What is the diameter of a 235/55R17 tire?

A 235/55R17 tire has an overall diameter of 27.18 inches (690.4mm).

How many revolutions per mile does a 235/55R17 tire make?

A 235/55R17 tire makes approximately 742 revolutions per mile.

What rim width is recommended for 235/55R17 tires?

The recommended wheel rim width for a 235/55R17 tire is 5.9" - 8.2".

235/55R17

Standard Metric

Factory Specs, Physical Dimensions & Compatible Vehicle Applications

Factory Spec Overview

The 235/55R17 tire size features an overall diameter of 27.18 inches, a section width of 9.3 inches (235mm), and rotates 742 times per mile. It is a standard factory tire fitment on 137+ vehicle models including Audi A8.

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Physical Dimensions & Specs

Overall Diameter

27.18"

690.4 mm

Section Width

235 mm

9.25" wide

Sidewall Height

5.09"

129.3 mm (55% aspect)

Revolutions / Mile

742

Circumference: 85.38"

Rim Diameter

17"

Wheel size

Recommended Rim Width

5.9" - 8.2"

Optimal rim width range

Speedometer & Alternate Size Calculator

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Tire 1 (Stock / Base)235/55R17

Section Width (mm)

Aspect Ratio (%)

Rim Diameter (in)

Wheel Width (in)

Offset ET (mm)

Overall Height:27.2"

Sidewall:5.1"

Revs/Mile:742

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

+8.8%At 60 mph reading, actual speed is 65.3 mph

Indicated	Actual Speed	Diff
20 mph	21.8 mph	+1.8 mph
30 mph	32.6 mph	+2.6 mph
45 mph	49.0 mph	+4.0 mph
60 mph	65.3 mph	+5.3 mph
75 mph	81.6 mph	+6.6 mph
90 mph	97.9 mph	+7.9 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:+1.20" ground clearance

Vehicles That Fit 235/55R17 (137+ Models)

Factory standard and optional vehicle fitments utilizing 235/55R17 tires:

