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250/50 R15 Tires

Everything we know about the 250/50 R15 tire size: 1 owner reviews covering 12,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.

  • 1owner reviews
  • 12,000 milescovered on them
250/50 R15 To scale, mm
Ø 631 250 125 15" 125

What does 250/50 R15 mean?

A 250/50 R15 tire is 250 mm wide, its sidewall is 50% of that width (125 mm) tall, and it fits a 15 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 631 mm.

Section width250 mm
Sidewall height125 mm
Rim diameter15" (381 mm)
Overall diameter≈ 631 mm
Circumference≈ 1,982 mm
Revolutions per km≈ 504
Revolutions per mile≈ 812

Also written as

250/50R15 250/50 ZR15 250-50-15 250 50 15

Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tire runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.

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What cars use 250/50 R15 tires?

The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tires for that exact car.

Lotus Elan M100 1 reviews in this size

What drivers say about their 250/50 R15 tires

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

53%
Kumho Ecsta KU31 250/50 R15 Lotus Elan M100 12,000 miles January 19, 2011
When I first bought these tires I was particularly impressed with the grip in the wet and the dry. Although over time the overall grip has deteriorated quite allot, also the braking distance is now very bad basically feels like a badly worn tire when its still legal!

Cheap tire with good preliminary grip and progressive feel for a "mid range" boot but the wear on them is just unacceptable especially in these bad times.

I am going for a full set of Uniroyal Rainsport 2 next as they have glowing reviews!

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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.

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