Volvo S40 tire and wheel sizes

The Volvo S40 was approved in Switzerland between 1999 and 2012 with tires from 195/55R15 to 215/45R18 on 15″, 16″, 17″, 18″ wheels. The most common sizes are 195/60R16, 205/55R16, 205/50R17.

Sizes differ by engine, trim and market. Confirm with the tire placard (usually on the driver's door jamb), the owner's manual or the vehicle registration papers before buying tires or wheels.

Most common sizes

Volvo S40 (2003–2012) type M

43 approved versions, e.g. S40 T5, S40 2.0D, S40 T5 AWD, S40 1,6.

Tire sizeAxleLoad / speedRim and offsetVersions
195/65R15 Front & rear — 6Jx15 ET46 19
195/60R16 Front & rear — 6.5Jx16 ET52.5 43
205/55R16 Front & rear — 6.5Jx16 ET52.5 43
205/50R17 Front & rear — 7Jx17 ET52.5 43
215/45R18 Front & rear — 7.5Jx18 ET52.5 36

Volvo S40 (1999–2001) type V

17 approved versions, e.g. S40 1.9D, S40 1.6, S40 1.8, S40 2.0.

Tire sizeAxleLoad / speedRim and offsetVersions
185/65R15 Front & rear — 6Jx15 ET43/44, 6.5Jx15 ET44 16
195/55R15 Front & rear — 6Jx15 ET43/44, 6.5Jx15 ET44 9
195/60R15 Front & rear — 6Jx15 ET43/44, 6.5Jx15 ET44 8
205/55R15 Front & rear — 6Jx15 ET43/44, 6.5Jx15 ET44 17
205/50R16 Front & rear — 6.5Jx16 ET44, 7Jx16 ET44 17
215/45R17 Front & rear — 7Jx17 ET44 5

How to read this table

Rim and offset uses the European notation: 7Jx17 ET45 is a 7-inch wide, 17-inch diameter wheel with a 45 mm offset. "Versions" is how many approved versions list that size — a rough guide to how common it is. Load / speed is the most frequent service description (for example 91V) among them; your car may require a higher one.

Showing 60 of 74 approvals: rare special versions are left out to keep the page readable. Records were read from the German-language text and checked against the French text; 99 % matched exactly.

Source: Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO/ASTRA), open government data. Original data (downloaded 2026-09-29). Data processed by us; errors in processing are ours, not the publisher's.