Dunlop SP Sport 5000 Symmetrical 

215 P 45 R 18 is original equipment on my Mazda 3 5-door. Very very good turning and braking on dry roads. It's amusing to see the expressions on other drivers' faces as I zip by them on the corners going up Berthoud Pass. When making quick lane changes or accelerating through on-ramps, these tires (combined with Mazda's Sky-Active steering geometry) feel very locked into the road.

I haven't been able to push them (due to traffic conditions) on the few wet days we have here in Colorado so I can't comment on wet performance. I haven't hydroplaned with them but I would be cautious about hydroplaning in any light-weight car (like the Mazda 3) with any wide tires. I wouldn't dream of using these as winter tires so I got some 16" Bridgestone Blizzacks for winter driving around here.

These tires are showing a bit of wear at 5,000 miles. Noise on paved highways is not bad. Noise on choppy concrete roads with expansion joints in noticeable with these tires but not much more than the Yokohama tires on my wife's former Honda or the Pirelli tires on her current Subaru Outback.

I will probably try another brand when these Dunlops wear out but for now I don't think they are as bad as some folks here say.

Great all season tire! It's soft ( 340 tread rating ) enough to charge through the corners and down the canyons and when it does start to break traction it is very smoothe and predictable . I have also taken my MAZDA down to the track for a few autocross events and it performed well for being on an all season tire vs a summer tire/track tire. Even under heavy abuse and track use they have maintained their quietness and ride comfort. I am going to be buy new tires soon ( Bridgestone re-11's ) for track use and when my current tires wear out I will be purchasing more! The people who say the tread life ----s obviously don't rotate them accordingly because after 15k miles and 3 autocross events they have at least another 10k miles in them. HIGHLY RECOMENDED for a daily driver

Most of the newer Mazdas have Dunlops as OEM tires because of Dunlop's good handling qualities, including my previous 2010 Mazdaspeed 3 (SP Sport 2000) and current 2014 Mazda3 sTouring (SP Sport 5000). Dunlops in general have good dry traction and steering response, and this SP Sport5000 is one of them.

I pushed my car in plenty hilly twisty roads, the tire has good grip with plenty decent wet traction. Sidewall is a little on the soft side so the cornering limit feel is kinda mushy. But previously I came from Bridgestone RE-11 and Kumho LE Sport max performance summers in HDPE track days, so I am slightly biased.

Anyone expecting 30000+ miles out of a tire with DOT 340 treadwear is not being realistic. I replace my previous tires every 25000 so I have no problem changing them out.

With this price at $150/each I probably would seek different tire option. But overall not a shabby tire by any means.

OE on this car. Noise is intrusive, not sure how much this is the car's fault or the tire's fault until I change tires but I hope for improvement. However this tire is unacceptable in my opinion in terms of wet traction. I am surprised at how thru the life of the tire it would skid on wet pavement in unchallenging driving. Tires would spin with even easy acceleration from a stop in wet conditions and sometimes in dry ones. For that reason I do not recommend this tire at least on the mazda 3

Trash. Came OEM on my car. They were hydroplaning on the first rainy season. Wet traction is low but at least predictable and loss of traction is pretty linear. At this point, wet traction is a joke, the tires break loose just trying to leave a stoplight as other cars pull away without issue. Dry traction started out ok, but has now become unsafe. I still have a decent amount of tread left, I'd estimate at least another 10k miles before I hit the wear bars. But the tires lose traction with moderately firm braking, as would be used in an emergency - well before I would expect a tire to and much worse than previous quality tires I've owned.

I traveled for a contract a year ago and had these in light snow. Amazingly, I got stuck in about 2" of snow on a 4 lane road, with tons of other cars driving right past. Had to get a pull from a friendly Jeep owner who was amused at how pathetic my traction was. I've driven in snow before without issue on other AS tires.

The only positive is that treadwear has been decent and wear has been even. The fact that these cost more than a quality tire from Conti, BFG etc is a joke.

Tires have weather cracking after less than a year and a half and about 40,000 miles of use. This includes cracks in the tread and in the sidewall, causing pressure to leak out over time. This is entirely unacceptable for tires that are less than 2 years old. After 40,000 miles of use, all tires are down to about 3/32nds, and need to be replaced anyways. Dry traction is fine. Wet traction is not good. It's pretty easy to break the tires loose in a low-horsepower Toyota Corolla. Traction on ice is virtually non-existent. Tires are extremely loud and not particularly comfortable. The traction on these tires wasn't great when they were new and is extremely poor now. I am extremely disappointed, and I would not recommend these tires.

