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Continental ContiSportContact 5: treadwear rating & UTQG grades

Quick answer: Continental ContiSportContact 5 has treadwear grades from 280 to 420 (median 280) across 67 NHTSA UTQG records, traction A ×1, AA ×66 and temperature A ×67. Its median treadwear is higher than 15% of the 3,020 tire lines in the dataset, and ranks #34 of 42 rated Continental lines.

Grade summary

NHTSA UTQG
280median treadwear

Higher than 15% of 3,020 lines · #34 of 42 Continental lines

Traction AATemp A

Key facts

Treadwear (NHTSA UTQG)
Traction grade(s)Traction AA A ×1, AA ×66
Temperature grade(s)Temp A A ×67
Percentile (all lines)Median treadwear higher than 15% of 3,020 lines
Rank within Continental#34 of 42 rated lines (by median treadwear)
NHTSA records67 total; 67 name a specific size (52 distinct sizes)
Warranty milesNot shown (no maker-published figure verified)
PriceNot shown (varies by size and store); see “Where to buy”

What these grades mean in plain English

  • Treadwear 280: this is a lower-than-typical treadwear grade, common on sport and high-performance tires. Under UTQG a grade of 200 should wear twice as long as the grade-100 control tire on NHTSA's test course; real-world mileage varies with driving, rotation, alignment and climate.
  • Traction AA: AA (highest): best wet-pavement straight-line braking grade on the government test surfaces. Traction is straight-ahead wet braking only; it does not measure cornering or hydroplaning.
  • Temperature A: A (highest): resisted heat build-up through the higher 575 rpm test stage.
  • Ranked just above in Continental: ContiSportContact 3 (median 280).
  • Ranked just below in Continental: PremiumContact 6 (median 280).

NHTSA records for Continental ContiSportContact 5

Each row is one NHTSA record as filed by the manufacturer. Sizes are shown exactly as NHTSA lists them; entries such as “All sizes” apply a single grade to several sizes and cannot be matched to one specific size.

Size (as filed)TreadwearTractionTemperature
235/50 R 18 97 V420Traction AATemp A
235/55 R 18 100 V420Traction AATemp A
235/55 R 19 101 W420Traction AATemp A
255/45 R 19 100 V420Traction AATemp A
255/45 R 20 101 W420Traction AATemp A
255/50 R 19 103 W420Traction AATemp A
255/55 R 18 105 W420Traction AATemp A
265/40 ZR 21 (101 Y)420Traction AATemp A
265/45 R 21 108 W420Traction AATemp A
265/45 ZR 20 108 Y420Traction AATemp A
275/45 R 21 110 Y420Traction AATemp A
285/40 R 21 109 Y420Traction AATemp A
285/45 R 20 112 Y420Traction AATemp A
295/35 ZR 21 (103 Y)420Traction AATemp A
295/40 R 22 112 Y420Traction AATemp A
295/40 ZR 21 111 Y420Traction AATemp A
225/40 R 18 88 Y280Traction AATemp A
225/40 R 18 92 W280Traction AATemp A
225/40 R 18 92 Y280Traction AATemp A
225/40 R 18 92 Y280Traction AATemp A
225/40 R 19 89 Y280Traction AATemp A
225/40 R 19 93 Y280Traction AATemp A
225/45 R 17 91 W280Traction AATemp A
225/45 R 17 91 Y280Traction AATemp A
225/45 R 17 91 Y280Traction AATemp A
225/45 R 18 91 Y280Traction AATemp A
225/45 R 18 95 Y280Traction AATemp A
225/45 R 18 95 Y280Traction AATemp A
225/45 R 19 92 W280Traction AATemp A
225/50 R 17 94 W280Traction AATemp A
235/45 R 17 94 W280Traction AATemp A
235/55 R 19 101 Y280Traction AATemp A
235/60 R 18 103 W280Traction AATemp A
245/35 R 18 88 Y280Traction AATemp A
245/35 R 18 92 Y280Traction AATemp A
245/35 R 19 93 Y280Traction AATemp A
245/35 R 21 96 W280Traction AATemp A
245/40 R 17 91 W280Traction AATemp A
245/40 R 17 91 Y280Traction AATemp A
245/40 R 18 93 Y280Traction AATemp A
245/40 R 18 97 Y280Traction AATemp A
245/40 R 19 98 Y280Traction AATemp A
245/45 R 17 95 Y280Traction AATemp A
245/45 R 18 96 Y280Traction AATemp A
245/50 R 18 100 W280Traction AATemp A
245/50 ZR 18 (100 Y)280Traction AATemp A
255/35 R 18 94 Y280Traction AATemp A
255/35 R 19 96 Y280Traction AATemp A
255/40 R 18 95 Y280Traction AATemp A
255/40 R 19 96 W280Traction AATemp A
255/40 R 20 101 Y280Traction AATemp A
255/40 R 21 102 Y280Traction AATemp A
255/45 R 17 98 W280Traction AATemp A
255/45 R 22 107 Y280Traction AATemp A
255/50 R 19 103 Y280Traction AATemp A
255/50 R 21 109 Y280Traction AATemp A
255/55 R 18 109 V280Traction AATemp A
255/55 ZR 19 (111 Y)280Traction AATemp A
275/40 R 19 101 Y280Traction AATemp A
275/40 R 20 106 W280Traction AATemp A
275/45 ZR 18 (103 Y)280Traction AATemp A
275/50 ZR 19 (112 Y)280Traction AATemp A
285/35 R 21 105 Y280Traction AATemp A
285/40 R 22 110 Y280Traction AATemp A
285/45 R 19 111 W280Traction AATemp A
285/45 R 21 113 Y280Traction ATemp A
315/35 R 20 110 W280Traction AATemp A

Compare this line with others in the same size: 225/40R18, 225/45R17, 225/45R18, 225/45R19, 225/50R17, 235/45R17, 235/50R18, 235/55R18, 235/55R19, 235/60R18, 245/35R19, 245/40R17, 245/40R18, 245/40R19, 245/45R17, 245/45R18, 245/50R18, 255/35R18, 255/35R19, 255/40R18, 255/40R19, 255/40R20, 255/40R21, 255/45R19, 255/45R20, 255/50R19, 255/55R18, 255/55R19, 265/45R21, 265/45R20, 275/40R19, 275/40R20, 275/45R21, 295/35R21.

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Other Continental lines by treadwear

RankLineMedian treadwear
1TrueContact Tour 54
2ControlContact Tour A/S PLUS
3TrueContact Tour
4TERRAINCONTACT H/T
5ControlContact Tour A/S
6CrossContact LX25
7ContiCrossContact LX20
8PureContact LS
9ContiCrossContact LX
10CrossContact ATR
11TerrainContact A/T
12ControlContact Sport SRS+

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Similar treadwear from other brands

Other lines in the same treadwear band (200–299) with a page here: Bridgestone POTENZA S001 (280), Doral SDL50 (280), Doral SDL60 (280), Doral SDL70 (280), Dunlop SP SPORT MAXX 050 (280), Hankook iON evo SUV (OE) (280).

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FAQ

What is the treadwear rating of the Continental ContiSportContact 5?

NHTSA's UTQG data lists treadwear grades from 280 to 420 (median 280) for the Continental ContiSportContact 5, from 67 records. Treadwear is graded in multiples of 20 relative to a government control tire graded 100; it is not a mileage guarantee.

Is the Continental ContiSportContact 5 treadwear grade high or low?

A grade of 280 is a lower-than-typical treadwear grade, common on sport and high-performance tires. Compared with every line in the NHTSA data, the median is higher than 15% of lines (dataset median 420). Within Continental it ranks #34 of 42.

What is the cost per mile of the Continental ContiSportContact 5?

We do not have a licensed price or warranty-mileage feed yet, so we do not state a cost per mile. Use the formula cost per 1,000 miles = price per set ÷ (expected miles ÷ 1,000) with your own quote and mileage expectation, or the calculator on this page.

Source and caveats

Source: NHTSA tire ratings API, pulled 2026-10-25. Grade definitions: NHTSA TireWise and 49 CFR 575.104. Grades are self-reported by manufacturers. The NHTSA data has no “currently sold” flag (its active field is false on every record), so a listed line may be discontinued. See methodology.

Last updated: · Data: NHTSA tire ratings (UTQG) API, pulled 2026-10-25. 7,628 records.