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185/65 R17 Tyres

Everything we know about the 185/65 R17 tyre size: 3 owner reviews covering 2,600 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.

  • 3owner reviews
  • 2,600 milescovered on them
  • 1tyres made in this size
185/65 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 672 185 120 17" 120

What does 185/65 R17 mean?

A 185/65 R17 tyre is 185 mm wide, its sidewall is 65% of that width (120 mm) tall, and it fits a 17 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 672 mm.

185/65 R17 nominal dimensions
Section width185 mm
Sidewall height120 mm
Rim diameter17" (432 mm)
Overall diameter≈ 672 mm
Circumference≈ 2,112 mm
Revolutions per km≈ 473
Revolutions per mile≈ 762

Also written as

185/65R17 185/65 ZR17 185-65-17 185 65 17

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 185/65 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 185/65 R17 tyres

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

58%
Dunlop StreetResponse 2 185/65 R17 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 16V Life (Twinport) 600 miles July 29, 2016
I have fitted all four new tyres fromt BlackCircles.
I have done about 700 miles so far, the impression isn't good at all.
The feeling of car floating on the road, with sudden little drags left or right. I went to the garage, done whole suspension + tracking, still the same.
I am so tensed when driving, nothing to compare with my old ContiContacts 3. These are the worst tyres ever over my 18 years drivers experience! Did not expect this from Dunlop. Will newer ever buy Dunlops again.

42%
Triangle CNNT CLS 185/65 R17 Ford Focus July 25, 2012
These tyres were fitted to my company a few months ago and they are, without a shadow of a doubt, the WORST tyres i've ever had the misfortune of having to drive with in the wet. In the dry they are fine but they have little to no traction when the road is anything other than bone dry. The slightest amount of of even dew causes a disproportionate level of loss of grip and i no over-steer as a matter of routine so as to compensate for the inevitable drift i know i am going to encounter no maatter how slow i'm, driving! Great, the wear on these things is excellent and they probably wont need replaced for the next 40 years but, to the inexperienced driver, i believe these tyres have the potential to cause a serious accident!!
77%
Pirelli Dragon Supercorsa Pro 185/65 R17 Honda Fireblade 1000 2,000 miles December 30, 2009
Great great dry grip, not so hot in the wet but you generally tip to around when it's raining and you're riding a hypersports bike!

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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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