Pneumatic tire

A pneumatic tire comprising a belt composed of two or more inclined belt layers formed of rubber-coated belt cords that cross each other between layers, wherein

• a protective layer, which is formed of a rubber-coated layer of organic fiber cords, is disposed to cover an end of a narrow width inclined belt layer having a shorter width in a tire width direction, of two adjacent inclined belt layers,
• the protective layer is folded over at the end of the narrow width inclined belt layer, so that the protective layer extends on an outer side and an inner side in a tire radial direction of the narrow width inclined belt layer,
• the organic fiber cord has the smallest diameter among all cords that constitute components of the pneumatic tire, and
• with regard to a length of the protective layer along the narrow width inclined belt layer in a cross-sectional view in the tire width direction, the length on the inner side in the tire radial direction of the narrow width inclined belt layer is longer than the length on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the narrow width inclined belt layer.