Excellent tire for VW Kombi and touring. Lots of country driving and the Toyo H08 tires have performed very well. They still appear as new, with no wear and still plenty of tread depth. Tires handle dirt roads without any problems. Will buy again, and will put them on my trailer as well.
185/75 R14 Tires
Everything we know about the 185/75 R14 tire size: 1 owner reviews covering 20 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 1owner reviews
- 20 milescovered on them
- 24tires made in this size
185/75 R14 EU tire label data
EU label values are declared for each individual size, so the figures here are exact for 185/75 R14 rather than a range across a model. 13 tires carry label data in this size. The most common load index is 102 (up to 850 kg per tire). Speed ratings on offer: H (210 km/h), T (190 km/h), R (170 km/h), Q (160 km/h). 2 tires in this size carry the 3PMSF severe snow marking.
A Best wet grip
1 tires in this size hold the top EU wet grip rating, class A. The highest scoring on Tire Reviews:
- Maxxis Vansmart Snow WL2 Winter
68dB Quietest tires
The quietest 185/75 R14 tires are labelled at 68 dB external noise:
- Hankook OPTIMO K715 Summer 7.2
- Nexen Roadian CT8 Summer 7.1
Label values come from the EU EPREL database and apply to the EU market versions of each tire. 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 185/75 R14 mean?
A 185/75 R14 tire is 185 mm wide, its sidewall is 75% of that width (139 mm) tall, and it fits a 14 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 633 mm.
| Section width | 185 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 139 mm |
| Rim diameter | 14" (356 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 633 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 1,989 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 503 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 809 |
Also written as
185/75R14 185/75 ZR14 185-75-14 185 75 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 185/75 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 185/75 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.