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Continental Cross Contact A/T vs Goodyear Assurance MaxLife — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 14 + 9 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Cross Contact A/T 62, Assurance MaxLife 63.

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Goodyear Assurance MaxLife
Tire BGoodyear

Assurance MaxLife

Premium Touring All-Season tire

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 61 · 9 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 64

    Dry

    Level
    64
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TAssurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6262

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 62.2 = 64

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 65.4 (est.) + 40% × 62 = 64

    No road tests of dry for Cross Contact A/T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

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

  2. 64

    Wet

    Cross Contact A/T +6
    58
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TAssurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online6354

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.5 = 64

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 60.8 (est.) + 40% × 53.8 = 58

    No road tests of wet for Cross Contact A/T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

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

  3. 53

    Snow

    Assurance MaxLife +10
    63
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TAssurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online4159

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 60.4 (est.) + 40% × 41.3 = 53

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 58.7 = 63

    No road tests of snow for Cross Contact A/T. 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 Assurance MaxLife. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 65

    Comfort

    Assurance MaxLife +1
    66
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TAssurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6062

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 60.4 = 65

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 62.2 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for Cross Contact A/T or Assurance MaxLife. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TAssurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–67

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 66.9 = 67

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

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    Assurance MaxLife +3
    68
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TAssurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6469

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 65.2 (est.) + 40% × 64.4 = 65

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 69.1 = 68

    No road tests of treadwear for Cross Contact A/T. 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 Assurance MaxLife. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 62

    Handling (owners)

    Cross Contact A/T +4
    58
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TAssurance MaxLife
    Reviews found online6258
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental Cross Contact A/TGoodyear Assurance MaxLife
Relative Score 62 63
Dry 64 64
Wet 64 58
Snow 53 63
Comfort 65 66
Noise – 67
Treadwear 65 68
Handling (owners) 62 58

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Headline score

Cross Contact A/T

Assurance MaxLife

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 Cross Contact A/T

Pros

  • Excellent on-road comfort and handling with acceptable noise levels
  • High potential longevity and mileage for many users, with sets lasting upwards of 50,000 to 80,000 km/miles
  • Competent dry and wet performance on paved surfaces

Cons

  • Susceptibility to punctures and fragile sidewalls reported by some drivers
  • Rapid, premature tread wear experienced by certain users
  • Poor traction and spinning issues in winter conditions such as snow and ice
All owner themes in the Cross Contact A/T review

Tire B Assurance MaxLife

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and slow wear rate, with potential to reach high mileage milestones
  • Low road noise providing a comfortable ride for passengers
  • Stable and predictable handling for daily commuting

Cons

  • Significantly reduced grip and sudden traction failure in wet conditions or standing water
  • Rubber hardening and losing starting traction over several years of use
  • Sidewall design that leaves rims vulnerable to curb damage
All owner themes in the Assurance MaxLife review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental Cross Contact A/T B · Goodyear Assurance MaxLife
CategoryAll-Terrain tirePremium Touring All-Season tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—46
Rim diameters—15″ – 20″
Tread depth—11 - 13/32″
UTQG—820 A B
Treadwear warranty—85,000 mi
Sidewall—Vertical Serrated Band
Max pressure—50 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental Cross Contact A/T

Goodyear Assurance MaxLife

Too close to call: Continental Cross Contact A/T and Goodyear Assurance MaxLife are within 2 points overall. Continental Cross Contact A/T is stronger on wet. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife is stronger on snow and treadwear. Continental Cross Contact A/T rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 14 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Goodyear Assurance MaxLife scores 63 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental Cross Contact A/T scores 64 vs 58 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Goodyear Assurance MaxLife scores 68 vs 65 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental Cross Contact A/T
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Tire B · Goodyear Assurance MaxLife
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Cross Contact A/T or Assurance MaxLife?

Which is better in the wet, Cross Contact A/T or Assurance MaxLife?

Continental Cross Contact A/T, 64 vs 58 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Cross Contact A/T or Assurance MaxLife?

Neither, by our numbers: 64 vs 64 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is better in snow, Cross Contact A/T or Assurance MaxLife?

Goodyear Assurance MaxLife, 63 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Cross Contact A/T or Assurance MaxLife?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 66 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Cross Contact A/T or Assurance MaxLife?

Goodyear Assurance MaxLife, 68 vs 65 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