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Continental ContiVanContact 200 vs Michelin CrossClimate — 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 + 2 road tests and 9 + 152 owner reviews. How we score

CrossClimate is ahead, 75–53

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Michelin CrossClimate
Tire BMichelin

CrossClimate

All Season

± 5

Tests 75 · 2 tests Owners 74 · 152 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 14 in 2018 New and Worn Summer Tyre Test (noise)

Category by category

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

  1. 56

    Dry

    CrossClimate +20
    76
    Why this score
    SourceContiVanContact 200CrossClimate
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 60 (est.)78
    Reviews found online4974

    ContiVanContact 200: 60% × 60.1 (est.) + 40% × 49.1 = 56

    CrossClimate: 60% × 77.8 + 40% × 73.9 = 76

    No road tests of dry for ContiVanContact 200. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 57

    Wet

    CrossClimate +19
    76
    Why this score
    SourceContiVanContact 200CrossClimate
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 60 (est.)75
    Reviews found online5278

    ContiVanContact 200: 60% × 60.1 (est.) + 40% × 51.5 = 57

    CrossClimate: 60% × 75.5 + 40% × 78 = 76

    No road tests of wet for ContiVanContact 200. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceContiVanContact 200CrossClimate
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–71
    Reviews found online–66

    CrossClimate: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 65.6 = 69

  4. 54

    Comfort

    CrossClimate +20
    74
    Why this score
    SourceContiVanContact 200CrossClimate
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online4776

    ContiVanContact 200: 40% × 65.1 (est.) + 60% × 47.4 = 54

    CrossClimate: 40% × 70.5 (est.) + 60% × 76.3 = 74

    No road tests of comfort for ContiVanContact 200 or CrossClimate. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceContiVanContact 200CrossClimate
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–71
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    CrossClimate: 60% × 70.8 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 69

    No owner ratings of noise for CrossClimate. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 41

    Treadwear

    CrossClimate +33
    74
    Why this score
    SourceContiVanContact 200CrossClimate
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 52 (est.)74
    Reviews found online2575

    ContiVanContact 200: 60% × 51.7 (est.) + 40% × 24.6 = 41

    CrossClimate: 60% × 73.8 + 40% × 74.8 = 74

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiVanContact 200. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 53

    Handling (owners)

    CrossClimate +20
    73
    Why this score
    SourceContiVanContact 200CrossClimate
    Reviews found online5373
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    76
    Why this score
    SourceContiVanContact 200CrossClimate
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–76
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiVanContact 200Michelin CrossClimate
Relative Score 53 75
Dry 56 76
Wet 57 76
Snow – 69
Comfort 54 74
Noise – 69
Treadwear 41 74
Handling (owners) 53 73
Efficiency – 76

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

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Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

ContiVanContact 200

± 5

CrossClimate

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

DisciplineCategoryContiVanContact 200CrossClimateΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #1/6 2019 Promobil Commercial Summer Tire Test #9/9 2018 ADAC All Season Tyre Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A ContiVanContact 200

Pros

  • Strong initial grip and handling performance in both wet and dry conditions
  • Comfortable ride quality
  • Acceptable fuel efficiency

Cons

  • Rapid and premature tread wear
  • Significant loss of wet-weather traction as the tread depth decreases
  • Pronounced uneven wear patterns, specifically scalloping and outer-edge degradation
All owner themes in the ContiVanContact 200 review

Tire B CrossClimate

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and durability
  • Strong wet-weather grip and hydroplaning resistance
  • Reliable traction in light snow and cold conditions

Cons

  • Tendency to pick up and retain small stones in the tread pattern
  • Noticeable drop in performance as tread depth decreases
  • Potential for reduced fuel economy compared to dedicated summer tires
All owner themes in the CrossClimate review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiVanContact 200 B · Michelin CrossClimate
CategorySummerAll Season
Vehicle typeVanPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available16—
Rim diameters15″ – 17″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiVanContact 200

Michelin CrossClimate

Winner: Michelin CrossClimate — better treadwear, dry and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental ContiVanContact 200 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin CrossClimate scores 74 vs 41 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin CrossClimate scores 76 vs 56 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin CrossClimate scores 74 vs 54 on comfort.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin CrossClimate scores 73 vs 53 on handling.

Tire A · Continental ContiVanContact 200
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Tire B · Michelin CrossClimate
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ContiVanContact 200 or CrossClimate?

Which is better in the wet, ContiVanContact 200 or CrossClimate?

Michelin CrossClimate, 76 vs 57 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiVanContact 200 or CrossClimate?

Michelin CrossClimate, 76 vs 56 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiVanContact 200 or CrossClimate?

Michelin CrossClimate, 74 vs 54 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiVanContact 200 or CrossClimate?

Michelin CrossClimate, 74 vs 41 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