Tests – · none yet Owners 83 · 12 reviews
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Continental WinterContact TS 800 vs Michelin CrossClimate+ — 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 + 13 road tests and 12 + 120 owner reviews. How we score
Too close to call: WinterContact TS 800 79, CrossClimate+ 80.
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Tests 81 · 13 tests Owners 78 · 120 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 15 in 2019 Summer and All Season Tyre Test (dry handling)
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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77
Dry
CrossClimate+ +1087Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 800 CrossClimate+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 13 tests ≈ 74 (est.) 94 Reviews found online 82 77 WinterContact TS 800: 60% × 73.8 (est.) + 40% × 82.1 = 77
CrossClimate+: 60% × 93.9 + 40% × 77.4 = 87
No road tests of dry for WinterContact TS 800. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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84
Wet
WinterContact TS 800 +381Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 800 CrossClimate+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 13 tests ≈ 80 (est.) 81 Reviews found online 89 81 WinterContact TS 800: 60% × 80.5 (est.) + 40% × 88.6 = 84
CrossClimate+: 60% × 80.8 + 40% × 81.2 = 81
No road tests of wet for WinterContact TS 800. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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75
Snow
WinterContact TS 800 +768Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 800 CrossClimate+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests ≈ 73 (est.) 65 Reviews found online 79 73 WinterContact TS 800: 60% × 73 (est.) + 40% × 78.5 = 75
CrossClimate+: 60% × 65.1 + 40% × 72.8 = 68
No road tests of snow for WinterContact TS 800. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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77
Comfort
WinterContact TS 800 +275Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 800 CrossClimate+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 71 (est.) 71 Reviews found online 81 77 WinterContact TS 800: 40% × 71.2 (est.) + 60% × 81.3 = 77
CrossClimate+: 40% × 70.9 + 60% × 77 = 75
No road tests of comfort for WinterContact TS 800. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison67Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 800 CrossClimate+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests – 68 Reviews found online – ≈ 66 (est.) CrossClimate+: 60% × 67.6 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 67
No owner ratings of noise for CrossClimate+. 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.
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75
Treadwear
CrossClimate+ +782Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 800 CrossClimate+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests ≈ 72 (est.) 83 Reviews found online 81 80 WinterContact TS 800: 60% × 71.6 (est.) + 40% × 80.7 = 75
CrossClimate+: 60% × 83.2 + 40% × 79.7 = 82
No road tests of treadwear for WinterContact TS 800. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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85
Handling (owners)
WinterContact TS 800 +1372Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 800 CrossClimate+ Reviews found online 85 72 -
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Efficiency
No comparison74Why this score
Source WinterContact TS 800 CrossClimate+ Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests – 74
Scores at a glance
| Category | Continental WinterContact TS 800 | Michelin CrossClimate+ |
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| Relative Score | 79 | 80 |
| Dry | 77 | 87 |
| Wet | 84 | 81 |
| Snow | 75 | 68 |
| Comfort | 77 | 75 |
| Noise | – | 67 |
| Treadwear | 75 | 82 |
| Handling (owners) | 85 | 72 |
| Efficiency | – | 74 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
79
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WinterContact TS 800
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Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
The professional test results behind the scores
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
| Discipline | Category | WinterContact TS 800 | CrossClimate+ | Δ | Head-to-head |
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| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #2/13 2012 European Tyre Test - 165/70 R14 | #2/4 2022 AutoView All-Season Tire Test R18 | – | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A WinterContact TS 800
Pros
- Exceptional grip and traction in deep, fresh, and compressed snow
- Reliable braking and handling performance on wet and icy surfaces
- Impressive tread longevity even under varied driving conditions
Cons
- Increased road noise compared to some summer tire models
- Reduced handling precision and performance when temperatures exceed 10°C
- Soft compound can feel less stable during aggressive dry-weather driving
Tire B CrossClimate+
Pros
- Strong snow and cold-weather traction for an all-season tyre, with many owners reporting winter-tyre-like confidence on snow, slush and hills, including on front-wheel-drive cars.
- Excellent dry handling and steering response with precise, summer-tyre-like feel, along with generally very good wet grip and braking.
- Long tread life: many reports of 30,000–55,000+ km or miles with low wear, including taxi and van use and 4-year/50,000-mile ownership.
Cons
- Performance degradation with age: several owners report grip (wet and snow), noise and ride deteriorating after about 1–2 years, with hardening or cracking of the rubber in some cases.
- Limitations on ice, packed snow and deep or steep snow, where some owners found them inferior to dedicated winter tyres or to rivals such as the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons.
- Wet-weather concerns for some, including aquaplaning, being pulled around by standing water, and scary steering feel as the tyres aged.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Continental WinterContact TS 800 | B · Michelin CrossClimate+ |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 6 | 63 |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 15″ | 13″ – 19″ |
| Sizes in common | 0 | 0 |
Which one should you actually buy?
79
/ 100
Continental WinterContact TS 800
80
/ 100
Michelin CrossClimate+
Too close to call: Continental WinterContact TS 800 and Michelin CrossClimate+ are within 2 points overall. Continental WinterContact TS 800 is stronger on handling, snow and wet. Michelin CrossClimate+ is stronger on dry and treadwear. Continental WinterContact TS 800 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 12 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Continental WinterContact TS 800 scores 85 vs 72 on handling.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 87 vs 77 on dry.
Pick tire A
You drive through snowy winters
Continental WinterContact TS 800 scores 75 vs 68 on snow.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 82 vs 75 on treadwear.
Tire A · Continental WinterContact TS 800
Tire B · Michelin CrossClimate+
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WinterContact TS 800 or CrossClimate+?
Which is better in the wet, WinterContact TS 800 or CrossClimate+?
Continental WinterContact TS 800, 84 vs 81 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, WinterContact TS 800 or CrossClimate+?
Michelin CrossClimate+, 87 vs 77 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, WinterContact TS 800 or CrossClimate+?
Continental WinterContact TS 800, 75 vs 68 on our snow score.
Which is more comfortable, WinterContact TS 800 or CrossClimate+?
Neither, by our numbers: 77 vs 75 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, WinterContact TS 800 or CrossClimate+?
Michelin CrossClimate+, 82 vs 75 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