Dry and wet grip are the Continental Sport Contact 2's clearest positives, attracting 91 and 63 favourable comments respectively, with fewer opposing views. The 193 reviews from 178 people average 69.6%, split between 91 positive, 92 neutral and ten negative. Wear is the main compromise, with 84 critical comments against 48 favourable ones, so short life is common but not universal. Road noise draws 36 complaints against 17 favourable mentions, affecting roughly one in five reviews. Dry handling and steering feedback also receive more praise than criticism, while comfort is evenly divided. Repeat-owner scores move in both directions, without a consistent pattern of declining satisfaction as the tyre ages.
What owners mention most counted across 187 reviews
I have these tyres on my VW Jetta and they are the noisiest tyres I have EVER heard. Listening to the radio or holding a conversation in the car is impossible. I would NEVER buy these tyres again.
Came standard on car.
Extremely poor mileage, not especially quiet or comfortable & very expensive to replace relative to other premium brands. Acceptable rather than remarkable performance in use.
Conclusion: Very poor value due primarily to excessive wear & high price.
Other premium brands offer better mileage & performance for less money.
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I don't care what the previous reviews have said about these tyres, they are brilliant with a capital B. On a car that kicks out 275 bhp and is rear wheel drive they have lasted 20k. They are excellent in the dry and offer lots of grip, in the wet they have been super grippy and have never let me down. Now I can drive and know how to push the car without ending up in a ditch, and if anyone has ended up in a ditch, well good better that than a box. Learn how to drive to the conditions of the road and to your cars capabilities otherwise keep your reviews to the comic section. These tyres are so good I have put on another set and the fronts still have about 3mm on them.
A remarkable tyre, not cheap but better than anything else I've tried before. They are very strong in every area, I liked them used when I bought the car and fitted the same ones again. A different experience, they were fantastic on the dry at the end of their life and still very good when new but more reassuring in other conditions. They offer a good feel, I wish the power steering did the same. Good on fuel economy, especially when used, excellent on wear, the rear lasted 45000 miles and the front about half as much. An all rounder that is not afraid of being pushed from time to time.
Tyre had good grip when new, but wore out too fast in just 7000 kms. Wet grip is average. Despite their tread size, traction is lost even in second gear. Car is 240 hp at front wheels
I got these on a new Merc ML300 which is now 3 years old and has done only 24000 miles. The front has now had 6 tyres on and 2 have had to be replaced because of side wall bulges. My last ML had Bridgestones on and they were so much better.
I don't drive fast or abuse tyres but at over £250 each I consider these tyres to be very poor and my opinion is that they are simply not good enough for the car.
I have had enough of them and next time round I will e going for another tyre supplier.
I am at 25000 miles. I have just replaced the prevous SC 2`s on the front with the same again. They have lasted around 12000 miles which for a 2 tonne S-Max with 200bhp isn`t bad. (the same milage the factory Michelins lasted) These tyres taken off where down to the tread wear indicators but dry grip was great and wet weather grip not dissappointing. I got no tramlining at all. I have these all round now and it is a far better car than on the original Michelins. These are great tyres.
The Tyres that came fitted with the car are great performers BUT after only 15,000 they are on or past their limit. This is very poor wear , I have had two sets of contintentals so far and I will not be buying them again. I am used to tyres lasting around double to triple the miles , so it adds a lot of cost per mile at these are not cheap tyres. The MPG is excellent with the Skoda 170Bhp engine but any advantage here is lost due t the tyres at £500 Plus for 4.
