Sidewall failure appears in 88% of these reports; about 5.9× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 8 reports filed against the Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 PLUS 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
Sidewall failure	88%	15%	5.9×
Loss of control, rollover or collision	50%	8%	6.0×
Pressure-monitoring (TPMS) fault	38%	2%	15.6×
Tread or belt separation	13%	13%	0.9×

In owners' own words

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 PLUS. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.

The sidewall of tire failed after brushing up against an uneven section of pavement at low speed (5-10mph) as I was making a right hand turn onto a busy road. The low tire pressure light almost immediately illuminated. I had purcahsed the vehicle only 10 days prior with 4,169 miles on it. The previous owner also had a tire failure around 3,000 according to the vehicle's CarFax report. Numerous other Arteon owners have reported higher than typical tire failures with this original tire 245/35R20. It seems the sidewall is exceptionally fragile. Out of fear this would happen again anyday, I immediately ordered and replaced all 5 tires with a known quality tire. In 17 years of driving vehicles with low profile tires, I have never had a failure nor have I seen so many examples of failure in the vehicle's community that I was a part of.

NHTSA complaint 1976218

I have 205/45/R 17 on a car that I drive on short trips maybe once a week or two. Driving on the highway, the tpms light came on and the handling was instantly strange. I pulled over and checked the tire, the sidewall was blown out on the passenger rear. I had it replaced. Now about 2 months later, the right rear went flat after a trip. I took it to be repaired and was told that the sidewall was splitting and it could not be repaired. I am concerned that this may not be coincidence.

NHTSA complaint 2134033

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	ExtremeContact DWS06 PLUS
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 ExtremeContact DWS06 PLUS: what the numbers tell you

Manufacturer treadwear data for the ExtremeContact DWS06 PLUS 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 ExtremeContact DWS06 PLUS 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.

A premium all-season ultra-high performance tire with true, year-round traction, this tire provides responsive handling and better grip on wet roads.

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