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Continental IceContact 2

Premium Touring Winter

Replaced by the IceContact 3

The Continental IceContact 2 is a Premium Touring Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

The quick answer

Owners say 82% from 2 owner reviews Read the reviews
Tests say 2nd average finish across 2 independent tests · 1 wins Latest: P1 of 8 · 2018 See every test
Strengths & weaknesses Dry, Ice Snow, Value Relative to its rivals across every test we hold

Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tyre - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated January 2025.

  • 2owner reviews
  • 32,000miles driven
  • 2professional tests
Continental IceContact 2 1 photos

Tyre Reviews Score

Continental IceContact 2

8.2/10

Better than 71% of studded winter tyres

  • Medium Confidence
  • 2 tests
  • 2 owner reviews
Scores of the 37 studded winter tyres we have tested

How this score is built

Better than Weight
Independent tests2 tests · 1 publication · 2017-2018 71% 100%
Owner reviewsFewer than 5 reviews, so they do not count yet – 0%
Combined 71% 8.2

A fixed curve turns the combined figure into the 0 to 10 score, so roughly the top 10% of a group score 9 or more.

Category by category

How it compares with other studded winter tyres in each area, and how much each area counts. 50 is the middle of the group.

Category Better than Weight Tests
SnowBraking, traction and handling on snow 50% 32% 2
IceBraking, traction and handling on ice 75% 32% 2
WetBraking, handling and aquaplaning in the wet 69% 19% 2
DryBraking and handling on dry roads 75% 9% 2
ValueWear, efficiency and cost 19% 7% 2

Faded bars rest on one or two tests.

By discipline

The same results grouped by what the tyre was doing. They are not counted a second time.

HandlingEvery handling test, on any surface 99% 1
BrakingEvery braking test, on any surface 82% 2
TractionEvery traction test, on any surface 66% 1

Confidence

  1. Limited
  2. Medium
  3. High

Its own test results decide 84% of the test figure. The other 16% is the average for its group, and it shrinks as more tests arrive.

High needs at least 3 tests, with its own results deciding 90% or more. Medium needs 2 tests and 70%. Anything less is Limited: expect the number to move as tests arrive.

The tests behind it

  1. 2018 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test Vi Bilagare · 205/55 R16 P1 / 8
  2. 2017 2017 Autocenter Studded Winter Tyre Test 205/55 R16 P2 / 10
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Tested 2 times by independent publications, the Continental IceContact 2 has taken 1 test wins with an average finish of 2nd.

2 Tests
1 Test Wins
2nd Average
1st Best
2nd Worst
The latest test

2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test P1 of 8

Strong: Dry Braking, Wet Braking, Snow Handling, Ice Braking, Ice Traction, Ice Handling Weak: Rolling Resistance

YearTestResultAward
20182018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre TestVi Bilagare · 205/55 R16P1 / 8
20172017 Autocenter Studded Winter Tyre TestAutocentre · 205/55 R16P2 / 10
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Size Range35 sizes available

155-295Width35-70Profile13-21Rim2015First On Market

Popular sizes225/45 R16225/45 R17
Frequently Asked Questions
How good is the Continental IceContact 2 in the wet?
Across the 2 wet-braking tests it has featured in, the Continental IceContact 2 stops 1% longer than premium rivals, 1.5% longer than mid-range rivals and 1.1% longer than budget rivals. It has a Tyre Reviews wet score of 69/100, and owners rate it 8/10 in the wet from 2 reviews.
How good is the Continental IceContact 2 in the dry?
Across the 2 dry-braking tests it has featured in, the Continental IceContact 2 stops 0.7% shorter than premium rivals, 0.8% shorter than mid-range rivals and 0.3% shorter than budget rivals. It has a Tyre Reviews dry score of 75/100, and owners rate it 7/10 in the dry from 2 reviews.
How good is the Continental IceContact 2 in the snow?
Across the 2 snow-braking tests it has featured in, the Continental IceContact 2 stops 0.4% shorter than premium rivals, 0.2% longer than mid-range rivals and 1.5% shorter than budget rivals. Across the 1 snow-traction test, it is 0.3% better than premium rivals, 0.9% worse than mid-range rivals and level with budget rivals. It has a Tyre Reviews snow score of 50/100, and owners rate it 9.5/10 in the snow from 2 reviews.
How good is the Continental IceContact 2 on ice?
Across the 2 ice-braking tests it has featured in, the Continental IceContact 2 stops 2.4% shorter than premium rivals, 17.3% shorter than mid-range rivals and 17.4% shorter than budget rivals. Across the 1 ice-traction test, it is 13.4% better than premium rivals, 24% better than mid-range rivals and 15.3% better than budget rivals. It has a Tyre Reviews ice score of 75/100, and owners rate it 9/10 on ice from 2 reviews.
How fuel efficient is the Continental IceContact 2?
Across the 2 tests measuring rolling resistance, the Continental IceContact 2's rolling resistance is 2.4% higher than premium rivals, 4% higher than mid-range rivals and 2.3% higher than budget rivals.
More questions about the Continental IceContact 2 (1)
Has the Continental IceContact 2 been replaced?
The Continental IceContact 2 has been replaced by the Continental IceContact 3.
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Continental IceContact 2 Owner Reviews

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Owner ratings averaged from 2 ratings

  • Owner score 82%
  • Snow Grip 95%
  • Ice Grip 90%
  • Handling 85%
  • Wet Grip 80%
  • Road Feedback 80%
  • Wear 75%
  • Dry Grip 70%
  • Comfort 65%

All 2 Continental IceContact 2 reviews

Score spread across 2 written reviews
80%
Member
I live in Dalarna, Sweden. Ideal winter tyres for the region that I live.
Very comfortable and silent for studded tyres.
Very good in dry for studded tyres.
Very good snow grip.
Ice grip is good in the beginning. But after 2 seasons, its ice performance decreases but in acceptable level.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 9
  • Snow Grip 10
  • Ice Grip 8
Helpful 813
83%
Member
Driving in East EU baltics, all kinds of condition. Very happy, good grip on worst roads. A bit loud on clean/dry roads cause of the chips.
Wet conditions are good but keep the tire pressure accurate. Handling was fine. Hard to drift cause of the grip.
Noisy on dry.
I recommend them more for mixed/country roads.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 10
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 4
  • Buy again 10
  • Snow Grip 9
  • Ice Grip 10
Helpful 840

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