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Continental ContiSportContact 5 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 27 + 14 owner reviews. How we score

ContiSportContact 5 is ahead, 67–58

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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. 67

    Dry

    ContiSportContact 5 +9
    58
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5ContiSportContact 5 SSR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online6752

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 66.9 = 67

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

    No road tests of dry for ContiSportContact 5. 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. 72

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 5 +9
    63
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5ContiSportContact 5 SSR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online7260

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 71.4 (est.) + 40% × 71.9 = 72

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

    No road tests of wet for ContiSportContact 5. 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. 69

    Snow

    ContiSportContact 5 +13
    56
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5ContiSportContact 5 SSR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online6848

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 69.6 (est.) + 40% × 67.5 = 69

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

    No road tests of snow for ContiSportContact 5. 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. 64

    Comfort

    ContiSportContact 5 +14
    50
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5ContiSportContact 5 SSR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6240

    ContiSportContact 5: 40% × 67.9 (est.) + 60% × 62.1 = 64

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR: 40% × 63.9 (est.) + 60% × 40.4 = 50

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

  5. 70

    Noise

    ContiSportContact 5 +8
    62
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5ContiSportContact 5 SSR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7556

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 75 = 70

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 56.1 = 62

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

  6. 56

    Treadwear

    ContiSportContact 5 +6
    50
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5ContiSportContact 5 SSR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 57 (est.)
    Reviews found online5040

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 60.5 (est.) + 40% × 50 = 56

    ContiSportContact 5 SSR: 60% × 56.8 (est.) + 40% × 39.5 = 50

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiSportContact 5. 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).

Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR
Relative Score 67 58
Dry 67 58
Wet 72 63
Snow 69 56
Comfort 64 50
Noise 70 62
Treadwear 56 50

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Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 B · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR
CategorySummer tireSummer tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available8625
Rim diameters17″ – 22″17″ – 20″
Tread depth8 - 10/32″9/32″
UTQG280 - 420 A - AA A280 - 420 A - AA A
SidewallBlack Side WallBlack Side Wall
Max pressure50 - 51 psi50 - 51 psi
Sizes in common2121

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 5

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR

Winner: Continental ContiSportContact 5 — better comfort, snow 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 ContiSportContact 5 scores 64 vs 50 on comfort.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 69 vs 56 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 67 vs 58 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 72 vs 63 on wet.

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

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

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 72 vs 63 on our wet score.

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

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 67 vs 58 on our dry score.

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

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 69 vs 56 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, ContiSportContact 5 or ContiSportContact 5 SSR?

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 70 vs 62 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiSportContact 5 or ContiSportContact 5 SSR?

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 64 vs 50 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiSportContact 5 or ContiSportContact 5 SSR?

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 56 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