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Continental ProContact TX: treadwear rating & UTQG grades

Quick answer: Continental ProContact TX has treadwear grades from 400 to 540 (median 500) across 69 NHTSA UTQG records, traction A ×69 and temperature A ×66, B ×3. Its median treadwear is higher than 68% of the 3,020 tire lines in the dataset, and ranks #19 of 42 rated Continental lines.

Grade summary

NHTSA UTQG

Higher than 68% of 3,020 lines · #19 of 42 Continental lines

Traction ATemp A

Key facts

Treadwear (NHTSA UTQG)	500median · range 400–540 · band 500–599
Traction grade(s)	Traction A A ×69
Temperature grade(s)	Temp A A ×66, B ×3
Percentile (all lines)	Median treadwear higher than 68% of 3,020 lines
Rank within Continental	#19 of 42 rated lines (by median treadwear)
NHTSA records	69 total; 69 name a specific size (54 distinct sizes)
Warranty miles	Mileage warranty by speed rating: 65,000 (S/T), 55,000 (H), 45,000 (V), 40,000 (W). Source
Price	Not shown (varies by size and store); see “Where to buy”

What these grades mean in plain English

Treadwear 500: this is a high treadwear grade; the manufacturer rates this tire to wear slowly relative to the government control tire. 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 A: A: second-highest wet-braking grade. 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: ProContact GX (median 500).
Ranked just below in Continental: CrossContact LX Sport (median 480).

NHTSA records for Continental ProContact TX

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)	Treadwear	Traction	Temperature
165/65 R 15 81 T	540	Traction A	Temp B
185/60 R 15 84 T	540	Traction A	Temp B
215/60 R 16 95 T	540	Traction A	Temp B
185/65 R 15 88 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
195/65 R 15 91 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
205/45 R 16 83 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
205/45 R 17 88 V	500	Traction A	Temp A
205/55 R 16 91 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
205/55 R 16 91 V	500	Traction A	Temp A
205/55 R 17 91 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
215/50 R 17 91 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
215/55 R 16 97 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
215/55 R 17 94 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
215/55 R 18 95 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
215/60 R 16 95 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
215/60 R 17 96 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
215/65 R 17 99 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
225/40 R 18 92 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
225/45 R 17 91 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
225/45 R 18 95 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
225/45 R 19 96 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
225/50 R 17 94 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
225/55 R 17 97 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
225/55 R 18 98 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
225/60 R 17 99 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
225/60 R 18 100 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
225/65 R 17 102 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
235/45 R 18 94 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
235/45 R 18 98 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
235/45 R 19 95 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
235/50 R 18 97 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
235/50 R 19 99 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
235/55 R 18 100 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
235/60 R 18 103 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
245/35 R 20 95 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
245/40 R 18 93 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
245/40 R 19 94 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
245/45 R 18 100 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
245/45 R 18 96 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
245/45 R 19 102 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
245/45 R 19 98 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
245/45 R 20 103 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
245/45 R 20 99 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
255/40 R 20 101 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
255/45 R 19 100 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
265/35 R 20 99 H	500	Traction A	Temp A
185/50 R 16 81 H	400	Traction A	Temp A
205/60 R 16 92 H	400	Traction A	Temp A
215/55 R 17 94 V	400	Traction A	Temp A
225/50 R 18 95 V	400	Traction A	Temp A
235/45 R 18 94 V	400	Traction A	Temp A
235/50 R 18 97 V	400	Traction A	Temp A
235/55 R 19 101 V	400	Traction A	Temp A
235/60 R 18 103 V	400	Traction A	Temp A
245/40 R 19 94 W	400	Traction A	Temp A
245/45 R 18 100 V	400	Traction A	Temp A
245/45 R 18 96 V	400	Traction A	Temp A
245/45 R 19 98 W	400	Traction A	Temp A
255/40 R 19 100 V	400	Traction A	Temp A
255/45 R 18 99 W	400	Traction A	Temp A
255/50 R 19 103 V	400	Traction A	Temp A
255/55 R 18 105 V	400	Traction A	Temp A
255/55 R 19 111 V	400	Traction A	Temp A
275/35 R 19 96 W	400	Traction A	Temp A
275/40 R 19 101 W	400	Traction A	Temp A
275/50 R 19 112 V	400	Traction A	Temp A
285/40 R 21 109 V	400	Traction A	Temp A
315/35 R 21 111 V	400	Traction A	Temp A
P205/55 R 16 89 V	400	Traction A	Temp A

Compare this line with others in the same size: 185/60R15, 185/65R15, 195/65R15, 205/45R16, 205/45R17, 205/55R16, 205/55R17, 205/60R16, 215/50R17, 215/55R16, 215/55R17, 215/55R18, 215/60R16, 215/60R17, 215/65R17, 225/40R18, 225/45R17, 225/45R18, 225/45R19, 225/50R17, 225/50R18, 225/55R17, 225/55R18, 225/60R17, 225/60R18, 225/65R17, 235/45R18, 235/45R19, 235/50R18, 235/50R19, 235/55R18, 235/55R19, 235/60R18, 245/35R20, 245/40R18, 245/40R19, 245/45R18, 245/45R19, 245/45R20, 255/40R19, 255/40R20, 255/45R18, 255/45R19, 255/50R19, 255/55R18, 255/55R19, 275/35R19, 275/40R19.

Cost-per-mile calculator

Price and mileage data are pending a licensed feed, so nothing is pre-filled. Enter your own quote and your own mileage expectation (for example the maker's treadwear warranty from the tire's paperwork). Formula: cost per 1,000 miles = price per set ÷ (expected miles ÷ 1,000).

Other Continental lines by treadwear

Rank	Line	Median treadwear
1	TrueContact Tour 54	840Treadwear
2	ControlContact Tour A/S PLUS	800Treadwear
3	TrueContact Tour	800Treadwear
4	TERRAINCONTACT H/T	760Treadwear
5	ControlContact Tour A/S	750Treadwear
6	CrossContact LX25	740Treadwear
7	ContiCrossContact LX20	710Treadwear
8	PureContact LS	700Treadwear
9	ContiCrossContact LX	680Treadwear
10	CrossContact ATR	680Treadwear
11	TerrainContact A/T	680Treadwear
12	ControlContact Sport SRS+	560Treadwear

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Similar treadwear from other brands

Other lines in the same treadwear band (500–599) with a page here: American PROSPECTOR A/T LT (500), Americus Sport HP (500), Americus Touring Plus (500), Bridgestone DUELER H/P SPORT AS (500), Comanche RADIAL A/T (500), Comanche RADIAL H/T (500).

Guides that explain these numbers

What does a tire treadwear rating mean?UTQG basics
Treadwear rating vs. mileage warrantyTreadwear vs. mileage
How to make your tires last longerMaintenance

FAQ

What is the treadwear rating of the Continental ProContact TX?

NHTSA's UTQG data lists treadwear grades from 400 to 540 (median 500) for the Continental ProContact TX, from 69 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 ProContact TX treadwear grade high or low?

A grade of 500 is a high treadwear grade; the manufacturer rates this tire to wear slowly relative to the government control tire. Compared with every line in the NHTSA data, the median is higher than 68% of lines (dataset median 420). Within Continental it ranks #19 of 42.

What is the cost per mile of the Continental ProContact TX?

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