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Best 255/70R16 tires

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

Top pick in 255/70R16

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

31 owner reviews · 27 tests

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Every rated 255/70R16 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.

Best 255/70R16 all-season tires

27
  1. Falken WildPeak A/T4W

    1,048 owner reviews

    77 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  2. General Grabber H/T

    6 owner reviews

    74 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  3. Nokian One HT

    24 owner reviews

    75 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  4. Michelin Defender LTX M/S

    10 owner reviews · 1 test

    76 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  5. Nokian Outpost nAT

    36 owner reviews

    70 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16

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

Best 255/70R16 summer tires

14
  1. Continental CrossContact A/TR

    7 owner reviews

    72 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  2. Dynamo Hiscend-H MHT01

    10 owner reviews

    69 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  3. General Grabber GT+

    29 owner reviews · 2 tests

    69 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  4. General Grabber GT

    64 owner reviews

    72 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  5. LingLong Comfort Master

    8 owner reviews · 2 tests

    64 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16

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

Best 255/70R16 winter tires

12
  1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

    31 owner reviews · 27 tests

    79 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  2. Nokian WR SUV 4

    5 owner reviews · 3 tests

    76 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  3. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P

    20 owner reviews · 9 tests

    74 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  4. Toyo Open Country WT

    5 owner reviews

    75 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  5. Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2

    35 owner reviews

    72 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16

Best 255/70R16 all-terrain tires

38
  1. BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO3

    186 owner reviews

    72 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  2. Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S

    688 owner reviews · 1 test

    76 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  3. Hankook Dynapro AT2 Xtreme

    241 owner reviews

    73 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  4. Rovelo Ridgetrak A/T

    3 owner reviews

    73 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  5. Falken Wildpeak A/T A/T3WA

    3 owner reviews · 1 test

    71 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16

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

Best 255/70R16 mud-terrain tires

2
  1. BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3

    121 owner reviews

    72 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  2. BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM2

    44 owner reviews

    68 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16

More 255/70R16 tires, season not listed

3
  1. iLink Powercity 77

    43 owner reviews

    67 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  2. BlackHawk Agility SUV

    19 owner reviews

    63 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16
  3. iLink Powercity 79

    53 owner reviews

    54 Check price on Amazon · 255/70R16

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255/70R16 in inches

Overall diameter30.1″
Section width10″
Rim diameter16″
Sidewall height179 mm
Circumference94.4″
Revolutions per mile671

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

The closest flotation size is 31x10.50R16 — 3.1% taller and 4.6% wider. Compare them in the calculator.

Compare 255/70R16 with another size in the tire size calculator

What rims fit 255/70R16 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.

Some factory fitments sit outside that range: 16x6.5. Check the rim width approved for your car before you buy.

Sizes often compared with 255/70R16

Close alternatives — each opens in the tire size calculator.

255/70R16VS30x10R15
255/70R16VS255/65R17
255/70R16VS235/70R17
255/70R16VS275/60R17
255/70R16VS235/75R16

255/70R16 — what does it mean?

ParameterMeaning
255The first number is the section width — 255 mm, or about 10 inches across the widest part of the tire.
70The second number is the aspect ratio: sidewall height as a percentage of width. At 70%, the sidewall is about 179 mm tall.
R16R means radial construction, which nearly all modern tires use. The number is the rim diameter in inches — this tire fits a 16-inch wheel.