Updated September 2026
Continental AllSeasonContact 2 review
Relative score
81/100
tests + owners
Owner reviews
81/100
48 reviews
Road tests
95/100
26 published tests
Owners rate it 13.7 points lower than the instrumented road tests do — see the two score breakdowns below for where they disagree.
Scores
Two scoring systems, side by side
Owner scores come from reviews on retailer and review sites; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.
By owner reviews
81%
Would buy again
81%
Dry
Wet
Snow & ice
Comfort
Treadwear
Handling
By road tests
94.7%Test results
26 published test appearances
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2026 AutoView All-Season tire Test · 255/45R19
2nd of 4
Best: Wet Braking · 1st
Weakest: Noise · 3rd
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 1st of 4 | |
| Dry Braking | 2nd of 4 | |
| Dry Handling | 2nd of 4 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 2nd of 4 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 2nd of 4 | |
| Noise | 3rd of 4 | |
| Subj. Noise | 2nd of 4 |
2026 Autobild Mini All Season Test · 225/40 R18
2nd of 5
Best: Dry Handling · 1st
Weakest: Dry Braking · 5th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 3rd of 5 | |
| Wet Handling | 2nd of 5 | |
| Wet Circle | 4th of 5 | |
| Dry Braking | 5th of 5 | |
| Dry Handling | 1st of 5 | |
| Snow Braking | 3rd of 5 | |
| Snow Traction | 5th of 5 | |
| Snow Handling | 2nd of 5 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 4th of 5 | |
| Straight Aqua | 5th of 5 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 5th of 5 | |
| Noise | 2nd of 5 | |
| Snow Slalom | 4th of 5 |
2026 TUV Test Report Goodyear Vector All Season 4 · 205/55 R16
2nd of 5
Best: Wet Braking · 2nd
Weakest: Straight Aqua · 5th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 2nd of 5 | |
| Wet Handling | 3rd of 5 | |
| Dry Braking | 2nd of 5 | |
| Dry Handling | 2nd of 5 | |
| Snow Braking | 3rd of 5 | |
| Snow Traction | 3rd of 5 | |
| Snow Handling | 3rd of 5 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 2nd of 5 | |
| Straight Aqua | 5th of 5 | |
| Wet Braking - Low Grip | 2nd of 5 |
The BEST All Season tires For 2026/27 · 225/40 R18
6th of 10
Best: Dry Handling · 1st
Weakest: Straight Aqua · 9th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Handling | 7th of 10 | |
| Wet Circle | 3rd of 10 | |
| Dry Handling | 1st of 10 | |
| Snow Traction | 6th of 10 | |
| Snow Handling | 4th of 10 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 7th of 10 | |
| Straight Aqua | 9th of 10 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 9th of 10 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 5th of 10 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 6th of 10 | |
| Noise | 3rd of 10 |
2026 Die Reifentester All Season tire Test - 225/40 R18 · 225/40 R18
8th of 9
Best: Subj. Noise · 1st
Weakest: Subj. Wet Handling · 9th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 8th of 9 | |
| Dry Braking | 8th of 9 | |
| Snow Braking | 7th of 9 | |
| Snow Traction | 7th of 9 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 4th of 9 | |
| Straight Aqua | 8th of 9 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 6th of 9 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 6th of 9 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 2nd of 9 | |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 9th of 9 | |
| Subj. Noise | 1st of 9 | |
| Subj. Snow Handling | 6th of 9 |
2026 ADAC All Season tire Test - 185/65 R15 · 185/65 R15
1st of 16
Best: Fuel Consumption · 1st
Weakest: Dry Braking · 8th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 3rd of 16 | |
| Dry Braking | 8th of 16 | |
| Snow Braking | 5th of 16 | |
| Snow Traction | 2nd of 16 | |
| Ice Braking | 7th of 16 | |
| Straight Aqua | 4th of 16 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 6th of 16 | |
| Noise | 4th of 16 | |
| Wear | 8th of 16 | |
| Fuel Consumption | 1st of 16 | |
| Abrasion | 5th of 16 | |
| Wet Braking - Concrete | 4th of 16 |
2026 AutoBild All Season tire Test for EVs (215/55 R18) · 215/55 R18
2nd of 8
Best: Snow Braking · 1st
Weakest: Subj. Comfort · 7th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 4th of 8 | |
| Wet Handling | 3rd of 8 | |
| Wet Circle | 2nd of 8 | |
| Dry Braking | 6th of 8 | |
| Dry Handling | 4th of 8 | |
| Snow Braking | 1st of 8 | |
| Snow Traction | 3rd of 8 | |
| Snow Handling | 3rd of 8 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 3rd of 8 | |
| Straight Aqua | 4th of 8 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 3rd of 8 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 7th of 8 | |
