145/45 R17 Tires
Everything we know about the 145/45 R17 tire size: 1 owner reviews covering 1,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 1owner reviews
- 1,000 milescovered on them
What does 145/45 R17 mean?
A 145/45 R17 tire is 145 mm wide, its sidewall is 45% of that width (65 mm) tall, and it fits a 17 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 562 mm.
| Section width | 145 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 65 mm |
| Rim diameter | 17" (432 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 562 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 1,767 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 566 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 911 |
Also written as
145/45R17 145/45 ZR17 145-45-17 145 45 17
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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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.