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Continental AllSeasonContact 2 - Test Results

Test Statistics

22

Tests Completed

3rd

Average Position

1st

Best Result

10th

Worst Result

Performance Analysis

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Across 22 comparative tests (average overall position 2.7), the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 shows a clear pattern of top-tier all-season capability driven by strong wet-road safety and very well-balanced dynamic behavior, frequently finishing in the top two and taking multiple test wins (e.g., 1st/12 Auto Bild SUV 2024, 1st/8 Sport Auto 2024, 1st/12 Auto Bild Crossover SUV 2025, 1st/10 Auto Zeitung 2024 winter/all-season comparison). It also repeatedly scores extremely well on rolling resistance (often 1st or 2nd), making it one of the more efficient premium all-season choices.

Performance Strengths
  • Wet Braking & Wet Handling (Wet Safety) Strong
    • 1st place wet braking in 2026 AutoView test (27.24 m, 1/4)
    • 1st place wet braking in 2025 ADAC all-season test (1/16), including 1st on concrete wet braking (38.4 m, 1/16)
    • 1st place wet braking and 1st place wet handling in 2024 Motor SUV all-season test (1/9 for both)
    • 1st place wet handling in 2024 Sport Auto all-season test (79.9 km/h, 1/8)
  • Low Rolling Resistance / Efficiency Strong
    • 1st place rolling resistance in 2025 Tire Reviews all-season test (7.73 kg/t, 1/11)
    • 1st place rolling resistance in 2025 Auto Bild Camper Van test (7.3 kg/t, 1/11)
    • 1st place rolling resistance in 2024 Sport Auto all-season test (8 kg/t, 1/8) and 1st in 2024 Auto Zeitung winter test (6.58 kg/t, 1/10)
    • 1st place rolling resistance in 2024 Motor SUV all-season test (0.655 kg/t, 1/9) and 2nd in 2025 ADAC (position 6/16 on fuel consumption with strong rolling resistance-related metrics)
  • Winter / Snow Capability (for an All-Season) Moderate
    • 1st place snow traction in 2025 Tire Reviews all-season test (1/10), described as 'best of the all-season tires' for snow traction
    • 1st place snow traction in 2024 Tire Reviews all-season test (8.04 s, 1/7)
    • 1st place snow handling in 2024 Auto Bild all-season test (55.4 km/h, 1/16) and 2nd place snow handling in 2025 Auto Bild Crossover SUV test (2/12, +0.8% from best)
  • Overall Consistency / Balanced All-Season Performance Strong
    • Frequent top-2 overall results: 2025 Auto Bild all-season full test (2/17), 2025 ADAC (2/16), 2024 Auto Bild all-season (2/17), 2023 Auto Bild all-season (2/18), 2026 AutoView (2/4), 2026 Auto Bild mini test (2/5)
    • Multiple test wins: 1/12 (Auto Bild SUV 2024), 1/8 (Sport Auto 2024), 1/12 (Auto Bild Crossover SUV 2025), 1/10 (Auto Zeitung 2024 winter/all-season comparison)
    • Testers explicitly highlight predictability: 2025 Motor test notes it was 'the most consistent tire across all surfaces'
  • Comfort / Subjective Refinement (often strong, but not universal) Minor
    • 1st place subjective comfort in 2025 Tire Reviews all-season test (10 points, 1/11)
    • Quiet/strong noise results in some tests: 2024 Sport Auto noise 1/8 (71.2 dB) and 2024 Auto Zeitung notes it as quietest all-season at 72.5 dB (3/10 objectively, but highlighted as quietest all-season)
Performance Weaknesses
  • Aquaplaning Resistance (Straight & Curved) Strong
    • Last in straight aquaplaning and last in curved aquaplaning in 2026 Auto Bild mini test (83.8 km/h straight aqua 5/5, +8.6%; curved 5/5, +17.2%)
    • Straight aquaplaning frequently mid-to-low: 2025 ADAC 11/16 (+7%), 2024 Auto Bild all-season 13/17 (+8.2%), 2023 Auto Bild all-season 11/18 (+6.9%)
    • Curved aquaplaning repeatedly weak: 2025 Auto Bild all-season 12/17 (+17.8%), 2024 Auto Bild SUV 8/12 (+21.3%), 2023 Auto Bild all-season 14/18 (+17.6%)
  • Dry Braking (often below the leaders) Strong
    • Very poor dry braking placements in key Auto Bild tests: 2025 Auto Bild all-season 14/17 (+19.3%) and 2026 Auto Bild mini test 5/5 (+3.5%, but last in group)
    • Dry braking also mediocre-to-weak across many tests: 2024 Auto Bild SUV 7/12 (+15.3%), 2025 Tire Reviews 5/11 (+17.7%), 2025 UTAC/Aftonbladet mixed test 13/14 (+16.1%)
    • Braking shootout confirms pattern: 2025 Auto Bild 30-tire braking test dry braking 18/30 (+9.2%)
  • Dry Handling Variability (can be excellent, but inconsistent in some larger group tests) Moderate
    • Excellent dry handling in some tests: 2026 Auto Bild mini test 1/5 and 2025 Motor test 1/7; strong 2025 Auto Bild all-season 2/17
    • But weaker placements appear in other major Auto Bild tests: 2024 Auto Bild all-season dry handling 14/17 (+2.6%) and 2023 Auto Bild all-season dry handling 14/18 (+2.7%)
  • Value/Cost Efficiency Metrics (price-to-performance scoring) Moderate
    • Poor value rankings in Auto Bild/ADAC scoring: 2025 Auto Bild all-season value 13/15 (+74.4%), 2024 Auto Bild all-season value 12/15 (+74.6%), 2025 ADAC value 13/15 (+97.2%)
  • Noise Results are Mixed (can be quiet, but not consistently best-in-class) Minor
    • Worst measured noise in 2025 Tire Reviews all-season test (72.6 dB, 11/11)
    • Mid-pack noise in several large tests: 2024 Auto Bild SUV 6/12 (+3.1%), 2025 Motor 5/7 (+2.2%), 2025 Camper Van 7/11 (+1.8%)
Performance Over Time

