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Toyo TEO plus looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Dunlop Direzza DZ102 vs Toyo TEO plus — 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 0 + 0 road tests and 22 + 16 owner reviews. How we score

TEO plus leads, 66–64 Narrow edge

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Toyo TEO plus
Tire BToyo

TEO plus

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 65 · 16 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 65

    Dry

    Level
    65
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102TEO plus
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6364

    Direzza DZ102: 60% × 66.1 (est.) + 40% × 63.4 = 65

    TEO plus: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 63.7 = 65

    No road tests of dry for Direzza DZ102. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

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

  2. 67

    Wet

    Direzza DZ102 +2
    65
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102TEO plus
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6662

    Direzza DZ102: 60% × 68 (est.) + 40% × 65.8 = 67

    TEO plus: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 62.4 = 65

    No road tests of wet for Direzza DZ102. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

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

  3. 61

    Comfort

    TEO plus +7
    68
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102TEO plus
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online5868

    Direzza DZ102: 40% × 66.5 (est.) + 60% × 57.7 = 61

    TEO plus: 40% × 68.6 (est.) + 60% × 68.3 = 68

    No road tests of comfort for Direzza DZ102. 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 TEO plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 60

    Treadwear

    TEO plus +7
    67
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102TEO plus
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5667

    Direzza DZ102: 60% × 62.8 (est.) + 40% × 56.1 = 60

    TEO plus: 60% × 66.8 (est.) + 40% × 67.2 = 67

    No road tests of treadwear for Direzza DZ102. 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 TEO plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  5. 61

    Handling (owners)

    TEO plus +3
    64
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102TEO plus
    Reviews found online6164
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop Direzza DZ102Toyo TEO plus
Relative Score 64 66
Dry 65 65
Wet 67 65
Comfort 61 68
Treadwear 60 67
Handling (owners) 61 64

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Direzza DZ102

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Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Direzza DZ102

Pros

  • Excellent price-to-performance ratio
  • Strong dry pavement grip and cornering stability
  • Surprisingly high levels of ride comfort for a performance tire

Cons

  • Rapid or inconsistent tread wear
  • Inconsistent wet weather performance and hydroplaning resistance
  • Increased road noise as the tire ages
All owner themes in the Direzza DZ102 review

Tire B TEO plus

Pros

  • Exceptional cabin quietness and ride comfort
  • Impressive tread life and durability, even under heavy loads
  • Predictable handling characteristics for daily driving

Cons

  • Lack of steering feedback and responsiveness due to soft sidewalls
  • Mediocre wet-weather grip and braking performance
  • Tendency to understeer when pushed beyond moderate limits
All owner themes in the TEO plus review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop Direzza DZ102 B · Toyo TEO plus
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
UTQG460 A A—

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop Direzza DZ102

Toyo TEO plus

Narrow edge: Toyo TEO plus — better comfort and treadwear. Where the Dunlop Direzza DZ102 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Toyo TEO plus rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Toyo TEO plus scores 68 vs 61 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Toyo TEO plus scores 67 vs 60 on treadwear.

Tire A · Dunlop Direzza DZ102
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Tire B · Toyo TEO plus
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Direzza DZ102 or TEO plus?

Which is better in the wet, Direzza DZ102 or TEO plus?

Neither, by our numbers: 67 vs 65 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Direzza DZ102 or TEO plus?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 65 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Direzza DZ102 or TEO plus?

Toyo TEO plus, 68 vs 61 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Direzza DZ102 or TEO plus?

Toyo TEO plus, 67 vs 60 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