Continental WinterContact TS 860 - Reviews and tests 2025

Pros and cons

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Short braking distance on dry roads
Short braking distance on wet roads
Short braking distance on snow
Exceptional traction on snow

Customer Popularity

100%

Customer Popularity

Based on 2 reviews

What customers like ...

low noise 1
price 1

What customers dislike ...

No dislikes available

Performance Analysis: Continental WinterContact TS 860

This graph shows how the tyre ranks across different properties compared to other tested tyres. Higher percentile means better performance - 100% means better than every tyre in every test, 0% means worse than every tyre in every test.

50%

Wet handling

Wet circle cornering

Wet braking

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Snow handling

Interior noise

Comfort

Snow traction

Dry braking

Dry handling

Exterior noise

Aquaplaning - cross

Comparison

Wet road

Continental WinterContact TS 860 100%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 95%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9 95%

Michelin Alpin 6 95%

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 90%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 90%

Nokian WR D4 80%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5 80%

Kumho WinterCraft WP51 75%

Snow

Nokian WR D4 105%

Continental WinterContact TS 860 100%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 100%

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 100%

Michelin Alpin 6 95%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 95%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5 95%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9 90%

Kumho WinterCraft WP51 90%

Dry road - safety

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 105%

Michelin Alpin 6 105%

Continental WinterContact TS 860 100%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9 100%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5 100%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 95%

Nokian WR D4 95%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 95%

Kumho WinterCraft WP51 90%

Dry road - sportiness

Vredestein Snowtrac 5 105%

Continental WinterContact TS 860 100%

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 100%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 95%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9 95%

Michelin Alpin 6 95%

Nokian WR D4 95%

Kumho WinterCraft WP51 90%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 90%

Ice

Kumho WinterCraft WP51 105%

Continental WinterContact TS 860 100%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9 100%

Nokian WR D4 100%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5 100%

Mileage

Goodyear UltraGrip 9 105%

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 105%

Continental WinterContact TS 860 100%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 100%

Kumho WinterCraft WP51 95%

Nokian WR D4 95%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 90%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5 90%

Aquaplaning

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 110%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9 105%

Continental WinterContact TS 860 100%

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 100%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 100%

Kumho WinterCraft WP51 90%

Michelin Alpin 6 90%

Nokian WR D4 90%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5 85%

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Make

Model

Timeline

2016

Continental WinterContact TS 860 was tested 5x (Autobild,...) and won the Autobild 205/55 R16 test.

2017

Continental WinterContact TS 860 was tested 4x (ADAC,...) and won the ADAC 195/65 R15 test.

2018

Continental WinterContact TS 860 was tested 6x (ADAC,...) and won the ADAC 175/65 R14 test.

2019

Continental WinterContact TS 860 was tested 3x (ADAC,...) and won the Autobild 225/45 R17 test.

2020

Continental WinterContact TS 860 was tested 3x (Használtautó.hu,...)

2021

Continental WinterContact TS 860 was tested 2x (ADAC,...)

2021

Continental WinterContact TS 860 got replaced by Continental WinterContact TS 870

Sizes

Continental WinterContact TS 860 is made in 73 sizes, starting from 155/70 R13 up to 225/50 R17.

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Continental WinterContact TS 860 in tyre tests

All tyre tests where Continental WinterContact TS 860 was featured:

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ADAC Winter tyre test 2021 195/65 R15
satisfactory
Ranked #6 of 16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,6	1,9	1,9	2,0	2,6	2,0
Continental WinterContact TS 860	1,6	2,7	1,9	2,5	2,9	2,5
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Source: www.adac.de

ADAC Winter tyre test 2021 225/50 R17
satisfactory
Ranked #6 of 18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,6	1,9	1,5	2,1	2,7	1,5
Continental WinterContact TS 860	1,9	3,0	2,1	2,2	3,0	2,5
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Source: www.adac.de

Használtautó.hu Winter tyre test 2020 205/55 R16

Ranked #4 of 16

Name	Stopping distance on dry	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on ice
Best values in test	13,9	14,8	16,4
Continental WinterContact TS 860	15,4	16,4	21,7
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Source: www.autonavigator.hu

ADAC Winter tyre test 2020 205/55 R16
satisfactory
Ranked #7 of 15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,3	2,0	1,8	2,1	2,5	1,0	1,8
Continental WinterContact TS 860	1,8	3,0	2,0	2,2	2,5	2,5	2,2
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Source: www.adac.de

