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Nitto NT05 vs Continental ContiSportContact 5P — Compared

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

ContiSportContact 5P is ahead, 60–53

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Tire ANitto

NT05

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 45 · 43 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 65

    Dry

    ContiSportContact 5P +6
    71
    Why this score
    SourceNT05ContiSportContact 5P
    Professional tests (TWG score)–78
    Reviews found online6362
  2. 44

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 5P +26
    70
    Why this score
    SourceNT05ContiSportContact 5P
    Professional tests (TWG score)–76
    Reviews found online3560
  3. 38

    Snow

    ContiSportContact 5P +15
    53
    Why this score
    SourceNT05ContiSportContact 5P
    Reviews found online1642
  4. 54

    Comfort

    ContiSportContact 5P +6
    60
    Why this score
    SourceNT05ContiSportContact 5P
    Reviews found online3951
  5. 63

    Noise

    NT05 +3
    60
    Why this score
    SourceNT05ContiSportContact 5P
    Reviews found online5750
  6. 52

    Treadwear

    NT05 +5
    47
    Why this score
    SourceNT05ContiSportContact 5P
    Reviews found online4334
  7. 58

    Handling

    NT05 +2
    56
    Why this score
    SourceNT05ContiSportContact 5P
    Reviews found online5856
Scores at a glance
CategoryNitto NT05Continental ContiSportContact 5P
Relative Score 53 60
Dry 65 71
Wet 44 70
Snow 38 53
Comfort 54 60
Noise 63 60
Treadwear 52 47
Handling 58 56

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NT05

ContiSportContact 5P

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A NT05

Pros

  • Exceptional dry traction and cornering grip
  • Predictable and progressive handling limits
  • Good value and competitive price point for a performance tire

Cons

  • Poor performance and traction in heavy rain or wet conditions
  • Can be noisy or develop a whistling sound at highway speeds
  • May overheat or struggle under extreme track conditions for prolonged sessions
All owner themes in the NT05 review

Tire B ContiSportContact 5P

Pros

  • Outstanding dry and wet traction providing confidence-inspiring grip
  • High level of steering feedback and precise high-speed cornering ability
  • Excellent ride comfort and bump absorption for an ultra-high-performance tire

Cons

  • Rapid and excessively fast tread wear, with many users replacing them under 10,000 miles
  • Prone to straight-line wheel spin and wheel hop during hard acceleration
  • Noticeable road noise as the tires wear down
All owner themes in the ContiSportContact 5P review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Nitto NT05 B · Continental ContiSportContact 5P
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available2341
Rim diameters15″ – 20″18″ – 22″
Tread depth7.2/32″8 - 10/32″
UTQG200 A A240 - 280 AA A
SidewallBlackwallBlack Side Wall
Max pressure50 psi50 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Nitto NT05

Continental ContiSportContact 5P

Winner: Continental ContiSportContact 5P — better wet, snow and dry. Pick the Nitto NT05 if treadwear and noise matter most to you.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiSportContact 5P scores 70 vs 44 on wet.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Continental ContiSportContact 5P scores 53 vs 38 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ContiSportContact 5P scores 71 vs 65 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Continental ContiSportContact 5P scores 60 vs 54 on comfort.

Tire A · Nitto NT05
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Tire B · Continental ContiSportContact 5P
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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.

60

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ContiSportContact 5P

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