| Noise | 2nd of 8 | |
| Value | 5th of 8 | |
| Wear | 4th of 8 | |
| Snow Slalom | 3rd of 8 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 4th of 8 |
The Best All Season tires for 2025/26 · 205/45 R17
2nd of 9
Best: Snow Traction · 1st
Weakest: Noise · 9th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Handling | 3rd of 9 | |
| Dry Handling | 3rd of 9 | |
| Snow Traction | 1st of 9 | |
| Snow Handling | 4th of 9 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 1st of 9 | |
| Straight Aqua | 7th of 9 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 7th of 9 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 3rd of 9 | |
| Noise | 9th of 9 |
2025 Autobild Crossover SUV All Season Test · 215/50 R 18
2nd of 10
Best: Snow Handling · 2nd
Weakest: Snow Braking · 8th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 3rd of 10 | |
| Wet Handling | 5th of 10 | |
| Dry Braking | 6th of 10 | |
| Dry Handling | 6th of 10 | |
| Snow Braking | 8th of 10 | |
| Snow Traction | 4th of 10 | |
| Snow Handling | 2nd of 10 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 2nd of 10 | |
| Straight Aqua | 2nd of 10 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 6th of 10 | |
| Noise | 3rd of 10 | |
| Snow Slalom | 3rd of 10 |
2025 Motor All Season tire Test · 215/55 R17
3rd of 7
Best: Dry Handling · 1st
Weakest: Noise · 5th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Handling | 4th of 7 | |
| Dry Handling | 1st of 7 | |
| Snow Traction | 2nd of 7 | |
| Snow Handling | 3rd of 7 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 2nd of 7 | |
| Straight Aqua | 3rd of 7 | |
| Noise | 5th of 7 |
2025 AutoBild All Season tire Test · 225/40 R18
2nd of 15
Best: Dry Handling · 1st
Weakest: Dry Braking · 13th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 2nd of 15 | |
| Wet Handling | 3rd of 15 | |
| Wet Circle | 2nd of 15 | |
| Dry Braking | 13th of 15 | |
| Dry Handling | 1st of 15 | |
| Snow Braking | 3rd of 15 | |
| Snow Traction | 2nd of 15 | |
| Snow Handling | 5th of 15 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 10th of 15 | |
| Straight Aqua | 7th of 15 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 10th of 15 | |
| Noise | 2nd of 15 | |
| Value | 13th of 15 | |
| Wear | 10th of 15 | |
| Abrasion | 13th of 15 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 13th of 15 | |
| Snow Circle | 3rd of 15 |
2025 All Season 30 tire Braking Test · 225/40 R18
7th of 30
Best: Wet Braking · 2nd
Weakest: Dry Braking · 18th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 2nd of 30 | |
| Dry Braking | 18th of 30 |
2025 ADAC All Season tire Test · 225/45 R17
2nd of 16
Best: Wet Braking · 1st
Weakest: Value · 13th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 1st of 16 | |
| Dry Braking | 6th of 16 | |
| Snow Braking | 5th of 16 | |
| Snow Traction | 5th of 16 | |
| Ice Braking | 12th of 16 | |
| Straight Aqua | 11th of 16 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 11th of 16 | |
| Noise | 7th of 16 | |
| Value | 13th of 16 | |
| Wear | 4th of 16 | |
| Fuel Consumption | 9th of 16 | |
| Abrasion | 10th of 16 | |
| Wet Braking - Concrete | 1st of 16 |
2025 Auto Bild All Season Camper Van tire Test · 245/45 R18
4th of 9
Best: Wet Handling · 1st
Weakest: Noise · 6th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 2nd of 9 | |
| Wet Handling | 1st of 9 | |
| Dry Braking | 4th of 9 | |
| Dry Handling | 2nd of 9 | |
| Snow Braking | 5th of 9 | |
| Snow Traction | 5th of 9 | |
| Snow Handling | 2nd of 9 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 3rd of 9 | |
| Straight Aqua | 3rd of 9 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 5th of 9 | |
| Noise | 6th of 9 | |
| Snow Slalom | 3rd of 9 |
2025 Summer and All Season Combined tire Test · 225/45 R17
10th of 14
Best: Subj. Noise · 2nd
Weakest: Wet Handling · 14th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Handling | 14th of 14 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 5th of 14 | |
| Straight Aqua | 13th of 14 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 10th of 14 | |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 10th of 14 | |
| Subj. Noise | 2nd of 14 |
2024 Sport Auto All Season tire Test · 215/40 R18
1st of 6
Best: Wet Handling · 1st
Weakest: Wet Braking · 4th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 4th of 6 | |
| Wet Handling | 1st of 6 | |
| Dry Braking | 3rd of 6 | |
| Dry Handling | 1st of 6 | |
| Snow Braking | 3rd of 6 | |
| Snow Traction | 4th of 6 | |
| Snow Handling | 3rd of 6 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 2nd of 6 | |
| Straight Aqua | 4th of 6 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 2nd of 6 | |
