Continental AllSeasonContact 2 vs Toyo Open Country A/T III — Compared

“Continental tyres condition after less than a year? Hello, I got these two Continental All Season Contact 2 front tyres fitted Nov 2025 (10 months ago), manufactured in January 2025 (0325) and done about 4-5k miles in them. I started seeing some cracking late this summer on the tread as if it’s deteriorating and falling apart. This is the same on both of them where only one side of the car is actually getting much more sunshine than the other. I don’t imagine this is normal? Especially from Continental, seeing as my other two tyres are budget tyres that are way older and have done tens of thousands of miles and are not at all damaged like this. I contacted Blackcircles because there’s apparently a lifetime warranty for the tyres but they came back to me saying the tyres need to be sent for an inspection that could last 10-12 weeks and I’d need to buy two new tyres from them first. Surely they can’t have the cheek to ask me to buy more tyres when I’m already dissatisfied with their products? This is very inconvenient and renders the so called warranty virtually unusable as it’s extremely impractical. Please can I have some advice? Is this condition of the tyres normal given the circumstances? Could it be that Blackcircles (and perhaps even Continental) were supplied knock off/fake tyres? Thank you”

“Iskustvo sa Continental AllseasonContact 2 Kupio ih u 10 mjesecu prošle godine zasada sam izrazito zadovoljan kako su se pokazale kroz zimu,pa me zanima kako su se vama pokazale kroz vise godina,pogotovo kroz ljeto.”

“Continental AllSeasonContact 2 after ~6000 km. Does this look like the normal wear? The car is MINI Countryman D (U25 chassis). The front tires (photo 1 and 2) seem to develop some excessive deterioration on the edges, to the point that they look like the rubber is peeling off. Or is this normal? Photo 3 is the rear tire for comparison. I’m keeping the cold pressure according to the B-pillar shield values (2.4 bar front, 2.2 rear) or slightly above, depending on the temperature and the duration of the drive - so if any inconsistency occurred, I would expect more wear in the middle instead. Out of these 6k km, roughly 45% were highways, 50% city, and maybe 5% country roads. Read more”

“1 year, +/- 20k miles since swapping to Toyo Tire Open Country A/T III 215 /75 R15 w DX4's Pocket 15 X7 wouldn't change a thing. 80% commuting, 20% fun. Soak up the potholes and dig in the snow. Softest, smoothest”

“I picked up a 24 AT4 on Saturday and swapped out the tires today from the good years to Toyo's. Same size 265/60/20 as factory and what a difference they make. No noise and a softer ride. I got a credit of $130 a tire and negotiated with dealer to give me $500 towards the new tires so not much out of pocket. Highly recommend. Now time for some new shocks which is a pretty daunting research project. Lots of opinions out there, but ranchos seem to be unanimously despised. Thanks forum members for pointing me in the direction of Toyo's.”

“I guess VAMike doesnt know what he's talking about... So i didn't actually get to do any serious 4x4. Everything in SC was dry, and i mostly walked around. But i can report of everything else. Highway noise is substantial. Its not any worse than other All Terrain tires, but its certainly not quiet. I did have to go get about 500 lbs of steel for a project, and the only trailer available was a 14000lb GVWR dual axle trailer. It towed just fine, though the tongue weight made the rear sag to the bump stops with no load. I averaged 19.5mpg, that includes ~70 miles of towing that trailer (3500lbs). For reference, my lifetime average is 21.8mpg, so i dont think my economy fell by more than 0.5-1. The only other thing i noticed that was of substance is that i shift down into 9th pretty often on the interstate, which im not thrilled about, but should have expected.”