ACE Winter tyre test 2020 225/50 R17
recommended
Ranked #4 of 9

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	200	67	48	60	18	9
Continental WinterContact TS 860	192	63	48	52	18	7
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Source: images.ace.de

Autobild Winter tyre test 2019 225/45 R17
exemplary
Ranked #1 of 20

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Continental WinterContact TS 860	2+	2+	1-	2+
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Source: www.autobild.de

Autobild Winter tyre test 2019 225/45 R17

Ranked #5 of 53

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	29,2	24
Continental WinterContact TS 860	31,5	24,5
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Source: www.autobild.de

ADAC Winter tyre test 2019 185/65 R15
recommended
Ranked #4 of 16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,8	2,1	1,9	2,2	2,6	1,5	1,6
Continental WinterContact TS 860	1,8	2,5	2,2	2,6	2,6	2,5	1,9
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Source: www.oeamtc.at

Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15
exemplary
Ranked #2 of 20

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2+	1	1
Continental WinterContact TS 860	1-	2	2	2
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Source: www.autobild.de

ADAC Winter tyre test 2018 205/55 R16
good
Ranked #1 of 16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	2,1	2,0	1,8	2,3	3,0	1,0	1,7
Continental WinterContact TS 860	2,1	2,5	1,9	2,5	3,0	2,0	1,7
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Source: www.adac.de

ADAC Winter tyre test 2018 175/65 R14
good
Ranked #1 of 12

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,7	2,0	1,8	2,4	3,2	1,5	1,6
Continental WinterContact TS 860	1,7	2,3	1,8	2,5	3,5	2,0	2,2
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Source: www.adac.de

AutoMotorSport Winter tyre test 2018 205/55 R16
highly recommended
Ranked #1 of 11

Name	Points total
Best values in test	9,1
Continental WinterContact TS 860	9,1
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Source: www.auto-motor-und-sport.de

ACE Winter tyre test 2018 185/65 R15
test winner
Ranked #1 of 9

Name	Points total	Winter	Wet	Dry	Rolling resistance	Noise	Running costs
Best values in test	206	67	68	43	19	8	10
Continental WinterContact TS 860	206	66	68	43	16	7	6
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Source: www.ace.de

Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Ranked #1 of 51

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,3	27
Continental WinterContact TS 860	34,5	27,6
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Source: www.autobild.de

Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17
exemplary
Ranked #1 of 20

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Continental WinterContact TS 860	2+	2+	2+	2-
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Source: reifenpresse.de

Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Ranked #2 of 50

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,2	25,9
Continental WinterContact TS 860	33,5	27,5
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Source: www.autobild.de

ADAC Winter tyre test 2017 195/65 R15
good
Ranked #1 of 16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,8	1,7	1,7	2,1	3,0	1,5	1,7
Continental WinterContact TS 860	1,8	2,2	1,9	2,5	3,4	2,5	1,9
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Source: www.adac.de

Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2017 225/45 R17

Ranked #1 of 8

Name	Points total
Best values in test	100
Continental WinterContact TS 860	100
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Source: www.autoexpress.co.uk

Autoklub ČR Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16
very good
Ranked #1 of 8

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	101	100	103,3	100,3
Continental WinterContact TS 860	101	99,5	103,3	100,3
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Source: www.autoforum.cz

GTÜ Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16
highly recommended
Ranked #1 of 13

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	412	142	127	143	25	10
Continental WinterContact TS 860	412	142	127	143	25	9
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Source: www.gtue.de

Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16
exemplary
Ranked #1 of 20

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2	2+	1
Continental WinterContact TS 860	1-	2	2+	1
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Source: reifenpresse.de

Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Ranked #1 of 50

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,2	25
Continental WinterContact TS 860	34,2	25,6
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Source: www.autobild.de

Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Ranked #1 of 8

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	100	96,9	99,8	99	100	100
Continental WinterContact TS 860	100	94,6	99,8	96,2	100	100
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Source: www.autoexpress.co.uk

Test ratings distribution

100% (8x)				85% (8x)
Very good	Exemplary	Highly recommended	Test winner	Satisfactory	Good	Recommended
1x	4x	2x	1x	3x	3x	2x

Ratings x Wheel size

R14	R15	R16	R17
85% (1x)	91% (5x)	95% (6x)	92.5% (4x)

Ratings x Width

175/xx Rxx	185/xx Rxx	195/xx Rxx	205/xx Rxx	225/xx Rxx
85% (1x)	92.5% (2x)	90% (3x)	95% (6x)	92.5% (4x)

FAQ

Where is Continental WinterContact TS 860 made?
Continental WinterContact TS 860 is made in Portugal/Slovakia.

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