Tesla tire sizes

We cover 7 Tesla models across 18 factory fitments, spanning model years 2012 to 2024. The size that turns up most often on a Tesla is 235/35R20, followed by 255/45R19 and 265/35R21. Wheel diameters run from 18 to 22 inches, so the trim and wheel package matter as much as the model year.

Tesla approves specific tires. Tesla-spec tires are marked T0, T1 or T2, and usually contain acoustic foam. Tesla specifies a tire with a foam layer glued inside the tread to cut road noise, which matters far more in a car with no engine to mask it. The foam is also why Tesla-spec tires cost more and why some shops will not plug them.

Pick your model below to see the size for every year and trim, what it costs from budget to premium, and which tires are worth buying in that size. If you already know your size, search by size instead, and if you are not sure where to find it, our guide on reading a tire size shows exactly where the placard sits.

Tesla delivered its first Roadster in 2008 and now sells the Model 3, Model Y, Model S, Model X and Cybertruck. It does not publish US-only figures, but independent estimates put annual US deliveries in the region of 600,000, which makes it the largest electric brand here by a wide margin. The cars are heavy, quiet and instantly torquey, and all three of those traits change what a tire has to do.

Tesla is also the make whose owners most often find that a correctly sized tire is still the wrong tire.

Tires on a Tesla

Tesla-spec tires are marked T0, T1 or T2 and usually contain a layer of acoustic foam glued inside the tread. The foam matters more than the marking: with no engine noise to mask it, road noise is the dominant sound in the cabin, and a conventional tire in the same size can be dramatically louder. Weight is the other half of the story.

A Model Y runs around 4,400 pounds and a Model X over 5,400, and instant torque at low speed wears tires in a way owners coming from a gasoline car do not expect, with rear tires on performance versions sometimes lasting under 20,000 miles. Staggered fitments are common: a Model Y Performance runs 255/35R21 front and 275/35R21 rear, a Model X 265/35R22 front and 285/35R22 rear, and a Model S 255/45R19 or 21 inch staggered sets. The Model 3 is square at 235/45R18 or 235/40R19, and the Cybertruck runs 285/65R20.

Owners replacing OE tires split between paying for another T-marked foam tire and accepting a conventional tire for lower cost and longer life, at the price of cabin noise and a little range.

The models that matter

The Model Y is the volume model, on 255/45R19 with the Gemini wheels, 255/40R20 with the Induction wheels and staggered 255/35R21 front with 275/35R21 rear on Performance. The Model 3 runs 235/45R18 on the Aero wheels and 235/40R19 on the Sport wheels, with 235/35R20 on Performance. The Model S uses 245/45R19 and 255/45R19 with 21 inch staggered options, the Model X 255/45R20 and 275/45R20 or staggered 22s, and the Cybertruck 285/65R20.

What owners find out later

No Tesla carries a spare tire of any kind, and the cars need jack pads to lift safely without damaging the battery enclosure, so a roadside change is not simply a matter of finding a wheel. The acoustic foam means a puncture repair may be refused outright, and a plug that a shop will happily fit to any other car can be declined on a Tesla. The 20 and 21 inch wheels are the ones that bend, and the Model Y Induction and Uberturbine wheels in particular are a common insurance claim.