Test History

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of 4
2026 AutoView All-Season Tire Test

2026
Winner: Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport

The Continental AllSeasonContact 2 took second place with 94 points. Its main strength is wet braking, where it beat the rest of the group by more than a metre, and it was within a small margin of ...
Strong:
Subj. Comfort, Subj. Noise, Dry Braking, Dry Handling, Subj. Dry Handling, Wet Braking
Weak:
Noise
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2
of 5
2026 Autobild Mini All Season Test

2026
Winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

The Continental AllSeasonContact 2 is the strongest performer on dry roads in this test, taking the top spot in dry handling with a sporty character. It also has the second-lowest rolling resistanc...
Strong:
Noise, Dry Handling, Snow Handling, Wet Handling
Weak:
Dry Braking, Snow Slalom, Snow Traction, Rolling Resistance, Curved Aquaplaning, Straight Aqua, Wet Circle
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2
of 5
2026 TUV Test Report Goodyear Vector All Season 4

2026
Winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

Strong:
Dry Braking, Dry Handling, Rolling Resistance, Wet Braking, Wet Braking - Low Grip
Weak:
Straight Aqua
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of 12
2025 Autobild Crossover SUV All Season Test

2025

The Continental AllSeason Contact 2 proves itself as a snow expert, offering convincing winter properties that bring it closest to a dedicated quality winter tire among all candidates tested. It al...
Strong:
Snow Handling, Rolling Resistance
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3
of 7
2025 Motor All Season Tire Test

2025
Winner: Nokian Seasonproof 2

The Continental AllSeasonContact 2 proves to be a very well-balanced tire that delivers a consistently high level of safety across all conditions. Notably, the tire performs comparably on every sur...
Strong:
Dry Handling, Snow Braking, Snow Traction, Rolling Resistance, Wet Braking
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of 17
2025 AutoBild All Season Tire Test

2025
Winner: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

The Continental AllSeasonContact 2 proves itself as a well-balanced multi-talent with convincing performance across all road conditions. This tire delivers strong driving dynamics and maintains com...
Strong:
Dry Handling, Snow Traction
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7
of 30
2025 All Season 30 Tire Braking Test

2025
Winner: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6

Strong:
Wet Braking
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2
of 11
The Best All Season Tires for 2025/26 Highly Rec.

