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205/55R16

Standard Metric

Factory Specs, Physical Dimensions & Compatible Vehicle Applications

Factory Spec Overview

The 205/55R16 tire size features an overall diameter of 24.88 inches, a section width of 8.1 inches (205mm), and rotates 811 times per mile. It is a standard factory tire fitment on 150+ vehicle models including Acura 2.2CL, Acura 3.0CL.

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Physical Dimensions & Specs

Overall Diameter

24.88"

632.0 mm

Section Width

205 mm

8.07" wide

Sidewall Height

4.44"

112.8 mm (55% aspect)

Revolutions / Mile

811

Circumference: 78.16"

Rim Diameter

16"

Wheel size

Recommended Rim Width

5.1" - 7.2"

Optimal rim width range

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Speedometer & Alternate Size Calculator

Testing an alternate size for your vehicle? Compare 205/55R16 against any proposed tire size below:

Popular Comparisons:
Tire 1 (Stock / Base)205/55R16
Overall Height:24.9"
Sidewall:4.4"
Revs/Mile:811
Tire 2 (New / Compare)245/60R18
Overall Height:29.6"
Sidewall:5.8"
Revs/Mile:682

Visual Tire & Wheel Comparison

Tire 124.9" HeightTire 229.6" Height

Speedometer Variance

+18.9%At 60 mph reading, actual speed is 71.3 mph
IndicatedActual SpeedDiff
20 mph23.8 mph+3.8 mph
30 mph35.7 mph+5.7 mph
45 mph53.5 mph+8.5 mph
60 mph71.3 mph+11.3 mph
75 mph89.2 mph+14.2 mph
90 mph107.0 mph+17.0 mph

Fender & Suspension Clearance

Fitment Status: MODERATE RISK

Flush fitment. Extends 17.7mm outwards. Check wheel arch clearance under full suspension compression.

Inner Strut Space:7.7mm LESS clearance
Outer Fender Push:Extends 17.7mm further out
Ride Height Delta:+2.35" ground clearance

Vehicles That Fit 205/55R16 (150+ Models)

Factory standard and optional vehicle fitments utilizing 205/55R16 tires:

