First of all, just what is meant by "bolt pattern"?

Each wheel has a different bolt pattern, and some wheels even have 2 different bolt patterns which allow it to be mounted on a wider range of vehicles.

Most Bolt Patterns are represented in the following manner:

4/100

* The "4" indicates the number of holes in the wheel for the bolts to enter and mount the wheel onto the car.
* The "100" indicates the diameter of the bolt circle measured in millimeters or inches. 4 & 6 bolt wheels are measured from the center of one bolt hole to the center of the bolt hole directly across from it. On a 5 bolt pattern, it is a bit trickier to measure without special tools. Imagine a circle running through the centers of each bolt hole. You would measure from the center of one bolt hole to the imaginary circle that lays between the opposite two bolt holes.

Below is a useful reference guide that lists years, models and bolt patterns for most General Motors vehicles: Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC, Pontiac, Hummer and Buick. Use the page search feature to find your particular model, since we've taken the extra care to list every single model and submodel for these brands.

We have posted bolt pattern guides for many other brands. See our other guides.

5 x 4.75 (same as 5 x 120)

BMW

1972-1981 5 series (E21)

524TD
525i
528A
528E
528i
533i

1982-1987 5 series (E28)

524TD
528E
528i
530i
533i
535i
M535i
M5

1989-1995 5 series (E34)

525i
525i wagon
528i
530i
530i wagon
535i
540i
M5

1996-2003 5 series (E39)

525i
525i wagon
528i
528i wagon
530i
540i
540i wagon
M5

2004-2009 5 series (E60)

525i
528i
530i
535i
545i
550i
M5

1977-1989 6 series (E24)

630CSI
633CSi
635CSi
M635Csi
L6
M6

2004-2009 6 series (E63 / E64)

645Ci
650i
M6

1978-1987 7 series (E23)

L7
730i
730iL
733i
733iL
735i
735iL
745i Turbo

1988-1994 7 series (E32)

735i
735iL
740i
740iL
750i
750iL

1995-2001 7 series (E38)

740i
740iL
750iL

2002-2009 7 series (E65 / E66)

745i
745Li
750i
750Li
760i
760Li

1991-1997 8 series (E31)

840i
850i
840Ci
850Ci
850CSi

2000-2003 Z8 (E52)

2000-2003 Z8
2003 Z8 Alpina

5 x 4.75 (same as 5 x 120)

BMW

2004-2009 1 series (E81 / E87)

120i
128i coupe
128i convertible
135i coupe
135i convertible

1992-1999 3 series  (E36)

318i
318iS
318Ti
323i
323iS
323iC
325i
325iS
325iC
328i
328iS
328iC
M3

1999-2005 3 series  (E46)

323i
323iT wagon
323Ci
323XiT wagon
325i
325iT wagon
325Ci
325Xi
325XiT wagon
328i
328Ci
330i
330Ci
330Xi

2006-2009 3 series  (E90 / E91 / E92)

325i
325Ci
328i
328iT  wagon
328Xi
328XiT wagon
330i
330Ci
335i
335Ci

1997-2002 Z3 series  (E36-7 / E36-8)

1.9i
2.3i
2.8i
3.0i

2003-2009 Z4 series  (E85)

2.5i
3.0i
3.0Si
3.0Si coupe

2004-2009 5 series (E60 / E61)

525Xi
528Xi
530Xi
530XiT wagon
535XiT wagon

2004-2009 X3 series (E83)

2.5i
3.0i
3.0Si

2000-2006 X5 series (E53)

3.0i
4.4i
4.6is
4.8is

2007-2009 X5 series (E70)

3.0Si
4.8i

2008-2009 X6 series (E71)

xDrive35i
xDrive50i

4 x 4 (same as 4 x 100)

Mini

2002-2009 Cooper - All Models