215/60R16
A 215/60R16 tire is 26.16 inches tall and 8.5 inches wide, with a 5.08-inch sidewall, mounted on a 16-inch wheel.
Common fitments: CR-V, RAV4, Rogue
Overall diameter
26.16″
664 mm
Sidewall height
5.08″
129.0 mm
Tread width
215 mm
8.5″
Circumference
82.18″
6.8 ft
Revs per mile
771
479 per km
Wheel diameter
16″
aspect ratio 60%
Cross-section
- Overall diameter
- 26.16″
- Sidewall (each side)
- 5.08″
- Wheel
- 16″
215/60R16 in inches and millimeters
Every dimension of a 215/60R16, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.
| Measurement | Inches | Millimeters |
|---|---|---|
| Overall diameter (height) | 26.16″ | 664 mm |
| Tread width | 8.5″ | 215 mm |
| Sidewall height | 5.08″ | 129.0 mm |
| Wheel diameter | 16″ | 406 mm |
| Circumference | 82.18″ | 2087 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.
215/60R16 compared with other sizes
All 27 practical swaps involving 215/60R16 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.
215/60R16 → 205/65R15
205/65R15
Diameter +2.6% · This fits
215/60R16 → 205/55R16
205/55R16
Diameter +5.1% · Too big a jump
215/60R16 → 205/60R16
205/60R16
Diameter +1.8% · This fits
215/60R16 → 215/55R16
215/55R16
Diameter +3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first
205/65R16 → 215/60R16
205/65R16
Diameter +1.3% · This fits
205/60R16 → 215/60R16
205/60R16
Diameter −1.8% · This fits
225/60R16 → 215/60R16
225/60R16
Diameter +1.8% · This fits
215/55R16 → 215/60R16
215/55R16
Diameter −3.2% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/65R16 → 215/60R16
215/65R16
Diameter +3.2% · Borderline. Check clearance first
235/60R16 → 215/60R16
235/60R16
Diameter +3.6% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/55R17 → 215/60R16
215/55R17
Diameter +0.6% · This fits
205/55R16 → 215/60R16
205/55R16
Diameter −4.9% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/65R16 → 215/60R16
225/65R16
Diameter +5.2% · Too big a jump
255/40R18 → 215/60R16
255/40R18
Diameter −0.5% · This fits
235/45R18 → 215/60R16
235/45R18
Diameter +0.6% · This fits
225/45R18 → 215/60R16
225/45R18
Diameter −0.7% · This fits
225/50R17 → 215/60R16
225/50R17
Diameter −1.1% · This fits
215/50R17 → 215/60R16
215/50R17
Diameter −2.6% · This fits
215/60R16 → 215/65R16
215/65R16
Diameter −3.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/60R16 → 225/60R16
225/60R16
Diameter −1.8% · This fits
215/60R16 → 235/60R16
235/60R16
Diameter −3.5% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/60R16 → 215/55R17
215/55R17
Diameter −0.6% · This fits
215/60R16 → 225/45R18
225/45R18
Diameter +0.7% · This fits
215/60R16 → 235/45R18
235/45R18
Diameter −0.6% · This fits
215/60R16 → 205/65R16
205/65R16
Diameter −1.3% · This fits
215/60R16 → 225/65R16
225/65R16
Diameter −4.9% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/60R16 → 255/40R18
255/40R18
Diameter +0.5% · This fits
Common questions
- What is 215/60R16 in inches?
- A 215/60R16 tire is 26.16 inches tall and 8.5 inches wide, with a 5.08-inch sidewall, mounted on a 16-inch wheel. In metric that is 664 mm tall and 215 mm wide. The circumference is 82.18 inches.
- How tall is a 215/60R16 tire?
- 26.16 inches, or 664 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 771 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
- What do the numbers in 215/60R16 mean?
- 215 is the tread width in millimeters, 60 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 × 60% = 129.0 mm tall.