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Continental Premium Contact 5 vs Michelin Energy — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 4 + 0 road tests and 119 + 42 owner reviews. How we score

Premium Contact 5 is ahead, 70–60

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Continental Premium Contact 5
Tire AContinental

Premium Contact 5

Summer

Tests 73 · 4 tests Owners 64 · 119 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 11 in 2019 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test (straight aquaplaning)

Michelin Energy
Tire BMichelin

Energy

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 57 · 42 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 71

    Dry

    Premium Contact 5 +16
    55
    Why this score
    SourcePremium Contact 5Energy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests71≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online7048

    Premium Contact 5: 60% × 71 + 40% × 70 = 71

    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).

  2. 76

    Wet

    Premium Contact 5 +15
    61
    Why this score
    SourcePremium Contact 5Energy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests78≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online7357

    Premium Contact 5: 60% × 78.3 + 40% × 72.5 = 76

    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).

  3. 71

    Comfort

    Premium Contact 5 +6
    65
    Why this score
    SourcePremium Contact 5Energy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests75≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6660

    Premium Contact 5: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 66.3 = 71

    Energy: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 60.2 = 65

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

  4. 71

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourcePremium Contact 5Energy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests73–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

    Premium Contact 5: 60% × 73.3 + 40% × 67.3 (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.

  5. 60

    Treadwear

    Energy +7
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePremium Contact 5Energy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests69≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online4867

    Premium Contact 5: 60% × 68.7 + 40% × 48 = 60

    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).

  6. 67

    Handling (owners)

    Premium Contact 5 +16
    51
    Why this score
    SourcePremium Contact 5Energy
    Reviews found online6751
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental Premium Contact 5Michelin Energy
Relative Score 70 60
Dry 71 55
Wet 76 61
Comfort 71 65
Noise 71 –
Treadwear 60 67
Handling (owners) 67 51

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

Weight the categories that matter to you

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

Premium Contact 5

Energy

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 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
All owner themes in the Premium Contact 5 review

Tire B Energy

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and durability
  • Noticeable improvements in fuel economy
  • Low road noise and comfortable ride quality

Cons

  • Lack of steering feedback and road feel
  • Inconsistent or poor grip in wet conditions
  • High price point relative to competitors
All owner themes in the Energy review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental Premium Contact 5 B · Michelin Energy
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available23—
Rim diameters14″ – 17″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental Premium Contact 5

Michelin Energy

Winner: Continental Premium Contact 5 — better dry, handling and wet. Pick the Michelin Energy if treadwear matters most to you.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental Premium Contact 5 scores 71 vs 55 on dry.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental Premium Contact 5 scores 67 vs 51 on handling.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental Premium Contact 5 scores 76 vs 61 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Energy scores 67 vs 60 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental Premium Contact 5
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Premium Contact 5 or Energy?

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

Continental Premium Contact 5, 76 vs 61 on our wet score.

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

Continental Premium Contact 5, 71 vs 55 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Premium Contact 5 or Energy?

Continental Premium Contact 5, 71 vs 65 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Premium Contact 5 or Energy?

Michelin Energy, 67 vs 60 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