Tests 71 · 15 tests Owners 58 · 1,124 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 16 in 2026 ADAC All Season Tyre Test - 185/65 R15 (wet braking (concrete))
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO vs Dunlop SportSmart MK3 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 15 + 0 road tests and 1,124 + 3 owner reviews. How we score
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Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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73
Dry
No comparison–Why this score
Source Weather Control A005 EVO SportSmart MK3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 15 / – tests 79 – Reviews found online 64 – Weather Control A005 EVO: 60% × 79.3 + 40% × 64 = 73
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84
Wet
No comparison–Why this score
Source Weather Control A005 EVO SportSmart MK3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 15 / – tests 92 – Reviews found online 72 – Weather Control A005 EVO: 60% × 91.7 + 40% × 72.1 = 84
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46
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Weather Control A005 EVO SportSmart MK3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 12 / – tests 38 – Reviews found online 58 – Weather Control A005 EVO: 60% × 37.5 + 40% × 57.9 = 46
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63
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Weather Control A005 EVO SportSmart MK3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 68 – Reviews found online 59 – Weather Control A005 EVO: 40% × 68.3 + 60% × 59.4 = 63
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70
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Weather Control A005 EVO SportSmart MK3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 12 / – tests 73 – Reviews found online ≈ 67 (est.) – Weather Control A005 EVO: 60% × 73 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 70
No owner ratings of noise for Weather Control A005 EVO. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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51
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Weather Control A005 EVO SportSmart MK3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests 59 – Reviews found online 38 – Weather Control A005 EVO: 60% × 59.5 + 40% × 37.7 = 51
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62
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Weather Control A005 EVO SportSmart MK3 Reviews found online 62 – -
80
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Weather Control A005 EVO SportSmart MK3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 11 / – tests 80 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO | Dunlop SportSmart MK3 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 67 | – |
| Dry | 73 | – |
| Wet | 84 | – |
| Snow | 46 | – |
| Comfort | 63 | – |
| Noise | 70 | – |
| Treadwear | 51 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 62 | – |
| Efficiency | 80 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
67
/ 100
Weather Control A005 EVO
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SportSmart MK3
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Weather Control A005 EVO
Pros
- Outstanding wet weather grip and resistance to aquaplaning
- Quiet operation and low road noise
- Improved ride comfort and compliant, softer sidewalls
Cons
- Faster-than-average tread wear, particularly on front-wheel-drive or electric vehicles
- Softer compound can result in increased roll during cornering or a floaty feel on the highway
- Reports of cracking or tread block separation over time
Tire B SportSmart MK3
Pros
- Excellent grip levels when tires are at operating temperature
- Impressive tread longevity for a sport-oriented tire
- Highly capable performance for spirited road riding
Cons
- Reduced traction in cold weather conditions
- Noticeable loss of grip on dirty or compromised road surfaces
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO | B · Dunlop SportSmart MK3 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | Summer Ultra High Performance tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Motorcycle |
| Sizes available | 82 | — |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 21″ | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
67
/ 100
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
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/ 100
Dunlop SportSmart MK3
Only Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
Tire B · Dunlop SportSmart MK3
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How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology