The Continental Cross Contact UHP is a summer touring tire for SUVs, with good wet and dry grip feedback and a strong historical test record. Short tread life is the main owner complaint, with a firm ride also reported by a minority.
The quick answer
Owners say72%from 35 owner reviews55% would buy againRead the reviews
Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated July 2026.
How many miles does the Continental Cross Contact UHP last?
Based on test and owner data, the Continental Cross Contact UHP is expected to last around 27,200 miles (43,774 km).
What do owners say about the Continental Cross Contact UHP?
Across 35 owner ratings the Continental Cross Contact UHP averages 72%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 8.6 out of 10 and Wear lowest at 5.3. 21 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 52% of owners score it 70% or better.
What is the Continental Cross Contact UHP's EU tire label rating?
Across its range, the Continental Cross Contact UHP most commonly carries EU label ratings of D for fuel efficiency, B for wet grip and 72 dB for noise.
How comfortable and quiet are the Continental Cross Contact UHP?
Owners rate the Continental Cross Contact UHP 7.3 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 31 reviews.
How well do the Continental Cross Contact UHP wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Continental Cross Contact UHP 5.3 out of 10 for wear across 31 reviews. 21 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 15,000 miles.
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Would owners buy the Continental Cross Contact UHP again?
55% of owners say they would buy the Continental Cross Contact UHP again, based on the 29 owner reviews that answered the question. 31% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What do owners say about the Continental Cross Contact UHP's tread life?
Of the 31 owner reviews analyzed for the Continental Cross Contact UHP, 27 mention tread life: 9 praise it (long-lasting) and 18 criticise it (wears quickly). Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Continental Cross Contact UHP's dry grip?
Of the 31 owner reviews analyzed for the Continental Cross Contact UHP, 8 mention dry grip: 7 praise it (strong dry grip) and 1 criticise it (limited dry grip). One owner wrote: "As far as performance is concerned, I have no quibbles, wet , dry,snow, they perform very well". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Continental Cross Contact UHP's road noise?
Of the 31 owner reviews analyzed for the Continental Cross Contact UHP, 8 mention road noise: 4 praise it (quiet) and 4 criticise it (noisy). One owner wrote: "balance of grip, comfort and road noise are all excellent!". Read those reviews
What sizes does the Continental Cross Contact UHP come in?
The Continental Cross Contact UHP is available in 46 sizes, ranging from 235-305/30-65 R16-23.
Questions and Answers for the Continental Cross Contact UHP
What is the performance like in wet snow
October 16, 2017
Unfortunately we've never seen the Continental Cross Contact UHP be tested for snow performance. You can expect it to be a little bit better than a normal summer tire, but not as good as an all season or winter tire.
Tread life is the main owner concern with the Continental Cross Contact UHP, attracting 18 criticisms against nine positive comments, although some report long service. Mid-life and end-of-life accounts include both early wear and more satisfactory life, so mileage expectations remain variable. Dry and wet grip are more often praised, each receiving seven positive mentions and one criticism. Around one in six owners criticise ride comfort, while noise is evenly divided between praise and complaint. Across 31 reviews the average is 62.6%, and the single repeat owner remains positive rather than showing a wider pattern of decline as the tire wears.
What owners mention most counted across 31 reviews
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Owner ratings averaged from 35 ratings
Owner score72%
Dry Grip86%
Wet Grip79%
Road Feedback75%
Handling75%
Comfort73%
Wear53%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 57%
“I got these tires with my car from my dealer in 2016. I live in Bahrain (Mostly sunny/summer weather). It gets as hot as 45 degrees Celsius. The tires has excellent dry grip when I initially started using the car. Wet...”
“Have driven Range Rovers for 5 years and these are the quickest wearing tires I've ever had. No problems with them, other than they just wear down incredibly quickly - just 15,000 miles of very calm driving (I tend to...”
“Pretty good but not as good as the Goodyear F1 4x4 tire. These are fairly decent for high speed 4x4 tires but I have less confidence in cornering at speed in the wet. At the price I paid, well below published prices...”
Replaced a set of Kumho Ecsta’s for these Continentals on a L322. 99% being on road use. Initial impression is positive in all aspects. Cannot speak for wear at this stage but balance of grip, comfort and road noise are all excellent!
I got these tires with my car from my dealer in 2016. I live in Bahrain (Mostly sunny/summer weather). It gets as hot as 45 degrees Celsius. The tires has excellent dry grip when I initially started using the car. Wet grip was fairly OK. Breaking distance was excellent in the beginning.
However my main concern is how easily the tires were worn out. I drove 58,000 km (36,000 miles) in 3 years.
The grip has become extremely poor and breaking distance got worse. I ended up in an accident because the car wouldn't stop (even though I pushed the breaks on time). The car drifted/swayed in long curved roads multiple times (it was a sunny day and i was driving 60-70 km/hr on a dry asphalt surface)
Conclusion: Early on i was very impressed with the grip, comfort, handling and breaking distance. However, they wear out very fast and driving becomes dangerous in these tires if not changed.
They came as factory equipped tires.
Poor performing tire. Wore very fast, i got around 20000 miles from the set.
Dry in the grip and wet ok. Rigid tire over bumps.
Around corners they are loosing grip and squeeking (the 18 inch Nokians for Winter don't).
Never buy again.
I have used these tires on my ML 320 for the past two years - I have managed to get about 25k out of them during this time. Having also used Pirelli's, the UHP's are by far a better wearing tire. At around £160 per tire, cost and wear is obviously a primary concern.The driving has been mostly around towns is Wales, so quite hilly, but we've done some seriously long haul runs too. I can't praise these tires enough.
As far as performance is concerned, I have no quibbles, wet , dry,snow, they perform very well.
I live in France. I run a late Landrover Discovery 2 TD5 amongst other vehicles. I have been using Continental Cross Contact UHP 255 50 R19 tires for some years. I must admit that these tires have proved excellent in most if not all weathers. I believe they are summer tires but on the French west coast we rarely see any ice or snow. Prior to these I ran Goodyear F1 tires of the same size and they were also excellent and eve better the the Continental tires in the wet. I have to admit at this point I used to race cars so I know where the limits are and the differences between understeer and oversteer and how to cope with them.
Much much noisier than the factory fitted tires and transmitted road bumps solidly into the cab. Seem to be wearing poorly too, and now fixing 3rd slow leak. Not buy again.
Fronts gone before 18000 miles, rears holding out just fine about twice the tread left compared to the fronts. Noisy tire and hard riding . Not impressed, not replacing the fronts with these again.
86%
Member
Kia Motors
225/55 R17
25,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Easy Going
I have had these tires (two sets) on my sportage since new and manage to get about 25000 miles per set out of them which i consider pretty good. All high center of gravity vehicles will scrub the tread off the rear tires quite quickly if you corner hard and tires do not last as long as they do on cars. The continentals perform well in the snow (softer rubber?) and have done well off road providing you accept that they are not true off road tires. Off road tires are awful on tarmac! The tires are fairly quiet on motorways and I have had no problems in the wet. Just about to fit another two!
Very happy all round tires, that do all conditions very well. Over 40k miles from a complete set of 4, which were rotated to balance the wear. Originally had a set of Goodyear performance tires beforehand, which were excellent in the dry, very good in the wet, but dangerous in mud, snow and on grass - due to their diagonal treads. So, now about to buy another set of the Conti Cross Contacts UHPs.
Regular wheel rotation to try and balance out the excessive wear, but need to change them after 25000km (15000m).. Very poor wear performance from this tire, also found them noisy and pretty useless on anything other than dry tarmac. Glad to be rid of them.
