Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 37 + 42 road tests and 10,370 + 2,364 owner reviews. How we score
PremiumContact 6 is ahead, 80–70
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Tests 76 · 37 tests Owners 62 · 10,370 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 21 in 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (wet braking)
“Lateral dry rot - Bridgestone Turanza T005 DOT 21, 3rd summer on service - all 4 tires have these cracks on their laterals, should I be worried?”
Tests 84 · 42 tests Owners 75 · 2,364 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 50 in 2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test (wet braking)
“My continental premium contact 6’s getting to end or ? I am using these for the last 3 years and drove 46K km on them. Treadwear indicator for 3mm is getting very close. Should I rush or let them run for maybe another 5-10K ? Read more”
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Turanza T005 | PremiumContact 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 34 / 39 tests | 85 | 88 |
| Reviews found online | 64 | 78 |
| Dry Braking (% of best) · 22 shared tests · wins 7–12 | 96% | 97% |
| Dry Handling (% of best) · 16 shared tests · wins 5–10 | 98% | 98% |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) (% of best) · 6 shared tests · wins 2–4 | 85% | 94% |
| Dry (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 100% | 98% |
| Driving Performance (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 100% | 99% |
| Safety (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–0 | 90% | 90% |
| Steering Response (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 89% | 100% |
Turanza T005: 60% × 84.7 + 40% × 63.5 = 76
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 87.7 + 40% × 78 = 84
| Source | Turanza T005 | PremiumContact 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 35 / 40 tests | 85 | 88 |
| Reviews found online | 70 | 81 |
| Curved Aquaplaning (% of best) · 6 shared tests · wins 4–0 | 94% | 89% |
| Straight Aquaplaning (% of best) · 20 shared tests · wins 10–9 | 94% | 94% |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) (% of best) · 5 shared tests · wins 2–3 | 89% | 94% |
| Wet (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 97% | 96% |
| Wet Lateral Stability (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 2–0 | 89% | 83% |
| Wet Braking (% of best) · 24 shared tests · wins 3–20 | 93% | 97% |
| Wet Braking (concrete) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 90% | 100% |
| Wet Circle (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–0 | 97% | 97% |
| Wet Handling (% of best) · 18 shared tests · wins 7–10 | 97% | 97% |
Turanza T005: 60% × 85.4 + 40% × 69.6 = 79
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 88.4 + 40% × 80.5 = 85
| Source | Turanza T005 | PremiumContact 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 72 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 77 |
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 72.5 (est.) + 40% × 76.7 = 74
No road tests of snow for PremiumContact 6. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | Turanza T005 | PremiumContact 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / 10 tests | 72 | 80 |
| Reviews found online | 61 | 71 |
| Comfort (tester's mark) (% of best) · 6 shared tests · wins 2–2 | 86% | 87% |
Turanza T005: 40% × 72.1 + 60% × 60.6 = 65
PremiumContact 6: 40% × 80.4 + 60% × 70.8 = 75
| Source | Turanza T005 | PremiumContact 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 25 / 22 tests | 36 | 43 |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 66 (est.) | 72 |
| Noise (% of best) · 15 shared tests · wins 6–6 | 98% | 98% |
| Exterior Noise (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 1–0 | 89% | 79% |
Turanza T005: 60% × 35.9 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 48
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 43.1 + 40% × 72.2 = 55
No owner ratings of noise for Turanza T005. 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.
| Source | Turanza T005 | PremiumContact 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / 7 tests | 71 | 88 |
| Reviews found online | 53 | 65 |
| Abrasion (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 48% | 50% |
| Wear (% of best) · 4 shared tests · wins 0–4 | 65% | 78% |
Turanza T005: 60% × 71.2 + 40% × 53.3 = 64
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 88.1 + 40% × 65.1 = 79
| Source | Turanza T005 | PremiumContact 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 64 | 78 |
| Source | Turanza T005 | PremiumContact 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 25 / 25 tests | 100 | 74 |
| Fuel Consumption (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 2–0 | 98% | 96% |
| Rolling Resistance (% of best) · 15 shared tests · wins 15–0 | 97% | 85% |
| Category | Bridgestone Turanza T005 | Continental PremiumContact 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 70 | 80 |
| Dry | 76 | 84 |
| Wet | 79 | 85 |
| Snow | – | 74 |
| Comfort | 65 | 75 |
| Noise | 48 | 55 |
| Treadwear | 64 | 79 |
| Handling (owners) | 64 | 78 |
| Efficiency | 100 | 74 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip and treadwear start at “Important” — the two things buyers rank highest. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Turanza T005
PremiumContact 6
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
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 39 tests that ran both, Bridgestone Turanza T005 finished ahead 8 times and Continental PremiumContact 6 31 times.
