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Continental ContiSportContact 3 vs Michelin Premier A/S — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

Premier A/S leads, 62–58 Narrow edge

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Category by category

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

  1. 63

    Dry

    Premier A/S +3
    66
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 3Premier A/S
    Reviews found online6165
  2. 64

    Wet

    Premier A/S +5
    69
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 3Premier A/S
    Reviews found online6369
  3. 45

    Snow

    Premier A/S +12
    57
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 3Premier A/S
    Reviews found online2948
  4. 61

    Comfort

    Premier A/S +4
    65
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 3Premier A/S
    Reviews found online5362
  5. 60

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 3Premier A/S
    Reviews found online50–
  6. 56

    Treadwear

    ContiSportContact 3 +5
    51
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 3Premier A/S
    Reviews found online5041
  7. 55

    Handling

    Premier A/S +8
    63
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 3Premier A/S
    Reviews found online5563
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 3Michelin Premier A/S
Relative Score 58 62
Dry 63 66
Wet 64 69
Snow 45 57
Comfort 61 65
Noise 60 –
Treadwear 56 51
Handling 55 63

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Headline score

ContiSportContact 3

Premier A/S

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 ContiSportContact 3

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Premier A/S

Pros

  • Comfortable ride quality with effective bump damping
  • Predictable and precise handling in dry conditions
  • Good center-line tracking and steering feedback

Cons

  • Disappointing tread life and premature wear
  • Poor traction and confidence in snow and ice
  • Susceptibility to hydroplaning at highway speeds
All owner themes in the Premier A/S review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 3 B · Michelin Premier A/S
Category—All Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available22—
Rim diameters16″ – 20″—
Tread depth9 - 10/32″—
UTQG280 A - B A—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure50 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 3

Michelin Premier A/S

Winner: Michelin Premier A/S — better snow, handling and wet. Pick the Continental ContiSportContact 3 if treadwear matters most to you.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Michelin Premier A/S scores 57 vs 45 on snow.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Premier A/S scores 63 vs 55 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental ContiSportContact 3 scores 56 vs 51 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Premier A/S scores 69 vs 64 on wet.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 3
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Tire B · Michelin Premier A/S
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

62

Narrow edge

Premier A/S

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