215/50R18
Overall diameter 672.2 mm
215/50R18 — 672.2 mm tall, and what it swaps with
215/50R18 is 215 mm wide with a 50% sidewall on a 18-inch wheel. That sidewall is 107.5 mm, so the tyre stands 672.2 mm tall and turns 473.5 times per kilometre.
- Section width
- 215 mm
- Aspect ratio
- 50 %
- Wheel size
- 18 in (457.2 mm)
- Sidewall height
- 107.5 mm
- Overall diameter
- 672.2 mm (26.46 in)
- Circumference
- 2111.8 mm
- Turns per km
- 473.5
Sizes you can swap to
Only sizes whose overall diameter stays within 3% are listed. A different diameter covers a different distance per turn, and that gap becomes speedometer error.
235/35R20672.5 mm · +0.04% you go faster205/65R16672.9 mm · +0.1% you go faster275/30R20673 mm · +0.12% you go faster235/40R19670.6 mm · -0.24% you go slower275/35R19675.1 mm · +0.43% you go faster235/45R18668.7 mm · -0.52% you go slower215/55R17668.3 mm · -0.58% you go slower265/35R19668.1 mm · -0.61% you go slower225/60R16676.4 mm · +0.62% you go faster205/70R15668 mm · -0.62% you go slower275/40R18677.2 mm · +0.74% you go faster265/30R20667 mm · -0.77% you go slower
Same profile, different width
Other sizes for this wheel
18-inch wheels
215/40R18 629.2mm215/45R18 650.7mm215/50R18 672.2mm225/35R18 614.7mm225/40R18 637.2mm225/45R18 659.7mm225/50R18 682.2mm225/55R18 704.7mm225/60R18 727.2mm235/40R18 645.2mm235/45R18 668.7mm235/50R18 692.2mm235/55R18 715.7mm235/60R18 739.2mm235/65R18 762.7mm245/40R18 653.2mm245/45R18 677.7mm245/50R18 702.2mm245/60R18 751.2mm255/35R18 635.7mm255/40R18 661.2mm255/45R18 686.7mm255/55R18 737.7mm255/60R18 763.2mm265/60R18 775.2mm275/35R18 649.7mm275/40R18 677.2mm275/65R18 814.7mm
How the code reads
The 205 is millimetres, the 55 is a percentage of that width, and only the 16 is inches. The R stands for radial construction.
How to read this
- The first three digits are the width in mm, the middle two are the aspect ratio in percent, the last two the wheel in inches.
- Sidewall height = width × aspect ÷ 100. For 205/55 that is 112.75 mm.
- Overall diameter = wheel diameter + twice the sidewall. A 16-inch wheel is 406.4 mm.
- Once the diameter shifts by more than 3%, the speedometer and odometer drift by the same amount.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What is the overall diameter of 215/50R18?
672.2 mm — the 457.2 mm wheel plus the 107.5 mm sidewall at top and bottom.
Q. How many turns per kilometre does 215/50R18 make?
Its circumference is 2111.8 mm, so 473.5 turns.
Q. What can I swap it for?
12 sizes stay within 3% of its diameter — the closest is 235/35R20 at 672.5 mm.
Q. Why is the sidewall 107.5 mm?
Because it is 50% of the 215 mm width. The aspect ratio is a proportion of the width, not a length.