2025
Winner: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

In second place was the Continental AllSeasonContact 2. As always this tire is super consistent across all tests. Its only 'wins' were snow traction, rolling resistance and comfort tests, and as we...
Strong:
Subj. Comfort, Subj. Dry Handling, Snow Traction, Rolling Resistance, Subj. Wet Handling
Weak:
Noise
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of 16
2025 ADAC All Season Tire Test

2025
Winner: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

The Continental AllSeasonContact 2 is the only tire in the test to achieve a "good" rating in both driving safety and environmental impact, resulting in a good overall score. On dry roads, it perfo...
Strong:
Wet Braking, Wet Braking - Concrete
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of 11
2025 Auto Bild All Season Camper Van Tire Test

2025
Winner: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

Continental All Season Contact 2 receives a "good" rating and provides strong safety reserves on dry surfaces with direct steering response. The tire features low rolling resistance that contribute...
Strong:
Rolling Resistance, Wet Handling
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10
of 14
2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tire Test

2025
Winner: Michelin Primacy 5

The Continental AllSeasonContact 2 has the shortest braking distance of all test tires on cold, wet roads. The lateral grip is not very good, but the Continental is still easy to drive. However, th...
Strong:
Subj. Noise
Weak:
Dry Braking, Straight Aqua, Wet Handling
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of 8
2024 Sport Auto All Season Tire Test

2024

Test Winner.
Strong:
Noise, Dry Handling, Rolling Resistance, Wet Handling
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3
of 7
2024 Auto Express All Season Tire Test

2024
Winner: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

The Continental secured second place through balanced performance across all conditions. Snow handling placed second with good grip levels and progressive behavior, backed by second in braking and ...
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1
of 12
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test

2024

Exemplary.
Strong:
Rolling Resistance, Wet Handling
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2
of 9
2024 Motor SUV All Season Tire Test

2024
Winner: Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV

Continental AllSeasonContact 2 confirms its high parameters in all conditions with a very good point result. In this year's test, the German tire wins the competition on wet asphalt. It also has th...
Strong:
Rolling Resistance, Wet Braking, Wet Handling
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of 10
2024 All Season and Winter Tire Test

2024

The Continental AllseasonContact 2 is the most fuel-efficient among all tires and the fastest in the slalom test in dry conditions. It provides good cornering support and stability while remaining ...
Strong:
Dry Braking, Snow Circle, Rolling Resistance
Weak:
Snow Braking, Snow Handling
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2
of 17
2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test

2024
Winner: Vredestein Quatrac

Strong:
Snow Handling, Wet Circle, Wet Handling
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3
of 37
2024 All Season Tire Market Overview

2024
Winner: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6

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2
of 9
The Best All Season Tires for 2024 / 2025 Highly Rec.

2024
Winner: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

The Continental AllSeasonContact 2 is the tire that tried to do everything well, which means while it didn't jump out in any one area, it doesn't have any major drawbacks either, finishing either 2...
Strong:
Subj. Comfort, Subj. Wet Handling
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1
of 7
The Best All Season Tires for 2024 Highly Rec.

2024

The new Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was the tire that does everything well. The only negative point I can really mention is that it wasn't that great in curved aquaplaning, and ideally I'd like ...
Strong:
Noise, Dry Handling, Subj. Dry Handling, Ice Braking, Ice Traction, Snow Circle, Snow Traction, Subj. Snow Handling, Value, Wear, Subj. Wet Handling, Wet Braking, Wet Handling
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2
of 18
2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test

2023
Winner: Michelin CrossClimate 2

Strong:
Rolling Resistance
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5
of 35
2023 All Season Tire 35 Set Shootout

2023
Winner: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6

Strong:
Wet Braking
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