These tires were installed on our used ML350 at purchase. The first winter with these tires seemed OK, but the second winter proved to be a disaster. After reading some of the reviews, this may be attributed to the poor wear that other posters are referring to. There were several big storms during the winter of 2012/2013, but having a 4-wheel drive vehicle was supposed make life easier. Stopping and starting was a continuous adventure as these tires provided absolutely no grip, even with trace amounts of snow on the roads. Given that they are horrible on snow, they wear quickly, I see no reason why anyone would ever consider buying them (or their next generation replacements). Stay away.
265/55 R17 Tires
Everything we know about the 265/55 R17 tire size: 1 owner reviews covering 12,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 1owner reviews
- 12,000 milescovered on them
- 1tires made in this size
What does 265/55 R17 mean?
A 265/55 R17 tire is 265 mm wide, its sidewall is 55% of that width (146 mm) tall, and it fits a 17 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 723 mm.
| Section width | 265 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 146 mm |
| Rim diameter | 17" (432 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 723 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,272 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 440 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 708 |
Also written as
265/55R17 265/55 ZR17 265-55-17 265 55 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 265/55 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 265/55 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.