The Dunlop Winter Sport 5 tires have been evaluated across various tests, showcasing a consistent performance that speaks to their quality and reliability in winter conditions. A primary strength noted across multiple reviews is their exceptional performance on snowy surfaces. These tires not only provide good traction but also offer precise and stable handling, affirming their prowess as a reliable option for winter driving. Their well-rounded attributes extend to both dry and wet conditions, ensuring a secure driving experience by offering precise and safe handling characteristics when navigating through critical driving maneuvers or adverse weather elements.
An impressive aspect of the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 is their economic and environmental benefits; they are praised for their low rolling resistance, which translates to reduced fuel consumption and lower carbon emissions. Additionally, their design contributes to a high predicted mileage, promoting longevity and reducing the need for frequent replacements. This durability is a testament to their design and construction, emphasizing Dunlop's commitment to providing value through wear efficiency.
While the tires excel in many areas, some tests have pointed out slight weaknesses. On wet surfaces, although still performing competently, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 occasionally fell short of the highest marks compared to their supreme snow and dry condition performances. This variance suggests a minor trade-off in absolute performance across all conditions, but not significantly enough to detract from their overall capability and safety profile. Also, an increased noise level was noted, which might be a consideration for drivers prioritizing a quieter ride.
Moreover, the tires have been recognized for their balanced performance on both snowy and wet pavements, with good reserves in handling aquaplaning, highlighting their reliable all-around winter performance. However, it's worth noting that in certain dimensions, slight variations in performance were observed, such as marginally extended braking distances on dry roads and slight weaknesses on wet surfaces, albeit without compromising safety.
The Dunlop Winter Sport 5 embodies a combination of high performance in traditional winter conditions, environmental consciousness, and economic efficiency, making it an excellent choice for drivers seeking a well-rounded winter tire. Despite minor criticisms, such as a somewhat increased price level and noise, its strengths in safety, performance, and durability position it as a particularly recommendable tire for winter use.
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 is made in 119 sizes, starting from 195/55 R15 up to 295/35 R21.
2015
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was tested 4x (Autobild,...) and won the Autobild 215/65 R16 test.
2016
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was tested 9x (Autoklub ČR,...) and won the ADAC 225/45 R17 test.
2017
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was tested 6x (ADAC,...) and won the ADAC 215/65 R16 test.
2018
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was tested 4x (Autobild,...) and won the Autobild 195/65 R15 test.
2019
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was tested 2x (Autobild,...)
2020
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was tested 6x (ADAC,...)
2021
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was tested 4x (Autobild,...) and won the ADAC 225/50 R17 test.
2022
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was tested 3x (Autobild,...)
2023
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was tested 4x (ADAC,...) and won the ADAC 205/60 R16 test.
All tyre tests where Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was featured:
Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 31,4 | 29,2 | |||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 36,1 | 30,7 | |||||
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Name | Enviromental impact | Driving safety | |||||
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Best values in test | 2 | 2.1 | |||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | |||||
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Name | Enviromental impact | Driving safety | |||||
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Best values in test | 1,8 | 2,0 | |||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 1,8 | 2,6 | |||||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 1- | |||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2 | 2- | 2 | 2+ | |||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Rolling resistance | Noise | Wear |
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Best values in test | 2,0 | 1,8 | 1,4 | 1,8 | 1,5 | 2,7 | 1,5 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2,2 | 2,4 | 1,6 | 2,0 | 1,7 | 3,1 | 2,0 |
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ | |||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2 | 2- | 2+ | 2 | |||
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Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow |
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Best values in test | 32,8 | 25,4 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 35,3 | 26,5 |
Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Wear | ||
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Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 1- | 1 | ||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2+ | 2- | 2+ | 2 | 3+ | ||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | ||||
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Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | ||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2- | 2 | 1- | ||||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | |
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Best values in test | 1,6 | 1,9 | 1,5 | 2,1 | 2,7 | 1,5 | |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2,5 | 2,4 | 1,5 | 2,5 | 3,4 | 2,5 | |
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Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 32,1 | 27,3 | |||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 33,6 | 27,3 | |||||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | ||||
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Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | ||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2+ | 2 | 1 | ||||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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Best values in test | 2+ | 1- | 2+ | 1- | |||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2 | 2 | 2+ | 2+ | |||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption |
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Best values in test | 1,3 | 2,0 | 1,8 | 2,1 | 2,5 | 1,0 | 1,8 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2,3 | 2,5 | 2,0 | 2,3 | 3,0 | 1,5 | 1,8 |
