215/70R16
A 215/70R16 tire is 27.85 inches tall and 8.5 inches wide, with a 5.93-inch sidewall, mounted on a 16-inch wheel.
Common fitments: RAV4, CR-V
Overall diameter
27.85″
707 mm
Sidewall height
5.93″
150.5 mm
Tread width
215 mm
8.5″
Circumference
87.49″
7.3 ft
Revs per mile
724
450 per km
Wheel diameter
16″
aspect ratio 70%
Cross-section
- Overall diameter
- 27.85″
- Sidewall (each side)
- 5.93″
- Wheel
- 16″
215/70R16 in inches and millimeters
Every dimension of a 215/70R16, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.
| Measurement | Inches | Millimeters |
|---|---|---|
| Overall diameter (height) | 27.85″ | 707 mm |
| Tread width | 8.5″ | 215 mm |
| Sidewall height | 5.93″ | 150.5 mm |
| Wheel diameter | 16″ | 406 mm |
| Circumference | 87.49″ | 2222 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.
215/70R16 compared with other sizes
All 28 practical swaps involving 215/70R16 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.
215/70R16 → 215/65R16
215/65R16
Diameter +3.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/70R16 → 225/60R16
225/60R16
Diameter +4.6% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/70R16 → 235/60R16
235/60R16
Diameter +2.8% · This fits
215/70R16 → 235/75R15
235/75R15
Diameter −3.6% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/70R16 → 205/65R16
205/65R16
Diameter +5.1% · Too big a jump
225/65R16 → 215/70R16
225/65R16
Diameter −1.2% · This fits
215/65R16 → 215/70R16
215/65R16
Diameter −3.0% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/70R16 → 215/70R16
225/70R16
Diameter +2.0% · This fits
235/60R16 → 215/70R16
235/60R16
Diameter −2.7% · This fits
235/70R16 → 215/70R16
235/70R16
Diameter +4.0% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/65R17 → 215/70R16
215/65R17
Diameter +0.6% · This fits
225/60R16 → 215/70R16
225/60R16
Diameter −4.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first
205/65R16 → 215/70R16
205/65R16
Diameter −4.9% · Borderline. Check clearance first
225/75R16 → 215/70R16
225/75R16
Diameter +5.2% · Too big a jump
225/60R17 → 215/70R16
225/60R17
Diameter −0.8% · This fits
235/60R17 → 215/70R16
235/60R17
Diameter +0.9% · This fits
235/55R18 → 215/70R16
235/55R18
Diameter +1.2% · This fits
215/60R17 → 215/70R16
215/60R17
Diameter −2.5% · This fits
235/50R18 → 215/70R16
235/50R18
Diameter −2.1% · This fits
215/70R16 → 225/65R16
225/65R16
Diameter +1.2% · This fits
215/70R16 → 225/70R16
225/70R16
Diameter −1.9% · This fits
215/70R16 → 225/75R16
225/75R16
Diameter −4.9% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/70R16 → 235/70R16
235/70R16
Diameter −3.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first
215/70R16 → 215/65R17
215/65R17
Diameter −0.5% · This fits
215/70R16 → 225/60R17
225/60R17
Diameter +0.8% · This fits
215/70R16 → 235/60R17
235/60R17
Diameter −0.9% · This fits
215/70R16 → 235/55R18
235/55R18
Diameter −1.2% · This fits
215/70R16 → 205/55R16
205/55R16
Diameter +11.9% · Too big a jump
Common questions
- What is 215/70R16 in inches?
- A 215/70R16 tire is 27.85 inches tall and 8.5 inches wide, with a 5.93-inch sidewall, mounted on a 16-inch wheel. In metric that is 707 mm tall and 215 mm wide. The circumference is 87.49 inches.
- How tall is a 215/70R16 tire?
- 27.85 inches, or 707 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 724 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
- What do the numbers in 215/70R16 mean?
- 215 is the tread width in millimeters, 70 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 × 70% = 150.5 mm tall.