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Dunlop SP Sport 5000 DSST CTT vs Kumho Ecsta PA31 — 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 1 + 23 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests – · none yet Owners 60 · 23 reviews
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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Dry
No comparison63Why this score
Source SP Sport 5000 DSST CTT Ecsta PA31 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 65 (est.) Reviews found online – 61 Ecsta PA31: 60% × 64.9 (est.) + 40% × 60.5 = 63
No road tests of dry for Ecsta PA31. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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Wet
No comparison67Why this score
Source SP Sport 5000 DSST CTT Ecsta PA31 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online – 66 Ecsta PA31: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 66 = 67
No road tests of wet for Ecsta PA31. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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Snow
No comparison59Why this score
Source SP Sport 5000 DSST CTT Ecsta PA31 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online – 52 Ecsta PA31: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 52 = 59
No road tests of snow for Ecsta PA31. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
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Comfort
No comparison59Why this score
Source SP Sport 5000 DSST CTT Ecsta PA31 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online – 55 Ecsta PA31: 40% × 66.4 (est.) + 60% × 54.5 = 59
No road tests of comfort for Ecsta PA31. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison67Why this score
Source SP Sport 5000 DSST CTT Ecsta PA31 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online – 67 Ecsta PA31: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 67.2 = 67
No road tests of noise for Ecsta PA31. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Treadwear
No comparison61Why this score
Source SP Sport 5000 DSST CTT Ecsta PA31 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online – 58 Ecsta PA31: 60% × 63.4 (est.) + 40% × 58.3 = 61
No road tests of treadwear for Ecsta PA31. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison55Why this score
Source SP Sport 5000 DSST CTT Ecsta PA31 Reviews found online – 55
Scores at a glance
| Category | Dunlop SP Sport 5000 DSST CTT | Kumho Ecsta PA31 |
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| Relative Score | – | 63 |
| Dry | – | 63 |
| Wet | – | 67 |
| Snow | – | 59 |
| Comfort | – | 59 |
| Noise | – | 67 |
| Treadwear | – | 61 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 55 |
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Headline score
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SP Sport 5000 DSST CTT
63
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Ecsta PA31
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 5000 DSST CTT
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B Ecsta PA31
Pros
- Affordable price and high overall value
- Smooth and quiet ride quality
- Strong wet-weather grip and confidence
Cons
- Tendency to develop temporary flat spots when parked for a few days
- Occasional durability issues such as sidewall bubbles reported by some users
- Not intended for high-performance track use or extreme grip
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Dunlop SP Sport 5000 DSST CTT | B · Kumho Ecsta PA31 |
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| Category | All-Season tire | All Season Ultra High Performance tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 7 |
| Rim diameters | — | 15″ – 18″ |
| Tread depth | — | 11/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 500 A A |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 50,000 mi |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
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Dunlop SP Sport 5000 DSST CTT
63
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Kumho Ecsta PA31
Only Kumho Ecsta PA31 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Dunlop SP Sport 5000 DSST CTT
Tire B · Kumho Ecsta PA31
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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