Very noisy tires. In wet they are dangerous and very poor performance. My BMW 330ci flashed all the time DSC light.
230/40 R17 Tires
Everything we know about the 230/40 R17 tire size: 1 owner reviews covering 1,500 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 1owner reviews
- 1,500 milescovered on them
What does 230/40 R17 mean?
A 230/40 R17 tire is 230 mm wide, its sidewall is 40% of that width (92 mm) tall, and it fits a 17 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 616 mm.
| Section width | 230 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 92 mm |
| Rim diameter | 17" (432 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 616 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 1,935 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 517 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 832 |
Also written as
230/40R17 230/40 ZR17 230-40-17 230 40 17
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 230/40 R17 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 230/40 R17 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.