DunlopSP sport 8000
Dunlop SP Sport 8000; UTQG, warranty, prices, and OEM vehicle fitments.
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NHTSA-reported issues for dunlop SP sport 8000
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (507) · Tread / Belt (270) · Sidewall (120) · TPMS (19) · Bead (9)
Reported across: 1973 – 1999 (5 years)
What owners described
Sidewall failure is the most common description, in 18% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 711 reports covering every model year of the Dunlop that include a written account; a single report can describe more than one problem, so they do not total 100%.
| Reported problem | This subject | All tire complaints | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewall failure | 18% | 15% | 1.2× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 18% | 20% | 0.9× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 11% | 8% | 1.3× |
| Tread or belt separation | 10% | 13% | 0.7× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 9% | 6% | 1.5× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 8% | 9% | 0.9× |
Mileage at failure
478 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 14,950 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 3,636 and 48,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Dunlop. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
THE VEHICLE WAS USED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE TREAD OF THE TIRE BEGAN DE-LAMINATING FROM THE TIRE AFTER 40K MILES. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS IN FOR SERVICE AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THE DEFECTIVE TIRES BEFORE THEY CAME APART WHILE DRIVING. ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE OLD TIRES REMAIN IN MY POSSESSION.
THE VEHICLE WAS USED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE TREAD OF THE TIRE BEGAN DE-LAMINATING FROM THE TIRE AFTER 40K MILES. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS IN FOR SERVICE AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THE DEFECTIVE TIRES BEFORE THEY CAME APART WHILE DRIVING. ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE OLD TIRES REMAIN IN MY POSSESSION.
TIRE FAILURE DUE TO PLY SEPARATION. 50% OF MY TIRES EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. ONE FAILURE WAS CATASTROPHIC, RESULTING IN DAMAGES TO THE TRUCK. THIS EVENT COULD AND HAS CAUSED INJURY AND DEATH FOR OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. TIRES HAVE ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THEM AND PROPER INFLATION AND RECENT BALANCE.
DUNLOP SP SPORT SIGNATURE SIDEWALL SEPARATION. RISK OF SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR VEHICLE DAMAGE COULD RESULT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS MODEL OF TIRE ON WEB SITES SUCH AS: HTTP://WWW.VEHICLETIRE.COM/COMPLAINT/DUNLOP/SP+SPORT+SIGNATURE.
Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA; they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.
Specs
| Brand | Dunlop |
|---|---|
| Model | SP Sport 8000 |
| Season | N/A |
| Type | N/A |
| UTQG treadwear | N/A |
| UTQG traction | N/A |
| UTQG temperature | N/A |
| Mileage warranty | N/A |
| Noise (dB) | N/A |
| Introduced | N/A |
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Dunlop SP sport 8000: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the SP Sport 8000 is not publicly listed. This is common for OEM-only or track-day tires that don't carry a US treadwear warranty. No mileage warranty is published for this tire, which is typical for performance summer and track-day rubber where the manufacturer doesn't make wear-life claims.
Cabin noise data for this tire is not published by the manufacturer. As a general tire built for the passenger segment, the SP Sport 8000 is positioned against direct rivals within the same category. Comparing it to a tire in a different category (e.g. summer vs all-season) makes the spec sheet misleading because the design targets are not the same.
The Dunlop SP Sport 8000 has been part of Dunlop's catalog since its introduction, and remains a current-production model.
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Last verified 2026-09-02.