225/60R16 — the widest 60-series on a 16-inch wheel
The size that sat under family saloons and small MPVs before the class moved to 17-inch wheels.
Metric notation · Passenger touring
- Overall diameter
- 26.63 in
- 676 mm
- Section width
- 8.86 in
- 225 mm
- Sidewall height
- 5.31 in
- 135 mm
- Aspect ratio
- 60%
- sidewall as a share of width
- Wheel diameter
- 16 in
- the hole in the middle
- Circumference
- 83.7 in
- 2125 mm
- Revolutions per mile
- 757.3
- geometric, not measured
- Revolutions per km
- 470.6
- geometric, not measured
- Typical load index
- 82–99
- 1047–1709 lb per tire
A passenger tire's load index tracks its air volume, and volume tracks section width and sidewall height. Sizes in this class sit in the band that carries a typical two-tonne car with its rated payload across four tires.
The load-index range shown is the band this CLASS of size is typically produced in — not a list of what is in stock for this exact size today. Load index and speed symbol are printed on the sidewall of the specific tire you are holding, and the required minimum is on the placard of the specific vehicle you are fitting. Read both.
Nearest real sizes in imperial notation, same wheel
- 31x10.50R1631.00 in tall+4.37 in
- 33x12.50R1633.00 in tall+6.37 in
- 35x12.50R1635.00 in tall+8.37 in
Compare any two sizes, including ones this site has no page for, in the comparison tool.
Family saloons, small MPVs and the earlier compact crossovers used this size widely, and it remains a common replacement fitment on vehicles from roughly 1995 to 2010.
The 60-series family on this wheel
| Size | Section | Diameter | Step from below |
|---|---|---|---|
| 205/60R16 | 8.07 in | 25.69 in | — |
| 215/60R16 | 8.46 in | 26.16 in | +0.47 in |
| 225/60R16 | 8.86 in | 26.63 in | +0.47 in |
Each 10 mm of section adds 0.47 in of diameter at 60-series, and nothing here is wider. The whole family spans 0.94 in of height and 0.79 in of section width, which is a very narrow range for three separate product listings — the reason a manufacturer can offer all three against a single speedometer calibration.
Against the bottom rung the change is 3.68%; against the middle rung it is 1.81%.
Where the sidewall sits
5.31 in of casing at a time when the same class of car now runs 4.34 in on 245/45R18 or 3.99 in on 225/45R17. The 16-inch package was heavier in rubber and lighter in metal, which is the trade the industry has been unwinding steadily ever since.
Beyond this wheel
The sizes that match this diameter most closely sit on much larger wheels: 245/45R18 at 26.68 in, 245/40R19 at 26.72 in, 245/35R20 at 26.75 in. All three are 0.79 in wider at the section and all three give up between one and two inches of sidewall to get there.
Staying at 16 in, the only taller passenger option is 215/65R16 at 27.00 in — 0.37 in up, and narrower rather than wider.
The spare under the boot floor
Vehicles of this generation frequently carried a full-size steel spare in the same size, and on the ones that did not, the temporary spare is a much smaller diameter than 26.63 in. Either way the spare has been under the floor as long as the car has, which makes its manufacture date the interesting number rather than its size. The spare tire sizes reference covers the diameter question and the DOT date code reference the age one.
Related
- 31x10.50R1631.00 in tall
- 33x12.50R1633.00 in tall
- 35x12.50R1635.00 in tall
Class: Passenger touring. Every figure above is computed from the size code, not stored — see how these numbers are calculated.