YearMake & ModelTrim / VariantLookup Specs
1997Acura 2.2CLAutomaticView 1997 2.2CL ›
1997Acura 2.2CLStandardView 1997 2.2CL ›
1997Acura 3.0CL3.0CLView 1997 3.0CL ›
1998Acura 2.3CLAutomaticView 1998 2.3CL ›
1998Acura 2.3CLStandardView 1998 2.3CL ›
1998Acura 3.0CL3.0CLView 1998 3.0CL ›
1999Acura 2.3CLAutomaticView 1999 2.3CL ›
1999Acura 2.3CLStandardView 1999 2.3CL ›
1999Acura 3.0CL3.0CLView 1999 3.0CL ›
1996Audi A4Base, AutomaticView 1996 A4 ›
1996Audi A4Quattro, AutomaticView 1996 A4 ›
1996Audi A4Base, StandardView 1996 A4 ›
1996Audi A4Quattro, StandardView 1996 A4 ›
1997Audi A4Base, 2.8 A, AutomaticView 1997 A4 ›
1997Audi A4Base, 2.8 A, StandardView 1997 A4 ›
1997Audi A4Quattro, 2.8 A, StandardView 1997 A4 ›
1997Audi A4Quattro, 2.8 A, AutomaticView 1997 A4 ›
1998Audi A4Base, 2.8 D, AutomaticView 1998 A4 ›
1998Audi A4Base, 2.8 D, StandardView 1998 A4 ›
1998Audi A4Quattro, 2.8 D, AutomaticView 1998 A4 ›
1998Audi A4Quattro, 2.8 D, StandardView 1998 A4 ›
1999Audi A4Avant Quattro, 2.8 D, AutomaticView 1999 A4 ›
1999Audi A4Avant Quattro, 2.8 D, StandardView 1999 A4 ›
1999Audi A4Base, 2.8 D, AutomaticView 1999 A4 ›
1999Audi A4Quattro, 2.8 D, StandardView 1999 A4 ›
1999Audi A4Base, 2.8 D, StandardView 1999 A4 ›
1999Audi A4Quattro, 2.8 D, AutomaticView 1999 A4 ›
2000Audi A4Base, 2.8 H, AutomaticView 2000 A4 ›
2000Audi A4Base, 2.8 H, StandardView 2000 A4 ›
2000Audi A6BaseView 2000 A6 ›
2000Audi A4Quattro, 2.8 H, AutomaticView 2000 A4 ›
2000Audi A4Quattro, 2.8 H, StandardView 2000 A4 ›
2000Audi A6Avant QuattroView 2000 A6 ›
2000Audi A6Quattro, 2.8 H, AutomaticView 2000 A6 ›
2000Audi A6Quattro, 2.8 H, StandardView 2000 A6 ›
2000Audi TTBase, 1.8 CView 2000 TT ›
2000Audi TTBase, 1.8 SView 2000 TT ›
2000Audi TTQuattroView 2000 TT ›
2001Audi A4Avant Quattro, 2.8 H, StandardView 2001 A4 ›
2001Audi A4Avant Quattro, 2.8 H, AutomaticView 2001 A4 ›
2001Audi A4Base, 2.8 H, AutomaticView 2001 A4 ›
2001Audi A4Base, 2.8 H, StandardView 2001 A4 ›
2001Audi A4Quattro, 2.8 H, AutomaticView 2001 A4 ›
2001Audi A4Quattro, 2.8 H, StandardView 2001 A4 ›
2001Audi A6Avant QuattroView 2001 A6 ›
2001Audi A6BaseView 2001 A6 ›
2001Audi A6Quattro, 2.8 HView 2001 A6 ›
2001Audi TTBase, 2D Convertible, 1.8 CView 2001 TT ›
2001Audi TTBase, 2D Convertible, 1.8 XView 2001 TT ›
2001Audi TTBase, 2D Coupe, 1.8 CView 2001 TT ›
2001Audi TTBase, 2D Coupe, 1.8 XView 2001 TT ›
2001Audi TTQuattro, 2D ConvertibleView 2001 TT ›
2001Audi TTQuattro, 2D Coupe, 1.8 CView 2001 TT ›
2001Audi TTQuattro, 2D Coupe, 1.8 TView 2001 TT ›
2001Audi TTQuattro, 2D Coupe, 1.8 XView 2001 TT ›
2002Audi A6BaseView 2002 A6 ›
2002Audi TTBase, 2D Convertible, 1.8 CView 2002 TT ›
2002Audi TTBase, 2D Convertible, 1.8 XView 2002 TT ›
2002Audi TTBase, 2D Coupe, 1.8 XView 2002 TT ›
2002Audi TTBase, 2D Coupe, 1.8 CView 2002 TT ›
2002Audi TTQuattro, 2D ConvertibleView 2002 TT ›
2002Audi TTQuattro, 2D Coupe, 1.8 TView 2002 TT ›
2002Audi TTQuattro, 2D Coupe, 1.8 XView 2002 TT ›
2002Audi TTQuattro, 2D Coupe, 1.8 CView 2002 TT ›
2003Audi A6BaseView 2003 A6 ›
2003Audi TTBase, 2D ConvertibleView 2003 TT ›
2003Audi TTBase, 2D CoupeView 2003 TT ›
2003Audi TTQuattro, 2D ConvertibleView 2003 TT ›
2003Audi TTQuattro, 2D CoupeView 2003 TT ›
2004Audi A6BaseView 2004 A6 ›
2016Audi A3 Sportback e-tronPremium PlusView 2016 A3 Sportback e-tron ›
2016Audi A3 Sportback e-tronPremiumView 2016 A3 Sportback e-tron ›
1999BMW 328i2D Convertible, AutomaticView 1999 328i ›
1999BMW 328i4D Sedan, AutomaticView 1999 328i ›
1999BMW 328i2D Convertible, StandardView 1999 328i ›
1999BMW 328i4D Sedan, StandardView 1999 328i ›
2000BMW 323Ci2D Convertible, StandardView 2000 323Ci ›
2000BMW 323Ci2D Convertible, AutomaticView 2000 323Ci ›
