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185/40R16 vs 195/40R16

Going from one to the other changes the overall height by +1.4 %. That is inside the 3% band, so it fits and the speedometer stays close.

74.0 mm sidewall554 mm · 21.8"
185/40R16
78.0 mm sidewall562 mm · 22.1"
195/40R16

Side by side


Measure185/40R16195/40R16Change
Overall height21.8"22.1"+1.4 %
Sidewall2.91"3.07"+5.4 %
Section width185 mm195 mm+5.4 %
Circumference68.6"69.6"+1.4 %
Revs per mile924911-1.4 %
Axle height10.91"11.07"+4.0 mm
Approved rim width5–6.5"5.5–7"overlap 5.5–6.5"

Both are approved on a rim 5.5" to 6.5" wide. If yours is in that band, this is a tire change and nothing else.

What the speedometer will say

Calibrated for 185/40R16. Fit 195/40R16 and the needle stops telling the truth.


Needle saysYou are doingOut by
30 mph30.4 mph+0.4
50 mph50.7 mph+0.7
70 mph71.0 mph+1.0
90 mph91.3 mph+1.3

The odometer drifts with it. Ten thousand miles on the dial are really 10,144 on the road, so it under-counts by 144. At a true 70 mph the first turns 1078 times a minute, the second 1063.

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