Only had them on for a couple of weeks but so far so good. No snow here this time of year but they ride well, low noise, and great on wet roads.
230/70 R16 Tyres
Everything we know about the 230/70 R16 tyre size: 1 owner reviews covering 100 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.
- 1owner reviews
- 100 milescovered on them
- 1tyres made in this size
What does 230/70 R16 mean?
A 230/70 R16 tyre is 230 mm wide, its sidewall is 70% of that width (161 mm) tall, and it fits a 16 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 728 mm.
| Section width | 230 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 161 mm |
| Rim diameter | 16" (406 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 728 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,288 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 437 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 703 |
Also written as
230/70R16 230/70 ZR16 230-70-16 230 70 16
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 230/70 R16 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 230/70 R16 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.