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225-255/40-50 R17 4 sizes 2018

Continental SportContact 2 SSR Run Flat

The Continental SportContact 2 SSR Run Flat is a Max Performance Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

7.2
Tyre Reviews Score Based on User Reviews
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
87%
Wet Grip
83%
Road Feedback
84%
Handling
84%
Wear
70%
Comfort
67%
Buy again
70%
7 Reviews
78% Average
135,000 miles driven
Continental SportContact 2 SSR Run Flat

Continental SportContact 2 SSR Run Flat

Summer Premium
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7.2 / 10
Based on User Reviews · Limited Confidence · Updated 30 Jan 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 0
Publications: 0
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 7
Avg Rating: 78%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 2.16
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.8 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 8 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.1 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
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Size Fuel Wet Noise
17 inch
225/50 R 17 98 W XL D B 72
225/45 R 17 91 W D C 71
255/40 R 17 94 W D B 72
225/50 R 17 98 W XL D B 72
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Top 3 Continental SportContact 2 SSR Run Flat Reviews

Given 67% while driving a BMW 335i (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 25,000 spirited miles
Had these tures fitted to my e92 335i rwd in a staggered setup (225/45 r17 F and 255/40 R17 R). Bought the car used with these tyres in Germany. They felt very crashy over road imperfections and the grip was not that good.
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March 3, 2025
Given 57% while driving a BMW 325i M Sport (225/45 R17) on mostly motorways for 15,000 spirited miles
Fitted to E90 M Sport. Front tyres wore uneven and wore out of round resulting it having to be replaced after just 25000km. Rear tyres wore down to limit after 30000km. Tyre has much better grip and comfort than Bridgestone RE050A RFT.
June 27, 2017
Given 84% while driving a BMW 320i Touring (205/55 R16 W) on a combination of roads for 60,000 spirited miles
These tyres lasted about 30,000 miles on my BMW 320. Some criticise the comfort of run flat tyres but car has a very good ride - probably because the tyres are the standard higher profile ones that come on 16 inch wheels as opposed to the more "macho" low profile tyres that feature on higher spec BMW's.
February 26, 2014
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Latest Continental SportContact 2 SSR Run Flat Reviews

Given 99% while driving a BMW 118d M Sport (225/45 R17 V) on mostly motorways for 8,000 average miles
Brilliant tyres very grippy in the dry and excellent in the wet, wearing well too they are down to 7mm after 8k.
March 26, 2013
Given 51% while driving a BMW E91 325i (225/45 R17 W) on mostly motorways for 12,000 easy going miles
This tyre lies in the front of my car, wears very unevenly and generates terribly loud noise. It has rim protection that didn't fully stop my whe els from kissing the curb. It is very old tyres design, even its successor CSC3 is being replaced by CSC5. So luckily I don't have to buy this tyre again.
November 13, 2011
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Given 91% while driving a BMW 320D (225/45 R17) on mostly country roads for 5,000 average miles
Having suffered with Bridgestone Potenza Runflats when the car was new I replaced the rears at 16000 miles with these Conti SportContact 2 SSR Runflats and what a fabulous difference. Car now sticks to road like glue, ride comfort very much better and am no longer frightened of driving on wet roads, of which we have too much in west Scotland.
Why don't BMW fit these as original equipment instead of those dreadful Potenza 's?
October 20, 2011