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Continental WinterContact TS 810 S vs Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 — 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 + 23 road tests and 7 + 34 owner reviews. How we score

Pilot Alpin 5 is ahead, 89–56

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Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Tire BMichelin

Pilot Alpin 5

Winter

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Tests 91 · 23 tests Owners 85 · 34 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 31 in 2025 ADAC Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 57

    Dry

    Pilot Alpin 5 +32
    89
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SPilot Alpin 5
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 17 tests≈ 61 (est.)91
    Reviews found online5286

    WinterContact TS 810 S: 60% × 61.2 (est.) + 40% × 51.5 = 57

    Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 90.7 + 40% × 86.3 = 89

    No road tests of dry for WinterContact TS 810 S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 62

    Wet

    Pilot Alpin 5 +31
    93
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SPilot Alpin 5
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 23 tests≈ 64 (est.)95
    Reviews found online5989

    WinterContact TS 810 S: 60% × 64.1 (est.) + 40% × 58.6 = 62

    Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 95.4 + 40% × 88.8 = 93

    No road tests of wet for WinterContact TS 810 S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 51

    Snow

    Pilot Alpin 5 +37
    88
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SPilot Alpin 5
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 22 tests≈ 60 (est.)93
    Reviews found online3880

    WinterContact TS 810 S: 60% × 60.2 (est.) + 40% × 38.1 = 51

    Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 93.3 + 40% × 79.6 = 88

    No road tests of snow for WinterContact TS 810 S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 58

    Comfort

    Pilot Alpin 5 +27
    85
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SPilot Alpin 5
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests≈ 66 (est.)94
    Reviews found online5379

    WinterContact TS 810 S: 40% × 65.6 (est.) + 60% × 53.2 = 58

    Pilot Alpin 5: 40% × 93.8 + 60% × 79.4 = 85

    No road tests of comfort for WinterContact TS 810 S. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    83
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SPilot Alpin 5
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 17 tests–94
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 94.2 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 83

    No owner ratings of noise for Pilot Alpin 5. 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. 56

    Treadwear

    Pilot Alpin 5 +29
    85
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SPilot Alpin 5
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests≈ 61 (est.)84
    Reviews found online5085

    WinterContact TS 810 S: 60% × 60.6 (est.) + 40% × 50 = 56

    Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 84.4 + 40% × 84.9 = 85

    No road tests of treadwear for WinterContact TS 810 S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 52

    Handling (owners)

    Pilot Alpin 5 +36
    88
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SPilot Alpin 5
    Reviews found online5288
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    72
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SPilot Alpin 5
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 17 tests–72
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental WinterContact TS 810 SMichelin Pilot Alpin 5
Relative Score 56 89
Dry 57 89
Wet 62 93
Snow 51 88
Comfort 58 85
Noise – 83
Treadwear 56 85
Handling (owners) 52 88
Efficiency – 72

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

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WinterContact TS 810 S

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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 for a winter tire, offering summer-tire-like handling characteristics
  • Excellent traction, stability, and handling in snow and alpine conditions
  • Crisp steering response, high precision, and great road feedback

Cons

  • Subpar performance on pure ice and certain slush conditions
  • Stiffer sidewalls can translate to a bumpy ride that transmits minor road imperfections
  • Potential for increased cabin noise or humming at highway speeds
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″
Sizes in common1111

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. Continental WinterContact TS 810 S rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 7 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 scores 88 vs 51 on snow.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 scores 88 vs 52 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 scores 89 vs 57 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 scores 93 vs 62 on wet.

Tire A · Continental WinterContact TS 810 S
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Tire B · Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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WinterContact TS 810 S or Pilot Alpin 5?

Which is better in the wet, WinterContact TS 810 S or Pilot Alpin 5?

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5, 93 vs 62 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, WinterContact TS 810 S or Pilot Alpin 5?

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5, 89 vs 57 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, WinterContact TS 810 S or Pilot Alpin 5?

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5, 88 vs 51 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, WinterContact TS 810 S or Pilot Alpin 5?

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5, 85 vs 58 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, WinterContact TS 810 S or Pilot Alpin 5?

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5, 85 vs 56 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