Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 1,329 + 60 owner reviews. How we score
UltraContact is ahead, 76–71
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Tests 79 · 1 test Owners 75 · 1,329 reviews
Best test result: #3 of 50 in 2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test (abrasion)
“Im normalen täglichen Gebrauch wirst du keinen Unterschied feststellen. Den Ultra Contact verkaufe ich hauptsächlich an Vielfahrer da aus ihm etwas mehr Laufleistung rauszuholen ist. Ansonsten triffst du mit keinem Continental die falsche Wahl.”
Tests – · none yet Owners 71 · 60 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | UltraContact | BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 80 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 75 | 71 |
UltraContact: 60% × 79.5 + 40% × 74.7 = 78
BluEarth Es ES32: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 71.4 = 70
No road tests of dry for BluEarth Es ES32. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
| Source | UltraContact | BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 73 | ≈ 73 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 77 | 75 |
UltraContact: 60% × 73.1 + 40% × 77.3 = 75
BluEarth Es ES32: 60% × 73 (est.) + 40% × 74.8 = 74
No road tests of wet for BluEarth Es ES32. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | UltraContact | BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 70 (est.) | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 76 | 75 |
UltraContact: 40% × 70.3 (est.) + 60% × 75.7 = 74
BluEarth Es ES32: 40% × 70.1 (est.) + 60% × 74.7 = 73
No road tests of comfort for UltraContact or BluEarth Es ES32. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | UltraContact | BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 83 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 73 | 65 |
UltraContact: 60% × 83.1 + 40% × 72.5 = 79
BluEarth Es ES32: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 64.6 = 65
No road tests of treadwear for BluEarth Es ES32. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
| Source | UltraContact | BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 70 | 75 |
| Source | UltraContact | BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 73 | – |
| Category | Continental UltraContact | Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 76 | 71 |
| Dry | 78 | 70 |
| Wet | 75 | 74 |
| Comfort | 74 | 73 |
| Treadwear | 79 | 65 |
| Handling (owners) | 70 | 75 |
| Efficiency | 73 | – |
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.
UltraContact
BluEarth Es ES32
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 opinion on the Continental UltraContact line is mixed to cautiously positive. Drivers appreciate its quietness, comfort, high EU label ratings (especially on the NXT variant), and high mileage potential for frequent drivers, but some express skepticism about sustainability-focused marketing, tread design for adverse conditions, and overall performance compared to dedicated premium or EV models.
“I am driving an ev with factory size 215/55/r18 and this ultracontact nxt is the only tyres with A rated interms of energy efficiency and noise level. Sadly cant get this in my country.”
“Continental ultracontact Anyone knows if this tire is ditectional? I suspect that my tires on backwards because the tread pattern does not match left and right. See pic ..”
“Looks like some sort of eco appealing tire. THE MOST SUSTAINABLE TIRE! (last on my priority of what I want from a tire) Probably not great in winter.. if you have winter.. tread pattern looks too solid with no voids.. good for noise.. not great for snow or slush.”
Based on 19 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Continental UltraContact | B · Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 94 | 64 |
| Rim diameters | 14″ – 20″ | 13″ – 18″ |
| Sizes in common | 51 | 51 |
Continental UltraContact
Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32
Winner: Continental UltraContact — better treadwear and dry. Where the Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points.
Continental UltraContact scores 79 vs 65 on treadwear.
Continental UltraContact scores 78 vs 70 on dry.
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Neither, by our numbers: 75 vs 74 on the wet score, within 3 points.
Continental UltraContact, 78 vs 70 on our dry score.
Neither, by our numbers: 74 vs 73 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Continental UltraContact, 79 vs 65 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
