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235/40 R16 Tires

Everything we know about the 235/40 R16 tire size: 2 owner reviews covering 6,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.

  • 2owner reviews
  • 6,000 milescovered on them
235/40 R16 To scale, mm
Ø 594 235 94 16" 94

What does 235/40 R16 mean?

A 235/40 R16 tire is 235 mm wide, its sidewall is 40% of that width (94 mm) tall, and it fits a 16 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 594 mm.

235/40 R16 nominal dimensions
Section width235 mm
Sidewall height94 mm
Rim diameter16" (406 mm)
Overall diameter≈ 594 mm
Circumference≈ 1,867 mm
Revolutions per km≈ 536
Revolutions per mile≈ 862

Also written as

235/40R16 235/40 ZR16 235-40-16 235 40 16

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 235/40 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 235/40 R16 tires

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

50%
Nankang NS2 235/40 R16 Volvo V60 D3 5,000 miles August 29, 2019
Normal tires in dry conditions, far from a top tire but decents. With water/rain grip is not good at all.
Not recommended.
100%
Vredestein Ultrac Satin 235/40 R16 Ford Focus ST 1,000 miles December 26, 2016
Instantly noticeable improvement over the Goodyear tires they replaced. Wet and dry grip is excellent. Road noise is reduced, while comfort is dramatically improved.
These are fitted on a 2013 focus ST. Remapped. They handle the power very well.
Highly recommended. It's hard not to at the price they are available at right now.

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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.

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