Service Description 116Y

116
Load index — max weight per tyre1250 kg / 2,756 lbs
Four of them carry 5,000 kg in total.
Y
Speed symbol — max sustained speed300 km/h / 186 mph
At its rated load.
psi
Reference pressure — where that load rating applies36 psi / 248 kPa · 2.48 bar
Not a recommended pressure — set yours from the placard in the door shut. Below this, the tyre carries less than 1250 kg.

Nearby indices

Nearby speed symbols

Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where 116Y is on the tyre

Two ratings moulded as one string, at the end of the size. Touch either half — or any other part of the wall — to read it.

205/55R16 116YCONSTRUCTIONRIM DIAMETERASPECT RATIOLOAD INDEXSECTION WIDTHSPEED SYMBOL

116 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 1250 kg at 36 psi — 5,000 kg across four.

More on load index

Also moulded on the wall