Much better than previous aged Mitchelins. However, I had a sidewall fail and bludge/bald spot on the other side(both rear axle). (Possible cause: I never felt the back of my Morris needed wheel balancing!)
145/45 R14 Tires
Everything we know about the 145/45 R14 tire size: 1 owner reviews covering 20,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 1owner reviews
- 20,000 milescovered on them
What does 145/45 R14 mean?
A 145/45 R14 tire is 145 mm wide, its sidewall is 45% of that width (65 mm) tall, and it fits a 14 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 486 mm.
| Section width | 145 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 65 mm |
| Rim diameter | 14" (356 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 486 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 1,527 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 655 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 1,054 |
Also written as
145/45R14 145/45 ZR14 145-45-14 145 45 14
Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tire runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.
What cars use 145/45 R14 tires?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tires for that exact car.
What drivers say about their 145/45 R14 tires
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 tire, the size and the distance covered, and are checked by hand before publication. Test results come from independent published tire tests indexed by size, and label values from the EU EPREL database.
About the TR Score
The Tire Reviews Score rates each tire 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 Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.