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Bridgestone POTENZA S001 vs Dunlop SP SPORT MAXX 060

Source: NHTSA UTQG tire ratings, tire-recall file, and equipment plant codes, last updated November 9, 2026 (UTC).

About this data

UTQG grades are assigned by the manufacturer under 49 CFR 575.104. Treadwear is a relative grade from a government test course, not a mileage figure. Grades from different brands are only loosely comparable. What treadwear, traction, and temperature mean. What treadwear numbers mean. A tire that is not in the list is covered in why a tire may have no UTQG rating. The ratings file has no category field. Data last verified November 9, 2026 (UTC).

The treadwear median is the middle usable grade when the count is odd, and the mean of the two middle grades when the count is even. A usable grade is a positive whole number. Size text is shown as NHTSA published it.

This is one example comparison from the tire line comparison. The token in the label above is the name-token list that selected the pair. It is not an NHTSA category. Open these lines in the compare tool.

UTQG grades NHTSA lists for these lines
Measure Bridgestone POTENZA S001 Dunlop SP SPORT MAXX 060
Size rows 811
Treadwear minimum 280280
Treadwear median 280400
Treadwear maximum 280500
Traction AA, B
Temperature AA

Grades by size

Size rows are listed per line. NHTSA's size text is not a shared size code, so the rows are not lined up as the same fitment.

Size rows NHTSA lists for Bridgestone POTENZA S001
Size series Treadwear Traction Temperature
205/50R17 280 A A
225/40R18 280 A A
225/40R19 280 A A
225/45R17 280 A A
245/35R18 280 A A
245/40R17 280 A A
255/35R19 280 A A
All sizes 280 A A
Size rows NHTSA lists for Dunlop SP SPORT MAXX 060
Size series Treadwear Traction Temperature
225/45R19 92W 500 A A
225/50R18 95V 500 A A
225/55R18 98H 420 B A
225/60R18 104H 400 B A
235/45R18 94W 460 A A
235/50R21 101W 280 B A
235/55R18 100V 400 B A
235/60R19 103V 280 B A
245/40R21 96Y 280 B A
275/35R21 99Y 280 B A
ALL Others 280 A A

Recall campaigns

A recall row is included only when NHTSA's tire-recall file uses this brand and this line name. The match is the same brand and line spelling check used on the brand pages, narrowed to the line. A filing covers that recalled line in that campaign. It does not cover the rest of the brand.

NHTSA's tire-recall file has no row whose brand and line match Bridgestone POTENZA S001.

NHTSA's tire-recall file has no row whose brand and line match Dunlop SP SPORT MAXX 060.

Registrant plants

A plant is listed only when its registrant name matches a company named on a recall row for that line. The plant record has no brand field. The match is not proof that the plant made the line. Status is the value stored in vPIC, not a finding that the plant is operating.

No plant record is listed for Bridgestone POTENZA S001. A plant is listed only when a recall row for this line names a company that matches a registrant.

No plant record is listed for Dunlop SP SPORT MAXX 060. A plant is listed only when a recall row for this line names a company that matches a registrant.

Questions

Can UTQG grades from different brands be compared directly?

NHTSA lists manufacturer-assigned grades under 49 CFR 575.104. Treadwear is a relative grade from a government test course, not miles, and grades from different brands are only loosely comparable.

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