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Michelin Energy E3A looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental Eco Contact 5 vs Michelin Energy E3A — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 1,632 + 10 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Eco Contact 5 and Energy E3A are level at 65.

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Continental Eco Contact 5
Tire AContinental

Eco Contact 5

Summer

Tests 68 · 1 test Owners 62 · 1,632 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”

Michelin Energy E3A
Tire BMichelin

Energy E3A

All Season

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 65 · 10 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 65

    Dry

    Energy E3A +2
    67
    Why this score
    SourceEco Contact 5Energy E3A
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests68≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6166

    Eco Contact 5: 60% × 67.8 + 40% × 60.6 = 65

    Energy E3A: 60% × 67 (est.) + 40% × 65.9 = 67

    No road tests of dry for Energy E3A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 66

    Wet

    Eco Contact 5 +4
    62
    Why this score
    SourceEco Contact 5Energy E3A
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests68≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6359

    Eco Contact 5: 60% × 68.3 + 40% × 62.9 = 66

    Energy E3A: 60% × 63.5 (est.) + 40% × 58.6 = 62

    No road tests of wet for Energy E3A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 64

    Comfort

    Energy E3A +3
    67
    Why this score
    SourceEco Contact 5Energy E3A
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online5964

    Eco Contact 5: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 58.6 = 64

    Energy E3A: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 64.1 = 67

    No road tests of comfort for Eco Contact 5 or Energy E3A. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. 64

    Treadwear

    Energy E3A +4
    68
    Why this score
    SourceEco Contact 5Energy E3A
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6269

    Eco Contact 5: 60% × 64.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.2 = 64

    Energy E3A: 60% × 66.8 (est.) + 40% × 69.3 = 68

    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 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Energy E3A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  5. 60

    Handling (owners)

    Energy E3A +4
    64
    Why this score
    SourceEco Contact 5Energy E3A
    Reviews found online6064
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental Eco Contact 5Michelin Energy E3A
Relative Score 65 65
Dry 65 67
Wet 66 62
Comfort 64 67
Treadwear 64 68
Handling (owners) 60 64

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Headline score

Eco Contact 5

Energy E3A

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
All owner themes in the Eco Contact 5 review

Tire B Energy E3A

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and longevity
  • Low road noise and high comfort levels
  • Improved fuel economy

Cons

  • Audible squealing during cornering in warm weather
  • Performance degradation as the tire ages
  • Limited grip in heavy snow or icy conditions
All owner themes in the Energy E3A review

What real owners are saying

From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score

Tire A

Continental Eco Contact 5

Mixed

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.

passionford.com

“I recently had two new tyres put on the front of my wife's Scenic. I asked and paid for Continental Premium Contact 5's but when I collected it they'd fitted Eco Contact 5's. When I questioned it they said that the Eco Contact 5 was actually a better tyre and they fitted them as that's what they'd had arrive rather than the Premium Contact 5's. I've been trying to do a bit of research online but not really getting anywhere so was wondering if anyone who knows tyres had an opinion on which one was better or whether they're pretty much the same. I paid £150 for the two fitted. CheeRS”
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

Michelin Energy E3A

We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental Eco Contact 5 B · Michelin Energy E3A
CategorySummerAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available38—
Rim diameters14″ – 20″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental Eco Contact 5

Michelin Energy E3A

Too close to call: Continental Eco Contact 5 and Michelin Energy E3A are within 2 points overall. Continental Eco Contact 5 is stronger on wet. Michelin Energy E3A is stronger on treadwear and comfort. Michelin Energy E3A rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental Eco Contact 5 scores 66 vs 62 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Energy E3A scores 68 vs 64 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin Energy E3A scores 67 vs 64 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental Eco Contact 5
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Tire B · Michelin Energy E3A
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Eco Contact 5 or Energy E3A?

Which is better in the wet, Eco Contact 5 or Energy E3A?

Continental Eco Contact 5, 66 vs 62 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Eco Contact 5 or Energy E3A?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 67 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Eco Contact 5 or Energy E3A?

Michelin Energy E3A, 67 vs 64 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Eco Contact 5 or Energy E3A?

Michelin Energy E3A, 68 vs 64 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