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

ContiProContact is ahead, 65–58

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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. 58

    Dry

    ContiProContact +9
    67
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRContiProContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5267

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

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

    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).

    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).

  2. 63

    Wet

    ContiProContact +2
    65
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRContiProContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6063

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

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

    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).

    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).

  3. 56

    Snow

    ContiProContact +6
    62
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRContiProContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online4856

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

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

    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).

    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).

  4. 50

    Comfort

    ContiProContact +12
    62
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRContiProContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online4059

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

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

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

  5. 62

    Noise

    ContiProContact +6
    68
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRContiProContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5670

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

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

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

  6. 50

    Treadwear

    ContiProContact +12
    62
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRContiProContact
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 57 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online4060

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

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

    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).

    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).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    63
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5 SSRContiProContact
    Reviews found online–63
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5 SSRContinental ContiProContact
Relative Score 58 65
Dry 58 67
Wet 63 65
Snow 56 62
Comfort 50 62
Noise 62 68
Treadwear 50 62
Handling (owners) – 63

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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

Recomputed
Headline score

ContiSportContact 5 SSR

ContiProContact

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 5 SSR

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B 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

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR B · Continental ContiProContact
CategorySummer tireAll-Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available2556
Rim diameters17″ – 20″15″ – 19″
Tread depth9/32″9 - 12/32″
UTQG280 - 420 A - AA A400 - 540 A - AA A
SidewallBlack Side WallBlack Side Wall
Max pressure50 - 51 psi44 - 51 psi
Sizes in common1212

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR

Continental ContiProContact

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 B You want the most comfortable ride

Continental ContiProContact scores 62 vs 50 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Continental ContiProContact scores 62 vs 50 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ContiProContact scores 67 vs 58 on dry.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Continental ContiProContact scores 62 vs 56 on snow.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR
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Tire B · Continental ContiProContact
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ContiSportContact 5 SSR or ContiProContact?

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

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

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

Continental ContiProContact, 67 vs 58 on our dry score.

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

Continental ContiProContact, 62 vs 56 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, ContiSportContact 5 SSR or ContiProContact?

Continental ContiProContact, 68 vs 62 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiSportContact 5 SSR or ContiProContact?

Continental ContiProContact, 62 vs 50 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiSportContact 5 SSR or ContiProContact?

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