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Yokohama BluEarth S34 vs Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ — Compared

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

Sport Maxx 050+ is ahead, 66–41

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Tire AYokohama

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. 44

    Dry

    Sport Maxx 050+ +21
    65
    Why this score
    SourceBluEarth S34Sport Maxx 050+
    Reviews found online3164
  2. 39

    Wet

    Sport Maxx 050+ +28
    67
    Why this score
    SourceBluEarth S34Sport Maxx 050+
    Reviews found online2966
  3. 47

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceBluEarth S34Sport Maxx 050+
    Reviews found online31–
  4. 45

    Comfort

    Sport Maxx 050+ +19
    64
    Why this score
    SourceBluEarth S34Sport Maxx 050+
    Reviews found online2059
  5. 51

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceBluEarth S34Sport Maxx 050+
    Reviews found online27–
  6. 48

    Treadwear

    Sport Maxx 050+ +18
    66
    Why this score
    SourceBluEarth S34Sport Maxx 050+
    Reviews found online3566
  7. 25

    Handling

    Sport Maxx 050+ +42
    67
    Why this score
    SourceBluEarth S34Sport Maxx 050+
    Reviews found online2567
Scores at a glance
CategoryYokohama BluEarth S34Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+
Relative Score 41 66
Dry 44 65
Wet 39 67
Snow 47 –
Comfort 45 64
Noise 51 –
Treadwear 48 66
Handling 25 67

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Headline score

BluEarth S34

Sport Maxx 050+

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 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

Tire B Sport Maxx 050+

Pros

  • Reliable and confident dry grip for high-speed cornering and handling
  • Impressive tread wear and long-lasting durability over tens of thousands of kilometers
  • Good value for money relative to premium European brands

Cons

  • Excessive road and cabin noise, particularly at motorway speeds
  • Stiff and harsh ride quality over bumps and rough surfaces
  • Mediocre to poor wet-weather traction with tendencies to slip or aquaplane
All owner themes in the Sport Maxx 050+ review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Yokohama BluEarth S34 B · Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+
CategoryAll Season Premium Touring tiresSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover

Which one should you actually buy?

Yokohama BluEarth S34

Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+

Winner: Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ — better handling, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ scores 67 vs 25 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ scores 67 vs 39 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ scores 65 vs 44 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ scores 64 vs 45 on comfort.

Tire A · Yokohama BluEarth S34
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Tire B · Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+
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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.

66

Leads

Sport Maxx 050+

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