The Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat is a Max Performance Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.
The quick answer
Owners say70%from 27 owner reviews44% would buy againRead the reviews
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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 January 2023.
How comfortable and quiet are the Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat?
Owners rate the Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat 5.7 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 22 reviews.
How well do the Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat 7.1 out of 10 for wear across 22 reviews. 11 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 10,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat again?
44% of owners say they would buy the Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat again, based on the 27 owner reviews that answered the question. 15% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What do owners say about the Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat's ride comfort?
Of the 20 owner reviews analyzed for the Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat, 12 mention ride comfort: 2 praise it (comfortable ride) and 10 criticise it (harsh ride). One owner wrote: "You feel the shock of every potholed road imperfection". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat's dry grip?
Of the 20 owner reviews analyzed for the Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat, 9 mention dry grip: 8 praise it (strong dry grip) and 1 criticise it (limited dry grip). One owner wrote: "The car feels and handles so much better, turns in sharper and much more grip". Read those reviews
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What do owners say about the Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat's wet grip?
Of the 20 owner reviews analyzed for the Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat, 9 mention wet grip: 5 praise it (confident wet grip) and 4 criticise it (weak wet grip). One owner wrote: "excellent in the dry and wet". Read those reviews
What does the Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat replace?
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Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat Owner Reviews
Across 27 owner ratings the Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat averages 70%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 8.3 out of 10 and Comfort lowest at 5.7. 11 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 55% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 27 ratings
Owner score70%
Dry Grip83%
Handling74%
Wet Grip73%
Road Feedback72%
Wear71%
Comfort57%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 91%
“Bought these tires as a replacement front set to the previous set of BF Goodrich over 2 years & 30,000 miles. Such an improvement. The car feels and handles so much better, turns in sharper and much more grip. I havn't...”
“If you don't want any teeth by the end of the year get these run flats! seriously, on a car with any kind of sporty ride these are un-livable with for a daily driver on most Uk roads, and possibly even dangerous imo. My...”
“ive drive a BMW 323 and run flats would be the only option for the car as it has no spare tire nor a compartment for it. if not for the fact that i have to use it i`ll definitely change to another type of tire. Average...”
Bought these tires as a replacement front set to the previous set of BF Goodrich over 2 years & 30,000 miles. Such an improvement. The car feels and handles so much better, turns in sharper and much more grip. I havn't noticed any significant drop in comfort with the run-flats over standard tires, maybe a few more minor bumps but barely noticeable.
Ultra sharp and fast steering. Perfect fit for Mini Cooper S Cabrio's character.
Road feedback and handling is great!
Very good dry grip, good wet grip.
Not comfortable as these are not the latest generation runflat tires.
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If you don't want any teeth by the end of the year get these run flats! seriously, on a car with any kind of sporty ride these are un-livable with for a daily driver on most Uk roads, and possibly even dangerous imo. My car has developed 2 new rattles since these were fitted, but it's not just a problem on bumpy / potholed roads, on a flat motorway they tramline into grooves and in the wet they just feel super nervous, like they could snap on you. My car has a heavy sports steering, with just mild hydraulic assistance for lots of feedback, but all you feel with these is like you are connected to the road via a hard plastic toy car wheels, there is just no give or progression they just feel very 'skate-y'. You get understeer in the dry because they just hop across any road imperfections instead of gripping. Absolutely hate them. Swapping them next week already for a massive loss but I cannot wait to get literally anything else (non run flat).
While this is the first car I have had with run flat tires I am not overly impressed. The car originally had 19" rims but when I bought the car I had the garage change the wheels to 18" as British roads are now so bad.
Firstly ride comfort. You feel the shock of every potholed road imperfection. I had to replace front wishbones at 50,000 miles (Driving for a living I have never had to do this on any other car!) and a buckled front wheel.
My driving is 80% motorway driving style for economy so tire wear is disappointing. Considering the continentals were new when i bought the car, in 30,000 miles i have had two sets of rear tires and will shortly need a third set and am on my second front set. When driving Miss Daisy I expect better mileage! I have just put Bridgestone Driveguard on the front and will see how they perform. Front tires lasted 28,000
Continental SSR3s on a 2013 BMW 520D M Sport, Rear runflats lasted 13500 miles with careful driving. Front wear lo but new shuddering ate motorway speeds. fronts been off and balanced and still as bad, tracking is perfect as done by a hi performance local company that does all expensive motors as it was not set up from BMW new when I got it. Wet grip on SS3s scary.. Driven for 30 plus years. Getting rid and going to non runflats. Beautiful car ruined by badly wearing runflats. 245 45 18 front and 275 40 18 rears.... Drives very straight and quick in dry, corners fantastic, grip is amazing,,, but when it rains... slow down to micra speed. Its so bad I don't like my wife driving it in wet greasy roads... My 120D has Turanza ER300 runflats and is so good in the rain !!!!!!! moving to Goodtyear Eagle Assy 3 as recommended by a local hi performance workshop.
Appalling tire, noisy, hard ride with no compromise ..traffic jams have become a pleasure ! Will replace asap with Dunlop Sport Max or better still, non-runflats.
Sadly made the X5 a torturous SUV to drive on sub-standard English roads - all OK in Germany of course where they would have be developed ...never again !
Car was delivered new with Bridgestone Turanza and I am pleased to be back on Conti SC3s, having had them on my last 5 series. Car feels much more agile and road nose reduced. Have now run Ptenza, Turanza and Sport Contacts on the same 18 inch wheels over the years and think the Sport Contacts are best of the bunch (Obviously none of them are acceptable in Snow so I swap to Dunlop Winter tires on 17 inch).
ive drive a BMW 323 and run flats would be the only option for the car as it has no spare tire nor a compartment for it. if not for the fact that i have to use it i`ll definitely change to another type of tire. Average grip on dry surface and i must say very poor wet grip , the car slips and aquaplane everytime it rains here in Malaysia(it rains a lot here btw).i drive between 60 to 100km/h and no more if it rains as im not really confident about the grip. one must think that well it must be only good for 1 thing and that is RUNFLATS. here the story ive puncture my tire once and drove it to the nearest tire shop which is about 30km and drove around 60km/h. arrived at the tire shop only to discover the tire is unusable anymore its almost shredded beyond repair. BMW please no more RUNFLATS. its pricey , bad wet grip and driving while having a puncture would mean a replacement WTH???
