Continental ContiVikingContact 6
EU tyre label for every size: 10 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Continental ContiVikingContact 6 is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 10 sizes (10 registrations including load and speed variants), for 14″ to 21″ rims.
Wet grip is rated E in every size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 71–73 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 185/65 R14 (Wet grip E · Fuel efficiency C · 71 dB), the weakest 255/55 R19 (Wet grip E · Fuel efficiency D · 73 dB).
On the EU market since February 2014; the earliest production week registered is 05/2014.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other winter and 3PMSF tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (10 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: fuel efficiency. Weakest point: wet grip, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (175/70 R 14)
Example: the 175/70 R 14 size, compared with the 537 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈52 m with class E, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).
Fuel efficiency
Class D, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
71 dB against a median of 71 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14″ rims | ||||||
| 175/70 R 14 | 88T XL | E5% | D78% | 71 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 18/2014 |
| 185/60 R 14 | 82T | E5% | D86% | 71 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 09/2014 |
| 185/65 R 14 | 90T XL | E6% | C100% | 71 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 05/2014 |
| 15″ rims | ||||||
| 235/75 R 15 | 109T XL | E6% | C98% | 72 dBB77% | 3PMSF | 05/2014 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 225/70 R 16 | 107T XL | E6% | C99% | 72 dBB59% | 3PMSF | 27/2014 |
| 245/75 R 16 | 111T | E15% | C98% | 72 dBB73% | 3PMSF | 09/2014 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 255/65 R 17 | 114T XL | E11% | C85% | 73 dBB57% | 3PMSF | 19/2014 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 235/40 R 19 | 96T XL | E5% | D42% | 72 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 09/2014 |
| 255/55 R 19 | 111T XL | E5% | D38% | 73 dBB56% | 3PMSF | 09/2014 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 275/40 R 21 | 107T XL | E6% | C93% | 73 dBB48% | 3PMSF | 13/2018 |
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 175/70 R 14
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 175/70 R14, ranked by label →
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A C 70 dB
- Victory Road ASA D 71 dB
- Pirelli Cinturato WinterB D 67 dB
- Nama NAS768B B 68 dB
- Nokian Tyres WR SnowproofB C 68 dB
- Bentanzo Zenaro WR07B D 68 dB
Questions
Is the Continental ContiVikingContact 6 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 73 dB (median 72 dB). In 10% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Continental ContiVikingContact 6 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is E. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Continental ContiVikingContact 6 suitable for snow?
10 of 10 registrations carry the 3PMSF symbol, which means the tyre passed the EU severe-snow test. Check the exact size in the table.
When was the Continental ContiVikingContact 6 launched?
It has been on the EU market since February 2014. The earliest production week in its registrations is 05/2014; 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 — 10 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.