Tyre sizes·265/75R16
265/75R16
Overall diameter 803.9 mm

265/75R16 — 803.9 mm tall, and what it swaps with

265/75R16 is 265 mm wide with a 75% sidewall on a 16-inch wheel. That sidewall is 198.75 mm, so the tyre stands 803.9 mm tall and turns 396 times per kilometre.

Section width
265 mm
Aspect ratio
75 %
Wheel size
16 in (406.4 mm)
Sidewall height
198.75 mm
Overall diameter
803.9 mm (31.65 in)
Circumference
2525.5 mm
Turns per km
396

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.

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 265/75R16?

803.9 mm — the 406.4 mm wheel plus the 198.75 mm sidewall at top and bottom.

Q. How many turns per kilometre does 265/75R16 make?

Its circumference is 2525.5 mm, so 396 turns.

Q. What can I swap it for?

10 sizes stay within 3% of its diameter — the closest is 265/70R17 at 802.8 mm.

Q. Why is the sidewall 198.75 mm?

Because it is 75% of the 265 mm width. The aspect ratio is a proportion of the width, not a length.