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 10,323 + 2,346 owner reviews. How we score
PremiumContact 6 is ahead, 80–70
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Tests 76 · 37 tests Owners 62 · 10,323 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 · 2,346 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 | 63 | 79 |
| 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% × 84.6 + 40% × 62.9 = 76
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 87.6 + 40% × 78.5 = 84
| Source | Turanza T005 | PremiumContact 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 35 / 40 tests | 86 | 89 |
| 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% × 85.9 + 40% × 69.8 = 79
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 89 + 40% × 80.7 = 86
| Source | Turanza T005 | PremiumContact 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 73 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 77 |
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 73.3 (est.) + 40% × 77.4 = 75
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 0.37).
| Source | Turanza T005 | PremiumContact 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / 10 tests | 73 | 82 |
| Reviews found online | 61 | 72 |
| Comfort (tester's mark) (% of best) · 6 shared tests · wins 2–2 | 86% | 87% |
Turanza T005: 40% × 72.6 + 60% × 60.5 = 65
PremiumContact 6: 40% × 81.8 + 60% × 71.5 = 76
| Source | Turanza T005 | PremiumContact 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 25 / 22 tests | 36 | 43 |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 67 (est.) | 73 |
| 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% × 35.8 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 48
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 43 + 40% × 72.8 = 55
No owner ratings of noise for Turanza T005. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): 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 | 52 | 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% × 71.4 + 40% × 52.2 = 64
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 88.3 + 40% × 65 = 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 | 86 |
| Snow | – | 75 |
| Comfort | 65 | 76 |
| 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.
“Only issue is possible ride quality with higher pressure. Dealer and independents seem to universally recommend going higher on tire pressures to maximize tire life for even wear on BMWs. I have been lectured on it a couple times at a locally respected suspension/alignment specialist over the years.”
“Bridgestone Turanza T005 tyres... Are they really shit or is there something wrong with my car? I've just had brand new ones fitted, I don't expect them to be amazing in this weather but I'm slipping and sliding all over the place. My car has less grip than my old tyres with 2mm left. Seriously, I went round a roundabout last night at 20mph and drifted out from the inner lane. Could there be something I need to get checked because I don't feel quite safe with them on... Read more”
“Turanza T005 Hello, I bought a Seat Leon Cupra equipped with BRIDGESTONE TURANZA T005 XL in 225/40/18 92Y. I join you the card of the tire in attachment. It is the manufacturer model 13011. On the BRIDGESTONE website, there is a PDF with the list of all TURANZA models that I attach to this post. You can find the characteristics of the model 13011. Only here is one of my tires is damaged, and I would like to change it by the same model. First of all I can't find it on the online retailers. In fact, I can find references that look exactly the same. But there are some extra words that I don't understand. The abbreviations WAR/REP in the Trade Category column mean what exactly? I found the reference 8836 (or 13187) for example which corresponds in all points but the abbreviation REP is affixed in addition on the PDF. Please help me to find this information.”
Based on 33 community posts
Community feedback for the Continental Premium Contact 6 is largely positive, with drivers consistently praising its strong wet and dry grip, safety, and braking performance. Some users note softer sidewalls compared to dedicated ultra-high-performance tires and express concerns regarding premium pricing or wear rates. Overall, it is viewed as a capable, high-performing summer tire that balances comfort and traction effectively.
“I switched out my 20” good year’s that came with the car for a set of continental premium contact 6 POL a month ago before a vacation trip. They were excellent in heavy rain. Can recommend. EX30 2024 TM Ultra.”
“In the case of summer tyres nope at the part of the market things haven't changed THAT MUCH... But there are now better tyres, smoother, quieter better handling..the Conti Premium Contact 6 on my cars was a noticeable improvement.. Price can be a major variable..not sure how they price out.. Assy 6 and PS5s are both in the same space as the Conti Premium 6.. Again had Assy 5 and it was a very good tyre..the Assy 6 is even better.. Each turn of the design just keeps getting better..the R+Ts are just old designs..things have moved on..BUT NOT THAT MUCH!”
“Pirelli PZero PZ5 too stiff for my like, Continental PremiumContact 6 too soft... I had some cheap 225/45/18 tyres for my older 3.0L RWD car with a quite stiff sport suspension. Replaced them with 225/40/18 Pirelli PZero PZ5. I realized these had a 5 % smaller sidewall, but 225/40 is the basic size. These were way too stiff for me! Roads here have plenty of imperfections and the bumps were giving me a headache. I managed to sell the old PZ5 for a good price and replaced them with Continental PremiumContact 6s, now with larger sidewall 225/45/18. It's alright, but there's definitely less road feedback than PZ5s. So I'm not really that happy with either. What would have been the best compromise between PZ5 and PC6? Goodyear Assymetric 6? Or maybe my fault was going for 40 % sidewall, PZ5 with 45 may had been suitable? It's just that the 45s cost way much more as a more rare size. Read more”
Based on 16 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 76 vs 65 on comfort.
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Continental PremiumContact 6, 86 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, 76 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
