What size tyres does the DS DS 3 E-Tense take?

It runs 215/55 R18 and 215/65 R16. The exact fitment for your car is on On the driver's door jamb, on the B-pillar.

Can I fit a cheaper tyre to a DS DS 3 E-Tense?

Only at 215/65 R16 98H or better. That is the figure to hold: a tyre below the load index, the speed rating or the construction class is not a cheaper one, it is the wrong one.

DS DS 3 E-Tense tyres

The DS DS 3 E-Tense leaves the factory on 215/55 R18 and 215/65 R16 depending on wheel size, and the 215/65 R16 98H below is the one most owners are replacing. A standard load 98 rating is modest for an electric car and says something about where this one's kerb weight sits. The Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica takes the same size.

Every fitment

Generation	Trim	Wheel	Tyre size	Load index	Speed	Construction	Marking	Pressure
Current	16in wheels	16in	215/65 R16	98	H	SL	none	see plate
Current	18in wheels	18in	215/55 R18	99	V	XL	none	see plate

What you are looking for, drawn. The real one is on on the driver's door jamb, on the b-pillar, and its figures are the ones that count.

Your own placard is the authority. You will find it on the on the driver's door jamb, on the B-pillar. Where it disagrees with this page, it wins. Match or exceed the size, load index, speed rating and construction class it gives, and use its pressure figure rather than anything printed on the tyre.

What changes on this car

Sold first as the DS 3 Crossback E-Tense. On 18 inch rims it has carried 215/55 R18 99V XL through both the 136 PS and 156 PS motors.

The 16 inch tyre is the standard-load 98H, which in this size gives 750 kg, only 25 kg less than the 18 inch XL. The 17 inch is not listed because the two Michelin entries for it disagree on load index.

No tyres listed against this fitment yet. Product specifications are published from each manufacturer's own data and that work is not finished for 215/65 R16. Match or exceed every figure in the table above and you cannot go far wrong.

Where these figures come from

Michelin UK vehicle fitment tool (2026 DS 3 Crossback E-Tense, 215/65 R16 98H): https://www.michelin.co.uk/auto/browse-tyres/by-vehicle/ds/ds-3/ds-3-crossback-e-tense/2026/ev-136-100-kw/215---65-R-16-98H checked 5 October 2026
Michelin UK vehicle fitment tool (2019 DS 3 Crossback E-Tense, 215/65 R16 98H): https://www.michelin.co.uk/auto/browse-tyres/by-vehicle/ds/ds-3/ds-3-crossback-e-tense/2019/ev-136-100-kw/215---65-R-16-98H checked 5 October 2026
Michelin UK vehicle fitment tool (2026 DS 3 Crossback E-Tense, 215/55 R18 99V): https://www.michelin.co.uk/auto/browse-tyres/by-vehicle/ds/ds-3/ds-3-crossback-e-tense/2026/ev-156-115-kw/215---55-R-18-99V checked 5 October 2026
Michelin UK vehicle fitment tool (2019 DS 3 Crossback E-Tense, 215/55 R18 99V): https://www.michelin.co.uk/auto/browse-tyres/by-vehicle/ds/ds-3/ds-3-crossback-e-tense/2019/ev-136-100-kw/215---55-R-18-99V checked 5 October 2026

Every figure here comes from one tyre maker's own fitment data, checked across different years or trims. That is a second look rather than a second opinion, so check the label on your door jamb before you buy.

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Common questions

What size tyres does the DS DS 3 E-Tense take?: It runs 215/55 R18 and 215/65 R16. The exact fitment for your car is on On the driver's door jamb, on the B-pillar.
Can I fit a cheaper tyre to a DS DS 3 E-Tense?: Only at 215/65 R16 98H or better. That is the figure to hold: a tyre below the load index, the speed rating or the construction class is not a cheaper one, it is the wrong one.