Tests 68 · 1 test Owners 61 · 1,647 reviews
Best test result: #3 of 12 in 2018 Gute Fahrt Summer Tyre Test (wet braking)
“I had continental contact 5 on my juke had to replace fronts at 8000 mile mostly town driving and they were a bit noisy”
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Continental Eco Contact 5 vs Continental Premium Contact 5 — 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 1 + 4 road tests and 1,647 + 119 owner reviews. How we score
Premium Contact 5 is ahead, 70–64
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Tests 73 · 4 tests Owners 63 · 119 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 11 in 2019 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test (straight aquaplaning)
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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65
Dry
Premium Contact 5 +671Why this score
Source Eco Contact 5 Premium Contact 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 4 tests 68 71 Reviews found online 61 71 Eco Contact 5: 60% × 67.8 + 40% × 60.7 = 65
Premium Contact 5: 60% × 71.1 + 40% × 71.3 = 71
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66
Wet
Premium Contact 5 +1177Why this score
Source Eco Contact 5 Premium Contact 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 4 tests 68 79 Reviews found online 63 74 Eco Contact 5: 60% × 68.3 + 40% × 62.5 = 66
Premium Contact 5: 60% × 78.9 + 40% × 73.6 = 77
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61
Comfort
Premium Contact 5 +970Why this score
Source Eco Contact 5 Premium Contact 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 67 (est.) 75 Reviews found online 57 66 Eco Contact 5: 40% × 66.9 (est.) + 60% × 56.9 = 61
Premium Contact 5: 40% × 74.8 + 60% × 66.1 = 70
No road tests of comfort for Eco Contact 5. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison71Why this score
Source Eco Contact 5 Premium Contact 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests – 73 Reviews found online – ≈ 67 (est.) Premium Contact 5: 60% × 73.4 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 71
No owner ratings of noise for Premium Contact 5. 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.
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63
Treadwear
Eco Contact 5 +558Why this score
Source Eco Contact 5 Premium Contact 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 64 (est.) 69 Reviews found online 61 43 Eco Contact 5: 60% × 64.3 (est.) + 40% × 61 = 63
Premium Contact 5: 60% × 68.7 + 40% × 43 = 58
No road tests of treadwear for Eco Contact 5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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60
Handling (owners)
Premium Contact 5 +767Why this score
Source Eco Contact 5 Premium Contact 5 Reviews found online 60 67 -
77
Efficiency
Eco Contact 5 +1067Why this score
Source Eco Contact 5 Premium Contact 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 3 tests 77 67
Scores at a glance
| Category | Continental Eco Contact 5 | Continental Premium Contact 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 64 | 70 |
| Dry | 65 | 71 |
| Wet | 66 | 77 |
| Comfort | 61 | 70 |
| Noise | – | 71 |
| Treadwear | 63 | 58 |
| Handling (owners) | 60 | 67 |
| Efficiency | 77 | 67 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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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.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
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Headline score
64
/ 100
Eco Contact 5
70
/ 100
Premium Contact 5
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.
In the overall rankings of 1 tests that ran both, Continental Eco Contact 5 finished ahead 0 times and Continental Premium Contact 5 1 times.
| Discipline | Category | Eco Contact 5 | Premium Contact 5 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 94% #8/12 · 2018 Gute Fahrt Summer Tyre Test | 95% #6/11 · 2021 Sport Auto Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Straight Aquaplaning | Wet | 90% #11/12 · 2018 Gute Fahrt Summer Tyre Test | 97% #6/11 · 2021 Sport Auto Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 97% #3/12 · 2018 Gute Fahrt Summer Tyre Test | 95% #4/11 · 2021 Sport Auto Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Rolling Resistance | Efficiency | 100% #1/12 · 2018 Gute Fahrt Summer Tyre Test | 93% #6/11 · 2021 Sport Auto Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #14/19 | #3/19 | – | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2015 European Tyre Test 205/55 R16 · 205/55 R16 |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Eco Contact 5
Pros
- Exceptional fuel economy and low rolling resistance
- Strong dry pavement grip and handling stability
- Impressive longevity and tread wear mileage for many drivers
Cons
- Subpar wet weather grip and frequent wheel-spin in the rain
- Thin, delicate sidewalls susceptible to bulging and pothole damage
- Loud, intrusive road noise on coarse or rough asphalt
Tire B Premium Contact 5
Pros
- Exceptional grip in both wet and dry road conditions
- High levels of ride comfort and low cabin noise
- Predictable and safe handling characteristics
Cons
- Rapid and premature tread wear
- Soft sidewalls leading to vague steering feedback and body roll
- Performance degradation as the tread depth decreases
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
Mixed
Continental Eco Contact 5
Community feedback on the Continental Eco Contact 5 is mixed, with drivers noting satisfactory performance for standard road driving but expressing concerns over rapid treadwear and road noise. Several users question their traction on slippery surfaces and compare them against alternative budget and premium options.
Top themes
#treadwear and longevity#road noise levels#traction on slippery surfaces#pricing versus competitors#factory tire replacement
Based on 6 community posts
Tire B
Continental Premium Contact 5
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Continental Eco Contact 5 | B · Continental Premium Contact 5 |
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| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 38 | 23 |
| Rim diameters | 14″ – 20″ | 14″ – 17″ |
| Sizes in common | 17 | 17 |
Which one should you actually buy?
64
/ 100
Continental Eco Contact 5
70
/ 100
Continental Premium Contact 5
Winner: Continental Premium Contact 5 — better wet, comfort and handling. Pick the Continental Eco Contact 5 if efficiency and treadwear matter most to you.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Continental Premium Contact 5 scores 77 vs 66 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want lower fuel or energy use
Continental Eco Contact 5 scores 77 vs 67 on efficiency.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Continental Premium Contact 5 scores 70 vs 61 on comfort.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Continental Premium Contact 5 scores 67 vs 60 on handling.
Tire A · Continental Eco Contact 5
Tire B · Continental Premium Contact 5
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Eco Contact 5 or Premium Contact 5?
Which is better in the wet, Eco Contact 5 or Premium Contact 5?
Continental Premium Contact 5, 77 vs 66 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Eco Contact 5 or Premium Contact 5?
Continental Premium Contact 5, 71 vs 65 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Eco Contact 5 or Premium Contact 5?
Continental Premium Contact 5, 70 vs 61 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Eco Contact 5 or Premium Contact 5?
Continental Eco Contact 5, 63 vs 58 on our treadwear score.
Which rolls more easily, Eco Contact 5 or Premium Contact 5?
Continental Eco Contact 5, 77 vs 67 on our efficiency 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