| Discipline | Category | Turanza T005 | PremiumContact 6 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driving Performance | Dry | 100% | 99% | +1.0 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2022 Motor Crossover Summer Tire Test R17 · 215/60R17 |
| Dry | Dry | 100% | 98% | +2.0 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2022 Al Volante Summer Tire Test R16 · 205/60R16 |
| Dry Braking | Dry | 96% | 97% | −1.0 | 7–12 in 22 shared tests Newest: 2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 98% | 98% | 0.0 | 5–10 in 16 shared tests Newest: 2022 Motor Crossover Summer Tire Test R17 · 215/60R17 |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | Dry | 85% | 94% | −9.0 | 2–4 in 6 shared tests Newest: 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 · 245/45R19 |
| Safety | Dry | 90% | 90% | 0.0 | 0–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 · 245/45R19 |
| Steering Response | Dry | 89% | 100% | −11.1 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 · 245/45R19 |
| Curved Aquaplaning | Wet | 94% | 89% | +5.1 | 4–0 in 6 shared tests Newest: 2022 Motor Crossover Summer Tire Test R17 · 215/60R17 |
| Straight Aquaplaning | Wet | 94% | 94% | +0.1 | 10–9 in 20 shared tests Newest: 2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Wet | Wet | 97% | 96% | +1.0 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2022 Al Volante Summer Tire Test R16 · 205/60R16 |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 93% | 97% | −3.8 | 3–20 in 24 shared tests Newest: 2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Wet Braking (concrete) | Wet | 90% | 100% | −10.0 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Wet Circle | Wet | 97% | 97% | 0.0 | 0–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2022 AMS Performance Summer Tyre Test · 245/45 R19 |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 97% | 97% | 0.0 | 7–10 in 18 shared tests Newest: 2022 Motor Crossover Summer Tire Test R17 · 215/60R17 |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) | Wet | 89% | 94% | −5.1 | 2–3 in 5 shared tests Newest: 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 · 245/45R19 |
| Wet Lateral Stability | Wet | 89% | 83% | +5.5 | 2–0 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2022 Motor Crossover Summer Tire Test R17 · 215/60R17 |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | Comfort | 86% | 87% | −0.3 | 2–2 in 6 shared tests Newest: 2022 Motor Crossover Summer Tire Test R17 · 215/60R17 |
| Exterior Noise | Noise | 89% | 79% | +10.0 | 1–0 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2022 Motor Crossover Summer Tire Test R17 · 215/60R17 |
| Noise | Noise | 98% | 98% | 0.0 | 6–6 in 15 shared tests Newest: 2022 AMS Performance Summer Tyre Test · 245/45 R19 |
| Noise (tester's mark) | Noise | 50% #7/8 · 2020 ViBilagare SUV Tyre Test | 60% #6/8 · 2021 ViBilagare Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Abrasion | Treadwear | 48% | 50% | −2.6 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Wear | Treadwear | 65% | 78% | −13.3 | 0–4 in 4 shared tests Newest: 2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Fuel Consumption | Efficiency | 98% | 96% | +1.9 | 2–0 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Rolling Resistance | Efficiency | 97% | 85% | +12.1 | 15–0 in 15 shared tests Newest: 2022 AUTO Straßenverkehr Summer Tire Test R19 · 245/45R19 |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Price | Cost | 65% | 60% | +4.8 | 12–0 in 12 shared tests Newest: 2022 AMS Performance Summer Tyre Test · 245/45 R19 |
| Total Cost of Ownership | Cost | #2/20 | #10/20 | – | 2–0 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2021 Auto Bild 16 Inch Summer Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Value | Cost | 56% | 67% | −11.0 | 0–3 in 3 shared tests Newest: 2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
| Grass Traction | Off-road | 81% | 86% | −5.1 | 0–2 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2021 All Road SUV Summer Tyre Test · 215/60 R17 |
| Gravel Handling | Off-road | 98% | 100% | −1.4 | 0–2 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2021 All Road SUV Summer Tyre Test · 215/60 R17 |
| Gravel Traction | Off-road | 93% | 84% | +8.8 | 2–0 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2021 All Road SUV Summer Tyre Test · 215/60 R17 |
| Mud Traction | Off-road | 94% | 88% | +5.8 | 2–0 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2021 All Road SUV Summer Tyre Test · 215/60 R17 |
| Sand Traction | Off-road | 94% | 94% | +0.4 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2021 All Road SUV Summer Tyre Test · 215/60 R17 |
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #4/50 | #2/50 | – | 8–31 in 39 shared tests Newest: 2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test · 205/55 R16 |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community opinions on the Bridgestone Turanza T005 are divided, with many drivers praising its wet-weather grip and highway usability. Conversely, numerous owners report significant concerns regarding loud road noise, rough ride comfort, rapid wear, and premature sidewall cracking or dry rot.
