What is the diameter of a 215/55R16 tire?

A 215/55R16 tire has an overall diameter of 25.31 inches (642.9mm).

How many revolutions per mile does a 215/55R16 tire make?

A 215/55R16 tire makes approximately 797 revolutions per mile.

What rim width is recommended for 215/55R16 tires?

The recommended wheel rim width for a 215/55R16 tire is 5.4" - 7.5".

215/55R16

Standard Metric

Factory Specs, Physical Dimensions & Compatible Vehicle Applications

Factory Spec Overview

The 215/55R16 tire size features an overall diameter of 25.31 inches, a section width of 8.5 inches (215mm), and rotates 797 times per mile. It is a standard factory tire fitment on 150+ vehicle models including Acura Legend.

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Physical Dimensions & Specs

Overall Diameter

25.31"

642.9 mm

Section Width

215 mm

8.46" wide

Sidewall Height

4.66"

118.4 mm (55% aspect)

Revolutions / Mile

797

Circumference: 79.52"

Rim Diameter

16"

Wheel size

Recommended Rim Width

5.4" - 7.5"

Optimal rim width range

Speedometer & Alternate Size Calculator

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Tire 1 (Stock / Base)215/55R16

Section Width (mm)

Aspect Ratio (%)

Rim Diameter (in)

Wheel Width (in)

Offset ET (mm)

Overall Height:25.3"

Sidewall:4.7"

Revs/Mile:797

Tire 2 (New / Compare)245/60R18

Section Width (mm)

Aspect Ratio (%)

Rim Diameter (in)

Wheel Width (in)

Offset ET (mm)

Overall Height:29.6"

Sidewall:5.8"

Revs/Mile:682

Visual Tire & Wheel Comparison

Speedometer Variance

+16.8%At 60 mph reading, actual speed is 70.1 mph

Indicated	Actual Speed	Diff
20 mph	23.4 mph	+3.4 mph
30 mph	35.1 mph	+5.1 mph
45 mph	52.6 mph	+7.6 mph
60 mph	70.1 mph	+10.1 mph
75 mph	87.6 mph	+12.6 mph
90 mph	105.2 mph	+15.2 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:+2.13" ground clearance

Vehicles That Fit 215/55R16 (150+ Models)

Factory standard and optional vehicle fitments utilizing 215/55R16 tires:

