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Continental WinterContact TS830 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental WinterContact TS 870 P vs Continental WinterContact TS830 — 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 33 + 0 road tests and 34 + 30 owner reviews. How we score

WinterContact TS 870 P leads, 84–82 Narrow edge

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Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
Tire AContinental

WinterContact TS 870 P

Winter

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Tests 83 · 33 tests Owners 81 · 34 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2026 Auto Bild Winter 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.

  1. 81

    Dry

    WinterContact TS 870 P +1
    80
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PWinterContact TS830
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 26 / – tests83≈ 76 (est.)
    Reviews found online7987

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 83.1 + 40% × 78.6 = 81

    WinterContact TS830: 60% × 75.9 (est.) + 40% × 87 = 80

    No road tests of dry for WinterContact TS830. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 91

    Wet

    WinterContact TS 870 P +4
    87
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PWinterContact TS830
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 33 / – tests94≈ 83 (est.)
    Reviews found online8693

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 94.5 + 40% × 86.2 = 91

    WinterContact TS830: 60% × 83.1 (est.) + 40% × 93.3 = 87

    No road tests of wet for WinterContact TS830. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 79

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PWinterContact TS830
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 32 / – tests81–
    Reviews found online77–

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 80.7 + 40% × 76.5 = 79

  4. 88

    Comfort

    WinterContact TS 870 P +7
    81
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PWinterContact TS830
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests100≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online8086

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 40% × 100 + 60% × 80.1 = 88

    WinterContact TS830: 40% × 72.3 (est.) + 60% × 86.2 = 81

    No road tests of comfort for WinterContact TS830. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 74

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PWinterContact TS830
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 23 / – tests79–
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)–

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 79 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 74

    No owner ratings of noise for WinterContact TS 870 P. 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. 74

    Treadwear

    WinterContact TS830 +1
    75
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PWinterContact TS830
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests70≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online8081

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 69.9 + 40% × 80.2 = 74

    WinterContact TS830: 60% × 71.7 (est.) + 40% × 80.9 = 75

    No road tests of treadwear for WinterContact TS830. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 83

    Handling (owners)

    WinterContact TS830 +3
    86
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PWinterContact TS830
    Reviews found online8386
  8. 87

    Efficiency

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PWinterContact TS830
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 25 / – tests87–
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental WinterContact TS 870 PContinental WinterContact TS830
Relative Score 84 82
Dry 81 80
Wet 91 87
Snow 79 –
Comfort 88 81
Noise 74 –
Treadwear 74 75
Handling (owners) 83 86
Efficiency 87 –

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

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Headline score
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WinterContact TS 870 P

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WinterContact TS830

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.

DisciplineCategoryWinterContact TS 870 PWinterContact TS830ΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #1/20 2026 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test #5/14 2011 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A WinterContact TS 870 P

Pros

  • Exceptionally low noise levels and high ride comfort
  • Outstanding wet weather and slush performance, cutting through heavy rain effortlessly
  • Balanced dry and cold-weather handling with impressive cornering stability

Cons

  • Higher price point compared to some competitors
  • Steering response and initial stiffness are slightly softer and less sporty than dedicated summer tires or some rivals
  • Snow and ice traction can feel less exceptional or borderline inadequate for a small subset of users
All owner themes in the WinterContact TS 870 P review

Tire B WinterContact TS830

Pros

  • Outstanding traction and braking performance on snow and ice
  • Excellent grip and stability in cold, wet, and slushy conditions
  • Surprisingly quiet and comfortable ride quality for a winter tire

Cons

  • Slightly increased noise levels compared to some summer tires (though still quiet for the category)
  • Reduced performance and 'tightness' as temperatures rise above 15°C
  • Premium price point compared to budget alternatives
All owner themes in the WinterContact TS830 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental WinterContact TS 870 P B · Continental WinterContact TS830
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available121—
Rim diameters16″ – 23″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Continental WinterContact TS830

Narrow edge: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P — better comfort and wet. Where the Continental WinterContact TS830 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 88 vs 81 on comfort.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 91 vs 87 on wet.

Tire A · Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
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Tire B · Continental WinterContact TS830
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WinterContact TS 870 P or WinterContact TS830?

Which is better in the wet, WinterContact TS 870 P or WinterContact TS830?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 91 vs 87 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, WinterContact TS 870 P or WinterContact TS830?

Neither, by our numbers: 81 vs 80 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, WinterContact TS 870 P or WinterContact TS830?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 88 vs 81 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, WinterContact TS 870 P or WinterContact TS830?

Neither, by our numbers: 74 vs 75 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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