Tyre sizes·225/60R16
225/60R16
Overall diameter 676.4 mm

225/60R16 — 676.4 mm tall, and what it swaps with

225/60R16 is 225 mm wide with a 60% sidewall on a 16-inch wheel. That sidewall is 135 mm, so the tyre stands 676.4 mm tall and turns 470.6 times per kilometre.

Section width
225 mm
Aspect ratio
60 %
Wheel size
16 in (406.4 mm)
Sidewall height
135 mm
Overall diameter
676.4 mm (26.63 in)
Circumference
2125 mm
Turns per km
470.6

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.

Same profile, different width

Other sizes for this wheel

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 225/60R16?

676.4 mm — the 406.4 mm wheel plus the 135 mm sidewall at top and bottom.

Q. How many turns per kilometre does 225/60R16 make?

Its circumference is 2125 mm, so 470.6 turns.

Q. What can I swap it for?

12 sizes stay within 3% of its diameter — the closest is 275/40R18 at 677.2 mm.

Q. Why is the sidewall 135 mm?

Because it is 60% of the 225 mm width. The aspect ratio is a proportion of the width, not a length.