A spare tire storage structure for a vehicle, in which a spare tire is
placed horizontally on a rear floor of the vehicle with a part thereof
projected upward from a main surface of the rear floor. The structure
includes: a guide stopper provided adjacent to and in front of the spare
tire, which deforms to be bent upon contact with a front portion of the
spare tire that is moved forward in a vehicle collision, and lifts and
guides the front portion of the spare tire upward. A portion of the guide
stopper that deforms to be bent is configured to absorb a kinetic energy
generated by the forward movement of the spare tire.