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BMW M3 tire size

Original tire sizes for the BMW M3, model years 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991. Trim levels and wheel packages change the size within the same year, so confirm on the door-jamb sticker before ordering.

Front and rear Same size One size fits all four corners on the fitments we list.
Wheel sizes 15" Every fitment we list uses this diameter.
Tire sizes listed 1 One size per model year across the years we cover.

Check before you order. The surest answer is the tires on the car right now: the size is molded into the sidewall. The placard inside the driver's door tells you what the factory fitted. Our guide on reading a tire size shows exactly where to look.

BMW M3
Shown: 1990 BMW M3. Photo: Kieran White from Manchester, England, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Size by year and trim

Model yearsTrim or packageTire sizeFrom
1988-1991 E30 205/55R15 $75

Tire size by model year

Model yearTire sizeTrim or packageFrom
1991 BMW M3 205/55R15 E30 $75
1990 BMW M3 205/55R15 E30 $75
1989 BMW M3 205/55R15 E30 $75
1988 BMW M3 205/55R15 E30 $75

What BMW approves

BMW

BMW-approved tires carry a star on the sidewall.

The star means BMW signed off on that exact tire for that car. Many BMWs also leave the factory on run-flats, marked RSC or with the maker's own code such as ZP or MOE, and BMW's own advice is not to mix run-flat and standard tires on the same car.

Brands that carry the approval

Michelin Pirelli Continental Bridgestone Goodyear

Written on the sidewall as: Pirelli P Zero (★), Continental PremiumContact 6 (★).

Check this before you order
The tire and loading information placard on a car door jamb
Open the driver's door. The placard sits on the jamb or the B-pillar.
TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATIONBMW M3 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT SIZESYour own placard also gives the pressures and the load limitTIRESIZECOLD TIRE PRESSUREFRONT205/55R15SEE YOUR PLACARDREAR205/55R15SEE YOUR PLACARDTHIS IS THE SIZE YOU ORDER

The drawing carries the sizes we list for this car, so you know what you are looking for. The placard on the car is still the final word, and it is the only place that gives the cold pressures: the number molded into the sidewall is the maximum the tire can hold, not what your car wants.

What those tires cost

All four corners 205/55R15 1 of the listed M3 builds from $75 per tire

BMW M3 tires: common questions

What size tires does a BMW M3 take?

The most common original size is 205/55R15. Other model years and trims use different sizes, so check the list on this page and confirm against the sticker inside your driver's door.

Can I fit a different size on my BMW M3?

You can, within limits: the overall diameter should stay within about 3 percent of the original, and the load index and speed rating must meet or exceed the door placard. Anything further changes your speedometer reading and can rub at full lock.

Where is the tire size on a BMW M3?

Open the driver's door and look at the white and yellow placard on the door jamb or the B-pillar. The same size is also molded into the sidewall of the tires currently on the car, unless someone changed them.

What size tires does a 1991 BMW M3 take?

The 1991 BMW M3 came from the factory on 205/55R15. Wheel packages can change that within the same model year, so check the placard inside the door jamb before you order.

What size tires does a 1990 BMW M3 take?

The 1990 BMW M3 came from the factory on 205/55R15. Wheel packages can change that within the same model year, so check the placard inside the door jamb before you order.

What size tires does a 1989 BMW M3 take?

The 1989 BMW M3 came from the factory on 205/55R15. Wheel packages can change that within the same model year, so check the placard inside the door jamb before you order.