+ Very good sporty tire. Excellent grip wet or dry. Great lean angles. Inspires confidence.
- Very soft compound hence the grip. Prone to Punctures.
- Very soft compound hence the grip. Prone to Punctures.
120/80 R16 Tires
Everything we know about the 120/80 R16 tire size: 3 owner reviews covering 4,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 3owner reviews
- 4,000 milescovered on them
- 10tires made in this size
What does 120/80 R16 mean?
A 120/80 R16 tire is 120 mm wide, its sidewall is 80% of that width (96 mm) tall, and it fits a 16 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 598 mm.
| Section width | 120 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 96 mm |
| Rim diameter | 16" (406 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 598 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 1,880 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 532 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 856 |
Also written as
120/80R16 120/80 ZR16 120-80-16 120 80 16
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 120/80 R16 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 120/80 R16 tires
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
Drive on 120/80 R16 tires?
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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.