Owners are largely impressed with the Continental PremiumContact 7, rating it 82.9% on average with no outright negative reviews, and the standout theme is strong, confidence-inspiring grip in both dry and wet conditions. Nearly half of owners mention excellent dry and wet grip, often backed up by praise for secure handling and stability. The main drawback is refinement: around a quarter to a third of owners report notable road noise, and a similar share are disappointed by tread life, with wear sometimes described as quicker than expected. Comfort is generally viewed positively overall, though opinions vary, and steering feel is more mixed than the outright grip levels suggest.
What owners mention most counted across 57 reviews
My first conti tyres were premium contact 5 on 195/65/16. Were very grippy but in 15.000km they were at end of tread without any aggressive driving and always on countryside. Side tread was also wasted. Always correct pressure. I said I won’t buy again.
Before 6 months with another car i was suggested to try Premium Contact 7 205/55/16 from my local Tyre shop. I was ready to buy the all new falken ziex 320 but I trusted them that the new 7s were upgraded and we installed them. After first 1000km I was totally right!! that they are the same crap like the old ones. I’ve made now nearly 5.000km in 6 months on a Leon.
They are very grippy yes, especially on dry.
But.. the wear is significant and on side tread and on main tread. The steering feedback is veeeery bad for me, my body is going from door to the gear leaver after tight corners and I don’t drive fast most of the time, I think that I have a second suspension on my wheels. You can see the side of the Tyre is greater in height than others on same dimensions.Furthermore are very noisy comparing with others. Also from new i measured the tread from the water passages to the top and were approx 6.5mm instead of others that were nearly 8.5!!!!!! I was using Goodyear efficient grip performance 2. Great tyres lasted 45.000km on Greek hot conditions and after 4 years I changed them because of side cracks.
Contis are the worst automotive opinion I’ve made till today.. AGAIN even that is 2gens after my first impression.
Disappointed entirely . Lastly the don’t tell the “made in” country, just they have a batch label like screwed and inside the numbers has the “CN” acronym so I suppose they are made in China…
I don’t recommend them at all.
Driving a VW Golf6 Variant 1.2TSI sinds Jan 2026 these tires where allready fitted to the car (DOT '23)
First of all these tires are pretty noisy, aspecialy on rough asphalt, if the road is nice they are almost quiet, not to bad.
Because of the noise I was planning to change them, but after driving for 4K on these beauties, they can stay, the car feels very planted and cornering......I do not know where the limit is, that fast you can throw the car into a corner, wet or dry.
Still I read a lot about a "soft side wall" and 205 on a 6,5J rim can be a bit wallowy, but there is al solution for that, what I did is inflate the rear tires to 2.5 bar (fronts are 2.3) then the car feels realy nice, probably it also has to do with the greater overhang of the car in the back, but not anymore.
I want to changes my rims to a 7J if that makes any difference I will post it here.
So in a nutshell, very happy with the confedance these tires provide.
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Having covered 22k miles / 36k km with these tires, I can say that their performance in both dry and wet conditions is flawless, offering top-tier safety and grip. However, there are a few trade-offs to consider: while the handling remains excellent and among the best in its class, the relatively soft sidewalls mean that steering feedback isn't quite as surgical as some might expect, even if the overall control remains superb.
Furthermore, for a premium "top-tier" tire, the road noise is more noticeable than some of it's competitors, and based on the current wear rate, the total mileage is expected to be lower (around 46.000km) compared to other tires in this category. It is clearly a tire that prioritizes pure performance and grip over longevity and absolute cabin silence. Fantastic tire overall!
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Overall a very good tyre.
Excellent grip in dry and wet. Towards the end of life grip in wet was noticeably worse.
I did one tyre rotation around 23000 miles and they manage to last to 35000 miles.
However tyre noise was quite poor especially at higher speeds.
Kept pressure a little bit under recommendation at 40psi and wear was pretty even but still a slightly more central wear.
Overall I would recommend.
Next set I'm going back to Bridgestone Turanza6 purely because of price at £30 cheaper per corner.
Good on dry, perfect on wet, the tires are almost done, the wear is very high (driven mostly on high temp, bad roads in Greece). The noise is very high for their price. They heat up very well and the stick nicely when they are hot.
I can compare these tires to the ones i previously had on the car, the gislaved ultra speed 2 and the pirelli pzero nero GT. The continental has it's weaknesses, namely that it's sidewall is very soft. I daily the car that i have these on and they are great for all round driving, but when i want to throw the car in some corners i can feel that the sidewall starts to flex when going in a corner. It grips insanely well in the corners and in a straight line i can't even get the traction control light to come on. They are very good for daily driving and the ocasional sporty weekend driving. The flex of the sidewall is something that you will get used to, so it is not a deal breaker. In the rain they are insanely good, i drove the car in the rain as fast as i drove it when dry and i felt no difference, very confidence inspiring. Would definitely recommend this tyre to anyone. Wear wise, i found it to be very good. On the Gislaved, i noticed some graining after 2 years of having them and the grip gradually started to drop. The Pirelli were good, but nowhere close to thhe Continental. Out of the 3, the obvious best is the Continental. Also, on the other ones, there was a difference in grip between cold and hot tyre, but on the Conti i couldn't find that difference in grip.
After 20.000kms the rears are around 4mm tread depth while the fronts are around 6mm, my g21 330d is quite torquey and heavy car so i didnt expect too much in terms of wear, but i still expected atleast 40.000kms considering i dont really push the car too much, i will maybe get another 10-15k on them and overall the tyres have been ok, wet grip and stability has been really impressive, altho the tyres were used in the summer mostly, a bit dissapointed with the noise considering how soft the sidewalls are, previous tyres were bridgestone turanza t6 and those were extremely quiet.
Overall im slightly dissapointed in wear and noise considering these are really expensive premium brand tyres that are more touring biased.
Will definately opt for similar tyre next time just something that has better noise and wear.
On a SEAT LEON TDI bought them 2 years ago and already have 45.000 kms. Amazing tyre, never failed me on corners with 150 kms/hour. Little noiser in high speed and not so comfortable in bad road condition. Weather conditions does not affect driving and handling response the least. Very happy I will buy them again.
40000 kms done in 2 years, wear is regular, mechanic told me there's space to do 10000kms more.
Tyres work great on both dry/wet conditions. Handling is always very good. Noise is acceptable. Pricey but would definitely buy again, and I will.
Great grip in all weather conditions. Sadly it's super noisy, especially on rough surfaces. It was fitted after a winter tire (Dunlop Winter Sport) and the noise profile was audibly worse.
I’ve been using these tires for 1.5 years on my Clio 4 0.9 TCe. My setup was 205/55 R16, slightly wider than the original 195/55 R16, which increased the sidewall height.
Comfort & Grip:
Extremely comfortable, thanks to the soft sidewalls.
Provides great grip in both dry and wet conditions. On heavy rain, the wet grip felt surprisingly strong.
Track Performance:
Despite my Clio not being a powerful car (
