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Continental ContiSportContact 5 vs Michelin Primacy MXM4 — Compared

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

Primacy MXM4 leads, 62–61 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. 64

    Dry

    Primacy MXM4 +8
    72
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Primacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score)–83
    Reviews found online6357
  2. 67

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 5 +9
    58
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Primacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score)–56
    Reviews found online6761
  3. 65

    Snow

    ContiSportContact 5 +9
    56
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Primacy MXM4
    Reviews found online6347
  4. 63

    Comfort

    ContiSportContact 5 +3
    60
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Primacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score)–64
    Reviews found online5753
  5. 67

    Noise

    ContiSportContact 5 +2
    65
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Primacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score)–69
    Reviews found online6858
  6. 53

    Treadwear

    Primacy MXM4 +10
    63
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Primacy MXM4
    Reviews found online4561
  7. 52

    Handling

    Primacy MXM4 +2
    54
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5Primacy MXM4
    Reviews found online5254
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5Michelin Primacy MXM4
Relative Score 61 62
Dry 64 72
Wet 67 58
Snow 65 56
Comfort 63 60
Noise 67 65
Treadwear 53 63
Handling 52 54

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Headline score

ContiSportContact 5

Primacy MXM4

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A ContiSportContact 5

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Primacy MXM4

Pros

  • Exceptional ride comfort and vibration dampening
  • Strong tread life and durability
  • High fuel efficiency

Cons

  • Mediocre dry grip and handling precision
  • Noticeable understeer when cornering
  • Soft sidewalls that lack steering feedback
All owner themes in the Primacy MXM4 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 B · Michelin Primacy MXM4
Category—All Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available862
Rim diameters17″ – 22″18″
Tread depth8 - 10/32″—
UTQG280 - 420 A - AA A—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure50 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 5

Michelin Primacy MXM4

Too close to call: Continental ContiSportContact 5 and Michelin Primacy MXM4 are within 2 points overall. Continental ContiSportContact 5 is stronger on wet, snow and comfort. Michelin Primacy MXM4 is stronger on treadwear and dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 63 vs 53 on treadwear.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 67 vs 58 on wet.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 65 vs 56 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Primacy MXM4 scores 72 vs 64 on dry.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5
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Tire B · Michelin Primacy MXM4
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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

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Primacy MXM4

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