Tests – · none yet Owners 54 · 131 reviews
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Kumho Solus TA51a vs Dunlop Blue Response TG — 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 + 1 road tests and 131 + 7 owner reviews. How we score
Blue Response TG is ahead, 69–59
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Tests 80 · 1 test Owners 60 · 7 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2026 Summer ECO Tyre Test (dry braking)
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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59
Dry
Blue Response TG +1372Why this score
Source Solus TA51a Blue Response TG Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 63 (est.) 79 Reviews found online 55 60 Solus TA51a: 60% × 62.5 (est.) + 40% × 54.8 = 59
Blue Response TG: 60% × 79.4 + 40% × 60.1 = 72
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).
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60
Wet
Blue Response TG +1474Why this score
Source Solus TA51a Blue Response TG Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 63 (est.) 82 Reviews found online 57 63 Solus TA51a: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 56.5 = 60
Blue Response TG: 60% × 81.7 + 40% × 63.1 = 74
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).
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61
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Solus TA51a Blue Response TG 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).
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60
Comfort
Level60Why this score
Source Solus TA51a Blue Response TG Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 56 55 Solus TA51a: 40% × 66.1 (est.) + 60% × 55.9 = 60
Blue Response TG: 40% × 66 (est.) + 60% × 55.4 = 60
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).
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).
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59
Noise
Blue Response TG +1170Why this score
Source Solus TA51a Blue Response TG Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 66 (est.) 72 Reviews found online 49 ≈ 66 (est.) Solus TA51a: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 48.8 = 59
Blue Response TG: 60% × 71.9 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 70
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.
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.
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59
Treadwear
Blue Response TG +362Why this score
Source Solus TA51a Blue Response TG Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 62 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 54 59 Solus TA51a: 60% × 61.9 (est.) + 40% × 53.5 = 59
Blue Response TG: 60% × 63.7 (est.) + 40% × 58.7 = 62
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).
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).
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51
Handling (owners)
Blue Response TG +657Why this score
Source Solus TA51a Blue Response TG Reviews found online 51 57 -
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Efficiency
No comparison54Why this score
Source Solus TA51a Blue Response TG Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 54
Scores at a glance
| Category | Kumho Solus TA51a | Dunlop Blue Response TG |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 59 | 69 |
| Dry | 59 | 72 |
| Wet | 60 | 74 |
| Snow | 61 | – |
| Comfort | 60 | 60 |
| Noise | 59 | 70 |
| Treadwear | 59 | 62 |
| Handling (owners) | 51 | 57 |
| Efficiency | – | 54 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
59
/ 100
Solus TA51a
69
/ 100
Blue Response TG
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 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
Tire B Blue Response TG
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Kumho Solus TA51a | B · Dunlop Blue Response TG |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 79 | — |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 20″ | — |
| Tread depth | 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 640 A A | 280 - 400 A - B A |
| Treadwear warranty | 75,000 mi | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
| Max pressure | 51 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
59
/ 100
Kumho Solus TA51a
69
/ 100
Dunlop Blue Response TG
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 B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Dunlop Blue Response TG scores 74 vs 60 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Dunlop Blue Response TG scores 72 vs 59 on dry.
Pick tire B
You want a quieter cabin
Dunlop Blue Response TG scores 70 vs 59 on noise.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Dunlop Blue Response TG scores 57 vs 51 on handling.
Tire A · Kumho Solus TA51a
Tire B · Dunlop Blue Response TG
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Solus TA51a or Blue Response TG?
Which is better in the wet, Solus TA51a or Blue Response TG?
Dunlop Blue Response TG, 74 vs 60 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Solus TA51a or Blue Response TG?
Dunlop Blue Response TG, 72 vs 59 on our dry score.
Which is quieter, Solus TA51a or Blue Response TG?
Dunlop Blue Response TG, 70 vs 59 on our noise score.
Which is more comfortable, Solus TA51a or Blue Response TG?
Neither, by our numbers: 60 vs 60 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, Solus TA51a or Blue Response TG?
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