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275/45R21

A 275/45R21 tire is 30.74 inches tall and 10.8 inches wide, with a 4.87-inch sidewall, mounted on a 21-inch wheel.

Common fitments: Cayenne, X5, Range Rover

Overall diameter

30.74″

781 mm

Sidewall height

4.87″

123.8 mm

Tread width

275 mm

10.8″

Circumference

96.59″

8.0 ft

Revs per mile

656

408 per km

Wheel diameter

21″

aspect ratio 45%

Cross-section

Overall diameter
30.74″
Sidewall (each side)
4.87″
Wheel
21″

275/45R21 in inches and millimeters

Every dimension of a 275/45R21, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.

Measurement Inches Millimeters
Overall diameter (height) 30.74″ 781 mm
Tread width 10.8″ 275 mm
Sidewall height 4.87″ 123.8 mm
Wheel diameter 21″ 533 mm
Circumference 96.59″ 2453 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.

275/45R21 compared with other sizes

All 24 practical swaps involving 275/45R21 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.

275/45R21 → 255/60R19

255/60R19

Diameter −1.0% · This fits

275/45R21 → 265/55R19

265/55R19

Diameter +0.9% · This fits

275/45R21 → 275/55R19

275/55R19

Diameter −0.5% · This fits

275/45R21 → 265/40R21

265/40R21

Diameter +4.8% · Borderline. Check clearance first

275/45R21 → 265/45R21

265/45R21

Diameter +1.2% · This fits

285/45R21 → 275/45R21

285/45R21

Diameter +1.2% · This fits

265/45R21 → 275/45R21

265/45R21

Diameter −1.2% · This fits

275/50R21 → 275/45R21

275/50R21

Diameter +3.5% · Borderline. Check clearance first

285/40R21 → 275/45R21

285/40R21

Diameter −2.5% · This fits

275/40R22 → 275/45R21

275/40R22

Diameter −0.3% · This fits

275/55R19 → 275/45R21

275/55R19

Diameter +0.5% · This fits

265/40R21 → 275/45R21

265/40R21

Diameter −4.5% · Borderline. Check clearance first

285/40R22 → 275/45R21

285/40R22

Diameter +0.8% · This fits

265/55R19 → 275/45R21

265/55R19

Diameter −0.9% · This fits

255/55R20 → 275/45R21

255/55R20

Diameter +1.0% · This fits

255/60R19 → 275/45R21

255/60R19

Diameter +1.0% · This fits

265/50R20 → 275/45R21

265/50R20

Diameter −1.0% · This fits

285/50R20 → 275/45R21

285/50R20

Diameter +1.5% · This fits

275/45R20 → 275/45R21

275/45R20

Diameter −3.3% · Borderline. Check clearance first

275/45R21 → 275/50R21

275/50R21

Diameter −3.4% · Borderline. Check clearance first

275/45R21 → 285/40R21

285/40R21

Diameter +2.6% · This fits

275/45R21 → 285/45R21

285/45R21

Diameter −1.1% · This fits

275/45R21 → 275/40R22

275/40R22

Diameter +0.3% · This fits

275/45R21 → 285/40R22

285/40R22

Diameter −0.7% · This fits

Common questions

What is 275/45R21 in inches?
A 275/45R21 tire is 30.74 inches tall and 10.8 inches wide, with a 4.87-inch sidewall, mounted on a 21-inch wheel. In metric that is 781 mm tall and 275 mm wide. The circumference is 96.59 inches.
How tall is a 275/45R21 tire?
30.74 inches, or 781 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 656 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
What do the numbers in 275/45R21 mean?
275 is the tread width in millimeters, 45 is the aspect ratio — the sidewall height as a percentage of the tread width — and 21 is the wheel diameter in inches. So the sidewall is 275 × 45% = 123.8 mm tall.