diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/TestData/XML/XMLReaderDeclaration/SchemaVersion2.5/TyreSample.xml b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/TestData/XML/XMLReaderDeclaration/SchemaVersion2.5/TyreSample.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..45737f347421972d68a961b346431d3583b8eae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/TestData/XML/XMLReaderDeclaration/SchemaVersion2.5/TyreSample.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<tns:VectoInputDeclaration 
+	xmlns="urn:tugraz:ivt:VectoAPI:DeclarationDefinitions:v2.5"
+	xmlns:v2.0="urn:tugraz:ivt:VectoAPI:DeclarationDefinitions:v2.0"
+	xmlns:tns="urn:tugraz:ivt:VectoAPI:DeclarationComponent:v2.0"
+	xmlns:di="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" schemaVersion="2.0"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="urn:tugraz:ivt:VectoAPI:DeclarationComponent E:\QUAM\Workspace\VECTO_quam\VectoCore\VectoCore\Resources\XSD/VectoDeclarationComponent.xsd">
+	<tns:Tyre>
+		<v2.0:Data id="TYR-gooZah3D" xsi:type="TyreDataDeclarationType">
+			<Manufacturer>Generic Tyre Manufacturer</Manufacturer>
+			<Model>Generic Tyre Model</Model>
+			<CertificationNumber>e12*0815/8051*2017/05T0000*00</CertificationNumber>
+			<Date>2017-02-15T11:00:00Z</Date>
+			<AppVersion>DemoTyreApp 1.0</AppVersion>
+			<Dimension>315/45 R22.5</Dimension>
+			<TyreClass>C1</TyreClass>
+			<FuelEfficiencyClass>A</FuelEfficiencyClass>
+			<RRCDeclared>0.0055</RRCDeclared>
+			<FzISO>33500</FzISO>
+		</v2.0:Data>
+		<v2.0:Signature>
+			<di:Reference URI="#TYR-gooZah3D">
+				<di:Transforms>
+					<di:Transform Algorithm="urn:vecto:xml:2017:canonicalization" />
+					<di:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#" />
+				</di:Transforms>
+				<di:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256" />
+				<di:DigestValue>JWEwzKSP0lXvwRgQZTiWJm9dpdtQ72FOX0CC5Vy6f2Y=</di:DigestValue>
+			</di:Reference>
+		</v2.0:Signature>
+	</tns:Tyre>
+</tns:VectoInputDeclaration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/XML/XMLDeclarationInputTest.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/XML/XMLDeclarationInputTest.cs
index 2bbb611ebd9468ba3e53bcb90db23813c14a014e..cc5eae9425e45d0843c4a420fcc80ee06650380f 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/XML/XMLDeclarationInputTest.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/XML/XMLDeclarationInputTest.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection.Emit;
 using System.Xml;
 using System.Xml.XPath;
 using Ninject;
@@ -51,8 +52,10 @@ using TUGraz.VectoCore.Utils;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using TUGraz.VectoCommon.InputData;
 using TUGraz.VectoCore.InputData.FileIO.XML;
+using TUGraz.VectoCore.InputData.FileIO.XML.Declaration.Reader.Impl;
 using TUGraz.VectoCore.InputData.Reader.DataObjectAdapter;
 using TUGraz.VectoCore.Models.Simulation.Impl.SimulatorFactory;
+using XmlDocumentType = TUGraz.VectoCore.Utils.XmlDocumentType;
 
 namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Tests.XML
 {
@@ -709,6 +712,62 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Tests.XML
 			}
 		}
 
+		public const string SampleTyreXML = @"TestData\XML\XMLReaderDeclaration\SchemaVersion2.5\TyreSample.xml";
+
+		[TestCase()]
+		public void TestWheelsSupportedInXML()
+		{
+			var tyreDimensions = DeclarationData.Wheels.GetWheelsDimensions();
+			foreach (var tyreDimension in tyreDimensions) {
+				var reader = XmlReader.Create(SampleTyreXML);
+				var doc = new XmlDocument();
+				doc.Load(reader);
+				var nav = doc.CreateNavigator();
+				var manager = new XmlNamespaceManager(nav.NameTable);
+				var helper = new XPathHelper(ExecutionMode.Declaration);
+				helper.AddNamespaces(manager);
+				var tyredimensionNode = nav.SelectSingleNode(XMLHelper.QueryLocalName(XMLNames.AxleWheels_Axles_Axle_Dimension));
+				tyredimensionNode.SetValue(tyreDimension);
+
+				var modified = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(nav.OuterXml));
+				var validator = new XMLValidator(modified, null, XMLValidator.CallBackExceptionOnError);
+				var valid = validator.ValidateXML(XmlDocumentType.DeclarationComponentData);
+				Assert.IsTrue(valid, $"error validating XML with dimension {tyreDimension}");
+			}
+		}
+
+		[
+		TestCase("285/55R16C"), // invalid space
+		//TestCase("285/55  R16C"), // allowed, as xs:token already combines multiple whitespaces
+		TestCase("85/55 R16C"), // invalid section width
+		TestCase("285/1231 R16C"), // invalid aspect ratio width
+		TestCase("285/55 X16C"), // invalid construction type
+		TestCase("85/55 R16112C"), // invalid rim diameter
+		TestCase("85/55 R16x"), // invalid suffix
+		TestCase("1.0001 R12"), // 
+		TestCase("9 R12111"), // invalid rim diameter
+		TestCase("9 R12x"), // invalid suffix
+		TestCase("9R12"), // invalid space
+		//TestCase("9  R12"), // allowed, as xs:token already combines multiple whitespaces
+		]
+		public void TestInvalidWheelsDimensionString(string dim)
+		{
+			var reader = XmlReader.Create(SampleTyreXML);
+			var doc = new XmlDocument();
+			doc.Load(reader);
+			var nav = doc.CreateNavigator();
+			var manager = new XmlNamespaceManager(nav.NameTable);
+			var helper = new XPathHelper(ExecutionMode.Declaration);
+			helper.AddNamespaces(manager);
+			var tyredimensionNode = nav.SelectSingleNode(XMLHelper.QueryLocalName(XMLNames.AxleWheels_Axles_Axle_Dimension));
+			tyredimensionNode.SetValue(dim);
+
+			var modified = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(nav.OuterXml));
+			var validator = new XMLValidator(modified, null, XMLValidator.CallBackExceptionOnError);
+			AssertHelper.Exception<VectoException>(() => validator.ValidateXML(XmlDocumentType.DeclarationComponentData), messageContains: "Validation error:");
+		}
+
+
 		[TestCase]
 		public void TestPTOTypeTypes()
 		{