2000BMW 323Ci2D Coupe, AutomaticView 2000 323Ci ›
2000BMW 323Ci2D Coupe, StandardView 2000 323Ci ›
2000BMW 328CiAutomaticView 2000 328Ci ›
2000BMW 328iAutomaticView 2000 328i ›
2000BMW 328CiStandardView 2000 328Ci ›
2000BMW 328iStandardView 2000 328i ›
2001BMW 325Ci2D Convertible, StandardView 2001 325Ci ›
2001BMW 325Ci2D Convertible, AutomaticView 2001 325Ci ›
2001BMW 325Ci2D Coupe, AutomaticView 2001 325Ci ›
2001BMW 325Ci2D Coupe, StandardView 2001 325Ci ›
2001BMW 325i4D Wagon, AutomaticView 2001 325i ›
2001BMW 325i4D Sedan, AutomaticView 2001 325i ›
2001BMW 325i4D Sedan, StandardView 2001 325i ›
2001BMW 325i4D Wagon, StandardView 2001 325i ›
2001BMW 325xi4D Sedan, AutomaticView 2001 325xi ›
2001BMW 325xi4D Wagon, AutomaticView 2001 325xi ›
2001BMW 325xi4D Sedan, StandardView 2001 325xi ›
2001BMW 325xi4D Wagon, StandardView 2001 325xi ›
2002BMW 325Ci2D Coupe, AutomaticView 2002 325Ci ›
2002BMW 325Ci2D Convertible, AutomaticView 2002 325Ci ›
2002BMW 325Ci2D Convertible, StandardView 2002 325Ci ›
2002BMW 325i4D Sedan, AutomaticView 2002 325i ›
2002BMW 325Ci2D Coupe, StandardView 2002 325Ci ›
2002BMW 325i4D Sedan, StandardView 2002 325i ›
2002BMW 325i4D Wagon, AutomaticView 2002 325i ›
2002BMW 325i4D Wagon, StandardView 2002 325i ›
2002BMW 325xi4D Sedan, StandardView 2002 325xi ›
2002BMW 325xi4D Wagon, AutomaticView 2002 325xi ›
2002BMW 325xi4D Wagon, StandardView 2002 325xi ›
2002BMW 325xi4D Sedan, AutomaticView 2002 325xi ›
2003BMW 325Ci2D Convertible, M56, AutomaticView 2003 325Ci ›
2003BMW 325Ci2D Convertible, M54, StandardView 2003 325Ci ›
2003BMW 325Ci2D Coupe, M54, Automatic, 5HP19View 2003 325Ci ›
2003BMW 325Ci2D Convertible, M56, StandardView 2003 325Ci ›
2003BMW 325Ci2D Convertible, M54, AutomaticView 2003 325Ci ›
2003BMW 325Ci2D Coupe, M54, Automatic, 5L40EView 2003 325Ci ›
2003BMW 325Ci2D Coupe, M56, StandardView 2003 325Ci ›
2003BMW 325i4D Sedan, M54, AutomaticView 2003 325i ›
2003BMW 325i4D Sedan, M54, StandardView 2003 325i ›
2003BMW 325Ci2D Coupe, M56, AutomaticView 2003 325Ci ›
2003BMW 325Ci2D Coupe, M54, StandardView 2003 325Ci ›
2003BMW 325i4D Sedan, M56, AutomaticView 2003 325i ›
2003BMW 325i4D Sedan, M56, StandardView 2003 325i ›
2003BMW 325i4D Wagon, M54, AutomaticView 2003 325i ›
2003BMW 325i4D Wagon, M54, StandardView 2003 325i ›
2003BMW 325i4D Wagon, M56, AutomaticView 2003 325i ›
2003BMW 325i4D Wagon, M56, StandardView 2003 325i ›
2003BMW 325xi4D Sedan, AutomaticView 2003 325xi ›
2003BMW 325xi4D Sedan, StandardView 2003 325xi ›
2003BMW 325xi4D Wagon, AutomaticView 2003 325xi ›
2003BMW 325xi4D Wagon, StandardView 2003 325xi ›
2004BMW 325Ci2D Convertible, M54, StandardView 2004 325Ci ›
2004BMW 325Ci2D Convertible, M54, AutomaticView 2004 325Ci ›
2004BMW 325Ci2D Coupe, M56, StandardView 2004 325Ci ›
2004BMW 325Ci2D Coupe, M54, AutomaticView 2004 325Ci ›
2004BMW 325Ci2D Convertible, M56, AutomaticView 2004 325Ci ›
2004BMW 325Ci2D Coupe, M56, AutomaticView 2004 325Ci ›
2004BMW 325Ci2D Convertible, M56, StandardView 2004 325Ci ›
2004BMW 325Ci2D Coupe, M54, StandardView 2004 325Ci ›
2004BMW 325i4D Sedan, M54, AutomaticView 2004 325i ›
2004BMW 325i4D Sedan, M54, StandardView 2004 325i ›
2004BMW 325i4D Sedan, M56, AutomaticView 2004 325i ›
2004BMW 325i4D Sedan, M56, StandardView 2004 325i ›
2004BMW 325i4D Wagon, M54, AutomaticView 2004 325i ›
2004BMW 325i4D Wagon, M54, StandardView 2004 325i ›
2004BMW 325i4D Wagon, M56, AutomaticView 2004 325i ›
2004BMW 325i4D Wagon, M56, StandardView 2004 325i ›
2004BMW 325xi4D Sedan, AutomaticView 2004 325xi ›
2004BMW 325xi4D Sedan, StandardView 2004 325xi ›
2004BMW 325xi4D Wagon, AutomaticView 2004 325xi ›
2004BMW 325xi4D Wagon, StandardView 2004 325xi ›
2005BMW 325Ci2D Convertible, M54, StandardView 2005 325Ci ›