Best 205/55 R16 Tires. Rims & Conversion Info
Best 205/55 R16 All-Season Tires
Bridgestone Turanza QuietTrack
Overall: 90.5% Dry: 90.3%Wet: 92%Snow: 88%Comfort: 97.5%Wear: 93%Buy again: 100%Check on Amazon
Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady
Overall: 88.5% Dry: 91.5%Wet: 96.5%Snow: 90%Comfort: 89%Wear: 85%Buy again: 90%Check on Amazon
Continental TrueContact Tour
Overall: 87.5% Dry: 85.2%Wet: 93.5%Snow: 91%Comfort: 92.5%Wear: 95%Buy again: 100%Check on Amazon
Continental PureContact LS
Overall: 86% Dry: 93%Wet: 92%Snow: 80%Comfort: 89%Wear: 87%Check on Amazon
BFGoodrich Advantage T/A Sport
Overall: 85.5% Dry: 93%Wet: 90.5%Snow: 81%Comfort: 87%Wear: 87%Check on Amazon
Michelin CrossClimate 2
Overall: 84.1% Dry: 78%Wet: 89%Snow: 90%Comfort: 89%Wear: 86%Buy again: 87%Check on Amazon
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
Overall: 81.8% Dry: 87%Wet: 91%Snow: 86%Comfort: 84%Wear: 64%Buy again: 84%Check on AmazonBest 205/55 R16 Street/Racetrack Tires
Toyo Proxes R888R
Overall: 86% Dry: 92%Wet: 54%Comfort: 67%Wear: 69%Check on AmazonBest 205/55 R16 Summer Tires
Nexen N FERA AU7
Overall: 91.4% Dry: 93.3%Wet: 90%Comfort: 90%Wear: 90%Buy again: 90%Check on Amazon
Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R
Overall: 88% Dry: 96%Wet: 76%Comfort: 70%Wear: 62%Check on Amazon
Goodyear Assurance MaxLife
Overall: 87% Dry: 92%Wet: 89%Snow: 81%Comfort: 88%Wear: 94%Check on Amazon
Hankook Ventus R-S4
Overall: 87% Dry: 91%Wet: 75%Comfort: 77%Wear: 86%Check on Amazon
Hankook Ventus S1 noble2
Overall: 85.6% Dry: 84.7%Wet: 87%Comfort: 90%Wear: 77%Buy again: 91%Check on Amazon
Continental ExtremeContact Sport
Overall: 85.6% Dry: 88.7%Wet: 83%Comfort: 87%Wear: 86.5%Buy again: 100%Check on Amazon
Yokohama ADVAN Sport V105
Overall: 84.3% Dry: 87.7%Wet: 84.5%Comfort: 81%Wear: 77%Buy again: 84.5%Check on AmazonBest 205/55 R16 Winter Tires
General Altimax Arctic 12
Overall: 89% Dry: 82%Wet: 87%Snow: 90%Comfort: 83%Wear: 87%Check on Amazon
Michelin X-Ice Xi3
Overall: 85% Dry: 85%Wet: 88%Snow: 88%Comfort: 89%Wear: 90%Check on Amazon
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Run Flat
Overall: 84% Dry: 87%Wet: 88%Snow: 84%Comfort: 83%Wear: 80%Check on Amazon
Goodyear Ultra Grip Winter
Overall: 84% Dry: 81%Wet: 87%Snow: 88%Comfort: 80%Wear: 85%Check on Amazon
Bridgestone Blizzak WS80
Overall: 83.3% Dry: 76.7%Wet: 80%Snow: 90%Comfort: 90%Wear: 70%Buy again: 100%Check on Amazon
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
Overall: 80% Dry: 86%Wet: 88%Snow: 85%Comfort: 85%Wear: 83%Check on Amazon
Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRT
Overall: 80% Dry: 83%Wet: 88%Snow: 87%Comfort: 81%Wear: 87%Check on Amazon205/55 R16 in inches
205/55 R16 tires' overall diameter is 24.9 inches, tire width is 8.1 inches, the tire can be mounted on 16 inches wheel and the circumference is 78.2". With that parameters, we can calculate that it will take approximately 810.2 revolutions per mile.
So the closest metric tire size of 205/55R16 existing size in inches is 31x10.50R16, which is 24.5% taller and 29.63% wider.
You can use our handy tire size calculator to compare 205/55 R16 vs 31x10.50R16.
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What rims fit 205/55 R16 tires?
For each tire size there often there are several wheel sizes. You can't put too wide tires on narrow rims or vice versa. Here is what size of the wheels your vehicle needs for 205/55 R16 tires:
Rim diameter x rim width
- 16x6.5
- 16x7
- 16x6
- 16x8
- 16x5.5
- 16x7.5
- 16x9
205/55 R16 – what does it mean?
| Parameter | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 205 | The first number shows that the tire has a section width of 205 mm or approximately 8.1 inches. |
| 55 | The second number is the aspect ratio or sidewall height. In this case, it is 55%. It shows the height of the tire from the ground to the rim edge or the height of the tire's cross-section which is 55% of the width or ~ 113mm |
| R16 | The letter R means this tire is radial. Most of all tires nowadays are radial. The number is the tire diameter in inches. It means that the tire will fit 16-inch wheels |
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