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Continental Sport Contact 5 Owner Reviews

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What owners say summarised from 198 reviews

Drivers generally describe the Continental Sport Contact 5 as a confidence-inspiring UHP tire with strong dry and wet grip, sharp steering response, and secure braking-especially praised in rain and at speed. However, the dominant complaint is very fast wear (often on the front axle), which many feel makes it poor value despite the premium price. A smaller but recurring theme is increased road noise and a firmer/harsh ride as the tire ages or on coarse surfaces.

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Owner ratings averaged from 228 ratings

  • Owner score 71%
  • Dry Grip 86%
  • Wet Grip 81%
  • Road Feedback 78%
  • Handling 76%
  • Comfort 72%
  • Wear 51%

Continental Sport Contact 5 Reviews - Page 5

Score spread across 193 written reviews
63%
Member
Very soft sidewall, not precise steering, good in dry and with normal driving good in wet. Average wear.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 5
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 4
Helpful 533
49%
Member
I would never buy Continental tires again.
Grip well but they do not last ; I have done 5k of motorway and town driving and there all on 4mm Continental recommend changing at 3mm what a rip off at nearly a £1000 a set these tires have cost me nearly 200 pounds a month!
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 4
  • Wear 1
  • Comfort 5
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 621
80%
Member
Great overhoul preformance, but it had a little strange filling in wet cornering under pressure although there was a good ammount of grip. Very disapointed about wear.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 10
  • Wear 5
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 670

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51%
Member
These came new with the car and managed 8,000miles on a front wheel drive Octavia VRS before the middle of the tire wore to the limit blocks !!!!!
Not what I expected from a premium brand tire; the tryes were not over inflated and at the correct pressure for the weight and size of the car the shoulders still have 5mm .
After reading the other reviews it seems the standard for this tire; at over £110 a corner fitted I can buy cheaper and better.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 3
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 2
Helpful 580
77%
Member
Fitted to Jag F-Pace 3.0D (255/50 R20). Dry grip is very good. Wet grip not tested to limit. Steering response is very goods with nice build up of load. There is some road noise but not excessive. Offers some rim protection in case of hitting a stone or pot hole. Wear rate found to be about 9 200km/mm. As new tread depth is 7mm (and not 8mm) this gives 50 000km to the limit of 1.6mm and 37 000km to Conti's recommended 3mm tread depth.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 442
59%
Member
I bought this premium range of tires as I wanted a product that lasted for a decent mileage. My front tires have done just 7000 miles and the MOT today flagged them up as close to the legal minimum. This is very disappointing and makes me wonder if Continental have some issue with production quality. The cheaper Hankook tires I had on the front previously lasted for 15000 miles. Won't be buying Continental again
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 2
  • Comfort 5
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 405
71%
Member
This tires came as original equipment on MB V250d. I like the simple aesthetic design of the tire not like the kumho ecsta. Overall performance the tire has good performance in dry and wet, feeling confident all the time on the road. The only downfall of this tires is that it wears out too easily, I get about 30-35k kms max (6 months at 250 kms per day 5 days a week). It is expensive as well. I'm now trying the Bridgestone Turanza and so far it is quiter on the road, the wear and tear remains to be seen.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 4
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 4
Helpful 432
83%
Member
These came OE on my volvo. Good performance in dry and wet. I'm drive quickly, but no racer and they're already close to 50% thread depth at 12000Km so I doubt they will reach 30K Km.
Pros:
Both wet and dry grip, even in a downpour
Cons:
They are a bit noisy with a distinctive howl on the concrete roads and a good amount of thud on expansion joints. Know this is a performance tire, but was expecting a bit more mileage out of them.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 395
76%
Member
  • 225/35 R18 W
  • 6,000 miles
  • Track
  • Spirited
Car is mostly used for spirited weekend drives and track days, the dry grip is superb, steering feel and feedback were spot-on... some progressive smearing though as heat builds up on the track. I've had those right after Goodyear F1 Asymmetric (1) on my front axle (FWD) and the SC5 felt much more purpose built in the dry. Surprisingly the tires are not that noisy considering how sticky they are.
As for downsides, they can wear out quickly... lasted six trackdays on my front axle in desert-like conditions (extreme heat) before shredding the sidewall. Never drove with them enthusiastically in the wet knowing their purpose...
I'd definitely recommend them if you intend to use them in dry, beware of the wear if driven extremely hard.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 6
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 5
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 418
59%
Member
In the past I have got about 18K from a set of front tires, but these tires will be changed before I reach 12K. Very disappointed and therefore will not consider as replacement
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 3
  • Comfort 5
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 417
61%
Member
Have to say for a premium tire, I would expect a decent wear ratio, my vehicle has just completed 7000 miles and tread is at 1.8mm, I find this disgusting, have contacted Continental who's answer was that ‘we do not guarantee wear' while I appreciate that is the case with all manufacturers, I would like to think they take the issue seriously, this could be a compound issue, so much so could be a safety issue! One thing I would say is that they have lost a customer in me, never again would I buy Continental tires - my driving is 50/50 long and around town, no country roads, no race track, I and my wife are considerate drivers.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 2
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 427
84%
Member
So far this is the best tire I've ever used compared to F1D5 & CSC3. The performance for wet & dry is just excellent! It also offers good control approaching and past the limit. Comfort is also good and noise is acceptable for this type of performance tire. The only downside of this tire is the wear rate is a bit fast where I finished the tires in about over 40k km/28 k miles compared to my previous F1D5 which lasted over 50k km but it wore out nicely with just minimal chipping compared to the F1D5.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 397
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