Tests – · none yet Owners 45 · 12 reviews
Head-to-head
Updated
Continental ProContact vs Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — 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 + 0 road tests and 12 + 10 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Sport 3 is ahead, 67–54
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Tests – · none yet Owners 64 · 10 reviews
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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52
Dry
Pilot Sport 3 +1668Why this score
Source ProContact Pilot Sport 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 58 (est.) ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online 43 68 ProContact: 60% × 57.7 (est.) + 40% × 43 = 52
Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 68 (est.) + 40% × 68 = 68
No road tests of dry for ProContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
No road tests of dry for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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57
Wet
Pilot Sport 3 +1370Why this score
Source ProContact Pilot Sport 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 60 (est.) ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 51 70 ProContact: 60% × 60.2 (est.) + 40% × 51.4 = 57
Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 69.5 = 70
No road tests of wet for ProContact. 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 Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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52
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source ProContact Pilot Sport 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 61 (est.) – Reviews found online 39 – ProContact: 60% × 60.6 (est.) + 40% × 39.4 = 52
No road tests of snow for ProContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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48
Comfort
Pilot Sport 3 +1462Why this score
Source ProContact Pilot Sport 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 39 59 ProContact: 40% × 62.6 (est.) + 60% × 38.6 = 48
Pilot Sport 3: 40% × 66.7 (est.) + 60% × 58.7 = 62
No road tests of comfort for ProContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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53
Treadwear
Pilot Sport 3 +760Why this score
Source ProContact Pilot Sport 3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 58 (est.) ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online 44 56 ProContact: 60% × 58.4 (est.) + 40% × 43.9 = 53
Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 56.4 = 60
No road tests of treadwear for ProContact. 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 Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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45
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source ProContact Pilot Sport 3 Reviews found online 45 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Continental ProContact | Michelin Pilot Sport 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 54 | 67 |
| Dry | 52 | 68 |
| Wet | 57 | 70 |
| Snow | 52 | – |
| Comfort | 48 | 62 |
| Treadwear | 53 | 60 |
| Handling (owners) | 45 | – |
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.
Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Recomputed
Headline score
54
/ 100
ProContact
67
/ 100
Pilot Sport 3
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
Pros
- Predictable and safe handling on dry pavement
- Competent performance in high-heat conditions
- Generally comfortable ride quality for calm, daily driving
Cons
- Significant increase in road noise as the tire ages
- Premature tread wear and limited mileage lifespan
- Structural reliability issues, including sidewall bubbles and flat-spotting
Tire B Pilot Sport 3
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Continental ProContact | B · Michelin Pilot Sport 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | Summer tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 10 |
| Rim diameters | — | 15″ – 19″ |
| UTQG | — | 320 AA A |
Which one should you actually buy?
54
/ 100
Continental ProContact
67
/ 100
Michelin Pilot Sport 3
Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — better dry, comfort and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental ProContact rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 12 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Michelin Pilot Sport 3 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 68 vs 52 on dry.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 62 vs 48 on comfort.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 70 vs 57 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 60 vs 53 on treadwear.
Tire A · Continental ProContact
Tire B · Michelin Pilot Sport 3
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ProContact or Pilot Sport 3?
Which is better in the wet, ProContact or Pilot Sport 3?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 70 vs 57 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, ProContact or Pilot Sport 3?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 68 vs 52 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, ProContact or Pilot Sport 3?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 62 vs 48 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, ProContact or Pilot Sport 3?
Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 60 vs 53 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