Year	Make & Model	Trim / Variant	Lookup Specs
2004	Audi A8	A8	View 2004 A8 ›
2005	Audi A8	L Quattro, 4.2 L	View 2005 A8 ›
2005	Audi A8	Quattro	View 2005 A8 ›
2004	BMW X3	25i, Automatic	View 2004 X3 ›
2004	BMW X3	25i, Standard	View 2004 X3 ›
2004	BMW X3	30i, Automatic	View 2004 X3 ›
2004	BMW X3	30i, Standard	View 2004 X3 ›
2005	BMW X3	25i, Automatic	View 2005 X3 ›
2005	BMW X3	25i, Standard	View 2005 X3 ›
2005	BMW X3	30i, Automatic	View 2005 X3 ›
2005	BMW X3	30i, Standard	View 2005 X3 ›
2006	BMW X3	Automatic	View 2006 X3 ›
2006	BMW X3	Standard	View 2006 X3 ›
2007	BMW X3	Automatic	View 2007 X3 ›
2007	BMW X3	Standard	View 2007 X3 ›
2008	BMW X3	Automatic	View 2008 X3 ›
2008	BMW X3	Standard	View 2008 X3 ›
2009	BMW X3	Standard	View 2009 X3 ›
2009	BMW X3	Automatic	View 2009 X3 ›
2010	BMW X3	Automatic	View 2010 X3 ›
2010	BMW X3	Standard	View 2010 X3 ›
2013	Ford Escape	S	View 2013 Escape ›
2013	Ford Escape	SE, 1.6L Eng VIN X, AWD	View 2013 Escape ›
2013	Ford Escape	SE, 1.6L Eng VIN X, FWD	View 2013 Escape ›
2013	Ford Escape	SE, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, AWD	View 2013 Escape ›
2013	Ford Escape	SE, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, FWD	View 2013 Escape ›
2014	Ford Escape	SE, 1.6L Eng VIN X, AWD	View 2014 Escape ›
2014	Ford Escape	S	View 2014 Escape ›
2014	Ford Escape	SE, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, AWD	View 2014 Escape ›
2014	Ford Escape	SE, 1.6L Eng VIN X, FWD	View 2014 Escape ›
2014	Ford Escape	SE, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, FWD	View 2014 Escape ›
2015	Ford Escape	S	View 2015 Escape ›
2015	Ford Escape	SE, 1.6L Eng VIN X, AWD	View 2015 Escape ›
2015	Ford Escape	SE, 1.6L Eng VIN X, FWD	View 2015 Escape ›
2015	Ford Escape	SE, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, AWD	View 2015 Escape ›
2015	Ford Escape	SE, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, FWD	View 2015 Escape ›
2015	Ford Escape	SE, 2.5L Eng VIN 7	View 2015 Escape ›
2015	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, Automatic Trans	View 2015 Mustang ›
2015	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, Standard Trans	View 2015 Mustang ›
2015	Ford Mustang	V6, 2D Convertible, Automatic Trans	View 2015 Mustang ›
2015	Ford Mustang	V6, 2D Convertible, Standard Trans	View 2015 Mustang ›
2015	Ford Mustang	V6, 2D Coupe, Standard Trans	View 2015 Mustang ›
2015	Ford Mustang	V6, 2D Coupe, Automatic Trans	View 2015 Mustang ›
2016	Ford Escape	SE, 1.6L Eng VIN X, AWD	View 2016 Escape ›
2016	Ford Escape	S	View 2016 Escape ›
2016	Ford Escape	SE, 1.6L Eng VIN X, FWD	View 2016 Escape ›
2016	Ford Escape	SE, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, AWD	View 2016 Escape ›
2016	Ford Escape	SE, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, FWD	View 2016 Escape ›
2016	Ford Escape	SE, 2.5L Eng VIN 7	View 2016 Escape ›
2016	Ford Mustang	V6, 2D Convertible, Automatic Trans	View 2016 Mustang ›
2016	Ford Mustang	V6, 2D Convertible, Standard Trans	View 2016 Mustang ›
2016	Ford Mustang	V6, 2D Coupe, Automatic Trans	View 2016 Mustang ›
2016	Ford Mustang	V6, 2D Coupe, Standard Trans	View 2016 Mustang ›
2017	Ford Escape	S	View 2017 Escape ›
2017	Ford Escape	SE, 1.5L Eng VIN D, AWD	View 2017 Escape ›
2017	Ford Escape	SE, 1.5L Eng VIN D, FWD	View 2017 Escape ›
2017	Ford Escape	SE, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, AWD	View 2017 Escape ›
2017	Ford Escape	SE, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, FWD	View 2017 Escape ›
2017	Ford Mustang	V6, 2D Convertible, Automatic Trans	View 2017 Mustang ›
2017	Ford Mustang	V6, 2D Convertible, Standard Trans	View 2017 Mustang ›
2017	Ford Mustang	V6, 2D Coupe, Automatic Trans	View 2017 Mustang ›
2017	Ford Mustang	V6, 2D Coupe, Standard Trans	View 2017 Mustang ›
2018	Ford Escape	S	View 2018 Escape ›
2018	Ford Escape	SE, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, AWD	View 2018 Escape ›
2018	Ford Escape	SE, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, FWD	View 2018 Escape ›
2018	Ford Escape	SE, 1.5L Eng VIN D, FWD	View 2018 Escape ›
2018	Ford Escape	SEL, 1.5L Eng VIN D, FWD	View 2018 Escape ›
2018	Ford Escape	SEL, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, AWD	View 2018 Escape ›
2018	Ford Escape	SE, 1.5L Eng VIN D, AWD	View 2018 Escape ›
2018	Ford Escape	SEL, 1.5L Eng VIN D, AWD	View 2018 Escape ›
2018	Ford Escape	SEL, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, FWD	View 2018 Escape ›
2019	Ford Escape	SE, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, FWD	View 2019 Escape ›
2019	Ford Escape	SE, 1.5L Eng VIN D, FWD	View 2019 Escape ›
2019	Ford Escape	SE, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, AWD	View 2019 Escape ›
2019	Ford Escape	SEL, 1.5L Eng VIN D, AWD	View 2019 Escape ›
