Tesla Factory Tire Sizes by Model and Wheel

Start at the door pillar, not this page

There's no single "Tesla tire size," and there isn't even one size per model. Tesla fits different sizes to different wheel packages, has changed them across model years, and on several cars uses wider tires on the rear than the front.

So before you trust any table, including ours, check your car:

• Door-jamb placard. The Tire and Loading Information label on the door pillar lists the original tire size, load and cold pressure for your car.
• Owner's manual. The Wheel and Tire Specifications section lists every factory size, with the load index and speed rating for each.
• The tires on the car. Good for confirming, but if a previous owner changed wheels, they may not match the placard.

Type the size from your placard into the decoder to see what every part of it means:

Reading the placard on a Tesla

The placard lists the original tire size, the cold inflation pressure, and the maximum combined weight of occupants and cargo. On a staggered car it shows two sizes: one for the front axle and one for the rear. Read both, and note which is which before you shop.

Two things can trip you up:

• The placard reflects how the car left the factory. If the car has had a wheel upgrade, a winter set or a previous owner's choice of wheels, what's on the car now may differ. In that case, the placard and manual still tell you what Tesla specified.
• Pressures are tied to the original tires. Tesla's manual says tire pressures vary with the type of tire fitted. Use the figure on the placard for the factory size, and ask your installer if you've changed sizes.

How to read the tables below

The sizes below come from the Wheel and Tire Specifications pages in Tesla's owner's manuals, plus one Tesla Shop wheel package listing, as published on the date of this guide. Tesla updates these pages, so:

• "Square" means the same size on all four wheels.
• "Staggered" means the rear tires are a different (wider) size from the fronts.
• Where a year, trim or wheel isn't listed, we couldn't confirm it from a Tesla page. Check your door-jamb placard.

We've left out load indexes and speed ratings on purpose. They vary by the exact tire Tesla specified for your car, and the manual lists the minimum for each. Match or exceed what yours shows.

Model 3

Tesla's Model 3 manual lists 20-inch tires in both 235/35R20 and 275/30R20, on 20 x 9.0J and 20 x 10.0J wheels. The wider rear size applies to the newer Performance wheel package. The Model 3 has had more than one design generation, so check your door-jamb placard to confirm which applies to your car.

Model Y

For 2025-on Model Y cars, sizes depend on the trim and wheel package, and we couldn't confirm a full list from Tesla's US pages. Check your door-jamb placard.

Shopping for a Model Y set specifically? Our Model Y tire buying guide on the blog walks through load ratings, T markings and replacing in pairs.

Model S

Tesla's Model S manual pairs these with wider rear wheels (19 x 9.5J front and 19 x 10.5J rear on the 19-inch package), and Tesla's own winter package for the 19-inch Tempest wheel ships two tires of each size. Earlier Model S cars (2012 to 2020) were offered with many wheel and tire combinations over the years. Check your door-jamb placard.

Model X

For 2015 to 2020 Model X cars, sizes differ by wheel package. Check your door-jamb placard.

Cybertruck

Note the LT at the front of the all-terrain size. LT (light truck) tires use a different load-rating system from passenger tires, so an LT tire and a non-LT tire with the same "285/65R20" numbers aren't automatically interchangeable. Replace like with like, at the load rating your manual lists, unless a tire professional confirms otherwise.

What staggered means for you

If your Tesla is staggered, three things change:

1. Rotation is limited. Front and rear tires are different sizes, so they can't swap axles. Our rotation, alignment and TPMS guide covers what that means for Tesla's rotation interval.
2. You buy in pairs of two sizes. A full set is two fronts and two rears, so search for both placard sizes.
3. Axles can wear at different rates. Without rotation to even things out, check tread depth on the front and rear tires separately rather than assuming they wear together.

Size is only half the match

Tesla's manual is direct: use tires and wheels that match the original specification. It also warns that tires that don't match can affect how the tire pressure monitoring system works. USTMA gives the same advice for every vehicle: match the placard's size, load-carrying capacity and speed rating.

In practice, that means checking three things on any replacement:

• Size, front and rear, exactly as on the placard.
• Load index, including any XL or HL marking, at or above the original.
• Speed rating, at or above the original.

Our guide to reading a tire size explains each part, and Tesla tire basics explains why load ratings matter more on a heavy EV.

Find tires in your Tesla's size

Once you have your placard sizes, shop tires by vehicle and choose your Tesla, or search by size. Tires ship free to the 48 contiguous states and DC, or free to our Sunrise shop for installation. In South Florida, our mobile installation vans cover Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, and you can schedule an install online. Not sure which size is yours? Call (954) 773-1896 and read us the placard.