Volvo 850 tire and wheel sizes

The Volvo 850 was approved in Switzerland between 1996 and 1996 with tires from 205/55R15 to 205/45R17 on 15″, 16″, 17″ wheels. The most common sizes are 185/65R15, 195/60R15, 205/55R15.

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

Volvo 850 (1996) type nan

4 approved versions, e.g. 850 R, 850 TDI.

Tire sizeAxleLoad / speedRim and offsetVersions
185/65R15 Front & rear — 6.5Jx15 ET43 4
195/60R15 Front & rear — 6.5Jx15 ET43 4
205/55R15 Front & rear — 6.5Jx15 ET43 4
205/50R16 Front & rear — 6.5Jx16 ET43 4
205/45R17 Front & rear — 7Jx17 ET43 4

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 4 of 11 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.