Saab 9-5 tire and wheel sizes

The Saab 9-5 was approved in Switzerland between 1998 and 2011 with tires from 195/65R15 to 255/35R20 on 15″, 16″, 17″, 18″, 19″, 20″ wheels. The most common sizes are 225/45R17, 215/55R16, 205/55R16.

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

Saab 9-5 (2010–2011) type YS3G

20 approved versions, e.g. 9-5 LIM 2.0TiD, 9-5 LIM 2.0T XWD, 9-5 LIM 2.0T FWD, 9-5 LIM 2.8T XWD.

Tire sizeAxleLoad / speedRim and offsetVersions
225/50R17 Front & rear 98W 7Jx17 ET41 20
225/55R17 Front & rear 97W 7Jx17 ET41 20
235/45R18 Front & rear 98Q 8Jx18 ET42 20
245/40R18 Front & rear 97Q 8Jx18 ET42 20
245/45R18 Front & rear 100W 8Jx18 ET42 20
245/40R19 Front & rear 98Y 8.5Jx19 ET45 20
245/35R20 Front & rear 95Y 8.5Jx20 ET41 13
255/35R20 Front & rear 97Y 8.5Jx20 ET41 2

Saab 9-5 (1998–2007) type YS3E

84 approved versions, e.g. 9-5 2.3LPT, 9-5 2.0LPT, 9-5 2.3TS, 9-5 3.0LPT V6.

Tire sizeAxleLoad / speedRim and offsetVersions
195/65R15 Front & rear 91Q 6Jx15 ET49 50
205/65R15 Front & rear 94V 6Jx15 ET49, 6.5Jx15 ET49 50
205/55R16 Front & rear 91Q 6Jx16 ET49, 6.5Jx16 ET49 66
215/55R16 Front & rear 93V 6.5Jx16 ET49 80
225/45R17 Front & rear 94W 7Jx17 ET49 84
235/45R17 Front & rear 94W 7.5Jx17 ET49 32
235/40R18 Front & rear 95W 8Jx18 ET46 18

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 104 of 109 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; 100 % 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.