tirewheelguide
Head-to-head Updated

Continental ContiProContact vs Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR — 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 + 0 road tests and 79 + 14 owner reviews. How we score

ContiProContact is ahead, 65–58

Check price on Amazon · ContiProContact or ContiSportContact 5 SSR on Amazon
Add your size for an exact match
/R

Both Amazon links then search this exact size.

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.

Category by category

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

  1. 67

    Dry

    ContiProContact +9
    58
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactContiSportContact 5 SSR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online6752

    ContiProContact: 60% × 67.4 (est.) + 40% × 66.5 = 67

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR: 60% × 61.4 (est.) + 40% × 52.1 = 58

    No road tests of dry for ContiProContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

    No road tests of dry for ContiSportContact 5 SSR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 65

    Wet

    ContiProContact +2
    63
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactContiSportContact 5 SSR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6360

    ContiProContact: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 63.2 = 65

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR: 60% × 64.8 (est.) + 40% × 60 = 63

    No road tests of wet for ContiProContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for ContiSportContact 5 SSR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 62

    Snow

    ContiProContact +6
    56
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactContiSportContact 5 SSR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online5648

    ContiProContact: 60% × 65.4 (est.) + 40% × 56.3 = 62

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR: 60% × 62.1 (est.) + 40% × 47.5 = 56

    No road tests of snow for ContiProContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

    No road tests of snow for ContiSportContact 5 SSR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 62

    Comfort

    ContiProContact +12
    50
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactContiSportContact 5 SSR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online5940

    ContiProContact: 40% × 67.3 (est.) + 60% × 59 = 62

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR: 40% × 63.8 (est.) + 60% × 40.4 = 50

    No road tests of comfort for ContiProContact or ContiSportContact 5 SSR. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 68

    Noise

    ContiProContact +6
    62
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactContiSportContact 5 SSR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7056

    ContiProContact: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 70.3 = 68

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 56.2 = 62

    No road tests of noise for ContiProContact or ContiSportContact 5 SSR. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 62

    Treadwear

    ContiProContact +12
    50
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactContiSportContact 5 SSR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 57 (est.)
    Reviews found online6040

    ContiProContact: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 59.5 = 62

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR: 60% × 56.9 (est.) + 40% × 39.6 = 50

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiProContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiSportContact 5 SSR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 63

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContactContiSportContact 5 SSR
    Reviews found online63–
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiProContactContinental ContiSportContact 5 SSR
Relative Score 65 58
Dry 67 58
Wet 65 63
Snow 62 56
Comfort 62 50
Noise 68 62
Treadwear 62 50
Handling (owners) 63 –

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.

Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost

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

Recomputed
Headline score

ContiProContact

ContiSportContact 5 SSR

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

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A ContiProContact

Pros

  • Smooth and comfortable ride quality
  • Low road noise
  • Strong dry and wet grip for most drivers

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls susceptible to impact bubbles and damage from potholes
  • Some complaints about poor wet traction and braking performance
  • Faster-than-expected tread wear or chipping reported by a minority of users
All owner themes in the ContiProContact review

Tire B ContiSportContact 5 SSR

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiProContact B · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR
CategoryAll-Season tireSummer tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available5625
Rim diameters15″ – 19″17″ – 20″
Tread depth9 - 12/32″9/32″
UTQG400 - 540 A - AA A280 - 420 A - AA A
SidewallBlack Side WallBlack Side Wall
Max pressure44 - 51 psi50 - 51 psi
Sizes in common1212

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiProContact

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR

Winner: Continental ContiProContact — better comfort, treadwear and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 14 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental ContiProContact scores 62 vs 50 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental ContiProContact scores 62 vs 50 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ContiProContact scores 67 vs 58 on dry.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Continental ContiProContact scores 62 vs 56 on snow.

Tire A · Continental ContiProContact
Check price on Amazon
Tire B · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR
Check price on Amazon

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.

ContiProContact or ContiSportContact 5 SSR?

Which is better in the wet, ContiProContact or ContiSportContact 5 SSR?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 63 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiProContact or ContiSportContact 5 SSR?

Continental ContiProContact, 67 vs 58 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, ContiProContact or ContiSportContact 5 SSR?

Continental ContiProContact, 62 vs 56 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, ContiProContact or ContiSportContact 5 SSR?

Continental ContiProContact, 68 vs 62 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiProContact or ContiSportContact 5 SSR?

Continental ContiProContact, 62 vs 50 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiProContact or ContiSportContact 5 SSR?

Continental ContiProContact, 62 vs 50 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