What size tyres does the Vauxhall Astra Electric take?

It runs 215/45 R18. 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 Vauxhall Astra Electric?

Only at 215/45 R18 93V XL 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.

Vauxhall Astra Electric tyres

The Vauxhall Astra Electric runs one fitment, 215/45 R18 93V XL. XL is not optional here; it is what the car was type approved on. The Peugeot e-308 takes the same size.

Every fitment

Generation	Trim	Wheel	Tyre size	Load index	Speed	Construction	Marking	Pressure
Current	18in wheels	18in	215/45 R18	93	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

Every Astra Electric, hatch or Sports Tourer estate, sits on 215/45 R18 93V XL. The petrol and hybrid Astras use different sizes, so a tyre pulled from a combustion car's listing will not match.

Sold as the Opel Astra Electric outside the UK. Its 93 load index means 650 kg per corner, the same figure as its Peugeot e-308 sibling.

No tyres listed against this fitment yet. Product specifications are published from each manufacturer's own data and that work is not finished for 215/45 R18. 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 Astra L Electric, 215/45 R18 93V): https://www.michelin.co.uk/auto/browse-tyres/by-vehicle/vauxhall/astra/astra-l/2026/ev-156-115-kw/215---45-R-18-93V checked 5 October 2026
Michelin UK vehicle fitment tool (2023 Astra L Electric, 215/45 R18 93V): https://www.michelin.co.uk/auto/browse-tyres/by-vehicle/vauxhall/astra/astra-l/2023/ev-156-115-kw/215---45-R-18-93V checked 5 October 2026
Michelin UK vehicle fitment tool (2026 Astra L Sports Tourer Electric, 215/45 R18 93V): https://www.michelin.co.uk/auto/browse-tyres/by-vehicle/vauxhall/astra/astra-l-sports-tourer/2026/ev-156-115-kw/215---45-R-18-93V checked 5 October 2026
Michelin UK vehicle fitment tool (2023 Astra L Sports Tourer Electric, 215/45 R18 93V): https://www.michelin.co.uk/auto/browse-tyres/by-vehicle/vauxhall/astra/astra-l-sports-tourer/2023/ev-156-115-kw/215---45-R-18-93V 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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Other cars on the same size

Peugeot e-308

Common questions

What size tyres does the Vauxhall Astra Electric take?: It runs 215/45 R18. 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 Vauxhall Astra Electric?: Only at 215/45 R18 93V XL 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.