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TYRE GUIDE

Tyre Guide – This page is being improved, watch this space!

Welcome to our Tyre Guide, which includes tyre speed rating tables and tyre load rating (or load index) tables.

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Below is a quick description of the numbers you see on the side of a tyre for reference:

Tyre guide size explained with logo
Tyre guide size explained with logo

Tyre guide to load ratings (Load Index).

Here is our Tyre Guide to Speed Rating. We have included this table in the order of speed, (not alphabetical order) so you can easily find the maximum speed your vehicle is legally rated for.

It should be noted that the below speeds are the legal top speed for the tyre only.

For your car to be legal, usually your tyre speed rating should at least match or be in excess of the top speed of your car.

So now you know!

Tyre Speed Rating:

LOAD INDEXMAX SPEEDMAXSPEED
A13MPH5KM/H
A26MPH10KM/H
A39MPH15KM/H
A412MPH20KM/H
A515MPH25KM/H
A619MPH30KM/H
A722MPH35KM/H
A825MPH40KM/H
B31MPH50KM/H
C37MPH60KM/H
D40MPH65KM/H
E43MPH70KM/H
F50MPH80KM/H
G56MPH90KM/H
J62MPH100KM/H
K68MPH110KM/H
L75MPH120KM/H
M81MPH130KM/H
N87MPH140KM/H
P93MPH150KM/H
Q99MPH160KM/H
R106MPH170KM/H
S112MPH180KM/H
T118MPH190KM/H
U124MPH200KM/H
H130MPH210KM/H
V149MPH240KM/H
W168MPH270KM/H
Y186MPH300KM/H
ZR150+MPH240+KM/H

Tyre load ratings (Load Index).

Here is our tyre load index (tyre load rating) guide! Here we have included tables in numerical order so you can easily find the maximum weight your vehicle can legally accept per tyre.

Car, van and light vehicle tyre load index rating (vehicles up to 2000kg per wheel) :

INDEX KG INDEX KG INDEX KG INDEX KG INDEX KG
0 45 27 97.5 54 212 81 462 108 1000
1 46.2 28 100 55 218 82 475 109 1030
2 47.5 29 103 56 224 83 487 110 1060
3 48.7 30 106 57 230 84 500 111 1090
4 50 31 109 58 236 85 515 112 1120
5 51.5 32 112 59 243 86 530 113 1150
6 53 33 115 60 250 87 545 114 1180
7 54.5 34 118 61 257 88 560 115 1215
8 56 35 121 62 265 90 580 116 1250
9 58 36 125 63 272 90 600 117 1285
10 60 37 128 64 280 91 615 118 1320
11 61.5 38 132 65 290 92 630 119 1360
12 63 39 136 66 300 93 650 120 1400
13 65 40 140 67 307 94 670 121 1450
14 67 41 145 68 315 95 690 122 1500
15 69 42 150 69 325 96 710 123 1550
16 71 43 155 70 335 97 730 124 1600
17 73 44 160 71 345 98 750 125 1650
18 75 45 165 72 355 99 775 126 1700
19 77.5 46 170 73 365 100 800 127 1750
20 80 47 175 74 375 101 825 128 1800
21 82.5 48 180 75 387 102 850 129 1850
22 85 49 185 76 400 103 878 130 1900
23 87.5 50 190 77 412 104 900 131 1950
24 90 51 195 78 425 105 925 132 2000
25 92.5 52 200 79 437 106 950
26 95 53 206 80 450 107 975

Truck and heavy vehicle tyre load index rating (vehicles over 2000kg per wheel) :

INDEXKGINDEXKGINDEXKGINDEXKGINDEXKG
13320601634875193115002232725025365000
13421201645000194118002242800025467000
13521801655150195121502252900025569000
13622401665300196125002263000025671000
13723001675450197128502273075025773000
13823601685600198132002283150025875000
13924301695800199136002293250025977500
14025001706000200140002303350026080000
14125751716150201145002313450026182500
14226501726300202150002323550026285000
14327251736500203155002333650026387500
14428001746700204160002343750026490000
14529001756900205165002353875026592500
14630001767100206170002364000026695000
14730751777300207175002374125026797500
148315017875002081800023842500268100000
149325017977502091850023943750269103000
150335018080002101900024045000270106000
151345018182502111950024146250271109000
152355018285002122000024247500272112000
153365018387502132060024348750273115000
154375018490002142120024450000274118000
155387518592502152180024551500275121500
156400018695002162240024653000276125000
157412518797502172300024754500277128500
1584250188100002182360024856000278132000
1594375189103002192430024958000279136000
1604500190106002202500025060000  
1614625191109002212575025161500  
1624750192112002222650025263000  

If, after reading this tyre guide you need to know more about tyres, you can also check out our Alloy Wheel Fitment Guide.

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