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Avon WV7 vs Continental WinterContact TS 870 P — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 3 + 32 road tests and 14 + 33 owner reviews. How we score

WinterContact TS 870 P is ahead, 83–69

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Avon WV7
Tire AAvon

WV7

Winter

± 7

Tests 63 · 3 tests Owners 74 · 14 reviews

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
Tire BContinental

WinterContact TS 870 P

Winter

± 4

Tests 83 · 32 tests Owners 81 · 33 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2026 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test (dry handling)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 70

    Dry

    WinterContact TS 870 P +11
    81
    Why this score
    SourceWV7WinterContact TS 870 P
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 25 tests≈ 69 (est.)83
    Reviews found online7279

    WV7: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 71.6 = 70

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 83.3 + 40% × 78.5 = 81

    No road tests of dry for WV7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 79

    Wet

    WinterContact TS 870 P +12
    91
    Why this score
    SourceWV7WinterContact TS 870 P
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / 32 tests8095
    Reviews found online7986
    Wet Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–193%95%

    WV7: 60% × 79.9 + 40% × 78.6 = 79

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 94.6 + 40% × 86.1 = 91

  3. 57

    Snow

    WinterContact TS 870 P +22
    79
    Why this score
    SourceWV7WinterContact TS 870 P
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / 31 tests4780
    Reviews found online7276
    Snow Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–189%100%

    WV7: 60% × 46.7 + 40% × 71.6 = 57

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 80.2 + 40% × 76.4 = 79

  4. 73

    Comfort

    WinterContact TS 870 P +15
    88
    Why this score
    SourceWV7WinterContact TS 870 P
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests≈ 70 (est.)98
    Reviews found online7681

    WV7: 40% × 70 (est.) + 60% × 75.6 = 73

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 40% × 98.1 + 60% × 80.7 = 88

    No road tests of comfort for WV7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    73
    Why this score
    SourceWV7WinterContact TS 870 P
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 22 tests–78
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 78.1 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 73

    No owner ratings of noise for WinterContact TS 870 P. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 70

    Treadwear

    WinterContact TS 870 P +4
    74
    Why this score
    SourceWV7WinterContact TS 870 P
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests≈ 69 (est.)70
    Reviews found online7380

    WV7: 60% × 68.7 (est.) + 40% × 72.5 = 70

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 69.9 + 40% × 80.2 = 74

    No road tests of treadwear for WV7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 72

    Handling (owners)

    WinterContact TS 870 P +11
    83
    Why this score
    SourceWV7WinterContact TS 870 P
    Reviews found online7283
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    86
    Why this score
    SourceWV7WinterContact TS 870 P
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 24 tests–86
Scores at a glance
CategoryAvon WV7Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
Relative Score 69 83
Dry 70 81
Wet 79 91
Snow 57 79
Comfort 73 88
Noise – 73
Treadwear 70 74
Handling (owners) 72 83
Efficiency – 86

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

Weight the categories that matter to you

Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 7

WV7

± 4

WinterContact TS 870 P

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

In the overall rankings of 1 tests that ran both, Avon WV7 finished ahead 0 times and Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 1 times.

DisciplineCategoryWV7WinterContact TS 870 PΔHead-to-head
Wet Braking Wet 93% 95% −1.9 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2022 Winter Tyre Market Overview · 215/55 R17
Snow Braking Snow 89% 100% −11.1 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2022 Winter Tyre Market Overview · 215/55 R17
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #23/56 #2/56 – 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2022 Winter Tyre Market Overview · 215/55 R17

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A WV7

Pros

  • Excellent value for money compared to premium competitors
  • Strong performance in cold, wet, and slushy road conditions
  • Commendable steering feedback and handling characteristics

Cons

  • Performance drops significantly in temperatures above 10°C
  • Reports of premature tread wear in some instances
  • Inconsistent traction control engagement for certain high-torque or 4x4 vehicles
All owner themes in the WV7 review

Tire B WinterContact TS 870 P

Pros

  • Exceptionally low noise levels and high ride comfort
  • Outstanding wet weather and slush performance, cutting through heavy rain effortlessly
  • Balanced dry and cold-weather handling with impressive cornering stability

Cons

  • Higher price point compared to some competitors
  • Steering response and initial stiffness are slightly softer and less sporty than dedicated summer tires or some rivals
  • Snow and ice traction can feel less exceptional or borderline inadequate for a small subset of users
All owner themes in the WinterContact TS 870 P review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Avon WV7 B · Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—121
Rim diameters—16″ – 23″

Which one should you actually buy?

Avon WV7

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P — better snow, comfort and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 79 vs 57 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 88 vs 73 on comfort.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 91 vs 79 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 81 vs 70 on dry.

Tire A · Avon WV7
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WV7 or WinterContact TS 870 P?

Which is better in the wet, WV7 or WinterContact TS 870 P?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 91 vs 79 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, WV7 or WinterContact TS 870 P?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 81 vs 70 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, WV7 or WinterContact TS 870 P?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 79 vs 57 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, WV7 or WinterContact TS 870 P?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 88 vs 73 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, WV7 or WinterContact TS 870 P?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 74 vs 70 on our treadwear score.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology