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Continental SportContact 6: treadwear rating & UTQG grades

Quick answer: Continental SportContact 6 has treadwear grades from 240 to 280 (median 240) across 51 NHTSA UTQG records, traction A ×2, AA ×49 and temperature A ×51. Its median treadwear is higher than 10% of the 3,020 tire lines in the dataset, and ranks #40 of 42 rated Continental lines.

Grade summary

NHTSA UTQG
240median treadwear

Higher than 10% of 3,020 lines · #40 of 42 Continental lines

Traction AATemp A

Key facts

Treadwear (NHTSA UTQG)
Traction grade(s)Traction AA A ×2, AA ×49
Temperature grade(s)Temp A A ×51
Percentile (all lines)Median treadwear higher than 10% of 3,020 lines
Rank within Continental#40 of 42 rated lines (by median treadwear)
NHTSA records51 total; 50 name a specific size (41 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 240: 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 5P (median 240).
  • Ranked just below in Continental: SportContact 7 (median 240).

NHTSA records for Continental SportContact 6

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
245/40 ZR 20 (99 Y)280Traction AATemp A
235/35 ZR 19 91 Y240Traction AATemp A
235/40 R 18 95 Y240Traction AATemp A
235/40 ZR 18 95 Y240Traction AATemp A
235/50 ZR 19 99 Y240Traction AATemp A
245/30 ZR 20 90 Y240Traction AATemp A
245/35 R 19 93 Y240Traction AATemp A
245/35 ZR 19 93 Y240Traction AATemp A
245/40 R 19 98 Y240Traction AATemp A
245/40 R 20 99 V240Traction AATemp A
245/40 ZR 18 97 Y240Traction AATemp A
255/35 R 19 96 Y240Traction AATemp A
255/35 ZR 19 (96 Y)240Traction AATemp A
255/35 ZR 19 96 Y240Traction AATemp A
255/35 ZR 21 98 Y240Traction AATemp A
255/40 ZR 20 101 Y240Traction AATemp A
255/40 ZR 21 102 Y240Traction AATemp A
255/45 R 19 104 Y240Traction AATemp A
265/35 R 22 102 Y240Traction AATemp A
265/35 ZR 19 (98 Y)240Traction AATemp A
265/40 R 22 106 H240Traction AATemp A
265/40 ZR 20 (104 Y)240Traction AATemp A
265/40 ZR 21 105 Y240Traction ATemp A
265/45 ZR 20 (108 Y)240Traction AATemp A
265/45 ZR 20 108 Y240Traction AATemp A
275/30 ZR 20 (97 Y)240Traction AATemp A
275/35 ZR 19 (100 Y)240Traction ATemp A
275/35 ZR 21 (103 Y)240Traction AATemp A
275/40 ZR 18 (103 Y)240Traction AATemp A
275/45 R 21 107 Y240Traction AATemp A
275/45 ZR 21 110 Y240Traction AATemp A
285/35 R 22 106 Y240Traction AATemp A
285/35 R 23 107 Y240Traction AATemp A
285/35 ZR 19 (103 Y)240Traction AATemp A
285/35 ZR 20 (100 Y)240Traction AATemp A
285/40 R 22 110 Y240Traction AATemp A
285/40 ZR 22 110 Y240Traction AATemp A
295/30 ZR 22 (103 Y)240Traction AATemp A
295/35 ZR 19 (104 Y)240Traction AATemp A
295/35 ZR 20 (105 Y)240Traction AATemp A
295/35 ZR 23 (108 Y)240Traction AATemp A
295/35 ZR 24 (110 Y)240Traction AATemp A
295/40 ZR 20 110 Y240Traction AATemp A
305/30 ZR 20 (103 Y)240Traction AATemp A
315/40 R 21 111 Y240Traction AATemp A
315/40 ZR 21 115 Y240Traction AATemp A
325/25 ZR 21 (102 Y)240Traction AATemp A
325/35 ZR 22 114 Y240Traction AATemp A
335/30 ZR 23 (111 Y)240Traction AATemp A
335/30 ZR 24 (112 Y)240Traction AATemp A
HL 285/35 R 22 109 Y240Traction AATemp A

Compare this line with others in the same size: 235/35R19, 235/40R18, 235/50R19, 245/35R19, 245/40R19, 245/40R20, 245/40R18, 255/35R19, 255/40R20, 255/40R21, 255/45R19, 265/35R19, 265/45R20, 275/35R19, 275/35R21, 275/45R21, 295/40R20, 315/40R21.

Cost-per-mile calculator

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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 B381 (240), Dunlop ENASAVE EC300+ (240), Falken AZENIS FK453CC (240), Falken AZENIS FK510A SUV (240), Goodyear EAGLE F1 ASYMMETRIC 2 (240), Goodyear EAGLE F1 ASYMMETRIC 3 ROF (240).

Guides that explain these numbers

FAQ

What is the treadwear rating of the Continental SportContact 6?

NHTSA's UTQG data lists treadwear grades from 240 to 280 (median 240) for the Continental SportContact 6, from 51 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 SportContact 6 treadwear grade high or low?

A grade of 240 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 10% of lines (dataset median 420). Within Continental it ranks #40 of 42.

What is the cost per mile of the Continental SportContact 6?

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.