Good wear, much higher than expected. Mine is 53.000km and still has some rubber. Excelent traction on dry and wet asphalt. Very good resistance to pot holes.
235/50 R16 Tires
Everything we know about the 235/50 R16 tire size: 1 owner reviews covering 33,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 1owner reviews
- 33,000 milescovered on them
- 4tires made in this size
What does 235/50 R16 mean?
A 235/50 R16 tire is 235 mm wide, its sidewall is 50% of that width (118 mm) tall, and it fits a 16 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 641 mm.
| Section width | 235 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 118 mm |
| Rim diameter | 16" (406 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 641 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,015 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 496 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 799 |
Also written as
235/50R16 235/50 ZR16 235-50-16 235 50 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 235/50 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 235/50 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.