Wearing well after 36k, should hit 50k (RFT). Major issue is noise at low speeds, horrendous. Had car back in garage twice believing it was brakes/bearings, but no - tire noise. Would never buy again.
225/50 R20 Tires
Everything we know about the 225/50 R20 tire size: 6 owner reviews covering 128,215 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 6owner reviews
- 128,215 milescovered on them
- 1tires made in this size
What does 225/50 R20 mean?
A 225/50 R20 tire is 225 mm wide, its sidewall is 50% of that width (113 mm) tall, and it fits a 20 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 733 mm.
| Section width | 225 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 113 mm |
| Rim diameter | 20" (508 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 733 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,303 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 434 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 699 |
Also written as
225/50R20 225/50 ZR20 225-50-20 225 50 20
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 225/50 R20 tires?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tires for that exact car.
Every tire reviewed in 225/50 R20
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 4 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Alenza 001 | Summer | 76% | 2 | 56,000 miles |
Reviews only cover part of the market: 1 tires are made in 225/50 R20. Browse every 225/50 R20 tire →
What drivers say about their 225/50 R20 tires
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
We are very light drivers in our 60's
We drive on very good roads
The tires wore out after 26000 kms
Disgusted
We drive on very good roads
The tires wore out after 26000 kms
Disgusted
A good tire and lasted me nearly 60,000 miles. When the treads did get uneven around 60k, the tires did get very loud and almost unbearable. Felt there was some tire tread left but had to replace due to the noise, far too annoying. Overall, it was a pretty good tire, in my opinion, and for most of their life, ran quiet. Could be softer on bumpy roads, drive firm on less than smooth roads. Would buy again at the right price.
2years/20k miles on an Audi e-tron, thread down to 4mm from the original 7mm I think. Not bad I guess. It is an EV so there’s nearly no brake wear (thanks to regen), and acceleration/braking is much smoother, even in Sport mode (fast accel without tire spinning), the car traction control, suspension and other systems are also great so that should help with comfort/noise/wear.
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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.