Continental tire comparisons
15 tires in 135 head-to-head comparisons against 27 other brands, settled by 257 independent tests that drove both tires of a pair back to back. Counting each pair in each test as one result, Continental finished ahead in 846, behind in 286 and level in 36.
- 15Continental tires compared
- 135head-to-head comparisons
- 257shared independent tests
- 846-286-36results won-lost-level
The short answer
- Most compared against Michelin 25 comparisons, 116 ahead, 75 behind, 14 level
- Most compared tire Continental PremiumContact 7 28 comparisons, ahead in 175 of 220 head-to-head results
Most opened Continental comparisons this month
Ordered by how often each comparison was opened in the last 30 days.
All Season Continental AllSeasonContact 2 vs Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
Pirelli 15-10 26 shared tests
9.5 Continental
9.6 Pirelli
All Season Continental AllSeasonContact 2 vs Michelin CrossClimate 2
Continental 8-4 13 shared tests
9.5 Continental
9.5 Michelin
Winter Continental WinterContact TS 870 P vs Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Goodyear 16-8 25 shared tests
9.3 Continental
9.5 Goodyear
Winter Continental VikingContact 8 vs Michelin X Ice Snow
Continental 6-0 6 shared tests
9.2 Continental
7.9 Michelin
All Season Continental AllSeasonContact 2 vs Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
Continental 15-1 17 shared tests
9.5 Continental
9.4 Goodyear
Winter Continental VikingContact 8 vs Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5
Continental 6-0 6 shared tests
9.2 Continental
8.7 Nokian
Who Continental is compared against
27 other brands, most compared first. Each card counts the head-to-heads against that brand and how the shared tests between them fell. Pick one to narrow the tables below.
Also compared against Toyo 3 Firestone 2 Giti 2 Maxxis 2 Uniroyal 2 Yokohama 2 BFGoodrich 1 Ceat 1 Fulda 1 GT-Radial 1 Milever 1 Nexen 1 Roadhog 1 Semperit 1 Viking 1
Continental Summer comparisons 50
Most read first. The record counts the independent tests both tires appeared in and which finished ahead; a pair with no shared test has no record yet.
No comparison against that brand in this season.
Continental Winter comparisons 49
Most read first. The record counts the independent tests both tires appeared in and which finished ahead; a pair with no shared test has no record yet.
No comparison against that brand in this season.
Continental All Season comparisons 36
Most read first. The record counts the independent tests both tires appeared in and which finished ahead; a pair with no shared test has no record yet.
No comparison against that brand in this season.
The Continental tires in these comparisons
15 models, most compared first. Each has its own page with the full test record, the owner reviews and the sizes it is made in.
Continental PremiumContact 7
9.5
Ahead in 175 of 220 head-to-head results
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
9.3
Ahead in 202 of 278 head-to-head results
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
9.5
Ahead in 169 of 227 head-to-head results
Continental SportContact 7
9.7
Ahead in 84 of 105 head-to-head results
Continental WinterContact TS 870
9.2
Ahead in 78 of 93 head-to-head results
Continental VikingContact 8
9.2
Ahead in 25 of 26 head-to-head results
Continental AllSeasonContact
8.7
Ahead in 31 of 66 head-to-head results
Continental IceContact 3
9.1
Ahead in 8 of 31 head-to-head results
Continental Premium Contact 6
9.1
Ahead in 52 of 92 head-to-head results
Continental TerrainContact AT
8.9
Ahead in 7 of 8 head-to-head results
Continental TrueContact Tour 54
8.6
Ahead in 3 of 5 head-to-head results
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
9.1
Ahead in 2 of 4 head-to-head results
Continental against other brands
Brand-against-brand records across every test we hold for both.
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Common questions
Which brand is Continental compared against most?
Michelin, in 25 of the 135 head-to-head comparisons Continental appears in. Across the 210 tests those pairs shared, Continental finished ahead 116 times and Michelin 75 times.
Which Continental tire is compared most often?
The Continental PremiumContact 7, which appears in 28 comparisons. It has finished ahead of its rival in 175 of the 220 shared tests behind those comparisons.
How does Continental do head-to-head?
Across 135 comparisons against 27 other brands, settled by 257 independent tests, Continental tires finished ahead of the rival in 846 results, behind in 286 and level in 36, counting each pair in each test once. Each comparison page lists the tests behind its own record.
What counts as a shared test?
One independent tire test that included both tires: the same car, the same track, the same day and the same tester. Only those tests feed a head-to-head record. Two tires that each won a different test in a different year have not been compared, so a comparison with no shared tests carries no record.
Run a Continental tire?
Review it and the next driver comparing it against something else gets your experience alongside the test data. It takes about five minutes.
Where the record comes from
Only published independent tests count. A pair of tires earns a result when one test drove both on the same car, on the same day, and the tire that finished higher in that test takes the win. Two tires that each won a different test in different years have not met.
What the TR Score is
One number out of 10 for a tire's standing across every test and owner review we hold for it, weighted by how much evidence backs it. It is not the head-to-head record, which counts only the tests the two tires shared, so two tires can have close scores and a lopsided record, or the reverse.
How often it updates
Every time a test is published its results feed every comparison it touches, so a record on this page can change the day a new test lands. The most-opened list is a rolling 30-day count.