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220/55 R16 Tyres

Everything we know about the 220/55 R16 tyre size: 1 owner reviews covering 12,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.

  • 1owner reviews
  • 12,000 milescovered on them
220/55 R16 To scale, mm
Ø 648 220 121 16" 121

What does 220/55 R16 mean?

A 220/55 R16 tyre is 220 mm wide, its sidewall is 55% of that width (121 mm) tall, and it fits a 16 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 648 mm.

Section width220 mm
Sidewall height121 mm
Rim diameter16" (406 mm)
Overall diameter≈ 648 mm
Circumference≈ 2,037 mm
Revolutions per km≈ 491
Revolutions per mile≈ 790

Also written as

220/55R16 220/55 ZR16 220-55-16 220 55 16

Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tyre runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.

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What cars use 220/55 R16 tyres?

The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tyres for that exact car.

Volkswagen Golf MK6 1.6 tdi 1 reviews in this size

What drivers say about their 220/55 R16 tyres

The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.

77%
Dunlop Sport BluResponse 220/55 R16 Volkswagen Golf MK6 1.6 tdi 12,000 miles October 12, 2016
Very impressed with this tyre at first. Exceptional grip, performance, fuel economy, comfort, the works!! I drove from Swansea to Margate and reached 72 MPG with these at AVG speed of 69mph. Exceptional.

BUT
I reached about 7K miles and realised the outer edges were scuffing BADLY. Had the camber/caster checked by VW. Apparently fixed. Reached 12K miles and now they have started showing threads out of the scuff marks. Needed to be replaced. FRONT TYRES ONLY! Back tyres are still 6cm of tread throughout.

So. My advice for someone getting these for a VW. Rotate them around 5K so that you do not blow them like I did.

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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.

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