Across 168 reviews, the Dunlop Sport BluResponse is most often described as a quiet, comfortable summer tire with strong dry braking/handling and very reassuring wet grip and aquaplaning resistance. Many drivers also report low rolling resistance with noticeable fuel-economy benefits. The most common downsides are faster-than-expected tread wear and a soft/weak sidewall feel that can reduce steering precision and, for some, lead to sidewall damage or puncture sensitivity.
What owners mention most counted across 164 reviews
New set fitted to one of our rwd Vauxhalls. Fantastic tires is first impression, very good value. Even took the car on the track just after the tires were fitted. 15 minutes of full power very high speed hard cornering and no visible wear apart from the color code lines on the tread had disappeared. No damage from raised temperature either , excellent grip considering only a 205/55 16 V. No visible wear after 1000 miles of heavy driving. Early days yet, but more than happy with tires so far. Just about to order another set of 4 for one of our other cars. I am sure their performance would be just as rewarding on front wheel drive, where some economy tires wear our very fast, especially when towing a trailer. Quality tires at a budget price.
Fantastic tires, I have thrashed the life out of my set and the are holding up stronger than expected. I have double the hp that the car came with standard and sofar I have driven 15000miles and have about 3-4mm on the fronts and 6-7mm on the backs. Lovely and good in the wet too.
I've had these tires on my 1.6 Ford Focus for the last 18 months.
The good - the grip is really great.
The bad - I've only done 10,000 miles on them and the thread is very low. They will need to be replaced in the next 1,000 miles. Very bad mileage out of a premium tire.
To be fair I do push the tires a little but I'm certainly not a boy racer. I've loved the tires while the grip was good but I don't think I could justify buying them again.
I have had these Dunlop tires for 3 years and in that time the performance of these tires are excellent, both in the wet and dry. The rolling resistance are very noticeable which also suits my laid back driving. Unfortunately these tires are prone to puncture easily in my opinion. In the 3 years I have had 5 punctures which resulted in 3 tires being replaced. For this reason I will not be going for the same set or make of tire.
Bought these tires for the front to help cut noise and fuel consumption and they work really well in that regard. They are a bit dead in handling though, probably caused by the soft sidewalls that help them ride smoothly over rough surfaces. It's not a performance car so I can live with that. What is worrying is that the center tread seems very worn after 10k miles, much more than the outside edges. I check my pressures every fortnight and they are only ever down by 1psi max and the previous Bridgestones wore evenly so it must just be a characteristic of these tires as others have said the same on the BriSkoda forum. Should still be good for another 10k though.
Replaced the front two Pirelli P4000's on my Jaguar XJ8. Didn't think the car could get any quieter but it is with these tires. I also achieved 30 mpg on a 240 mile trip to Wales last week, nearly 2 mpg better than the best I've achieved before.
Grip is very good on dry or wet surface.
Not too noisy.
Driven them on all kinds of roads. Very satisfied .
Bought them 2 years ago. I think they can go another 15k.
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225/45 R17
13,392 miles
Mostly Town
Average
Since I fitted these tires in 2013 I did 21552 km and I am pleased with wear. I think they will last at least 45000 km, or even more, as I drive normally, anticipating traffic. Dry grip is very good by my standards, as well as wet grip. I experienced straight aquaplaning as I drove with 55km/h in standing water and nothing bad happened, so these tires are very good. I had to brake hard in both dry and wet conditions, and they did grip well. In conclusion I'm more than pleased with Dunlop Sport BlueResponse. Surely I'll buy them again.
A premium tire for a mid-range price. This is an initial review after around 1000 miles. I got 2 of these for the front axle of my old Merc diesel after the previously using Uniroyal Rainexperts. I was going to go for either Uniroyal RE3 or Continental PC5s, but after seeing these on offer and reading a load of reviews I thought I'd give them a go. Straight away I noticed the difference in rolling resistance, noise and comfort being much better. They don't have an exciting tread pattern, but they are extremely quiet, and give a very smooth and comfortable ride. I can't comment on wear yet, but performance in the dry and wet is very good. Only negative is soft sidewalls- on 'spirited' cornering/fast motorway slip turns etc I can feel them on the edge of their comfort level at standard pressures (32psi). I like a compound with a bit of 'give' for fronts though, so I can get more feedback, so this is the trade-off. Very comfortable for all-round use though, and a bargain at their price-point.
