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 + 0 road tests and 562 + 19 owner reviews. How we score
TrueContact Tour is ahead, 78–57
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Tests – · none yet Owners 48 · 562 reviews
“You don’t want to be too cheap with harder rubber material because they lack stability. I just replaced mine with Continental Cross Contact LX Sport T1 from America Tires with the best balance between comfort and control. Slightly cheaper than Tesla Service Center. You can try the Hankook Evo ION designed specifically for EV but you only have half the warranty mileage due to staggered tires configuration on the MX.”
Tests – · none yet Owners 82 · 19 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | CrossContact LX Sport | TrueContact Tour |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 62 (est.) | ≈ 74 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 54 | 82 |
CrossContact LX Sport: 60% × 62.4 (est.) + 40% × 54.3 = 59
TrueContact Tour: 60% × 74 (est.) + 40% × 82.4 = 77
No road tests of dry for CrossContact LX Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
No road tests of dry for TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
| Source | CrossContact LX Sport | TrueContact Tour |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 63 (est.) | ≈ 80 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 57 | 88 |
CrossContact LX Sport: 60% × 63.3 (est.) + 40% × 56.9 = 61
TrueContact Tour: 60% × 79.9 (est.) + 40% × 87.5 = 83
No road tests of wet for CrossContact LX Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.54).
No road tests of wet for TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.54).
| Source | CrossContact LX Sport | TrueContact Tour |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 66 (est.) | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 57 | 68 |
CrossContact LX Sport: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 56.7 = 62
TrueContact Tour: 60% × 69.6 (est.) + 40% × 68.1 = 69
No road tests of snow for CrossContact LX Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
No road tests of snow for TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | CrossContact LX Sport | TrueContact Tour |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 67 (est.) | ≈ 71 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 58 | 80 |
CrossContact LX Sport: 40% × 67.1 (est.) + 60% × 57.8 = 62
TrueContact Tour: 40% × 71 (est.) + 60% × 79.5 = 76
No road tests of comfort for CrossContact LX Sport or TrueContact Tour. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | CrossContact LX Sport | TrueContact Tour |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 67 (est.) | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 61 | 82 |
CrossContact LX Sport: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 60.7 = 64
TrueContact Tour: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 82.4 = 73
No road tests of noise for CrossContact LX Sport or TrueContact Tour. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | CrossContact LX Sport | TrueContact Tour |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 51 (est.) | ≈ 73 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 23 | 86 |
CrossContact LX Sport: 60% × 51.2 (est.) + 40% × 22.9 = 40
TrueContact Tour: 60% × 73.5 (est.) + 40% × 86.3 = 79
No road tests of treadwear for CrossContact LX Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
No road tests of treadwear for TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
| Source | CrossContact LX Sport | TrueContact Tour |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 46 | 80 |
| Category | Continental CrossContact LX Sport | Continental TrueContact Tour |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 57 | 78 |
| Dry | 59 | 77 |
| Wet | 61 | 83 |
| Snow | 62 | 69 |
| Comfort | 62 | 76 |
| Noise | 64 | 73 |
| Treadwear | 40 | 79 |
| Handling (owners) | 46 | 80 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
CrossContact LX Sport
TrueContact Tour
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community opinion on the Continental Cross Contact LX Sport is mixed, with some drivers praising its comfort, balance of control, and low road noise. However, many owners express dissatisfaction with rapid tread wear, flaking or chunking, poor wet traction, and shallow initial tread depth. Several users consider replacing them early with options like Michelin CrossClimate or Defender models.
“A broken screw went partially into the tire tread, cutting one of the metal wires / belts in the casing. The tire is not losing air. I am concerned the damaged wire belt could lead to a tire failure. The open divot, deeper than the tire tread, also concerns me since it can get packed with debris, damage the other intact wire, or open the hole even more or further puncturing it. Tire is 2 years old with 17k miles so it's in great shape. Continental Cross Contact LX Sport 245/50 R20. This is on my wife's Pilot so I want her to have a reliable tire with no possibility of having a failure due to this damage, if that is likely here. What do you guys think?”
“Issues with Continental Cross Contact LX Sport tires Anybody having premature wear on their tires? In South Texas these tires are notorious for having flaking/peeling/chunking issues on the tread. Had to replace mine after 26k, but noticed the issues much earlier than that. Not a warrantable condition but Continental did give proration based on tread depth. Used the credit towards some new Michelins. Read more”
“CrossContact LX Sport Hey folks, I have a 2024 CRV with 4 CrossContact LX Sport tires from the dealership. I have less than 9500 miles om my vehicle/tires but it appears I have a slight hole on the sidewall. If I place my finger on it the air stops coming out. I ordered a set of CrossClimate2s from Costco knowing that AWD vehicles need to match all 4 generally speaking to prevent issues with the drive train, but after my father member looked at it he insisted that I just need to slap a replacement on the single tire given theyre so new. Tldr: is it worth to buy a new set of CrossClimate2s or should I just get a single CrossContact and have tire rack match the tread depth? Kinda don't wanna be out $1400 but also went with my gut on it given i dont wanna f up my drive train on my vehicle and the CrossContacts according to reviews have high failure rates even at low mileage. Please let me know.”
Based on 26 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Continental CrossContact LX Sport | B · Continental TrueContact Tour |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | All Season Premium Touring tires |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 39 | 1 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 22″ | 16″ |
| Tread depth | 9/32″ | 11/32″ |
| UTQG | 480 A A | 700 - 800 A A - B |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | Black Side Wall - White Wall |
| Max pressure | 51 psi | 44 - 51 psi |
Continental CrossContact LX Sport
Continental TrueContact Tour
Winner: Continental TrueContact Tour — better treadwear, handling and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental TrueContact Tour rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 19 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Continental TrueContact Tour scores 79 vs 40 on treadwear.
Continental TrueContact Tour scores 80 vs 46 on handling.
Continental TrueContact Tour scores 83 vs 61 on wet.
Continental TrueContact Tour scores 77 vs 59 on dry.
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Continental TrueContact Tour, 83 vs 61 on our wet score.
Continental TrueContact Tour, 77 vs 59 on our dry score.
Continental TrueContact Tour, 69 vs 62 on our snow score.
Continental TrueContact Tour, 73 vs 64 on our noise score.
Continental TrueContact Tour, 76 vs 62 on our comfort score.
Continental TrueContact Tour, 79 vs 40 on our treadwear score.
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
