Bolt pattern guide

What is a wheel bolt pattern?

A bolt pattern (PCD — pitch circle diameter) describes the number of wheel bolts and the diameter of the circle they form. For example, 5x112 means 5 bolts on a 112 mm circle. The bolt pattern must match exactly before mounting any wheel.

Measure a bolt circle from adjacent studs

Use the centre-to-centre distance between two neighbouring, equally spaced studs to estimate PCD.

Adjacent centre distance
Calculated PCD
5x114.33 mm
4.5 in
Closest listed pattern
5x114.3
Measurement difference: 0.03 mm

How to measure

  1. Measure from the centre of one stud to the centre of the next stud.
  2. Keep the ruler or caliper straight across the two centres.
  3. Repeat the measurement and compare the result with the wheel and vehicle documentation.

A matching PCD does not verify centre bore, offset, fasteners, brake clearance or vehicle approval.

Bolt pattern Bolts PCD (mm) Common makes
4x98 4 98 Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia
4x100 4 100 Volkswagen, Audi, Toyota, Honda, Opel, Mazda, Skoda, Seat
4x108 4 108 Ford, Peugeot, Citroën, Renault
4x114.3 4 114.3 Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi, Nissan
5x98 5 98 Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia
5x100 5 100 Volkswagen, Audi, Subaru, Toyota, Skoda, Seat
5x108 5 108 Ford, Peugeot, Citroën, Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover
5x110 5 110 Opel, Vauxhall, Saab, Alfa Romeo, Fiat
5x112 5 112 Volkswagen, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Skoda, Seat, Porsche
5x114.3 5 114.3 Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, Mazda, Ford, Jeep
5x115 5 115 Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, Pontiac
5x120 5 120 BMW, Land Rover, Volkswagen Transporter
5x127 5 127 Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, Dodge
5x130 5 130 Porsche, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
6x114.3 6 114.3 Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Isuzu
6x139.7 6 139.7 Toyota, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Ford, Chevrolet

Seasonal check

Planning a long summer drive?

Use the budget and running-cost tools before a trip, especially if the current tires are worn or the replacement size changes diameter.

Estimate tire budget
Technical check
2026-07-29
Content updated
2026-07-29
What changed
  • Added adjacent-stud PCD measurement with metric and imperial input plus nearest same-count reference-pattern comparison.
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