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Dunlop SP Sport Maxx vs Yokohama BluEarth S34 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

SP Sport Maxx is ahead, 58–43

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Tire BYokohama

BluEarth S34

All Season Premium Touring tires

Tests – · none yet Owners 30 · 4 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 61

    Dry

    SP Sport Maxx +17
    44
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport MaxxBluEarth S34
    Reviews found online5831
  2. 61

    Wet

    SP Sport Maxx +21
    40
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport MaxxBluEarth S34
    Reviews found online5729
  3. 54

    Snow

    SP Sport Maxx +7
    47
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport MaxxBluEarth S34
    Reviews found online4431
  4. 60

    Comfort

    SP Sport Maxx +15
    45
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport MaxxBluEarth S34
    Reviews found online5120
  5. 62

    Noise

    SP Sport Maxx +11
    51
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport MaxxBluEarth S34
    Reviews found online5627
  6. 56

    Treadwear

    SP Sport Maxx +8
    48
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport MaxxBluEarth S34
    Reviews found online4935
  7. 55

    Handling

    SP Sport Maxx +30
    25
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport MaxxBluEarth S34
    Reviews found online5525
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Sport MaxxYokohama BluEarth S34
Relative Score 58 43
Dry 61 44
Wet 61 40
Snow 54 47
Comfort 60 45
Noise 62 51
Treadwear 56 48
Handling 55 25

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SP Sport Maxx

BluEarth S34

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A SP Sport Maxx

Pros

  • Strong dry and wet grip when brand new
  • Responsive handling and sharp cornering precision
  • Low initial road noise and good ride comfort on smooth surfaces

Cons

  • Rapid and uneven tread wear (often wearing out in under 10,000–15,000 miles)
  • High road noise and 'sawtoothing' issues as the tires age
  • Noticeable drop in wet-weather traction and sudden loss of grip near the end of their lifespan
All owner themes in the SP Sport Maxx review

Tire B BluEarth S34

Pros

  • Acceptable dry traction for standard commuting
  • Low rolling resistance design

Cons

  • Poor wet weather performance and traction
  • High levels of road noise
  • Mediocre handling characteristics
All owner themes in the BluEarth S34 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop SP Sport Maxx B · Yokohama BluEarth S34
CategorySummerAll Season Premium Touring tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available8—
Rim diameters16″ – 21″—
Tread depth10/32″—
SidewallBlackwall—

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx

Yokohama BluEarth S34

Winner: Dunlop SP Sport Maxx — better handling, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx scores 55 vs 25 on handling.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx scores 61 vs 40 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx scores 61 vs 44 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx scores 60 vs 45 on comfort.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Sport Maxx
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Tire B · Yokohama BluEarth S34
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

58

Leads

SP Sport Maxx

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