Year	Make & Model	Trim / Variant	Lookup Specs
1993	Acura Legend	LS, 2D Coupe, Automatic	View 1993 Legend ›
1993	Acura Legend	LS, 2D Coupe, Standard	View 1993 Legend ›
1994	Acura Legend	GS, Automatic	View 1994 Legend ›
1994	Acura Legend	GS, Standard	View 1994 Legend ›
1994	Acura Legend	LS, 2D Coupe, Automatic	View 1994 Legend ›
1994	Acura Legend	LS, 2D Coupe, Standard	View 1994 Legend ›
1995	Acura Legend	GS, Standard	View 1995 Legend ›
1995	Acura Legend	GS, Automatic	View 1995 Legend ›
1995	Acura Legend	LS, 2D Coupe, Automatic	View 1995 Legend ›
1995	Acura Legend	LS, 2D Coupe, Standard	View 1995 Legend ›
2000	Audi A6	Quattro, 2.7 D, Automatic	View 2000 A6 ›
2000	Audi A6	Quattro, 2.7 D, Standard	View 2000 A6 ›
2001	Audi A6	Quattro, 2.7 D, Automatic	View 2001 A6 ›
2001	Audi A6	Quattro, 2.7 D, Standard	View 2001 A6 ›
2002	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 3.0 T, Automatic	View 2002 A4 ›
2002	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 3.0 T, Standard	View 2002 A4 ›
2002	Audi A4	Quattro, 3.0 T, Standard	View 2002 A4 ›
2002	Audi A4	Base, 3.0 T	View 2002 A4 ›
2002	Audi A4	Quattro, 3.0 T, Automatic	View 2002 A4 ›
2002	Audi A6	Quattro, 2.7 D, Automatic	View 2002 A6 ›
2002	Audi A6	Quattro, 2.7 D, Standard	View 2002 A6 ›
2002	Audi A6	Quattro, 3.0 T	View 2002 A6 ›
2003	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 3.0 T, Automatic	View 2003 A4 ›
2003	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 3.0 T, Standard	View 2003 A4 ›
2003	Audi A4	Base, 2D Convertible, 1.8 C	View 2003 A4 ›
2003	Audi A4	Base, 2D Convertible, 3.0 T	View 2003 A4 ›
2003	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 1.8 C, Automatic CVT	View 2003 A4 ›
2003	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 1.8 C, Standard	View 2003 A4 ›
2003	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 3.0 T	View 2003 A4 ›
2003	Audi A4	Quattro, 3.0 T, Automatic	View 2003 A4 ›
2003	Audi A4	Quattro, 3.0 T, Standard	View 2003 A4 ›
2003	Audi A6	Quattro, 2.7 D, Standard	View 2003 A6 ›
2003	Audi A6	Quattro, 2.7 D, Automatic	View 2003 A6 ›
2003	Audi A6	Quattro, 3.0 T	View 2003 A6 ›
2004	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 1.8 C, Automatic	View 2004 A4 ›
2004	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 1.8 C, Standard	View 2004 A4 ›
2004	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 3.0 T, Automatic	View 2004 A4 ›
2004	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 3.0 T, Standard	View 2004 A4 ›
2004	Audi A4	Base, 2D Convertible, 1.8 C	View 2004 A4 ›
2004	Audi A4	Base, 2D Convertible, 3.0 T	View 2004 A4 ›
2004	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 1.8 C, Automatic CVT	View 2004 A4 ›
2004	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 1.8 C, Standard	View 2004 A4 ›
2004	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 3.0 T	View 2004 A4 ›
2004	Audi A4	Quattro, 2D Convertible	View 2004 A4 ›
2004	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 1.8 C, Automatic	View 2004 A4 ›
2004	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 1.8 C, Standard, 01A	View 2004 A4 ›
2004	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 1.8 C, Standard, 02X	View 2004 A4 ›
2004	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 3.0 T, Automatic	View 2004 A4 ›
2004	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 3.0 T, Standard	View 2004 A4 ›
2004	Audi A6	Avant Quattro	View 2004 A6 ›
2004	Audi A6	Quattro, 3.0 T	View 2004 A6 ›
2005	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 1.8 C, Automatic	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 1.8 C, Standard	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 2.0 F, Automatic	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 2.0 F, Standard	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 3.0 T, Automatic	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 3.0 T, Standard	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 3.2 G	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Base, 2D Convertible, 1.8 C	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Base, 2D Convertible, 3.0 T	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 1.8 C, Automatic CVT	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 1.8 C, Standard	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, Automatic CVT	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, Standard	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 3.0 T	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Quattro, 2D Convertible	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 1.8 C, Automatic	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 1.8 C, Standard	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, Automatic	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, Standard	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 3.0 T, Automatic	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 3.0 T, Standard	View 2005 A4 ›
2005	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 3.2 G	View 2005 A4 ›
2006	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 2.0 F, Automatic	View 2006 A4 ›
2006	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 2.0 F, Standard	View 2006 A4 ›
2006	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, Automatic CVT	View 2006 A4 ›
2006	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, Standard	View 2006 A4 ›
2006	Audi A4	Quattro, 2D Convertible	View 2006 A4 ›
2006	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, Automatic	View 2006 A4 ›
