I don't know what happened to the quality of Continental Tires but my tires wore completely out around 30,000 miles. Even after regular rotation and inflation checks they just don't last. On the upside they are very quiet on the road and provide good traction in wet conditions.

I had these as OEM on my 2006 VW Jetta and I just now repalced them with the same tire at 55k miles. There are many reviews from VW owners saying thet these tirees only lasted 20k, but mine lasted over 50k on three different cars and multiple sets. Maybe it is the driving style or bad run of tires, but my expereince has always been positive with these tires on all of the VW's I have owned.

Purchase the car new with these tires. 67,500 miles and still have decent tread - maybe 5,000 more. I do not notice much road noise over other tires I've had on other cars. No noticible problems with traction, balance/vibration. No snow experience (Raleigh, NC location).

I purchased the Continental ContiProContact Run Flat tires prior to making an 8,000 mile, seven week round trip from MI to northern CA in a 2003 BMW Z4 roadster and couldn't have been more pleased with the improvement over the OE brand of tires. The trip included all types of road surfaces and terraines with mountain driving as well as the famed Pacific Coast highways US 101 and US 1.

I have these tires on a BMW 325Ci (OEM) and they have just over 40,000 miles on them. The rear tires will easily last another 10,000! Unfortunately both front tires have wear on the insides (possibly due to alignment issues but BMW's are notorious for this type of wear on the front tires due to the camber and the way the suspension is set up). These tires have been quiet, have handled well and with confidence in the rain and on dry pavement and have survived the awful SFO Bay Area roads for 6 years! (and I push my car HARD quite often). The street prices on these tires are ridiculously cheap, and even if a set only lasted three years they would be good value! I will replace my old tires with these again.... there is a good reason why BMW installs them as original equipment. PS. BMW does not recommend rotating tires.

Tires came on 2011 subaru Outback purchased new. Tires are completely wore through the wear bares at 34k miles. Tires were regularly balanced and rotated by dealership. Traction in snow was fair. I am disappointed in the quality or the tread life and would not recommend these to anyone else due to short tread life.

We have 39000 miles on first set of tires and nearly 4/10 or more of tread life left. My wife drives highway 80 miles a day. We live on gravel road and they ride great. I don't understand the negative comments. Great quality tire. Expecting 20 k more on them.

19 thousand miles and thread has disappeared... my wife drove the same way on other brand tires and lasted over 30 thousand miles, and another set at 35 thousand. Suspension is in good order, and road conditions are at the same location. So that can't be the issue. Just the tire type itself. Good grip, quiet tires, but just don't last.

My wife's 2011 Mini Cooper came with these tires (175/65/R15) and we just went in for our first oil change and the front tires were at 3/32 and the rears were at 5/32. They recommended we replace the front tires, but here is the kicker... We have 18,000 miles on the car. Unbelievable!

Bought these four years ago. Always seemed I had to air up the tires. Two were replaced under warranty due to sidewalk defects (bubbles) at different times Tread wear was fair. Tread appeared to be dry cracking prematurely. I could never get the tires really clean. Seemed it had dry chalking film on the outer sidewall the life of the tire. Replaced the tires instead.