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Continental ProContact TX vs Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2 — 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 0 + 1 road tests and 43 + 2 owner reviews. How we score

ProContact TX leads, 69–67 Narrow edge

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Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2
Tire BGoodyear

Assurance MaxLife 2

All Season

± 8Provisional

Tests – · 1 test Owners 64 · 2 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 7 in Tire Rack Touring All-Season Tire Test (November 2025) (comfort (tester's mark))

Category by category

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

  1. 68

    Dry

    ProContact TX +3
    65
    Why this score
    SourceProContact TXAssurance MaxLife 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6863

    ProContact TX: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 67.6 = 68

    Assurance MaxLife 2: 60% × 66.1 (est.) + 40% × 63.4 = 65

    No road tests of dry for ProContact TX. 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 Assurance MaxLife 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 72

    Wet

    ProContact TX +3
    69
    Why this score
    SourceProContact TXAssurance MaxLife 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7368

    ProContact TX: 60% × 72 (est.) + 40% × 73 = 72

    Assurance MaxLife 2: 60% × 69.1 (est.) + 40% × 67.8 = 69

    No road tests of wet for ProContact TX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for Assurance MaxLife 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 64

    Snow

    ProContact TX +1
    63
    Why this score
    SourceProContact TXAssurance MaxLife 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online5958

    ProContact TX: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 59.1 = 64

    Assurance MaxLife 2: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 57.7 = 63

    No road tests of snow for ProContact TX. 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 Assurance MaxLife 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 66

    Comfort

    ProContact TX +3
    63
    Why this score
    SourceProContact TXAssurance MaxLife 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6560

    ProContact TX: 40% × 68 (est.) + 60% × 65.1 = 66

    Assurance MaxLife 2: 40% × 67 (est.) + 60% × 60.3 = 63

    No road tests of comfort for ProContact TX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

    No road tests of comfort for Assurance MaxLife 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

  5. 66

    Noise

    Assurance MaxLife 2 +5
    71
    Why this score
    SourceProContact TXAssurance MaxLife 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)75
    Reviews found online67≈ 66 (est.)

    ProContact TX: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 66.7 = 66

    Assurance MaxLife 2: 60% × 74.9 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 71

    No road tests of noise for ProContact TX. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

    No owner ratings of noise for Assurance MaxLife 2. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 71

    Treadwear

    ProContact TX +3
    68
    Why this score
    SourceProContact TXAssurance MaxLife 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7369

    ProContact TX: 60% × 69 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 71

    Assurance MaxLife 2: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.7 = 68

    No road tests of treadwear for ProContact TX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Assurance MaxLife 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    58
    Why this score
    SourceProContact TXAssurance MaxLife 2
    Reviews found online–58
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ProContact TXGoodyear Assurance MaxLife 2
Relative Score 69 67
Dry 68 65
Wet 72 69
Snow 64 63
Comfort 66 63
Noise 66 71
Treadwear 71 68
Handling (owners) – 58

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

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

ProContact TX

± 8

Assurance MaxLife 2

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 ProContact TX

Pros

  • Strong value for the money, frequently described as an excellent budget-friendly option with a great price-to-quality ratio
  • Quiet, smooth, comfortable ride, with several owners praising noise reduction and one noting it is quieter than previous Bridgestone run-flats
  • Solid dry and wet performance, including good rain handling and a secure, planted feel on the road

Cons

  • Snow and ice traction is inconsistent, described as average at best or prone to slipping in mild snow by some owners
  • Highway road noise was criticized by one owner at speeds of 65 mph and above, which they found unacceptable at the price
  • Tread life was considered shorter than hoped by at least one reviewer
All owner themes in the ProContact TX review

Tire B Assurance MaxLife 2

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ProContact TX B · Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available4966
Rim diameters15″ – 21″15″ – 22″
Tread depth8 - 10/32″11 - 12/32″
UTQG400 - 540 A A - B820 A B
Treadwear warranty—85,000 mi
SidewallBlack Side WallVertical Serrated Band
Max pressure44 - 51 psi50 - 51 psi
Sizes in common3232

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ProContact TX

Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2

Narrow edge: Continental ProContact TX — better dry, wet and comfort. Pick the Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2 if noise matters most to you. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 2 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2 scores 71 vs 66 on noise.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ProContact TX scores 68 vs 65 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ProContact TX scores 72 vs 69 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental ProContact TX scores 66 vs 63 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental ProContact TX
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ProContact TX or Assurance MaxLife 2?

Which is better in the wet, ProContact TX or Assurance MaxLife 2?

Continental ProContact TX, 72 vs 69 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ProContact TX or Assurance MaxLife 2?

Continental ProContact TX, 68 vs 65 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, ProContact TX or Assurance MaxLife 2?

Neither, by our numbers: 64 vs 63 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, ProContact TX or Assurance MaxLife 2?

Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2, 71 vs 66 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, ProContact TX or Assurance MaxLife 2?

Continental ProContact TX, 66 vs 63 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ProContact TX or Assurance MaxLife 2?

Continental ProContact TX, 71 vs 68 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