A pneumatic tire, comprising: a tread having a center main groove and a pair of shoulder main grooves, the shoulder main grooves extending continuously in a tire circumferential direction such that the shoulder main grooves are positioned one on each side of a tire equator in a tread footprint, respectively, the center main groove extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction between the shoulder main grooves, wherein the tread has a pair of middle land sections formed between the center main groove and the pair of shoulder main grooves such that the middle land sections are positioned between the shoulder main grooves and the center main groove, respectively, the middle land sections include an outer middle land portion divided by a middle narrow groove into a first outer middle land portion on an outer side in a tire axial direction with respect to a vehicle when the pneumatic tire is mounted on the vehicle and a second outer middle land portion on an inner side in the tire axial direction with respect to the vehicle, the middle narrow groove is extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction and has a groove width smaller than the groove width of each of the shoulder main grooves, the first outer middle land portion forms a rib extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction, and the second outer middle land portion has a plurality of outer middle lateral grooves each connected to the center main groove and the middle narrow groove, characterized in that each of the shoulder main grooves and center main groove has a groove width (W1, W2) set in a range of 7 to 9% of a width of the tread footprint, each of the outer middle lateral grooves includes a first portion having an inclination to the tire axial direction, a second portion having an opposite inclination to the inclination of the first portion, and a connection portion between the first portion and the second portion, and the connection portion is positioned on a center main groove side with respect to a center point of the outer middle land portion in the tire axial direction. a tread having a center main groove and a pair of shoulder main grooves, the shoulder main grooves extending continuously in a tire circumferential direction such that the shoulder main grooves are positioned one on each side of a tire equator in a tread footprint, respectively, the center main groove extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction between the shoulder main grooves, wherein the tread has a pair of middle land sections formed between the center main groove and the pair of shoulder main grooves such that the middle land sections are positioned between the shoulder main grooves and the center main groove, respectively, the middle land sections include an outer middle land portion divided by a middle narrow groove into a first outer middle land portion on an outer side in a tire axial direction with respect to a vehicle when the pneumatic tire is mounted on the vehicle and a second outer middle land portion on an inner side in the tire axial direction with respect to the vehicle, the middle narrow groove is extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction and has a groove width smaller than the groove width of each of the shoulder main grooves, the first outer middle land portion forms a rib extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction, and the second outer middle land portion has a plurality of outer middle lateral grooves each connected to the center main groove and the middle narrow groove, characterized in that each of the shoulder main grooves and center main groove has a groove width (W1, W2) set in a range of 7 to 9% of a width of the tread footprint, each of the outer middle lateral grooves includes a first portion having an inclination to the tire axial direction, a second portion having an opposite inclination to the inclination of the first portion, and a connection portion between the first portion and the second portion, and the connection portion is positioned on a center main groove side with respect to a center point of the outer middle land portion in the tire axial direction.