Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 6 + 0 road tests and 3,241 + 42 owner reviews. How we score
Too close to call: EcoContact 6 and Energy are level at 60.
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Tests 70 · 6 tests Owners 49 · 3,241 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 21 in 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (noise)
“For efficiency I would recommend continental ecocontact 6/7. I get around 11kw/100km in the city and 14-15kw/100km on the highway. Would recommend. RWD 19 inch wheels Not very good on a rainy road tho”
Tests – · none yet Owners 57 · 42 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | EcoContact 6 | Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests | 77 | ≈ 60 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 50 | 48 |
EcoContact 6: 60% × 76.6 + 40% × 50 = 66
Energy: 60% × 60 (est.) + 40% × 48.4 = 55
No road tests of dry for Energy. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
| Source | EcoContact 6 | Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests | 53 | ≈ 63 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 54 | 57 |
EcoContact 6: 60% × 53 + 40% × 54.1 = 53
Energy: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 57.4 = 61
No road tests of wet for Energy. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
| Source | EcoContact 6 | Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 67 (est.) | ≈ 68 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 57 | 60 |
EcoContact 6: 60% × 67 (est.) + 40% × 56.5 = 63
Energy: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 60.2 = 65
No road tests of comfort for EcoContact 6 or Energy. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | EcoContact 6 | Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 86 | – |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 67 (est.) | – |
EcoContact 6: 60% × 85.7 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 78
No owner ratings of noise for EcoContact 6. 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.
| Source | EcoContact 6 | Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests | 77 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 40 | 67 |
EcoContact 6: 60% × 77.3 + 40% × 40.3 = 63
Energy: 60% × 66.1 (est.) + 40% × 67.3 = 67
No road tests of treadwear for Energy. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
| Source | EcoContact 6 | Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 50 | 51 |
| Category | Continental EcoContact 6 | Michelin Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 60 | 60 |
| Dry | 66 | 55 |
| Wet | 53 | 61 |
| Comfort | 63 | 65 |
| Noise | 78 | – |
| Treadwear | 63 | 67 |
| Handling (owners) | 50 | 51 |
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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
EcoContact 6
Energy
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community sentiment regarding the Continental Eco Contact 6 is overwhelmingly negative, with users frequently criticizing its poor wet weather grip, braking performance, and handling. While praised occasionally for low rolling resistance and energy efficiency, owners repeatedly report premature tread wear, cracking, and chunking or delamination under normal driving conditions.
“Experience with stock Continental EcoContact 6 tyres & moving to All-Seasons? Hey everyone, We recently had a puncture after clipping a rock on the exit of a car park, which has led me down a bit of a rabbit hole researching replacement options. It seems like the stock Continental EcoContact 6s get quite a lot of mixed-to-negative feedback online, particularly when it comes to wet weather performance and durability. I was curious what everyone's real-world experience has been with them so far? Are they really as mediocre in the wet as the reviews suggest, or do they hold up fine under normal driving? We've only had our buzz a week, so out experience is limited and only driven in dry conditions. Additionally, has anyone made the switch to dedicated all-season tyres on their Buzz, such as the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 or the Michelin CrossClimate 2? I'd love to know how they affect range, cabin noise, and overall grip, especially coming from the factory eco-tyres. We live in SW England where we get a lot of rain and occasional snow in the winter. Cheers!”
“What’s your opinion about eco tires like the continental eco contact 6, Michelin energy saver, etc. My car came with the continental eco contact 6 and i found them average on the dry. But, in the wet they felt bad, and in the rain especially around here in mountainous roads, they felt bad while turning and slowing down for a corner soon after i replaced them with the crossclimate 2 and still thinking about what I’m going to do with them if i put them on again on summer or sell them and keep the cross climate on. Read more”
“Just did not wish folk to think it may be dangerous. I do agree with you though, 38psi is high, and they go much higher as the tyre warms during driving.”
Based on 29 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Continental EcoContact 6 | B · Michelin Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 104 | — |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 22″ | — |
| Tread depth | 7/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 320 A A | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
| Max pressure | 51 psi | — |
Continental EcoContact 6
Michelin Energy
Too close to call: Continental EcoContact 6 and Michelin Energy are within 2 points overall. Continental EcoContact 6 is stronger on dry. Michelin Energy is stronger on wet and treadwear.
Continental EcoContact 6 scores 66 vs 55 on dry.
Michelin Energy scores 61 vs 53 on wet.
Michelin Energy scores 67 vs 63 on treadwear.
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Michelin Energy, 61 vs 53 on our wet score.
Continental EcoContact 6, 66 vs 55 on our dry score.
Neither, by our numbers: 63 vs 65 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Michelin Energy, 67 vs 63 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
