255/60 R17 Tyres
Everything we know about the 255/60 R17 tyre size: 14 owner reviews covering 291,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.
- 14owner reviews
- 291,000 milescovered on them
- 179tyres made in this size
255/60 R17 EU tyre label data
EU label values are declared for each individual size, so the figures here are exact for 255/60 R17 rather than a range across a model. 100 tyres carry label data in this size. The most common load index is 106 (up to 950 kg per tyre). Speed ratings on offer: W (270 km/h), V (240 km/h), H (210 km/h), T (190 km/h), S (180 km/h), Q (160 km/h). 35 tyres in this size carry the 3PMSF severe snow marking.
A Best wet grip
13 tyres in this size hold the top EU wet grip rating, class A. The highest scoring on Tyre Reviews:
- Continental Premium Contact 6 Summer 9.1
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 Winter 8.9
- Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV Summer 8.9
- Bridgestone Turanza T005 Summer 8.6
- Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 SUV Summer 8.5
- Michelin Latitude Sport 3 Summer 8.5
B Lowest rolling resistance
The most fuel efficient choice: 11 tyres in this size reach rolling resistance class B. The highest scoring on Tyre Reviews:
- Bridgestone Blizzak 6 Winter 9.4
- Bridgestone Turanza T005 Summer 8.6
- Continental UltraContact Summer 8.5
- Dunlop Blue Response TG Summer 8.5
- Bridgestone Turanza 6 Summer 8.4
- Cooper Summer Summer 7
68dB Quietest tyres
The quietest 255/60 R17 tyres are labelled at 68 dB external noise:
- Accelera Iota ST68 Summer 6.6
Label values come from the EU EPREL database and apply to the EU market versions of each tyre. Wet grip and rolling resistance run from class A (best) to E; noise is the measured drive-by figure. A good label is a floor, not a verdict - the tests and owner ratings above tell you far more.
What does 255/60 R17 mean?
A 255/60 R17 tyre is 255 mm wide, its sidewall is 60% of that width (153 mm) tall, and it fits a 17 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 738 mm.
| Section width | 255 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 153 mm |
| Rim diameter | 17" (432 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 738 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,318 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 431 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 694 |
Also written as
255/60R17 255/60 ZR17 255-60-17 255 60 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 255/60 R17 tyres?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tyres for that exact car.
Every tyre reviewed in 255/60 R17
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 10 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric SUV Replaced by Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 SUV | Summer | 96% | 2 | 18,500 miles |
| General Grabber GT | Summer | 86% | 2 | 43,000 miles |
Reviews only cover part of the market: 179 tyres are made in 255/60 R17. Browse every 255/60 R17 tyre →
What drivers say about their 255/60 R17 tyres
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
My 2019 2.4D Toyota Hilux is usually relatively loaded with tools and equipment giving the vehicle a gross weight of between 2,500kg and 3,000kg.
I predominantly use the vehicle for work travelling between different sites and working off road most days on the electricity network in rural areas. All my colleagues drive either Isuzu D-Max, Ford Rangers or Toyota Hilux's. As you can imagine, with the work that we do, we are often recovering vehicles out the mud. The majority of my colleagues favour the General Grabber which is adequate for off-road driving but really a very poor tyre for driving on road, especially in the wet.
What I can in my experience of driving off-road frequently with the Michelin Latitude Cross is that I have only got stuck once which was due to driver error, a 8ton digger was require to rescue me, so it was quite stuck. However, I drive at obstacles such as steep vergers without care. I bounce up curbs at speed. I hit deep potholes without slowing down and I have pulled a stuck Uni-Mog out of a field (whilst appearing to set a smoke grenade off under the Hilux). I like this tyre very much, it is strong and predictable, and provided it isn't a complete disaster in the snow I would choose to put it on again. A bonus is the extended wear and hopefully a lower environmental impact.
What would be good to see is Tyre Reviews to carry out a UK based review of 'premium and popular' All-Terrain tyres. Goodyear Wrangler, Continental Cross Contact, Michelin Latitude Cross, General Grabber, Cooper Discovery, Bridgestone Dueller are all very popular choices in the UK but no real impartial testing.
I've found these tyres perfectly quiet up to around 60mph, after which things become more noticeable but that's probably down to the tread pattern. Rest assured it's nothing remotely like true off road tyres and as my (petrol) engine sounds like a bus anyway, doesn't really bother me. Due to the tread pattern, these are far superior to the previous Continentals, which were quiet running on road but for supposedly recent 4x4 M&S rated tyres, utterly useless in the few inches of snow in January plus had no grip in the mud - quite embarrassing.
I've bought these with the intention of running all year round; car doesn't do many miles as it's a runaround intended for occasional towing / slipway use, but so far I've used it on the motorway as well as winding / steep potholed country roads and these tyres have to my surprise performed flawlessly considering their cost.
I'm very pleased with them.
The ML is not a light car so I am not expecting a lot of kilometres out of them, but they are doing very well thus far.
A very good tyre that I will definitely buy again!
Just does not slide in the wet. If you drive over 60% of the time on the road this tyre is awesome - you can throw it around corners in the wet or dry with confidence. Wear is ok for +40,000km and does preform well off road. I think Pirelli GOT IT RIGHT.... this is an older tyre, has been around for more than 10years and other manufacturers are still trying to catch-up. I'm not interested in hard wearing 4WD death trap tyres which are dangerous in the wet and give you an extra 10,000km.
Only had for a few months and I would expect high wear, but grip is more important to me. Great tyre, unfortunately expensive.
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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.

