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175-275/40-75 R14-21 10 sizes 2014 Winter rated

Continental VikingContact 6

Continental Tyres Premium Touring Winter Next

The Continental VikingContact 6 is a Premium Touring Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

7.1
Tyre Reviews Score Based on User Reviews
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
68%
Wet Grip
75%
Road Feedback
70%
Handling
67%
Wear
82%
Comfort
73%
Buy again
64%
Snow Grip
60%
Ice Grip
55%
6 Reviews
68% Average
45,000 miles driven
Continental VikingContact 6

Continental VikingContact 6

Winter Premium
BETA
7.1 / 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.

Learn more about our methodology
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 0
Publications: 0
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 6
Avg Rating: 68.3%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 2.63
History Points: 6
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
All Tests

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Size Fuel Wet Noise
14 inch
175/70R14 88 T XL D E 71
185/60R14 82 T D E 71
185/65R14 90 T XL C E 71
15 inch
235/75R15 109 T XL C E 72
16 inch
225/70R16 107 T XL C E 72
245/75R16 111 T C E 72
17 inch
255/65R17 114 T XL C E 73
19 inch
235/40R19 96 T XL D E 72
255/55R19 111 T XL D E 73
21 inch
275/40R21 107 T XL C E 73
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Top 3 Continental VikingContact 6 Reviews

Given 62% while driving a Ford Fusion 1.5L Petrol (235/55 R17) on mostly town for 10,000 spirited miles
As the tire wore down, it really lost it's grip on snow&ice. On the dry and wet I have not noticed much difference, would probably use these tyres 1 more year if we didn't have snow/ice here where I live.
Ask a question | Helpful 917
May 12, 2023
Given 64% while driving a Citroën C4 (225/55 R18) on mostly country roads for 12,000 easy going miles
starting with weak points: squeaks on dry, warm tarmac (my wifes drives them all year long since 3 years), there's no road feeling, on wet are only average. We got the car to drive on snow in the mountains and... oh boy, they are awesome. There's no road, up hill, down hill, when I lost control on snow. They just go. If someone's looking for true winter/mountain tyres, should have them. Their durability is also impresive - as I wrote, my wife uses them all year long, more in winter, less in summer, but after 20000 km, much of them on warm, summer days, they are still looking very good.
Ask a question | Helpful 240
October 31, 2025
Given 62% while driving a Ford Fusion 1.5L Petrol (235/55 R17) on mostly town for 10,000 spirited miles
As the tire wore down, it really lost it's grip on snow&ice. On the dry and wet I have not noticed much difference, would probably use these tyres 1 more year if we didn't have snow/ice here where I live.
Ask a question | Helpful 843
May 13, 2023
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Latest Continental VikingContact 6 Reviews

Given 84% while driving a Volvo V40 1.5 T3 Geartronic (205/55 R16) on mostly motorways for 3,000 average miles
I got these tires with my vehicle Volvo V40 D2, that was brought from Sweden, I live in Czech Republic, so I don't need "nordic" winter tires but kept these for the one winter they were still within the legal limits of threat depth in my country. I was shocked how good these tires were. Even though I drove them out of their designed use case (mild winter with temperatures around 0C and mainly wet, barely any snow), they were well above average in everything. Maybe except handling since they were rolling out of corner pretty soon, but nothing that would come without good feedback from the wheels. Also the comfort and acoustics were excellent. Couldn't tell any difference in consumption compared with summer tires (Pirelli P7 215/50 r17)
Ask a question | Helpful 888
November 10, 2021
Given 72% while driving a Audi A3 2.0T quattro (205/55 R16) on mostly town for 0 average miles
Tyres were on the winter alloys for the car I bought, I've had them for 2 winters and will be keeping them on until they dry out for sure. The tyres are amazing on snow, on ice not so much luckily I have Quattro as they do slip if pushed too much on ice. On snow however they feel at home with plenty of grip. Road noise is more than acceptable and they seem to wear ok from what I can tell.
Ask a question | Helpful 920
April 25, 2019
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Given 77% while driving a Opel insignia (225/55 R17 T) on a combination of roads for 10,000 average miles
High rolling resistance, really good snow on ice and snow.
Ask a question | Helpful 555
April 1, 2018