Best 255/65R16 tires

54 rated tires available in this size, scored on dry, wet, snow, comfort and wear.

Top pick in 255/65R16

Toyo Open Country A/T III

2,011 owner reviews · 3 tests

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Every rated 255/65R16 tire, by season

Ranked by our Relative score, weighed against how many reviews and tests stand behind it.

How scores work

Relative score: 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
Ranking: The score already allows for how much stands behind it: with only a few reviews or tests a tire stays near the typical score. Among similar scores, newer tires rank higher and tires replaced by a newer generation lower.

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Best 255/65R16 all-season tires

7 more rated tires in this size are listed on their brand pages.

Best 255/65R16 summer tires

6 more rated tires in this size are listed on their brand pages.

Best 255/65R16 winter tires

Best 255/65R16 all-terrain tires

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iLink Powercity 79
53 owner reviews
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255/65R16 in inches

Overall diameter	29.1″
Section width	10″
Rim diameter	16″
Sidewall height	166 mm
Circumference	91.3″
Revolutions per mile	694.2

Revolutions per mile: how many times the tire turns in one mile, the count your speedometer is calibrated to.

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What rims fit 255/65R16 tires?

A tire fits a range of rim widths. Too narrow or too wide and the sidewall changes shape.

Minimum

7″

Ideal

8″

Maximum

9″

The rim diameter is fixed at 16″; only the width can change. Rims are usually 70–90% as wide as the tire’s 10″ section width.

Fitted from the factory on rims: 16x7, 16x7.5, 16x8.

Cars that use 255/65R16

Fitted from the factory on at least one trim. Models with the most trims and years in this size come first.

Isuzu Bighorn1981–1991

SsangYong Musso1993–2006

Dodge Dakota1987–2004

Land Rover Discovery 11989–1998

Nissan Terrano 21993–2006

Land Rover Range Rover1994–2002

Ford Endeavour2003–2015

Ford Everest2003–2015

Opel Frontera1995–1998

Toyota 4Runner1995–2002

SsangYong Korando1996–2006

Mercedes-Benz M-Class1997–2005

26 more models use this size. Find your vehicle

Sizes often compared with 255/65R16

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255/65R16 — what does it mean?

Parameter	Meaning
255	The first number is the section width — 255 mm, or about 10 inches across the widest part of the tire.
65	The second number is the aspect ratio: sidewall height as a percentage of width. At 65%, the sidewall is about 166 mm tall.
R16	R means radial construction, which nearly all modern tires use. The number is the rim diameter in inches — this tire fits a 16-inch wheel.