{"id":133,"date":"2026-08-26T13:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T11:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reifen-mueller.com\/ratgeber\/reifengroesse-verstehen\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T09:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:56:13","slug":"understanding-tyre-sizes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reifen-mueller.com\/en\/ratgeber\/reifengroesse-verstehen\/","title":{"rendered":"How to read tyre sizes correctly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"133\" class=\"elementor elementor-133\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3q1t50f e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3q1t50f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dep9jk7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dep9jk7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The tyre size printed on the sidewall of your tyre provides important technical information. We explain what the numbers and letters mean.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dw1ic6a e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dw1ic6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ertwinr e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ertwinr\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-kengstp e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"kengstp\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-y6z8fyk elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"y6z8fyk\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0m5a70m elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0m5a70m\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to read tyre markings: Example 205\/55 R16 91 V<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-nq3uu60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"nq3uu60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>V is the speed index, i.e. the maximum permissible speed<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-sxo4mqr e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"sxo4mqr\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-mw27xoa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"mw27xoa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2u9p4rs elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2u9p4rs\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle-notch\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288 39.056v16.659c0 10.804 7.281 20.159 17.686 23.066C383.204 100.434 440 171.518 440 256c0 101.689-82.295 184-184 184-101.689 0-184-82.295-184-184 0-84.47 56.786-155.564 134.312-177.219C216.719 75.874 224 66.517 224 55.712V39.064c0-15.709-14.834-27.153-30.046-23.234C86.603 43.482 7.394 141.206 8.003 257.332c.72 137.052 111.477 246.956 248.531 246.667C393.255 503.711 504 392.788 504 256c0-115.633-79.14-212.779-186.211-240.236C302.678 11.889 288 23.456 288 39.056z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">205 is the tyre width in millimetres<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle-notch\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288 39.056v16.659c0 10.804 7.281 20.159 17.686 23.066C383.204 100.434 440 171.518 440 256c0 101.689-82.295 184-184 184-101.689 0-184-82.295-184-184 0-84.47 56.786-155.564 134.312-177.219C216.719 75.874 224 66.517 224 55.712V39.064c0-15.709-14.834-27.153-30.046-23.234C86.603 43.482 7.394 141.206 8.003 257.332c.72 137.052 111.477 246.956 248.531 246.667C393.255 503.711 504 392.788 504 256c0-115.633-79.14-212.779-186.211-240.236C302.678 11.889 288 23.456 288 39.056z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">55 is the ratio of the tyre\u2019s height to its width, expressed as a percentage; this is the aspect ratio<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-ring\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 64C110.06 64 0 125.91 0 208v98.13C0 384.48 114.62 448 256 448s256-63.52 256-141.87V208c0-82.09-110.06-144-256-144zm0 64c106.04 0 192 35.82 192 80 0 9.26-3.97 18.12-10.91 26.39C392.15 208.21 328.23 192 256 192s-136.15 16.21-181.09 42.39C67.97 226.12 64 217.26 64 208c0-44.18 85.96-80 192-80zM120.43 264.64C155.04 249.93 201.64 240 256 240s100.96 9.93 135.57 24.64C356.84 279.07 308.93 288 256 288s-100.84-8.93-135.57-23.36z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">R16 stands for the radial tyre type and the rim diameter in inches<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-car-side\" viewbox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M544 192h-16L419.22 56.02A64.025 64.025 0 0 0 369.24 32H155.33c-26.17 0-49.7 15.93-59.42 40.23L48 194.26C20.44 201.4 0 226.21 0 256v112c0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16h48c0 53.02 42.98 96 96 96s96-42.98 96-96h128c0 53.02 42.98 96 96 96s96-42.98 96-96h48c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-80c0-53.02-42.98-96-96-96zM160 432c-26.47 0-48-21.53-48-48s21.53-48 48-48 48 21.53 48 48-21.53 48-48 48zm72-240H116.93l38.4-96H232v96zm48 0V96h89.24l76.8 96H280zm200 240c-26.47 0-48-21.53-48-48s21.53-48 48-48 48 21.53 48 48-21.53 48-48 48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">91 is the load index, i.e. the maximum permissible load<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-je2pjes e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"je2pjes\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6y48g3v e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6y48g3v\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-u3l6t9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"u3l6t9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367l0fe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"367l0fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aognaqz elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aognaqz\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Important to know<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cw94oq e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cw94oq\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5xapc75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5xapc75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can find the permitted tyre size for your vehicle in Part I of the registration certificate or on the tyre pressure sticker inside the vehicle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-qf4y7yh e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"qf4y7yh\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-yelie7r elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"yelie7r\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1k0zpiu elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1k0zpiu\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Would you like to book an appointment?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ntkhpfq e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ntkhpfq\" 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