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Dunlop Blue Response TG vs Kumho Solus TA51a — 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 1 + 0 road tests and 7 + 131 owner reviews. How we score

Blue Response TG is ahead, 69–59

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Dunlop Blue Response TG
Tire ADunlop

Blue Response TG

Summer

± 7Provisional

Tests 80 · 1 test Owners 60 · 7 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2026 Summer ECO Tyre Test (dry braking)

Kumho Solus TA51a
Tire BKumho

Solus TA51a

All Season

± 7

Tests – · none yet Owners 54 · 131 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 72

    Dry

    Blue Response TG +13
    59
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSolus TA51a
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests79≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online6055

    Blue Response TG: 60% × 79.4 + 40% × 60.1 = 72

    Solus TA51a: 60% × 62.5 (est.) + 40% × 54.8 = 59

    No road tests of dry for Solus TA51a. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 74

    Wet

    Blue Response TG +14
    60
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSolus TA51a
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests82≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online6357

    Blue Response TG: 60% × 81.7 + 40% × 63.1 = 74

    Solus TA51a: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 56.5 = 60

    No road tests of wet for Solus TA51a. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    61
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSolus TA51a
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online–55

    Solus TA51a: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 54.9 = 61

    No road tests of snow for Solus TA51a. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 60

    Comfort

    Level
    60
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSolus TA51a
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online5556

    Blue Response TG: 40% × 66 (est.) + 60% × 55.4 = 60

    Solus TA51a: 40% × 66.1 (est.) + 60% × 55.9 = 60

    No road tests of comfort for Blue Response TG. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for Solus TA51a. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 70

    Noise

    Blue Response TG +11
    59
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSolus TA51a
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests72≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)49

    Blue Response TG: 60% × 71.9 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 70

    Solus TA51a: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 48.8 = 59

    No owner ratings of noise for Blue Response TG. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

    No road tests of noise for Solus TA51a. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 62

    Treadwear

    Blue Response TG +3
    59
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSolus TA51a
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online5954

    Blue Response TG: 60% × 63.7 (est.) + 40% × 58.7 = 62

    Solus TA51a: 60% × 61.9 (est.) + 40% × 53.5 = 59

    No road tests of treadwear for Blue Response TG. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Solus TA51a. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 57

    Handling (owners)

    Blue Response TG +6
    51
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSolus TA51a
    Reviews found online5751
  8. 54

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSolus TA51a
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests54–
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop Blue Response TGKumho Solus TA51a
Relative Score 69 59
Dry 72 59
Wet 74 60
Snow – 61
Comfort 60 60
Noise 70 59
Treadwear 62 59
Handling (owners) 57 51
Efficiency 54 –

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

Weight the categories that matter to you

Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 7

Blue Response TG

± 7

Solus TA51a

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 Blue Response TG

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Solus TA51a

Pros

  • Affordable, budget-friendly price point providing great value
  • Smooth and comfortable ride quality
  • Low initial road noise and quiet highway cruising

Cons

  • Reports of faster-than-expected tread wear and not meeting mileage warranty expectations
  • Road noise increasing as the tires age or when driving over grooved pavement
  • Stiffer sidewalls leading to a bumpier ride on rough roads
All owner themes in the Solus TA51a review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop Blue Response TG B · Kumho Solus TA51a
CategorySummerAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—79
Rim diameters—13″ – 20″
Tread depth—10/32″
UTQG280 - 400 A - B A640 A A
Treadwear warranty—75,000 mi
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop Blue Response TG

Kumho Solus TA51a

Winner: Dunlop Blue Response TG — better wet, dry and noise. It leads or ties in every category we score. Dunlop Blue Response TG rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 7 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop Blue Response TG scores 74 vs 60 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop Blue Response TG scores 72 vs 59 on dry.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Dunlop Blue Response TG scores 70 vs 59 on noise.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop Blue Response TG scores 57 vs 51 on handling.

Tire A · Dunlop Blue Response TG
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Tire B · Kumho Solus TA51a
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Blue Response TG or Solus TA51a?

Which is better in the wet, Blue Response TG or Solus TA51a?

Dunlop Blue Response TG, 74 vs 60 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Blue Response TG or Solus TA51a?

Dunlop Blue Response TG, 72 vs 59 on our dry score.

Which is quieter, Blue Response TG or Solus TA51a?

Dunlop Blue Response TG, 70 vs 59 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Blue Response TG or Solus TA51a?

Neither, by our numbers: 60 vs 60 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Blue Response TG or Solus TA51a?

Dunlop Blue Response TG, 62 vs 59 on our treadwear score.

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