215/50R17
A 215/50R17 tire is 25.46 inches tall and 8.5 inches wide, with a 4.23-inch sidewall, mounted on a 17-inch wheel.
Common fitments: Accord, CX-5
Overall diameter
25.46″
647 mm
Sidewall height
4.23″
107.5 mm
Tread width
215 mm
8.5″
Circumference
80.00″
6.7 ft
Revs per mile
792
492 per km
Wheel diameter
17″
aspect ratio 50%
Cross-section
- Overall diameter
- 25.46″
- Sidewall (each side)
- 4.23″
- Wheel
- 17″
215/50R17 in inches and millimeters
Every dimension of a 215/50R17, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.
| Measurement | Inches | Millimeters |
|---|---|---|
| Overall diameter (height) | 25.46″ | 647 mm |
| Tread width | 8.5″ | 215 mm |
| Sidewall height | 4.23″ | 107.5 mm |
| Wheel diameter | 17″ | 432 mm |
| Circumference | 80.00″ | 2032 mm |
Nominal dimensions from the size code. A real tire varies by a few millimeters between manufacturers, and a loaded tire sits slightly shorter than its free diameter.
215/50R17 compared with other sizes
All 33 practical swaps involving 215/50R17 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.
215/50R17 → 185/65R15
185/65R15
Diameter +4.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/50R17 → 195/65R15
195/65R15
Diameter +1.9% · This fits
215/50R17 → 205/65R15
205/65R15
Diameter −0.1% · This fits
215/50R17 → 205/60R16
205/60R16
Diameter −0.9% · This fits
215/50R17 → 215/55R16
215/55R16
Diameter +0.6% · This fits
215/50R17 → 215/60R16
215/60R16
Diameter −2.6% · This fits
215/50R17 → 205/50R17
205/50R17
Diameter +1.6% · This fits
215/50R17 → 215/45R17
215/45R17
Diameter +3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first
235/45R17 → 215/50R17
235/45R17
Diameter −0.5% · This fits
245/45R17 → 215/50R17
245/45R17
Diameter +0.9% · This fits
225/50R17 → 215/50R17
225/50R17
Diameter +1.5% · This fits
205/50R17 → 215/50R17
205/50R17
Diameter −1.5% · This fits
225/45R17 → 215/50R17
225/45R17
Diameter −1.9% · This fits
215/45R17 → 215/50R17
215/45R17
Diameter −3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/55R17 → 215/50R17
215/55R17
Diameter +3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/55R16 → 215/50R17
215/55R16
Diameter −0.6% · This fits
225/55R17 → 215/50R17
225/55R17
Diameter +5.0% · Too big a jump
205/65R15 → 215/50R17
205/65R15
Diameter +0.1% · This fits
235/40R18 → 215/50R17
235/40R18
Diameter −0.2% · This fits
205/60R16 → 215/50R17
205/60R16
Diameter +0.9% · This fits
245/40R18 → 215/50R17
245/40R18
Diameter +1.0% · This fits
245/35R19 → 215/50R17
245/35R19
Diameter +1.1% · This fits
215/50R17 → 215/55R17
215/55R17
Diameter −3.2% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/50R17 → 225/45R17
225/45R17
Diameter +2.0% · This fits
215/50R17 → 225/50R17
225/50R17
Diameter −1.5% · This fits
215/50R17 → 225/55R17
225/55R17
Diameter −4.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/50R17 → 235/45R17
235/45R17
Diameter +0.5% · This fits
215/50R17 → 245/45R17
245/45R17
Diameter −0.8% · This fits
215/50R17 → 225/40R18
225/40R18
Diameter +1.5% · This fits
215/50R17 → 235/40R18
235/40R18
Diameter +0.2% · This fits
215/50R17 → 245/40R18
245/40R18
Diameter −1.0% · This fits
215/50R17 → 245/35R19
245/35R19
Diameter −1.1% · This fits
215/50R17 → 255/35R19
255/35R19
Diameter −2.2% · This fits
Common questions
- What is 215/50R17 in inches?
- A 215/50R17 tire is 25.46 inches tall and 8.5 inches wide, with a 4.23-inch sidewall, mounted on a 17-inch wheel. In metric that is 647 mm tall and 215 mm wide. The circumference is 80.00 inches.
- How tall is a 215/50R17 tire?
- 25.46 inches, or 647 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 792 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
- What do the numbers in 215/50R17 mean?
- 215 is the tread width in millimeters, 50 is the aspect ratio — the sidewall height as a percentage of the tread width — and 17 is the wheel diameter in inches. So the sidewall is 215 × 50% = 107.5 mm tall.