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Dunlop SP Sport 3000 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head Updated

Dunlop SP Sport 3000 vs Dunlop Sport BluResponse — 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 + 10 road tests and 10 + 5,212 owner reviews. How we score

Sport BluResponse is ahead, 71–58

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Dunlop SP Sport 3000
Tire ADunlop

SP Sport 3000

All Season

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 53 · 10 reviews

Dunlop Sport BluResponse
Tire BDunlop

Sport BluResponse

Summer

± 5

Tests 70 · 10 tests Owners 67 · 5,212 reviews

Best test result: #2 of 20 in 2020 Auto Zeitung Summer Tyre Test (comfort (tester's mark))

“Consider Dunlop Sport Blu Response, I am on my second set with the MB and find them to be excellent with high grip in the dry or wet, quiet and have lasted longer than other premium brands.”

Category by category

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

  1. 60

    Dry

    Sport BluResponse +16
    76
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 3000Sport BluResponse
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 10 tests≈ 63 (est.)78
    Reviews found online5574

    SP Sport 3000: 60% × 62.8 (est.) + 40% × 55.4 = 60

    Sport BluResponse: 60% × 78.3 + 40% × 73.6 = 76

    No road tests of dry for SP Sport 3000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 59

    Wet

    Sport BluResponse +16
    75
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 3000Sport BluResponse
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 10 tests≈ 62 (est.)75
    Reviews found online5476

    SP Sport 3000: 60% × 61.6 (est.) + 40% × 54.1 = 59

    Sport BluResponse: 60% × 74.6 + 40% × 76.1 = 75

    No road tests of wet for SP Sport 3000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 56

    Comfort

    Sport BluResponse +18
    74
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 3000Sport BluResponse
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 65 (est.)79
    Reviews found online5171

    SP Sport 3000: 40% × 65 (est.) + 60% × 50.5 = 56

    Sport BluResponse: 40% × 79 + 60% × 71.1 = 74

    No road tests of comfort for SP Sport 3000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    60
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 3000Sport BluResponse
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests–56
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    Sport BluResponse: 60% × 55.7 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 60

    No owner ratings of noise for Sport BluResponse. 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.

  5. 56

    Treadwear

    SP Sport 3000 +1
    55
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 3000Sport BluResponse
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests≈ 60 (est.)59
    Reviews found online5050

    SP Sport 3000: 60% × 60.4 (est.) + 40% × 49.7 = 56

    Sport BluResponse: 60% × 58.6 + 40% × 49.7 = 55

    No road tests of treadwear for SP Sport 3000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  6. 50

    Handling (owners)

    Sport BluResponse +19
    69
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 3000Sport BluResponse
    Reviews found online5069
  7. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    88
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 3000Sport BluResponse
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests–88
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Sport 3000Dunlop Sport BluResponse
Relative Score 58 71
Dry 60 76
Wet 59 75
Comfort 56 74
Noise – 60
Treadwear 56 55
Handling (owners) 50 69
Efficiency – 88

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

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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
± 8

SP Sport 3000

± 5

Sport BluResponse

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 SP Sport 3000

Pros

  • Good, predictable dry road grip and handling feedback
  • Affordable alternative to premium tire brands
  • Comfortable ride quality with minimal tramlining when warm

Cons

  • Scary and unpredictable wet grip performance when approaching the end of their tread life
  • Subpar performance and virtually hopeless traction on snow and ice
  • Polarizing treadwear characteristics, with some users reporting fast wear or uneven shoulder wear
All owner themes in the SP Sport 3000 review

Tire B Sport BluResponse

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and braking performance in both wet and dry conditions
  • Low road noise and high ride comfort
  • Noticeable improvement in fuel economy/low rolling resistance

Cons

  • Faster-than-expected tread wear for some drivers, particularly on front drive axles
  • Soft sidewalls can cause a slightly spongy feel or tire flex during aggressive cornering
  • Poor performance and loss of traction in snow and freezing temperatures
All owner themes in the Sport BluResponse review

What real owners are saying

From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score

Tire A

Dunlop SP Sport 3000

We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.

Tire B

Dunlop Sport BluResponse

Positive

Community sentiment toward the Dunlop Sport BluResponse is consistently positive, with users praising its grip in both dry and wet conditions, longevity, and quiet ride. It is frequently regarded as a well-rounded and reasonably priced tire with attractive specifications, though some users note limited availability in certain regions like the US.

forums.mbclub.co.uk ·2 upvotes ·2018-04-05

“Consider Dunlop Sport Blu Response, I am on my second set with the MB and find them to be excellent with high grip in the dry or wet, quiet and have lasted longer than other premium brands.”
Top themes
#Wet and dry grip#Low tyre noise#Tread longevity#Reasonable pricing#Low rolling resistance#Market availability

Based on 6 community posts

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop SP Sport 3000 B · Dunlop Sport BluResponse
CategoryAll SeasonSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—28
Rim diameters—14″ – 17″
UTQG—340 A A

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Sport 3000

Dunlop Sport BluResponse

Winner: Dunlop Sport BluResponse — better handling, comfort and dry. Where the Dunlop SP Sport 3000 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Dunlop SP Sport 3000 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop Sport BluResponse scores 69 vs 50 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Dunlop Sport BluResponse scores 74 vs 56 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop Sport BluResponse scores 76 vs 60 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop Sport BluResponse scores 75 vs 59 on wet.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Sport 3000
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Tire B · Dunlop Sport BluResponse
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SP Sport 3000 or Sport BluResponse?

Which is better in the wet, SP Sport 3000 or Sport BluResponse?

Dunlop Sport BluResponse, 75 vs 59 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, SP Sport 3000 or Sport BluResponse?

Dunlop Sport BluResponse, 76 vs 60 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, SP Sport 3000 or Sport BluResponse?

Dunlop Sport BluResponse, 74 vs 56 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, SP Sport 3000 or Sport BluResponse?

Neither, by our numbers: 56 vs 55 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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