215/55R16
A 215/55R16 tire is 25.31 inches tall and 8.5 inches wide, with a 4.66-inch sidewall, mounted on a 16-inch wheel.
Common fitments: Accord, Altima, Fusion
Overall diameter
25.31″
643 mm
Sidewall height
4.66″
118.3 mm
Tread width
215 mm
8.5″
Circumference
79.52″
6.6 ft
Revs per mile
797
495 per km
Wheel diameter
16″
aspect ratio 55%
Cross-section
- Overall diameter
- 25.31″
- Sidewall (each side)
- 4.66″
- Wheel
- 16″
215/55R16 in inches and millimeters
Every dimension of a 215/55R16, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.
| Measurement | Inches | Millimeters |
|---|---|---|
| Overall diameter (height) | 25.31″ | 643 mm |
| Tread width | 8.5″ | 215 mm |
| Sidewall height | 4.66″ | 118.3 mm |
| Wheel diameter | 16″ | 406 mm |
| Circumference | 79.52″ | 2020 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.
215/55R16 compared with other sizes
All 32 practical swaps involving 215/55R16 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.
215/55R16 → 185/65R15
185/65R15
Diameter +3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/55R16 → 195/60R15
195/60R15
Diameter +4.5% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/55R16 → 195/65R15
195/65R15
Diameter +1.3% · This fits
215/55R16 → 205/65R15
205/65R15
Diameter −0.7% · This fits
215/55R16 → 185/55R16
185/55R16
Diameter +5.4% · Too big a jump
215/55R16 → 195/55R16
195/55R16
Diameter +3.5% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/55R16 → 205/55R16
205/55R16
Diameter +1.7% · This fits
215/55R16 → 205/60R16
205/60R16
Diameter −1.5% · This fits
205/60R16 → 215/55R16
205/60R16
Diameter +1.5% · This fits
205/55R16 → 215/55R16
205/55R16
Diameter −1.7% · This fits
215/60R16 → 215/55R16
215/60R16
Diameter +3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first
195/55R16 → 215/55R16
195/55R16
Diameter −3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/50R17 → 215/55R16
215/50R17
Diameter +0.6% · This fits
205/65R16 → 215/55R16
205/65R16
Diameter +4.7% · Borderline. Check clearance first
235/45R17 → 215/55R16
235/45R17
Diameter +0.1% · This fits
185/55R16 → 215/55R16
185/55R16
Diameter −5.1% · Too big a jump
225/60R16 → 215/55R16
225/60R16
Diameter +5.2% · Too big a jump
235/40R18 → 215/55R16
235/40R18
Diameter +0.4% · This fits
205/65R15 → 215/55R16
205/65R15
Diameter +0.7% · This fits
225/40R18 → 215/55R16
225/40R18
Diameter −0.9% · This fits
205/50R17 → 215/55R16
205/50R17
Diameter −0.9% · This fits
195/65R15 → 215/55R16
195/65R15
Diameter −1.3% · This fits
215/55R16 → 215/60R16
215/60R16
Diameter −3.2% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/55R16 → 225/60R16
225/60R16
Diameter −5.0% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/55R16 → 205/50R17
205/50R17
Diameter +1.0% · This fits
215/55R16 → 215/45R17
215/45R17
Diameter +2.8% · This fits
215/55R16 → 215/50R17
215/50R17
Diameter −0.6% · This fits
215/55R16 → 225/45R17
225/45R17
Diameter +1.4% · This fits
215/55R16 → 235/45R17
235/45R17
Diameter −0.1% · This fits
215/55R16 → 225/40R18
225/40R18
Diameter +0.9% · This fits
215/55R16 → 235/40R18
235/40R18
Diameter −0.4% · This fits
215/55R16 → 205/65R16
205/65R16
Diameter −4.5% · Borderline. Check clearance first
Common questions
- What is 215/55R16 in inches?
- A 215/55R16 tire is 25.31 inches tall and 8.5 inches wide, with a 4.66-inch sidewall, mounted on a 16-inch wheel. In metric that is 643 mm tall and 215 mm wide. The circumference is 79.52 inches.
- How tall is a 215/55R16 tire?
- 25.31 inches, or 643 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 797 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
- What do the numbers in 215/55R16 mean?
- 215 is the tread width in millimeters, 55 is the aspect ratio — the sidewall height as a percentage of the tread width — and 16 is the wheel diameter in inches. So the sidewall is 215 × 55% = 118.3 mm tall.