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Continental ContiSportContact 5 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.

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VerdictWinner: Continental ContiSportContact 5 — better comfort, noise and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score.
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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)
A
83
B
83
Why this score
SourceContiSportContact 5ContiSportContact 5 SSR
Tire Rack owners 87 88
SimpleTire owners 99 –

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) ContiSportContact 5 SSR leads by 1
A
74
B
75
Why this score
SourceContiSportContact 5ContiSportContact 5 SSR
Tire Rack owners 81 82
SimpleTire owners 98 –

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) ContiSportContact 5 leads by 18
A
74
B
56
Why this score
SourceContiSportContact 5ContiSportContact 5 SSR
Tire Rack owners 80 70
SimpleTire owners 97 –

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) ContiSportContact 5 leads by 16
A
72
B
56
Why this score
SourceContiSportContact 5ContiSportContact 5 SSR
SimpleTire owners 98 –

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) ContiSportContact 5 leads by 14
A
45
B
31
Why this score
SourceContiSportContact 5ContiSportContact 5 SSR
Tire Rack owners 56 56
SimpleTire owners 92 –

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) ContiSportContact 5 leads by 1
A
83
B
82

Scores at a glance

CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 5Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR
Relative Score 69 62
Dry 83 83
Wet 74 75
Comfort 74 56
Noise 72 56
Treadwear 45 31
Handling 83 82

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

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Headline score

Tire A

Tire B

Specifications

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 5 B · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR
Sizes available3016
Rim diameters17″ – 22″17″ – 20″
Tread depth8 - 10/32″9/32″
UTQG280 - 420 A - AA A280 - 420 A - AA A
SidewallBlack Side WallBlack Side Wall
Max pressure50 - 51 psi50 - 51 psi
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental

Continental

Winner: Continental ContiSportContact 5 — better comfort, noise and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 74 vs 56 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 72 vs 56 on noise.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental ContiSportContact 5 scores 45 vs 31 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 5
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Tire B · Continental ContiSportContact 5 SSR
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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) 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.