tirewheelguide
Head-to-head Updated

Continental WinterContact TS 810 S vs Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

Pilot Alpin 5 is ahead, 84–57

Check price on Amazon · Pilot Alpin 5 or WinterContact TS 810 S on Amazon
Add your size for an exact match
/R

Both Amazon links then search this exact size.

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.

Category by category

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

  1. 59

    Dry

    Pilot Alpin 5 +27
    86
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SPilot Alpin 5
    Professional tests (TWG score)–89
    Reviews found online5480
  2. 64

    Wet

    Pilot Alpin 5 +24
    88
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SPilot Alpin 5
    Professional tests (TWG score)–92
    Reviews found online6282
  3. 49

    Snow

    Pilot Alpin 5 +37
    86
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SPilot Alpin 5
    Professional tests (TWG score)–93
    Reviews found online3475
  4. 63

    Comfort

    Pilot Alpin 5 +14
    77
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SPilot Alpin 5
    Professional tests (TWG score)–79
    Reviews found online5874
  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    87
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SPilot Alpin 5
    Professional tests (TWG score)–100
  6. 58

    Treadwear

    Pilot Alpin 5 +21
    79
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SPilot Alpin 5
    Professional tests (TWG score)–81
    Reviews found online5376
  7. 53

    Handling

    Pilot Alpin 5 +29
    82
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SPilot Alpin 5
    Reviews found online5382
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental WinterContact TS 810 SMichelin Pilot Alpin 5
Relative Score 57 84
Dry 59 86
Wet 64 88
Snow 49 86
Comfort 63 77
Noise – 87
Treadwear 58 79
Handling 53 82

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

Weight the categories that matter to you

Wet grip and treadwear start at “Important” — the two things buyers rank highest. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

Important
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Important
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Important
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Less important
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Less important
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost

Neither tire has a score here yet, so this weight changes nothing.

Important
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Neutral
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Recomputed
Headline score

WinterContact TS 810 S

Pilot Alpin 5

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 WinterContact TS 810 S

Pros

  • Comfortable and smooth ride quality compared to summer tires
  • Quieter performance and lack of tramlining
  • Good durability and longevity over multiple winter seasons

Cons

  • Extremely poor traction and cornering grip in snow and ice conditions
  • Severe wet traction issues with wheel spin during cornering acceleration
  • Pronounced understeer in fast dry corners and wet conditions
All owner themes in the WinterContact TS 810 S review

Tire B Pilot Alpin 5

Pros

  • Outstanding dry and wet grip and handling, feeling similar to a UHP summer tire
  • Great snow traction and stability for mountain driving and aggressive winter cornering
  • Excellent steering response and high feedback compared to traditional winter tires

Cons

  • Subpar performance and braking on pure ice or severe slush
  • Stiffer sidewalls can lead to a firmer, sometimes bumpy ride quality and transfer road imperfections
  • Fuel economy can be negatively impacted
All owner themes in the Pilot Alpin 5 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental WinterContact TS 810 S B · Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available1681
Rim diameters15″ – 19″16″ – 23″

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental WinterContact TS 810 S

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Winner: Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 — better snow, handling and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 scores 86 vs 49 on snow.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 scores 82 vs 53 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 scores 86 vs 59 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 scores 88 vs 64 on wet.

Tire A · Continental WinterContact TS 810 S
Check price on Amazon
Tire B · Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Check price on Amazon

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.

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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

84

Leads

Pilot Alpin 5

Amazon