Continental ContiSportContact 3
EU tyre label for every size: 24 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Continental ContiSportContact 3 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 24 sizes (37 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated A–C depending on size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 71–75 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 195/40 R17 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency C · 72 dB), the weakest 195/45 R16 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 71 dB).
On the EU market since December 2012; the earliest production week registered is 13/2007.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (24 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: wet grip. Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (235/35 ZR 19)
Example: the 235/35 ZR 19 size, compared with the 441 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈37 m with wet grip class B, the most common class in this size.
Fuel efficiency
Class D, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
72 dB against a median of 72 dB in this size.
Estimates from the class ranges in Regulation (EU) 2020/740. A label class is a range, so a real tyre can sit anywhere inside it. Every 3 dB doubles the sound energy.
All 24 sizes
The small figure under each class is the share of same-size, same-season tyres this size matches or beats (“–” when fewer than five tyres share the size).
| Size | Load / speed | Wet | Fuel | Noise | Snow / ice | Production from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 195/45 R 16 | 80V | B86% | D52% | 71 dBB68% | — | 13/2018 |
| 195/45 R 16 | 80V | C41% | C95% | 71 dBB68% | — | 41/2023 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 195/40 R 17 | 81V XL | B84% | D59% | 71 dBB59% | — | 50/2012 |
| 195/40 R 17 | 81V XL | A100% | C95% | 72 dBB39% | — | 37/2026 |
| 195/40 R 17 | 81V XL | A100% | D59% | 72 dBB39% | — | 39/2026 |
| 215/50 ZR 17 | 95W XL | B89% | C89% | 72 dBB48% | — | 39/2016 |
| 235/45 R 17 | 94W | B69% | D22% | 71 dBB68% | — | 39/2016 |
| 255/40 R 17 | 94W | B74% | D55% | 72 dBB71% | — | 39/2016 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 235/40 R 18 | 91Y · 91Y | B73% | D33% | 71 dBB68% | — | 44/2016 |
| 235/40 ZR 18 | 95PAR_Y_PAR XL | B84% | D33% | 72 dBB47% | — | 09/2018 |
| 235/45 R 18 | 94V | B60% | D13% | 71 dBB63% | — | 35/2016 |
| 245/40 R 18 | 93Y | B67% | D26% | 71 dBB72% | — | 39/2016 |
| 245/40 R 18 | 97Y XL | B67% | D26% | 72 dBB49% | — | 39/2016 |
| 255/40 ZR 18 | 99PAR_Y_PAR XL | B81% | D24% | 73 dBB37% | — | 35/2018 |
| 255/55 R 18 | 109Y XL | B81% | D20% | 73 dBB44% | — | 48/2016 |
| 255/55 R 18 | 109Y XL | B81% | C78% | 73 dBB44% | — | 45/2024 |
| 265/35 R 18 | 97Y XL | B76% | D45% | 73 dBB46% | — | 39/2016 |
| 275/35 R 18 | 95Y · 95Y | B71% | D65% | 72 dBB71% | — | 39/2016 |
| 285/35 ZR 18 | 101PAR_Y_PAR XL · 101PAR_Y_PAR XL | B80% | D39% | 75 dBB27% | — | 13/2007 |
| 285/35 ZR 18 | 101PAR_Y_PAR XL | B80% | C96% | 75 dBB27% | — | 09/2024 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 235/35 ZR 19 | 91Y XL · 91Y XL | B81% | D47% | 72 dBB50% | — | 44/2018 |
| 235/35 ZR 19 | 91Y XL | A100% | C92% | 72 dBB50% | — | 37/2026 |
| 235/40 R 19 | 92W | B57% | D19% | 71 dBB66% | — | 39/2016 |
| 255/45 ZR 19 | 100PAR_Y_PAR | A100% | D15% | 72 dBB58% | — | 36/2014 |
| 255/45 R 19 | 100Y | B61% | D13% | 72 dBB55% | — | 05/2013 |
| 285/40 ZR 19 | 103PAR_Y_PAR | A100% | D26% | 74 dBB25% | — | 09/2018 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 245/35 ZR 20 | 95Y XL | B79% | D42% | 72 dBB47% | — | 01/2015 |
| 245/40 ZR 20 | 99Y XL | B76% | D24% | 72 dBB44% | — | 35/2016 |
| 245/40 ZR 20 | 99Y XL | B76% | C87% | 72 dBB44% | — | 44/2024 |
| 265/40 R 20 | 104Y XL | B41% | C49% | 73 dBB22% | — | 39/2016 |
| 275/35 ZR 20 | 102Y XL | B76% | D27% | 73 dBB42% | — | 35/2016 |
| 275/35 ZR 20 | 102Y XL | B76% | C93% | 73 dBB42% | — | 44/2024 |
| 285/35 ZR 20 | 104Y XL | B63% | D39% | 73 dBB63% | — | 36/2014 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 235/35 ZR 19
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 235/35 ZR19, ranked by label →
- Petlas Prestige SportA C 68 dB
- Starmaxx Dynamix SportA C 68 dB
- Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2A B 69 dB
- Rauffan Avantar R7A C 69 dB
- Sicuro Velos Sport S5A C 69 dB
- Otani KC1000A C 69 dB
Questions
Is the Continental ContiSportContact 3 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 75 dB (median 72 dB). In 0% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Continental ContiSportContact 3 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is A–C. In 58% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Continental ContiSportContact 3 suitable for snow?
No size carries the 3PMSF symbol, so it is not certified for severe snow. In countries with winter tyre rules it does not count as a winter tyre.
When was the Continental ContiSportContact 3 launched?
It has been on the EU market since December 2012. The earliest production week in its registrations is 13/2007; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.
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Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 37 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 9 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.