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Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 30,3 | 24,3 | |||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 35,2 | 25 | |||||
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Name | Points total | Winter | Wet | Dry | Rolling resistance | Noise | |
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Best values in test | 101,6 | 299,9 | 299,9 | 100 | 101,1 | 100,7 | |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 97,4 | 297,2 | 280,3 | 92,6 | 88 | 100 | |
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | |||
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Best values in test | 101,1 | 103,4 | 102,8 | 100 | |||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 97,3 | 96,9 | 98,5 | 96,6 | |||
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Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 29,2 | 24 | |||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 32,9 | 24,3 | |||||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 1- | |||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2 | 3+ | 1- | 2- | |||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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Best values in test | 1- | 2+ | 1 | 1 | |||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1- | |||
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Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 34,3 | 27 | |||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 34,8 | 28,1 | |||||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption |
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Best values in test | 2,1 | 2,0 | 1,8 | 2,3 | 3,0 | 1,0 | 1,7 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2,3 | 2,3 | 1,8 | 2,5 | 3,3 | 2,0 | 2,1 |
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | ||||
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Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | ||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | ||||
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Best values in test | 1- | 2+ | 2+ | ||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2+ | 2- | 2+ | ||||
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Name | Points total | ||||||
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Best values in test | 100 | ||||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 99,3 | ||||||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Enviromental impact | |||
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Best values in test | 9,6 | 9,2 | 9,9 | 10 | |||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 8,9 | 8,5 | 8,9 | 7,3 | |||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 1- | |||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2+ | 2 | 2 | 2- | |||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption |
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Best values in test | 2,1 | 2,0 | 1,9 | 2,3 | 3,1 | 0,5 | 1,4 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2,1 | 2,3 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 3,5 | 2,0 | 1,7 |
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Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 32,2 | 25,9 | |||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 33,6 | 27,6 | |||||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption |
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Best values in test | 2,3 | 2,1 | 1,7 | 2,0 | 2,8 | 1,5 | 1,5 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2,4 | 2,4 | 1,9 | 2,2 | 2,8 | 2,0 | 1,6 |
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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Best values in test | 1- | 2 | 2+ | 1 | |||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2+ | 2- | 1- | 2 | |||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Noise | ||
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Best values in test | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 98,7 | 98,7 | 98,1 | 100 | 99 | ||
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Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 34,2 | 25 | |||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 36,1 | 25,5 | |||||
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Noise | |
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Best values in test | 412 | 142 | 127 | 143 | 25 | 10 | |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 367 | 112 | 119 | 136 | 22 | 8 | |
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | ||||
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Best values in test | 2 | 2 | 1- | ||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 2- | 2- | 1- | ||||
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Noise | |
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Best values in test | 100 | 96,9 | 99,8 | 99 | 100 | 100 | |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 97,7 | 93 | 99,8 | 93,4 | 97,6 | 97,9 | |
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | |||
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Best values in test | 101 | 100 | 103,3 | 100,3 | |||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 99,8 | 98,1 | 101,6 | 99,8 | |||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | ||||
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Best values in test | 1- | 2 | 1- | ||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 1- | 2 | 1- | ||||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | ||||
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Best values in test | 1- | 2 | 1- | ||||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 1- | 2 | 1- | ||||
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | Enviromental impact | ||
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Best values in test | 9,2 | 9,4 | 9,2 | 9,3 | 9,4 | ||
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 9,0 | 9,2 | 9,0 | 9,2 | 8,4 | ||
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Name | Points total | Winter | Wet | Dry | Rolling resistance | Noise | |
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Best values in test | 205 | 64 | 70 | 46 | 18 | 8 | |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 197 | 62 | 68 | 44 | 17 | 3 | |
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100% (10x) | 85% (19x) | ||||
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Exemplary | Very good | Highly recommended | Satisfactory | Recommended | Good |
6x | 1x | 3x | 1x | 2x | 16x |
R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 |
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100% (1x) | 89.5% (10x) | 91.7% (9x) | 88.3% (9x) |
195/xx Rxx | 205/xx Rxx | 215/xx Rxx | 225/xx Rxx | 235/xx Rxx | 245/xx Rxx |
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100% (1x) | 89.3% (7x) | 92.5% (4x) | 89.6% (13x) | 85% (1x) | 90% (3x) |
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