Tests – · none yet Owners – · 3 reviews (needs 5)
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Continental ContiForceContact vs Hankook Ventus Prime 4 — 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 0 + 14 road tests and 3 + 2,520 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests 77 · 14 tests Owners 71 · 2,520 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 21 in 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (dry handling)
“Simbolul cu mașina și fulgerul de pe Hankook Ventus Prime 4 arată că anvelopa e compatibilă și cu mașini electrice (EV), nu că e destinată exclusiv lor. Poate fi folosită fără probleme și pe mașini cu motor termic.”
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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Dry
No comparison79Why this score
Source ContiForceContact Ventus Prime 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 12 tests – 83 Reviews found online – 73 Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 82.7 + 40% × 73 = 79
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Wet
No comparison77Why this score
Source ContiForceContact Ventus Prime 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 13 tests – 79 Reviews found online – 74 Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 78.6 + 40% × 74.4 = 77
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Comfort
No comparison69Why this score
Source ContiForceContact Ventus Prime 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 70 Reviews found online – 67 Ventus Prime 4: 40% × 70.3 + 60% × 67.4 = 69
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Noise
No comparison61Why this score
Source ContiForceContact Ventus Prime 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests – 58 Reviews found online – ≈ 66 (est.) Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 57.6 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 61
No owner ratings of noise for Ventus Prime 4. 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.
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Treadwear
No comparison74Why this score
Source ContiForceContact Ventus Prime 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests – 79 Reviews found online – 67 Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 78.5 + 40% × 66.9 = 74
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Handling (owners)
No comparison72Why this score
Source ContiForceContact Ventus Prime 4 Reviews found online – 72 -
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Efficiency
No comparison84Why this score
Source ContiForceContact Ventus Prime 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests – 84
Scores at a glance
| Category | Continental ContiForceContact | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 |
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| Relative Score | – | 75 |
| Dry | – | 79 |
| Wet | – | 77 |
| Comfort | – | 69 |
| Noise | – | 61 |
| Treadwear | – | 74 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 72 |
| Efficiency | – | 84 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
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ContiForceContact
75
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Ventus Prime 4
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.
| Discipline | Category | ContiForceContact | Ventus Prime 4 | Δ | Head-to-head |
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| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #4/6 2013 Auto Bild Track Day Semi Slick Tyre Test | #11/16 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A ContiForceContact
Pros
- Exceptional dry and wet traction when at operating temperature
- Competitive performance compared to top-tier track tires like the Michelin Sport Cup
- High levels of stability and handling precision
Cons
- Extremely rapid tread wear during normal street use
- Poor value for money due to short lifespan
- Susceptibility to tread chunking under heavy track usage
Tire B Ventus Prime 4
Pros
- Exceptional wet and dry grip providing high confidence
- Significantly reduced road noise and smooth, quiet ride quality
- Competitively priced offering great value compared to top-tier premium brands
Cons
- Accelerated tread wear reported by some users, leading to shorter overall tire life
- Noticeable decrease in wet traction and grip as the tread wears down past the halfway mark
- Stiffer sidewalls can translate to a firmer ride or reduced comfort on rough surfaces
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
Continental ContiForceContact
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Tire B
Positive
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Community opinion on the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 is largely positive, with drivers viewing it as a comfortable, quiet, and capable touring tire. Users frequently praise its strong dry and wet performance alongside its compelling price-to-performance ratio compared to premium alternatives like Michelin. Some uncertainties exist regarding long-term tread wear and slight fuel economy impacts, but owners generally report satisfactory everyday reliability.
r/kereta
·2 upvotes ·2026-09-24
“Aim for rainy condition. Best are 1.Bridgestone Turanza 005 2.Hankook ventus prime 4.”
r/TyreReviews
·4 upvotes ·2024-03-19
“Are there any Hankook Ventus Prime 4 longevity reviews (perhaps personal experience?) The only info I was able to find is Autobild 2022 and 2024, and ADAC 2024 reviews. In the first one they expect 39k km, in the second 26k and in ADAC - 50k. I'm not sure what to believe. I'm a fairly moderate user and will be replacing stock Primacy 3s which lasted around 45k km. I would like to have something that will last around 4-5 years, which at my current usage would be around 30-35k km. If they consistently fall short of it I would probably pay a premium for a more expensive brand, but reviews give very different figures. If ADAC figures is to be trusted I would surely get them, because I would probably replace the car before I have to put on new tires. But 26k km in the latest Autobild review falls short of my expectations a bit. Are those figures typically less than real life due to more extensive testing and usage? I'm driving a compact SUV with 50/50 city highway driving and no sporty aspirations, very default usage scenario. I could pay more and get goodyear efficientgrip performance 2, but at their longevity they will probably need to be replaced out of age before I wear them down realistically, so that's why I was initially settling in more midrange priced Hankook offering. Would love any help, and appreciate the help I received in my previous post! Read more”
r/TireQuestions
·1 upvote ·2026-10-09
“Found a cut on one of my tires, is it 100% cooked? Three month old Hankook Ventus Prime 4 and I found a cut/split. It’s holding air fine but it is cooked?”
Top themes
#value for money#comfort and low noise#wet and dry grip#comparison with premium brands#tread longevity questions#touring versus sports handling
Based on 41 community posts
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Continental ContiForceContact | B · Hankook Ventus Prime 4 |
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| Category | Summer Extreme Performance tires | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | — |
| Sizes available | 1 | 66 |
| Rim diameters | 20″ | 15″ – 20″ |
| UTQG | — | 200 - 420 A A |
Which one should you actually buy?
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Continental ContiForceContact
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Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Only Hankook Ventus Prime 4 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Continental ContiForceContact
Tire B · Hankook Ventus Prime 4
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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