To provide a pneumatic tire 10 for reducing fitting pressure in mounting the tire on a wheel, without reducing rim retainability, by reducing weight.

A recessed part 30 is arranged in a boundary 22C between a body part 22A and a folding-back part 22B of a carcass 22, and on the inside in the tire radial direction and on the outside in the tire axial direction. A plurality of steel wires 32A are arranged in an area surrounded by the body part 22A, the folding-back part 22B and the boundary 22C. A plurality of organic fiber cords 32B are arranged in the recessed part 30. The recessed part 30 is formed of a side surface part 2204 and a second bottom surface part 2206. The side surface part 2204 is held in the tire axial direction by the steel wires 32A and the organic fiber cords 32B. The second bottom surface part 2206 is held in the tire radial direction.