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Continental ContiSportContact 5P vs Nexen Roadian HTX RH5 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 123 + 35 owner reviews. How we score

Roadian HTX RH5 leads, 64–62 Narrow edge

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Continental ContiSportContact 5P
Tire AContinental

ContiSportContact 5P

Summer

Tests 77 · 1 test Owners 50 · 123 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test (wet braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 71

    Dry

    ContiSportContact 5P +9
    62
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PRoadian HTX RH5
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests78≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6159

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 78 + 40% × 61.4 = 71

    Roadian HTX RH5: 60% × 64.4 (est.) + 40% × 59.4 = 62

    No road tests of dry for Roadian HTX RH5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 70

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 5P +4
    66
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PRoadian HTX RH5
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests76≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6064

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 76.4 + 40% × 59.6 = 70

    Roadian HTX RH5: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 64.1 = 66

    No road tests of wet for Roadian HTX RH5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 53

    Snow

    Roadian HTX RH5 +10
    63
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PRoadian HTX RH5
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online4159

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 60.3 (est.) + 40% × 41 = 53

    Roadian HTX RH5: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 58.7 = 63

    No road tests of snow for ContiSportContact 5P. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

    No road tests of snow for Roadian HTX RH5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 60

    Comfort

    Roadian HTX RH5 +2
    62
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PRoadian HTX RH5
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5155

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 50.7 = 60

    Roadian HTX RH5: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 54.9 = 62

    No road tests of comfort for ContiSportContact 5P or Roadian HTX RH5. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 60

    Noise

    Roadian HTX RH5 +8
    68
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PRoadian HTX RH5
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5070

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 50.2 = 60

    Roadian HTX RH5: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 69.8 = 68

    No road tests of noise for ContiSportContact 5P or Roadian HTX RH5. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 47

    Treadwear

    Roadian HTX RH5 +18
    65
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PRoadian HTX RH5
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 56 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online3465

    ContiSportContact 5P: 60% × 55.8 (est.) + 40% × 33.7 = 47

    Roadian HTX RH5: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 65.4 = 65

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiSportContact 5P. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Roadian HTX RH5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 56

    Handling (owners)

    Roadian HTX RH5 +3
    59
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 5PRoadian HTX RH5
    Reviews found online5659
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5PNexen Roadian HTX RH5
Relative Score 62 64
Dry 71 62
Wet 70 66
Snow 53 63
Comfort 60 62
Noise 60 68
Treadwear 47 65
Handling (owners) 56 59

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Headline score

ContiSportContact 5P

Roadian HTX RH5

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A ContiSportContact 5P

Pros

  • Outstanding dry and wet traction providing confidence-inspiring grip
  • High level of steering feedback and precise high-speed cornering ability
  • Excellent ride comfort and bump absorption for an ultra-high-performance tire

Cons

  • Rapid and excessively fast tread wear, with many users replacing them under 10,000 miles
  • Prone to straight-line wheel spin and wheel hop during hard acceleration
  • Noticeable road noise as the tires wear down
All owner themes in the ContiSportContact 5P review

Tire B Roadian HTX RH5

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5P B · Nexen Roadian HTX RH5
CategorySummerAll-Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available4144
Rim diameters18″ – 22″15″ – 22″
Tread depth8 - 10/32″11/32″
UTQG240 - 280 AA A640 A A
Treadwear warranty—65,000 mi
SidewallBlack Side WallBlackwall
Max pressure50 - 51 psi51 psi
Sizes in common00

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 5P

Nexen Roadian HTX RH5

Narrow edge: Nexen Roadian HTX RH5 — better treadwear, snow and noise. Pick the Continental ContiSportContact 5P if dry and wet matter most to you.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Nexen Roadian HTX RH5 scores 65 vs 47 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Nexen Roadian HTX RH5 scores 63 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ContiSportContact 5P scores 71 vs 62 on dry.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Nexen Roadian HTX RH5 scores 68 vs 60 on noise.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5P
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Tire B · Nexen Roadian HTX RH5
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ContiSportContact 5P or Roadian HTX RH5?

Which is better in the wet, ContiSportContact 5P or Roadian HTX RH5?

Continental ContiSportContact 5P, 70 vs 66 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiSportContact 5P or Roadian HTX RH5?

Continental ContiSportContact 5P, 71 vs 62 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, ContiSportContact 5P or Roadian HTX RH5?

Nexen Roadian HTX RH5, 63 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, ContiSportContact 5P or Roadian HTX RH5?

Nexen Roadian HTX RH5, 68 vs 60 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiSportContact 5P or Roadian HTX RH5?

Neither, by our numbers: 60 vs 62 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, ContiSportContact 5P or Roadian HTX RH5?

Nexen Roadian HTX RH5, 65 vs 47 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