Citroen ID

The first Citroen ID cars, (Pre 1965) be it the Citroen ID19 or Citroen ID20 fitted 165R400 Michelin X tyres. These early Citroen ID19 and ID20 cars can only fit 165R400 Michelin X tyres because they have 400 mm wheels, you cannot fit 16" tyres on the 400mm wheels that came with these early ID cars. From 1965 the Citroen ID started changing from 400mm rims to 15" wheels. Citroen ID19, ID20 and the new ID21 came fitted with 180HR15 Michelin XAS. Some of the Citroen ID models fitted smaller tyres on the rear; 155HR15 Michelin XAS FF and 165HR15 Michelin XAS.​ All these Citroen ID tyres are still available. We would recommend fitting the 180HR15 Michelin XAS​ front and rear which will mean you will always have the right spare wheel; And there is no benefit to having the smaller tyres on the rear of a Citroen ID21, ID20 or Citroen ID19. Back in the 60's when Michelin started making Citroen ID tyres for 15" rims they decided to call them 380mm rims, and named the tyres 180HR380 Michelin XAS. We have to accept that in France an inch means nothing, and for Michelin to make tyres for imperial sized rims was somewhat of a pain in the posterior. So you may well find that the Citroen ID may have a tyre recommendation called 180HR380 Michelin XAS. This is exactly the same tyre as a 180HR15 Michelin XAS, it is just written differently.