2006	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, Standard	View 2006 A4 ›
2007	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 2.0 F, BWT, Automatic	View 2007 A4 ›
2007	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 2.0 F, BWT, Standard	View 2007 A4 ›
2007	Audi A4	Base, 2D Convertible	View 2007 A4 ›
2007	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, BWT, Automatic CVT	View 2007 A4 ›
2007	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, BWT, Standard	View 2007 A4 ›
2007	Audi A4	Quattro, 2D Convertible, 2.0 F	View 2007 A4 ›
2007	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, BWT, Automatic	View 2007 A4 ›
2007	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, BWT, Standard	View 2007 A4 ›
2008	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 2.0 F, Automatic	View 2008 A4 ›
2008	Audi A4	Avant Quattro, 2.0 F, Standard	View 2008 A4 ›
2008	Audi A4	Base, 2D Convertible	View 2008 A4 ›
2008	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, Automatic CVT	View 2008 A4 ›
2008	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, Standard	View 2008 A4 ›
2008	Audi A4	Quattro, 2D Convertible, 2.0 F	View 2008 A4 ›
2008	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, Automatic	View 2008 A4 ›
2008	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, Standard	View 2008 A4 ›
2009	Audi A4	Avant Quattro	View 2009 A4 ›
2009	Audi A4	Base, 2D Convertible	View 2009 A4 ›
2009	Audi A4	Quattro, 2D Convertible, 2.0 F	View 2009 A4 ›
2009	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, Automatic	View 2009 A4 ›
2009	Audi A4	Quattro, 4D Sedan, 2.0 F, Standard	View 2009 A4 ›
2015	Dodge ProMaster City	Base	View 2015 ProMaster City ›
2015	Dodge ProMaster City	SLT	View 2015 ProMaster City ›
2015	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman SLT	View 2015 ProMaster City ›
2015	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman	View 2015 ProMaster City ›
2016	Dodge ProMaster City	Base	View 2016 ProMaster City ›
2016	Dodge ProMaster City	SLT	View 2016 ProMaster City ›
2016	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman	View 2016 ProMaster City ›
2016	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman SLT	View 2016 ProMaster City ›
2017	Dodge ProMaster City	Base, 2.4L Eng VIN B	View 2017 ProMaster City ›
2017	Dodge ProMaster City	Base, 2.4L Eng VIN T	View 2017 ProMaster City ›
2017	Dodge ProMaster City	SLT, 2.4L Eng VIN B	View 2017 ProMaster City ›
2017	Dodge ProMaster City	SLT, 2.4L Eng VIN T	View 2017 ProMaster City ›
2017	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman SLT, 2.4L Eng VIN B	View 2017 ProMaster City ›
2017	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman SLT, 2.4L Eng VIN T	View 2017 ProMaster City ›
2017	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman, 2.4L Eng VIN B	View 2017 ProMaster City ›
2017	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman, 2.4L Eng VIN T	View 2017 ProMaster City ›
2018	Dodge ProMaster City	Base, 2.4L Eng VIN B	View 2018 ProMaster City ›
2018	Dodge ProMaster City	Base, 2.4L Eng VIN T	View 2018 ProMaster City ›
2018	Dodge ProMaster City	SLT, 2.4L Eng VIN B	View 2018 ProMaster City ›
2018	Dodge ProMaster City	SLT, 2.4L Eng VIN T	View 2018 ProMaster City ›
2018	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman SLT, 2.4L Eng VIN B	View 2018 ProMaster City ›
2018	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman SLT, 2.4L Eng VIN T	View 2018 ProMaster City ›
2018	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman, 2.4L Eng VIN B	View 2018 ProMaster City ›
2018	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman, 2.4L Eng VIN T	View 2018 ProMaster City ›
2019	Dodge ProMaster City	Base	View 2019 ProMaster City ›
2019	Dodge ProMaster City	SLT	View 2019 ProMaster City ›
2019	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman	View 2019 ProMaster City ›
2019	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman SLT	View 2019 ProMaster City ›
2020	Dodge ProMaster City	Base	View 2020 ProMaster City ›
2020	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman	View 2020 ProMaster City ›
2020	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman SLT	View 2020 ProMaster City ›
2020	Dodge ProMaster City	SLT	View 2020 ProMaster City ›
2021	Dodge ProMaster City	Base	View 2021 ProMaster City ›
2021	Dodge ProMaster City	SLT	View 2021 ProMaster City ›
2021	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman	View 2021 ProMaster City ›
2021	Dodge ProMaster City	Tradesman SLT	View 2021 ProMaster City ›
2022	Dodge ProMaster City	Base, 2.4L Eng VIN B	View 2022 ProMaster City ›
2022	Dodge ProMaster City	Base, 2.4L Eng VIN P	View 2022 ProMaster City ›
2012	Ford Focus	SE, 4D Hatchback, Standard Trans, Gas/Ethanol	View 2012 Focus ›
2012	Ford Focus	SE, 4D Hatchback, Standard Trans, Gas	View 2012 Focus ›
2012	Ford Focus	SE, 4D Hatchback, Automatic DCT Trans, Gas/Ethanol	View 2012 Focus ›
2012	Ford Focus	SE, 4D Sedan, Automatic DCT Trans, Gas/Ethanol	View 2012 Focus ›
2012	Ford Focus	SE, 4D Sedan, Automatic DCT Trans, Gas	View 2012 Focus ›
2012	Ford Focus	SE, 4D Sedan, Standard Trans, Gas	View 2012 Focus ›
2012	Ford Focus	SE, 4D Sedan, Standard Trans, Gas/Ethanol	View 2012 Focus ›
2012	Ford Focus	SEL, 4D Hatchback, Gas/Ethanol	View 2012 Focus ›
2012	Ford Focus	SEL, 4D Hatchback, Gas	View 2012 Focus ›
2012	Ford Focus	SE, 4D Hatchback, Automatic DCT Trans, Gas	View 2012 Focus ›
2012	Ford Focus	SEL, 4D Sedan, Gas/Ethanol	View 2012 Focus ›