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Continental UltraContact UC6 Owner Reviews

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What owners say summarised from 47 reviews

Owners of the Continental UltraContact UC6 most consistently praise dry grip, wet grip, comfort and low road noise. Tread-life opinions are almost evenly divided, with mid-life and end-of-life accounts ranging from substantial service to disappointing wear. Around one in eight owners criticises noise despite the larger group finding it quiet, and a few longer-term accounts describe increasing noise. Some also find the sidewall feel too soft for their preferred handling response. Repeat reviewers do not establish a common ageing trend: one remains highly satisfied while another becomes less enthusiastic but still values comfort.

What owners mention most counted across 45 reviews

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Owner ratings averaged from 53 ratings

  • Owner score 78%
  • Dry Grip 86%
  • Wet Grip 82%
  • Comfort 81%
  • Wear 77%
  • Handling 75%
  • Road Feedback 74%

Continental UltraContact UC6 Reviews - Page 2

Score spread across 45 written reviews
84%
Member
comfy and silent
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 1,119
57%
Member
Totally disappointed with the UC6. Changed from F1D5 to UC6 knowing that it is not sporty as the F1D5. The MC6 is not available in this size and CC6 is known to perform badly in grip. Although there some mixed reviews on UC6 online, mostly are on the positive side. Initially everything seem OK on city driving. The ride was quiet & comfort, even-though the steering feedback is numb, which is still OK for me, I was not expecting the handling like the F1D5. However, things started to get worse as it went on highway. The UC6 rolling tire noise is noticeably loud. It was unbearably loud even at the speed of 90km/h on certain rough highway surface. I could not bear with the noise generated from the UC6 and changed to Eagle F1 Sport after 1 month of usage. I were using the CPC2 before the F1D5, never expected the UC6 to perform so badly. The Eagle F1 Sport performs as good as the F1D5. No complain.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 1
  • Handling 5
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 1,008
69%
Member
  • Honda HRV
  • 215/55 R17
  • 50 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Spirited
These tires came from the dealership new. Covered just over 50,000kms thus far on less than perfect roads albeit I do alignment, balancing and tire rotation every 10,000kms. Living in a hot wet country and they have done well thus far. My only complaint is like most Continental Tire's, the stiffer sidewalls which aide cornering, end up hurting this tire's comfort and NHV. I experienced the same with the premium contact 2 and sport contact 5 on other vehicles. Is it a premium tire, yes. Is it refined, no Will i replace with the same tire possibly.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 5
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 1,031

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76%
Member
  • 215/55 R18
  • 27,000 miles
  • Mostly Town
  • Average
Dry grip it's good enough, but wet road it's bad less grip. Overall for this tires it's alright. I would like to replace it MC6 and tried it out
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 1,005
94%
Member
  • 215/55 R17
  • 7 miles
  • Mostly Motorways
  • Average
Quiet, comfort and superb grip in dry. Much, much better than the Hankook Ventus K114 and the Falken ZE914 that I've used before. I drive mainly on the highways to work, and these tires are top notch. Handling is above average, but hey, I don't drive a sports car anyway. Will definitely buy them again!
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 962
47%
Member
  • /55 R19
  • 33,000 miles
  • Mostly Town
  • Average
Had this cz the OEM-equipped tire for my car model, so UC6 SUV type. It will not last for any more than 2 years as at 21k km, the front tire already had sign-off wear on the outer side even though send it for alignment, balancing, and rotates. The dry is ok but not that great as the well known Michelin PS3, PS4 on my other car. The worst is during heavy rain, it just a class below the Michelin tire grip. Pro is it really quite vs Michelin. Guess the Traction Rating of A instead of AA as Michelin play parts here. Will make it worn out maybe another 1 year and change to other brand like Michelin or Hankook or other brands.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 3
  • Road Feedback 5
  • Handling 5
  • Wear 2
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 3
Helpful 931
80%
Member
Dry Grip 8/10 ;Wet Grip 8/10 ;Handling 8/10 ;Wear 7/10 ;Comfort 9/10 ; Noise : Improved Compare to Primacy3st
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 936
60%
Member
Changed from CPC2 to UC6. Was on 215/45/16 with the CPC2, unfortunately couldn't get the same size so had to settle for the closest which is 205/50/16. Was extremely happy with the CPC2, ended up clocking 70,000 KM with it, pretty bald when I changed. Overall handling feels ok, I'm using them on my VW Vento 1.2 turbo. As it is still pretty new, dry and wet braking as well as handling all feels good, but the UC6 is definitely softer than my previous CPC2. The sidewall feels way softer, can feel it clearly during corners, somewhat wobbly feel. I initially thought it is due to the increased ratio but 45 on 215 is almost the same as 50 on 205, not that much different. I am still on 32PSI, will try increasing it to see if the sidewall hardens up. I still don't know if I'll buy again, but if it lasts more than 50,000 KM then it is a bang for bucks for this workhorse of mine.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 6
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 5
Helpful 947
63%
Member
I bought this tire because a lot of positive review how comfort this tire rating, i replace my stock tire dunlop enasave ec300 with tihis UC6. Im really dissapoint how very noisy this tire compare to dunlop because this tire almost 3 times more pricey than enasave.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 3
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 657
81%
Member
I live in Taiwan and drive a Golf with 15 inch rims. I drive up and down twisty, windy, mountain roads for fun. I had a pair of Michelin Energy Savers before, and they lasted only 30,000 kms before they started sliding around corners and needed to be replaced. There are few 15 inch replacements here, so when I saw the Continentals I bought them. These UC6's give awesome grip in the wet and the dry and I'm up to 40,000 kms and still have maybe another 5000 left before they need to be replaced. The noise level on the highway is similar to the Michelins but the performance upgrade is way better on these tires. I will definitely buy them again.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 588
99%
Member
I have been using these tires in my corolla from 20,000kms. To be honest, they are the best tires I have had so far. Dry grip and braking is just superb, and even on rain sometimes it grips so good that it feels like i'm on dry patch instead of a wet one. Soft and comfortable tires with pretty less noise. Noise has increased a little, but that's pretty common at this mileage. Make sure you protect sidewalls as they're pretty soft. 10/10 for this tire. Truly its ultra contact.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 10
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 892
66%
Member
I was looking for quiet and comfy tire for my SUV. This is it. So coming from that point of view. These tires meet the requirements and nothing more. Definitely not a sporty tire, installed on not a sporty car.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 5
  • Handling 5
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 6
Helpful 1,064
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