Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050
EU tyre label for every size: 21 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 21 sizes (53 registrations including load and speed variants), for 17″ to 21″ rims.
Wet grip is rated A–C depending on size, fuel efficiency B–E and external rolling noise 64–73 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 235/60 R18 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency C · 67 dB), the weakest 225/50 RF18 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 67 dB).
On the EU market since February 2015; the earliest production week registered is 01/2000.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (19 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: rolling noise.
What the label means on the road (235/60R18)
Example: the 235/60R18 size, compared with the 724 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈34 m with class A, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).
Fuel efficiency
Class C, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
67 dB against a median of 71 dB in this size (4 dB quieter).
Estimates from the class ranges in Regulation (EU) 2020/740. A label class is a range, so a real tyre can sit anywhere inside it. Every 3 dB doubles the sound energy.
All 21 sizes
The small figure under each class is the share of same-size, same-season tyres this size matches or beats (“–” when fewer than five tyres share the size).
| Size | Load / speed | Wet | Fuel | Noise | Snow / ice | Production from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 215/50R17 | 91V · 91V | B75% | C79% | 64 dBA100% | — | 50/2014 |
| 215/50R17 | 91V · 91V | C32% | B97% | 68 dBA99% | — | 13/2023 |
| 225/45R17 | 91W · 91W | C23% | C84% | 68 dBA99% | — | 45/2018 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 215/55R18 | 95H | B83% | B94% | 68 dBA97% | — | 36/2019 |
| 225/40R18 | 88W · 88W | B63% | C84% | 67 dBA100% | — | 25/2020 |
| 225/40R18 | 88W | C22% | C84% | 71 dBB65% | — | 01/2000 |
| 225/45R18 | 91W | B65% | C68% | 67 dBA100% | — | 52/2014 |
| 225/50RF18 | 95V · 95V · 95V · 95V | C40% | D80% | 67 dBA100% | — | 01/2000 |
| 225/50R18 | 95V | B64% | B88% | 67 dBA100% | — | 27/2022 |
| 225/50R18 | 95V · 95V | B64% | B88% | 68 dBA98% | — | 43/2022 |
| 225/55R18 | 98H | B79% | C69% | 67 dBA100% | — | 45/2020 |
| 225/55R18 | 98H | B79% | C69% | 68 dBA99% | — | 35/2022 |
| 235/45R18 | 94Y | B60% | E0% | 70 dBB85% | — | 45/2019 |
| 235/45R18 | 94Y · 94Y · 94Y | B60% | D13% | 70 dBB85% | — | 45/2019 |
| 235/60R18 | 103H · 103H | A100% | C70% | 67 dBA100% | — | 10/2018 |
| 235/65R18 | 106V · 106V | B90% | C81% | 68 dBA100% | — | 21/2015 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 235/40R19 | 96Y | B57% | D19% | 72 dBB46% | — | 28/2021 |
| 235/40R19 | 96Y XL | B57% | D19% | 69 dBA95% | — | 33/2018 |
| 235/40R19 | 96Y XL | B57% | D19% | 72 dBB46% | — | 40/2025 |
| 235/55R19 | 101V · 101V · 101V · 101V · 101V | B74% | B85% | 67 dBA100% | — | 37/2020 |
| 245/50R19 | 101W | B65% | C51% | 69 dBB82% | — | 25/2020 |
| 265/35R19 | 94Y · 94Y | B71% | D37% | 69 dBA100% | — | 33/2018 |
| 285/35R19 | 103W XL | A100% | D100% | 68 dBA100% | — | 15/2017 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 235/55R20 | 102V · 102V · 102V | C42% | C61% | 67 dBA100% | — | 29/2015 |
| 235/55R20 | 102V · 102V | C42% | C61% | 68 dBA99% | — | 37/2020 |
| 245/45R20 | 99Y | B65% | D10% | 65 dBA100% | — | 33/2020 |
| 255/45R20 | 101V · 101V | B53% | C40% | 67 dBA100% | — | 01/2000 |
| 255/45R20 | 105V XL · 105V XL | B53% | B71% | 70 dBB89% | — | 33/2024 |
| 255/45R20 | 105V XL | B53% | B71% | 73 dBB22% | — | 05/2026 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 245/40RF21 | 96Y | A– | D– | 70 dBB– | — | 21/2017 |
| 275/35RF21 | 99Y | A– | D– | 69 dBA– | — | 21/2017 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 235/60R18
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 235/60 R18, ranked by label →
- Bridgestone Alenza 001A A 67 dB
- Nokian Tyres Powerproof EA A 67 dB
- Dunlop Blue Response TGA C 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- GitiControl P10A B 68 dB
- Pirelli ScorpionA B 68 dB
Questions
Is the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 64 dB to 73 dB (median 68 dB). In 100% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is A–C. In 26% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 suitable for snow?
No size carries the 3PMSF symbol, so it is not certified for severe snow. In countries with winter tyre rules it does not count as a winter tyre.
When was the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 launched?
It has been on the EU market since February 2015. The earliest production week in its registrations is 01/2000; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.
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Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 53 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 39 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.