Lowsided on wet road, totaled the bike. Felt like it was a good tire until it wasn't. This tire cost me more than any other tire would. Wasn't going fast, but it was still to fast for this tyre.
170/40 R17 Tyres
Everything we know about the 170/40 R17 tyre size: 1 owner reviews covering 7,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.
- 1owner reviews
- 7,000 milescovered on them
What does 170/40 R17 mean?
A 170/40 R17 tyre is 170 mm wide, its sidewall is 40% of that width (68 mm) tall, and it fits a 17 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 568 mm.
| Section width | 170 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 68 mm |
| Rim diameter | 17" (432 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 568 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 1,784 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 561 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 902 |
Also written as
170/40R17 170/40 ZR17 170-40-17 170 40 17
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 170/40 R17 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 170/40 R17 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.