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Continental Cross Contact A/T vs Yokohama AVID Ascend — 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 + 80 owner reviews. How we score

AVID Ascend is ahead, 71–62

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Yokohama AVID Ascend
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AVID Ascend

Premium Touring All Season tire

Tests – · none yet Owners 72 · 80 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

    AVID Ascend +7
    71
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TAVID Ascend
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6274

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

    AVID Ascend: 60% × 70.1 (est.) + 40% × 73.5 = 71

    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 AVID Ascend. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 64

    Wet

    AVID Ascend +10
    74
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TAVID Ascend
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online6375

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

    AVID Ascend: 60% × 72.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.2 = 74

    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 AVID Ascend. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 53

    Snow

    AVID Ascend +12
    65
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TAVID Ascend
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online4162

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

    AVID Ascend: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 62.2 = 65

    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 AVID Ascend. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 65

    Comfort

    AVID Ascend +6
    71
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TAVID Ascend
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6073

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

    AVID Ascend: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 73 = 71

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

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TAVID Ascend
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–74

    AVID Ascend: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 73.9 = 70

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

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    AVID Ascend +4
    69
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TAVID Ascend
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6471

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

    AVID Ascend: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 71 = 69

    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 AVID Ascend. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 62

    Handling (owners)

    AVID Ascend +12
    74
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TAVID Ascend
    Reviews found online6274
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental Cross Contact A/TYokohama AVID Ascend
Relative Score 62 71
Dry 64 71
Wet 64 74
Snow 53 65
Comfort 65 71
Noise – 70
Treadwear 65 69
Handling (owners) 62 74

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Headline score

Cross Contact A/T

AVID Ascend

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 AVID Ascend

Pros

  • Exceptionally low road noise and quiet ride
  • High level of ride comfort and shock absorption
  • Strong wet and dry traction, inspiring confidence in heavy rain

Cons

  • Isolated reports of premature tread wear or not meeting expected mileage
  • Slightly spongy initial feel requiring a brief break-in period
  • Occasional minor wheel slip during hard acceleration in wet or dry conditions
All owner themes in the AVID Ascend review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental Cross Contact A/T B · Yokohama AVID Ascend
CategoryAll-Terrain tirePremium Touring All Season tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth—12/32″
UTQG—740 A A
Treadwear warranty—75,000 mi
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental Cross Contact A/T

Yokohama AVID Ascend

Winner: Yokohama AVID Ascend — better snow, handling and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental Cross Contact A/T rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 14 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Yokohama AVID Ascend scores 65 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Yokohama AVID Ascend scores 74 vs 62 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Yokohama AVID Ascend scores 74 vs 64 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Yokohama AVID Ascend scores 71 vs 64 on dry.

Tire A · Continental Cross Contact A/T
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Tire B · Yokohama AVID Ascend
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Cross Contact A/T or AVID Ascend?

Which is better in the wet, Cross Contact A/T or AVID Ascend?

Yokohama AVID Ascend, 74 vs 64 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Cross Contact A/T or AVID Ascend?

Yokohama AVID Ascend, 71 vs 64 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Cross Contact A/T or AVID Ascend?

Yokohama AVID Ascend, 65 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Cross Contact A/T or AVID Ascend?

Yokohama AVID Ascend, 71 vs 65 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Cross Contact A/T or AVID Ascend?

Yokohama AVID Ascend, 69 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