Continental Premium Contact 5 - Test Results

Test Statistics

36

Tests Completed

4^th

Average Position

1^st

Best Result

13^th

Worst Result

Performance Analysis

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Across 36 tests the Continental PremiumContact 5 delivers consistently strong summer performance with an average overall position of 3.6 and multiple overall wins. It excels especially in wet conditions and balanced all-round ability, earning frequent top-three finishes and several test victories from 2012-2017, plus strong showings in large comparison fields. As the tyre aged, results trended from dominant to solid mid-upper tier, particularly when compared to newer rivals or in SUV sizes.
Key strengths are wet grip and aquaplaning resistance, with competent dry performance and past accolades for overall balance and efficiency. Main weaknesses are snow performance (as a summer tyre in mixed tests), some dry braking/handling variability in later tests and sizes, elevated pricing/value scores, and occasionally higher rolling resistance and noise versus the best.

Performance Strengths

Wet Weather Performance Strong Details
• 2017 ACE SUV test winner; dominated wet and dry (1/11)
• 2019 AMS SUV: 3rd wet braking (+1.4%), 4th wet handling (+2.2%)
• 2018 Auto Bild 195/65 R15: 5th wet braking (+5%), 6th wet handling (+2.6%)
• 2013 54-tyre braking test: best in wet at 42 m; overall 6/54
Aquaplaning Resistance Strong Details
• 2019 AMS SUV: 1st straight aquaplaning (80.5 km/h, 1/11)
• 2018 AMS All Season mixed test: 2nd straight aquaplaning (+5.9% from best)
• 2018 Auto Bild 195/65 R15: competitive straight aqua (12/20, +6% from best) amid strong overall result (2/20)
Overall Balance and Awards Strong Details
• Overall wins: 2012 ACE (1/14), 2012 Euro 205/55 R16 (1/14), 2014 AMS (1/11), 2014 Test World (1/16), 2014 Auto Review (1/16), 2015 Test World (1/15), 2015 Auto Bild Top 18 (1/18), 2017 Auto Express (1/11), 2017 ACE SUV (1/11)
• Frequent top-3 finishes: 2016 ADAC 185/65 R15 (2/16), 2018 ADAC 205/55 R16 (3/16), 2015 Euro 205/55 R16 (3/19)
Dry Performance (Braking/Handling) - Early to Mid Lifecycle Moderate Details
• 2018 AMS All Season mixed test: 1st dry braking; 2nd dry handling (+0.7%)
• 2014 AMS 205/55 R16: overall 1/11 with strong dry and wet balance
• 2017 Auto Express: overall winner with balanced dry/wet margin (~5% gap to rivals)
Comfort/Subjective Feel Moderate Details
• 2019 AMS SUV: 2nd subjective comfort (9 pts, +10% from best)
• 2015 Auto Bild Top 18: overall and eco winner, indicating refined NVH/efficiency balance

Performance Weaknesses

Dry Braking/Handling Variability (Later Tests/SUV sizes) Strong Details
• 2019 AMS SUV: 10th dry braking (+8.6%), 10th dry handling (+1.3%)
• 2018 Auto Navigator 205/55 R16: 10th dry braking (+9.3%), 10th dry handling (+11.6%)
• 2021 Sport Auto 195/55 R16: 6th dry braking (+5.3%), 8th dry handling (+1.4%)
Noise and Rolling Resistance Moderate Details
• 2019 AMS SUV: noise 10/11 (+4.1%), rolling resistance 9/11 (+15.8%)
• 2018 Auto Bild 195/65 R15: rolling resistance 14/20 (+29.4%), noise 7/20 (+1.4%)
• 2021 Sport Auto: rolling resistance 6/11 (+7.9%), noise 6/11 (+1.3%)
Value/Pricing Moderate Details
• 2018 Auto Bild 195/65 R15: value 15/20 (+67.3% from best), price 18/20 (+38.9%)
• 2021 Sport Auto: price 7/11 (+26.2%)
Snow Performance (Out-of-scope for Summer Tyre) Minor Details
• 2018 AMS All Season mixed test: 9/9 snow braking (+85.6%), 9/9 snow handling (+85.7%)
Durability/Anomalies Minor Details
• 2015 Auto Bild 215/55 R16 technical test: tyre started falling apart after three laps of final dry handling

Performance Over Time

Test History

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2021 Sport Auto Summer Tyre Test

2021
Winner: Michelin Primacy 4

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