Skip to content
tirewheelguide.com
Head-to-head

Continental ContiSportContact 3 SSR vs Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR — Compared

Our Relative Score blends 60% objective test data with 40% owner-review signal — so any two tires can be compared even if they were never tested on the same day.

VS
VerdictToo close to call: Continental ContiSportContact 3 SSR and Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR are within 2 points overall. Continental ContiSportContact 3 SSR is stronger on treadwear. Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR is stronger on noise and wet.
Read full

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made via links on this page.

Category breakdown

6 categories, side by side

Each bar is the Relative Score for that category. Expand a tile to see the test results and owner ratings behind it.

Dry

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) ContiSportContact 3 SSR leads by 1
A
84
B
83
Why this score
SourceContiSportContact 3 SSRContiSportContact 5 SSR
Tire Rack owners – 88

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) ContiSportContact 5 SSR leads by 3
A
72
B
75
Why this score
SourceContiSportContact 3 SSRContiSportContact 5 SSR
Tire Rack owners – 82

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) ContiSportContact 5 SSR leads by 2
A
54
B
56
Why this score
SourceContiSportContact 3 SSRContiSportContact 5 SSR
Tire Rack owners – 70

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) ContiSportContact 5 SSR leads by 6
A
50
B
56

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) ContiSportContact 3 SSR leads by 11
A
42
B
31
Why this score
SourceContiSportContact 3 SSRContiSportContact 5 SSR
Tire Rack owners – 56

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) ContiSportContact 3 SSR leads by 1
A
83
B
82

Scores at a glance

CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 3 SSRContinental ContiSportContact 5 SSR
Relative Score 63 62
Dry 84 83
Wet 72 75
Comfort 54 56
Noise 50 56
Treadwear 42 31
Handling 83 82

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

Personalize

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.

Neutral
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Important
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Neutral
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Neutral
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Important
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Neutral
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Recomputed
Headline score

Tire A

Tire B

Specifications

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 3 SSR B · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR
Sizes available—16
Rim diameters—17″ – 20″
Tread depth—9/32″
UTQG—280 - 420 A - AA A
Sidewall—Black Side Wall
Max pressure—50 - 51 psi
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental

Continental

Too close to call: Continental ContiSportContact 3 SSR and Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR are within 2 points overall. Continental ContiSportContact 3 SSR is stronger on treadwear. Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR is stronger on noise and wet.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental ContiSportContact 3 SSR scores 42 vs 31 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR scores 56 vs 50 on noise.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR scores 75 vs 72 on wet.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 3 SSR
Check price on Amazon
Tire B · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR
Check price on Amazon

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements) normalized against the best tire in each test and weighted toward recent tests. 40% comes from thousands of owner reviews collected from retailers and review sites. When a tire has only one of the two, we use what exists and say so.

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