Dry road conditions is fine, not great. Wet conditions ok, winter conditions terrible, no traction on icy roads or hard packed snow or 2 inches of wet snow. Driving in light "fluffy" snow the TSC light flashes constantly. Drive mostly county roads (secondary) which are hilly and curving and these tires are not up to the job in normal winter weather. Will be replaced ASAP with WS tires

Oh, Mazda... What can I say? I love the vehicles you've been putting out in the past few years. So much so that I bought my first ever brand new car from you. It was January, I had the car picked out and delivered across state lines, a dark blue Mazda 3 hatch, fully loaded with the black/tan interior and a 6-speed manual. What a glorious combination. I got home, and that night we got a dusting of snow. My apartment complex at the time had a very slight hill to it, nothing that I ever even considered to be a challenge in any amount of snow. But this time, less than an inch of fresh powder was too much to handle with my measly 180-hp on brand new "all season" tires. SPIN SPIN SPIN SPIN SPIN. At least I was able to enjoy new car smell while waiting for my friend to show up and push me.

What a joke these tires are. In addition to being absolutely atrocious, laughably useless in even the slightest amount of snow, they roar like the engines of a turboprop commuter plane on the highway. Rolling over expansion joints feels like I'm hitting cinder blocks. If it's even slightly chilly out, they won't even grip that well on dry pavement. Wet handling was fine, nothing remarkable, but no issues really. If I had to say something good about these circular pieces of garbage, it would be that the steering feel is very sharp and direct. But then, even my winter set-up of 16" Blizzaks feels great on this car, so maybe it has nothing to do with these tires.

After 25,000 miles (3 summers, I refused to endanger my life and the lives of others by driving these in the winter), they're sufficiently low on tread that I no longer feel bad about getting rid of these. Putting these on a new car sold anywhere north of the Rio Grande should be considered a crime.

These tires came on my 2014 Mazda 6 Touring. Fine on dry roads for first 15,000 miles then began to show wear despite regular rotations. Terrible on ice/ in snow. Just rolled 24,000 and have to replace all four. Very disappointed in this tire.

Tires have started to dry rot, with cracks in both the tread and sidewall after only 2 years and 40,000 miles. This is entirely unacceptable for tires that are less than 2 years old. The performance of these tires was fine brand new, but over time have gotten much worse. Tires are extremely loud, especially on certain types of asphalt. Comfort is ok, but you really do feel a lot of bumps on these tires. Dry performance is fine and always has been. Traction in the wet is poor, and in the snow is completely unacceptable for all-season tires. It is very easy to lose traction and squeal the tires in wet conditions, in a low-horsepower Toyota Corolla. You can basically forget about driving in the snow. Tires were installed by the dealer before I bought the car and have been an absolute nightmare overall. Would not reccomend.

for the first 1,0000 miles on these tire i have no problems with them other then the very loud road noise level but that understandable with a 45 sidewall, so far have not problems in the rain , haven't try them in to snow yet .

Horrible tire - glad they're worn out so I can get something better installed. Bought the Mazda to replace a Saturn Aura and those stock tires were just as bad as these. Shame a nice new car can't come with a decent tire.

I do a lot of traveling for work, most of my driving is highway speeds from 60-70 MPH. I was extremely disappointed by the wear of the tires. I noticed the high rate of wear early on in the life of the tires. Needless to say, hydroplaning dramitcally went up as the tires wore down. At 30000, when I last rotated the tires, the front set was down to the wear bar, and all four were replaced shortly after. Traction and cornering were good-decent when new as was snow handling. Noise and comfort is difficut to judge because the Mazda6 is set up for more of stiff ride and doesn't have as much sound insulation as competitor mid-size sedans.

In a word "garbage". In 2 words, "expensive garbage". I bought a 2017 Mazda3 Sport GT in May and took it on a 5,000 mile trip through the Ozark Mountains and the Black Hills of South Dakota. The car is a superstar, but Mazda cheaped out and stuck these crappy tires on it. I was sold on the car before I bought it, but was dismayed to see these tires on it. A traction rating of "B" when only "AA" should suffice. Also, no rim protection whatsoever. Poor tread wear too. After living with them for a short time, I was forced to ditch them and buy something appropriate. I got a vastly superior General tire at around 2/3's the price of this abysmal tire. They come on many new Mazda models and hopefully a company that makes such great cars will see the folly in selling these with their vehicles. The only reason I can imagine is the perceived quality connected to the Dunlop brand and that Dunlop probably sold these things to Mazda at around 20 bucks per tire. After this, there will be no more Dunlops in my future.