ContinentalContiTrac SUV
Continental ContiTrac SUV; UTQG, warranty, prices, and OEM vehicle fitments.
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NHTSA-reported issues for continental ContiTrac SUV
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (15) · Tread / Belt (11) · Valve (2) · Sidewall (1)
What owners described
Tread or belt separation appears in 23% of these reports; about 1.7× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 13 reports filed against the Continental ContiTrac SUV across every vehicle it was fitted to that include a written account; a single report can describe more than one problem, so they do not total 100%.
| Reported problem | This subject | All tire complaints | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread or belt separation | 23% | 13% | 1.7× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 15% | 20% | 0.8× |
| Sidewall failure | 15% | 15% | 1.0× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 15% | 6% | 2.6× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 15% | 9% | 1.7× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 15% | 8% | 1.8× |
Mileage at failure
5 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 63,504 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 43,993 and 68,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Continental ContiTrac SUV. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC SUV TIRES, SIZE P265/70R17. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE, FOLLOWED BY A CLICKING NOISE. THE DRIVER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.
Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA; they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.
Specs
| Brand | Continental |
|---|---|
| Model | ContiTrac SUV |
| Season | N/A |
| Type | N/A |
| UTQG treadwear | N/A |
| UTQG traction | N/A |
| UTQG temperature | N/A |
| Mileage warranty | N/A |
| Noise (dB) | N/A |
| Introduced | N/A |
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Continental ContiTrac SUV: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the ContiTrac SUV is not publicly listed. This is common for OEM-only or track-day tires that don't carry a US treadwear warranty. No mileage warranty is published for this tire, which is typical for performance summer and track-day rubber where the manufacturer doesn't make wear-life claims.
Cabin noise data for this tire is not published by the manufacturer. As a general tire built for the passenger segment, the ContiTrac SUV is positioned against direct rivals within the same category. Comparing it to a tire in a different category (e.g. summer vs all-season) makes the spec sheet misleading because the design targets are not the same.
The Continental ContiTrac SUV has been part of Continental's catalog since its introduction, and remains a current-production model.
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Last verified 2026-10-07.