTMAXX - they are biggest crap I ever had in my 20+ years of motoring.
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Have these fitted as standard to a 2009 GT Tdi Golf. After 7000 miles the rear left tire developed something called sawtoothing which made a horrible noise, sounds like a wheel bearing has gone. VW dealer knew exactly what it was and said they had trouble with this particular tire. Dunlop themselves even said this was something that could happen and dosent compromise he safety of the tire. The other 3 have lasted very well nearly 29,000 miles.
I replaced the Dunlop Sport 01's on my car with Sport Maxx's.
Sport Maxx's are the worst tires I have ever had, handling became unpredictable, torque steering under acceleration was horrific. Under hard braking the ESP kept butting in. The car understeered when it previously hadn't. The car became a dog to drive.
I will never buy Dunlop Sport Maxx's again, yet the Sport 01's were spot on.
I can't believe so many the bad comments were posted here for this extremely amazing tires.Since I have them I am impressed by the grip they provide,and I am a sporty type of driver,so they never let me down even on the sharp corners with a high speed they stand as glued on the road.Many people,posting comments here want the tires to be quiet and long lasted but they don't realize that these are sport kind of tires and they require much time for warming and yes they are noisy on high speeds and wears quick but they have one major advantage - GRIP!!! If you want a tire with stiff walls and soft rubber look elsewhere!
I cannot believe how much they charge for this OE tire. With so many better and less expensive tires available, why would anyone buy these. Replaced with Vredenstein Ultrac Sessantas (see review).
Dunlop ! Mmmmm No thanks. Dont last long enough. For past 30 years, driving 50000 miles per year, enables me to test and compare different tires. Admittedly , this has been with different cars, Audi, Bmw, VW. I can honestly say, the best tires have always been Michelin. I have remained with this brand for 15 years, Ok I have tried new Pirrelis , goodyear, just to compare new developments , and to confirm michelin are keeping ahead with the competition. I say Best tires, in relation to comfort, but mostly wear and tear. I Dont drive hard, mostly motorways, usually carrying a load in my estate car, so the air pressures are 2.7 front 3.0 rear. Trust me, the correct air pressure has a huge influence on every aspect of tire performance. I get about 45-50,000 miles on these tires, currently Michelin primacy hp, These are excellent. I have tried budget brands, but replacing them every 10000 miles is just far too expensive. I never buy 4 tires at once, I just wait till rears need replacing, put the fronts at the back and just buy new tires for the front. Less money on tires , more money for beer !
O.E.M on car at new - was not impressed immediately- Dunlop? but am pleasantly surprised at 27k and not near wear band although noise has increased( bound to with any tire wear).
