Tests – · none yet Owners 52 · 16 reviews
Head-to-head
Continental ContiSportContact 3 vs Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — 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 16 + 10 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Sport 3 is ahead, 67–61
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Tests – · none yet Owners 65 · 10 reviews
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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62
Dry
Pilot Sport 3 +769Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 3 Pilot Sport 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online 59 69 ContiSportContact 3: 60% × 64.1 (est.) + 40% × 58.7 = 62
Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 69 = 69
No road tests of dry for ContiSportContact 3. 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 Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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64
Wet
Pilot Sport 3 +670Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 3 Pilot Sport 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 62 70 ContiSportContact 3: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 62.2 = 64
Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 70.5 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 70
No road tests of wet for ContiSportContact 3. 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 Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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45
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 3 Pilot Sport 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 55 (est.) – Reviews found online 30 – ContiSportContact 3: 60% × 55.5 (est.) + 40% × 29.8 = 45
No road tests of snow for ContiSportContact 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
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57
Comfort
Pilot Sport 3 +663Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 3 Pilot Sport 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 52 60 ContiSportContact 3: 40% × 65.9 (est.) + 60% × 51.8 = 57
Pilot Sport 3: 40% × 67.4 (est.) + 60% × 59.8 = 63
No road tests of comfort for ContiSportContact 3 or Pilot Sport 3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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60
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 3 Pilot Sport 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) – Reviews found online 51 – ContiSportContact 3: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 50.6 = 60
No road tests of noise for ContiSportContact 3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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56
Treadwear
Pilot Sport 3 +460Why this score
Source ContiSportContact 3 Pilot Sport 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 60 (est.) ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online 50 57 ContiSportContact 3: 60% × 60.4 (est.) + 40% × 49.7 = 56
Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 62.8 (est.) + 40% × 56.7 = 60
No road tests of treadwear for ContiSportContact 3. 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 Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
Scores at a glance
| Category | Continental ContiSportContact 3 | Michelin Pilot Sport 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 61 | 67 |
| Dry | 62 | 69 |
| Wet | 64 | 70 |
| Snow | 45 | – |
| Comfort | 57 | 63 |
| Noise | 60 | – |
| Treadwear | 56 | 60 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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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.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
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Headline score
61
/ 100
ContiSportContact 3
67
/ 100
Pilot Sport 3
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Continental ContiSportContact 3 | B · Michelin Pilot Sport 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer tire | Summer tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 22 | 10 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 20″ | 15″ – 19″ |
| Tread depth | 9 - 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 280 A - B A | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
| Sizes in common | 1 | 1 |
Which one should you actually buy?
61
/ 100
Continental ContiSportContact 3
67
/ 100
Michelin Pilot Sport 3
Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — better dry, wet and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental ContiSportContact 3 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Michelin Pilot Sport 3 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 69 vs 62 on dry.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 70 vs 64 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 63 vs 57 on comfort.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 60 vs 56 on treadwear.
Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 3
Tire B · Michelin Pilot Sport 3
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ContiSportContact 3 or Pilot Sport 3?
Which is better in the wet, ContiSportContact 3 or Pilot Sport 3?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 70 vs 64 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, ContiSportContact 3 or Pilot Sport 3?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 69 vs 62 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, ContiSportContact 3 or Pilot Sport 3?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 63 vs 57 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, ContiSportContact 3 or Pilot Sport 3?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 60 vs 56 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