Better in mud than either, also impressive in the rocks. Closest to MT performance in mud and rocks, while still being great on pavement, ice and winter conditions.
315/80 R17 Tires
Everything we know about the 315/80 R17 tire size: 1 owner reviews covering 25,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 1owner reviews
- 25,000 milescovered on them
What does 315/80 R17 mean?
A 315/80 R17 tire is 315 mm wide, its sidewall is 80% of that width (252 mm) tall, and it fits a 17 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 936 mm.
| Section width | 315 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 252 mm |
| Rim diameter | 17" (432 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 936 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,940 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 340 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 547 |
Also written as
315/80R17 315/80 ZR17 315-80-17 315 80 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 315/80 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 315/80 R17 tires
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
Better in mud than either, also impressive in the rocks. Closest to MT performance in mud and rocks, while still being great on pavement, ice and winter conditions.
Drive on 315/80 R17 tires?
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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.