“I drove my friend’s Leon Cupra fitted with these Turanza T005 18” last summer to Croatia. Rountrip plus some local driving, all in all 2k km, the tyres were totally okay driving on highways and local roads. Not noisy. Good tyres for sure.”
“I have the wagon with 20" wheels and the car came in with cheap Bridgestone Turanza T005 which will be replaced this week with Michelins. Continental EcoContact 6Q seems like it's a decent tire tbh - twice as expensive as my bridgestones. Had the same first impression about the brakes too but then you gotta remember that pads and rotors need to be worked it - it usually happens within first 200 miles.”
“Yup, I’m using them. Fantastic tyre and stick like glue in the wet.”
Based on 33 community posts
The community generally views the Continental PremiumContact 6 favorably, praising its wet grip, braking confidence, and overall capability across a range of cars including EVs and hot hatches. Criticisms are limited to a soft or soggy sidewall feel, high replacement cost on some OE fitments, and moderate longevity (e.g. ~22k km front on a Polestar 2, ~46k km elsewhere). Noise is considered acceptable, and several users prefer it to Michelin alternatives or the newer PC7 predecessor comparisons.
“I had the conti PC6 on my old F56 JCW running 300bhp/324lb-ft. 17" 215/45 Found them great In the wet, although the sidewalls were rather soggy compared to the previous Michelin Supersport, which admittedly are more of a UHP tyre”
“Well having 4 tyres to change on the Polestar 2 at the same time - and the OE spec Continental Premium Contact 6 tyres being $1020 each!!! (wtf are they made from?) I went with Pirelli Dragon Sports - same 99YXL weight rating - higher speed rating. Noise - no difference at all. Efficiency - nothing I can see from a week of driving. The car's trip average kWh/100km hasn't budged. Wear? Well the Contis lasted 22k km on the front and 44k km on the rear so who knows? Couldn't be worse, could it? Traction - same in the dry and I haven't noticed any difference in the wet but haven't been hooning it...Oh - and they were $290 each balanced and fitted.”
“Zimska, WinterContact 870. Ljetna, Premium Contact 6. Mislim, i dalje (namjerno) furam 15 cola pa neću uzimat šrot za 50 eur kad Continental košta 80 eur.”
Based on 17 community posts
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Turanza T005 | B · Continental PremiumContact 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 140 | 113 |
| Rim diameters | 14″ – 22″ | 15″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | — | 8 - 9/32″ |
| UTQG | 340 A A | 280 A - AA A |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | Black Side Wall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 - 51 psi |
| Sizes in common | 77 | 77 |
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Continental PremiumContact 6
Winner: Continental PremiumContact 6 — better treadwear, handling and comfort. Pick the Bridgestone Turanza T005 if efficiency matters most to you.
Bridgestone Turanza T005 scores 100 vs 74 on efficiency.
Continental PremiumContact 6 scores 79 vs 64 on treadwear.
Continental PremiumContact 6 scores 78 vs 64 on handling.
Continental PremiumContact 6 scores 75 vs 65 on comfort.
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Continental PremiumContact 6, 85 vs 79 on our wet score.
Continental PremiumContact 6, 84 vs 76 on our dry score.
Continental PremiumContact 6, 55 vs 48 on our noise score.
Continental PremiumContact 6, 75 vs 65 on our comfort score.
Continental PremiumContact 6, 79 vs 64 on our treadwear score.
Bridgestone Turanza T005, 100 vs 74 on our efficiency score.
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