| Noise | 1st of 6 |
2024 Auto Express All Season tire Test · 205/55 R16
3rd of 7
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season tire Test · 245/45 R18
1st of 10
Best: Wet Handling · 1st
Weakest: Noise · 7th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 2nd of 10 | |
| Wet Handling | 1st of 10 | |
| Dry Braking | 6th of 10 | |
| Dry Handling | 2nd of 10 | |
| Snow Braking | 5th of 10 | |
| Snow Traction | 4th of 10 | |
| Snow Handling | 2nd of 10 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 2nd of 10 | |
| Straight Aqua | 5th of 10 | |
| Noise | 7th of 10 | |
| Snow Circle | 5th of 10 |
2024 Motor SUV All Season tire Test · 235/60 R18
2nd of 9
Best: Wet Braking · 1st
Weakest: Snow Braking · 6th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 1st of 9 | |
| Wet Handling | 1st of 9 | |
| Dry Braking | 3rd of 9 | |
| Dry Handling | 4th of 9 | |
| Snow Braking | 6th of 9 | |
| Snow Traction | 4th of 9 | |
| Snow Handling | 3rd of 9 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 1st of 9 | |
| Straight Aqua | 5th of 9 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 4th of 9 | |
| Noise | 5th of 9 |
2024 All Season and Winter tire Test · 215/55 R17
3rd of 10
Best: Rolling Resistance · 1st
Weakest: Snow Braking · 9th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 3rd of 10 | |
| Wet Handling | 4th of 10 | |
| Wet Circle | 3rd of 10 | |
| Dry Braking | 2nd of 10 | |
| Dry Handling | 3rd of 10 | |
| Snow Braking | 9th of 10 | |
| Snow Traction | 4th of 10 | |
| Snow Handling | 9th of 10 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 1st of 10 | |
| Straight Aqua | 9th of 10 | |
| Noise | 3rd of 10 | |
| Snow Circle | 3rd of 10 |
2024 AutoBild All Season tire Test · 225/50 R17
2nd of 15
Best: Wet Handling · 1st
Weakest: Dry Handling · 13th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 3rd of 15 | |
| Wet Handling | 1st of 15 | |
| Dry Braking | 7th of 15 | |
| Dry Handling | 13th of 15 | |
| Snow Braking | 10th of 15 | |
| Snow Traction | 6th of 15 | |
| Snow Handling | 1st of 15 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 3rd of 15 | |
| Straight Aqua | 11th of 15 | |
| Noise | 6th of 15 | |
| Value | 12th of 15 | |
| Wear | 8th of 15 | |
| Fuel Consumption | 8th of 15 | |
| Abrasion | 12th of 15 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 7th of 15 |
2024 All Season tire Market Overview · 225/50 R17
3rd of 37
Best: Wet Braking · 3rd
Weakest: Dry Braking · 8th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 3rd of 37 | |
| Dry Braking | 8th of 37 |
The Best All Season tires for 2024 / 2025 · 235/35 R19
3rd of 6
Best: Wet Handling · 1st
Weakest: Noise · 5th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Handling | 1st of 6 | |
| Dry Handling | 3rd of 6 | |
| Snow Traction | 4th of 6 | |
| Snow Handling | 3rd of 6 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 3rd of 6 | |
| Straight Aqua | 3rd of 6 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 3rd of 6 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 1st of 6 | |
| Noise | 5th of 6 | |
| Ice Traction | 5th of 6 |
The Best All Season tires for 2024 · 205/55 R16
1st of 7
Best: Wet Handling · 1st
Weakest: Snow Braking · 5th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Handling | 1st of 7 | |
| Dry Handling | 3rd of 7 | |
| Snow Braking | 5th of 7 | |
| Snow Traction | 2nd of 7 | |
| Snow Handling | 4th of 7 | |
| Ice Braking | 2nd of 7 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 3rd of 7 | |
| Straight Aqua | 4th of 7 | |
| Noise | 2nd of 7 | |
| Ice Traction | 2nd of 7 | |
| Value | 2nd of 7 | |
| Price | 5th of 7 | |
| Wear | 1st of 7 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 1st of 7 |
2023 Auto Bild All Season tire Test · 225/45 R17
2nd of 16
Best: Wet Braking · 2nd
Weakest: Dry Handling · 14th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 2nd of 16 | |
| Wet Handling | 5th of 16 | |
| Dry Braking | 9th of 16 | |
| Dry Handling | 14th of 16 | |
| Snow Braking | 7th of 16 | |
| Snow Traction | 3rd of 16 | |
| Snow Handling | 7th of 16 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 3rd of 16 | |
| Straight Aqua | 10th of 16 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 13th of 16 | |
| Noise | 3rd of 16 | |
| Value | 7th of 16 | |
| Wear | 3rd of 16 | |
| Fuel Consumption | 6th of 16 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 2nd of 16 |
2023 All Season tire 35 Set Shootout · 225/45 R17
5th of 35
Best: Wet Braking · 2nd
Weakest: Dry Braking · 10th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 2nd of 35 | |
| Dry Braking | 10th of 35 |