2019	Ford Escape	S	View 2019 Escape ›
2019	Ford Escape	SEL, 1.5L Eng VIN D, FWD	View 2019 Escape ›
2019	Ford Escape	SE, 1.5L Eng VIN D, AWD	View 2019 Escape ›
2019	Ford Escape	SEL, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, AWD	View 2019 Escape ›
2019	Ford Escape	SEL, 2.0L Eng VIN 9, FWD	View 2019 Escape ›
2020	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Automatic Trans	View 2020 Mustang ›
2020	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Standard Trans	View 2020 Mustang ›
2020	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Automatic Trans	View 2020 Mustang ›
2020	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Standard Trans	View 2020 Mustang ›
2020	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Automatic Trans	View 2020 Mustang ›
2020	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Standard Trans	View 2020 Mustang ›
2020	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Automatic Trans	View 2020 Mustang ›
2020	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Standard Trans	View 2020 Mustang ›
2021	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Automatic Trans	View 2021 Mustang ›
2021	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Standard Trans	View 2021 Mustang ›
2021	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Automatic Trans	View 2021 Mustang ›
2021	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Standard Trans	View 2021 Mustang ›
2021	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Automatic Trans	View 2021 Mustang ›
2021	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Standard Trans	View 2021 Mustang ›
2021	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Automatic Trans	View 2021 Mustang ›
2021	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Standard Trans	View 2021 Mustang ›
2022	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Automatic Trans	View 2022 Mustang ›
2022	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Standard Trans	View 2022 Mustang ›
2022	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Automatic Trans	View 2022 Mustang ›
2022	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Standard Trans	View 2022 Mustang ›
2022	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Automatic Trans	View 2022 Mustang ›
2022	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Standard Trans	View 2022 Mustang ›
2022	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Automatic Trans	View 2022 Mustang ›
2022	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Standard Trans	View 2022 Mustang ›
2023	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Automatic Trans	View 2023 Mustang ›
2023	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Standard Trans	View 2023 Mustang ›
2023	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Automatic Trans	View 2023 Mustang ›
2023	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Standard Trans	View 2023 Mustang ›
2023	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Automatic Trans	View 2023 Mustang ›
2023	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN D, Standard Trans	View 2023 Mustang ›
2023	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Automatic Trans	View 2023 Mustang ›
2023	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe, 2.3L Eng VIN H, Standard Trans	View 2023 Mustang ›
2024	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Convertible	View 2024 Mustang ›
2024	Ford Mustang	EcoBoost, 2D Coupe	View 2024 Mustang ›
2004	Volkswagen Phaeton	4.2 F, BGH	View 2004 Phaeton ›
2009	Volkswagen Tiguan	SE	View 2009 Tiguan ›
2010	Volkswagen Tiguan	SE	View 2010 Tiguan ›
2010	Volkswagen Tiguan	Wolfsburg Edition	View 2010 Tiguan ›
2011	Volkswagen Tiguan	SE	View 2011 Tiguan ›
2014	Volkswagen Tiguan	SE, AWD	View 2014 Tiguan ›
2014	Volkswagen Tiguan	SE, FWD	View 2014 Tiguan ›
2015	Volkswagen Tiguan	SE, 4D Utility Wagon, FWD	View 2015 Tiguan ›
2015	Volkswagen Tiguan	SE, 4D Utility, AWD	View 2015 Tiguan ›
2015	Volkswagen Tiguan	SE, 4D Utility, FWD	View 2015 Tiguan ›
2015	Volkswagen Tiguan	SE, 4D Utility Wagon, AWD	View 2015 Tiguan ›
2016	Volkswagen Tiguan	SE, AWD	View 2016 Tiguan ›
2016	Volkswagen Tiguan	SE, FWD	View 2016 Tiguan ›
2017	Volkswagen Tiguan	Wolfsburg Edition, AWD	View 2017 Tiguan ›
2017	Volkswagen Tiguan	Wolfsburg Edition, FWD	View 2017 Tiguan ›
2009	Volvo XC70	T-6	View 2009 XC70 ›
2014	Volvo XC70	3.2, 3.2L Eng VIN 95, AWD	View 2014 XC70 ›
2014	Volvo XC70	3.2, 3.2L Eng VIN 94, AWD	View 2014 XC70 ›
2014	Volvo XC70	3.2, 3.2L Eng VIN 95, FWD	View 2014 XC70 ›
2014	Volvo XC70	3.2, 3.2L Eng VIN 94, FWD	View 2014 XC70 ›
2015	Volvo XC70	3.2, 3.2L Eng VIN 95	View 2015 XC70 ›
2015	Volvo XC70	3.2, 3.2L Eng VIN 94	View 2015 XC70 ›
2015	Volvo XC70	T5	View 2015 XC70 ›