tirewheelguide
Head-to-head Updated

Cooper Endeavor vs Continental IceContact 2 — Compared

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

IceContact 2 is ahead, 70–56

Check price on Amazon · IceContact 2 or Endeavor 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.

Tire ACooper

Endeavor

Tests – · none yet Owners 50 · 135 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 53

    Dry

    IceContact 2 +16
    69
    Why this score
    SourceEndeavorIceContact 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)–71
    Reviews found online4566
  2. 60

    Wet

    IceContact 2 +11
    71
    Why this score
    SourceEndeavorIceContact 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)–70
    Reviews found online5772
  3. 56

    Snow

    IceContact 2 +21
    77
    Why this score
    SourceEndeavorIceContact 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)–78
    Reviews found online4775
  4. 60

    Comfort

    IceContact 2 +6
    66
    Why this score
    SourceEndeavorIceContact 2
    Reviews found online5163
  5. 59

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceEndeavorIceContact 2
    Reviews found online47–
  6. 59

    Treadwear

    IceContact 2 +6
    65
    Why this score
    SourceEndeavorIceContact 2
    Reviews found online5465
  7. 47

    Handling

    IceContact 2 +24
    71
    Why this score
    SourceEndeavorIceContact 2
    Reviews found online4771
Scores at a glance
CategoryCooper EndeavorContinental IceContact 2
Relative Score 56 70
Dry 53 69
Wet 60 71
Snow 56 77
Comfort 60 66
Noise 59 –
Treadwear 59 65
Handling 47 71

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
Neutral
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

Endeavor

IceContact 2

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 Endeavor

Pros

  • Impressive wet traction and resistance to hydroplaning
  • Competitive price point and overall value
  • Quiet and smooth ride quality on most road surfaces

Cons

  • Some users experienced unexpected or premature tread wear
  • Occasional reports of road noise, humming, or a harsher ride
  • Balancing issues resulting in vibrations or wobbles at highway speeds
All owner themes in the Endeavor review

Tire B IceContact 2

Pros

  • Excellent traction on snow and ice-covered surfaces
  • Surprisingly comfortable and quiet ride for a studded tire
  • Reliable handling and stability in severe winter conditions

Cons

  • Increased road noise when driving on dry or clean pavement
  • Noticeable degradation in ice grip performance after two seasons of use
  • Requires precise tire pressure maintenance to ensure optimal wet-weather handling
All owner themes in the IceContact 2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Cooper Endeavor B · Continental IceContact 2
Category—Winter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available28—
Rim diameters15″ – 19″—
Tread depth10 - 11/32″—
UTQG680 A A—
Treadwear warranty65,000 mi—
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Serrated Black Lettering—
Max pressure44 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Cooper Endeavor

Continental IceContact 2

Winner: Continental IceContact 2 — better handling, snow and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental IceContact 2 scores 71 vs 47 on handling.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Continental IceContact 2 scores 77 vs 56 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental IceContact 2 scores 69 vs 53 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental IceContact 2 scores 71 vs 60 on wet.

Tire A · Cooper Endeavor
Check price on Amazon
Tire B · Continental IceContact 2
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.

70

Leads

IceContact 2

Amazon