Worst tires I've ever purchased. After 3000 miles they began to cup. After only 15,500 miles, the sidewalls began to crack badly.
225/85 R16 Tires
Everything we know about the 225/85 R16 tire size: 3 owner reviews covering 45,505 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 3owner reviews
- 45,505 milescovered on them
- 1tires made in this size
What does 225/85 R16 mean?
A 225/85 R16 tire is 225 mm wide, its sidewall is 85% of that width (191 mm) tall, and it fits a 16 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 789 mm.
| Section width | 225 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 191 mm |
| Rim diameter | 16" (406 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 789 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,478 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 403 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 649 |
Also written as
225/85R16 225/85 ZR16 225-85-16 225 85 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 225/85 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 225/85 R16 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.