I had a set of these tyres fitted to my wife's VW Golf Mk4 1.4 in 2011. They have now done 29,320 miles. Although a summer tyre their grip in deep snow was excellent.
175/90 R14 Tyres
Everything we know about the 175/90 R14 tyre size: 1 owner reviews covering 30,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.
- 1owner reviews
- 30,000 milescovered on them
What does 175/90 R14 mean?
A 175/90 R14 tyre is 175 mm wide, its sidewall is 90% of that width (158 mm) tall, and it fits a 14 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 671 mm.
| Section width | 175 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 158 mm |
| Rim diameter | 14" (356 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 671 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,107 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 475 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 764 |
Also written as
175/90R14 175/90 ZR14 175-90-14 175 90 14
Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tyre runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.
What cars use 175/90 R14 tyres?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tyres for that exact car.
What drivers say about their 175/90 R14 tyres
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
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Where this data comes from
Owner ratings are submitted through the review form on this site, naming the tyre, the size and the distance covered, and are checked by hand before publication. Test results come from independent published tyre tests indexed by size, and label values from the EU EPREL database.
About the TR Score
The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, so you can check a car-specific ranking against the wider evidence.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.