245/50R16 tires

About 245/50R16 tires

245/50R16 means a 245 mm section width, a sidewall 50 percent of that (123 mm) and a 16 inch rim, which works out to 25.6 inches tall. Whether 245/50R16 works comes down to the wheel width it mounts on and how far it lands from the height the car left the factory with.

7 lines carry 245/50R16, from 5 brands (Falken, Nitto, General, Hankook and 1 more). By type that is 4 all season and 3 performance summer. The tire has to stay near your car's stock height and mount on your wheel width, so pick the car and the wheel set and the page keeps only the 245/50R16 lines that do both.

Common questions

What does 245/50R16 mean?

245 is the section width in millimeters, 50 is the sidewall height as a percent of that width (123 mm here), R means radial and 16 is the wheel diameter in inches. Overall the tire stands 25.6 inches tall.

Will 245/50R16 fit your car?

Pick your year, make and model and the tires page answers it for yours. The wheel width has to carry the section width and the overall height has to stay near where the car started.

What wheel width fits 245/50R16?

The tire makers list 6 to 9.5 inch rim widths across the 245 mm sizes we carry, and each product page shows the range for that line. Pick a 16 inch wheel set and the tire step checks the width for you.