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Posted On: April 26th 2026, 05:21 pm
Your car’s speedometer almost always reads higher than GPS speed. Here’s why:

• Manufacturers calibrate speedometers to read high as a safety margin.

• Your car measures speed from the wheel drum, so tire size, wear, and pressure all affect the reading.

• GPS speed is measured by satellite and reflects your true ground speed.

That’s why we made a new feature called GPS offset. To add a small offset so NordHUD matches your car’s speedometer if you prefer that way than accurate GPS speed. #nordhud #appstore #headsupdisplay #appoftheday #app
Comments (155)
marios.stafa 5 months ago

marios.stafa

My gps on phone is always -2 that its showing on the car screen

andi.lbr 5 months ago

andi.lbr

is it in carplay?

armadillo.2371260 5 months ago

armadillo.2371260

I allways fit somewhat larger tires on my car good for mpg and tire wear. Original tire size is 245/40 18”, fitted are 245/40 19” rims plus tires so the odometer shows a 3.7% higher speed, which is exactly on par with the inbuilt TomTom.

t_jayy_again 5 months ago

t_jayy_again

Because car speedometer are based on wheel speed, which means they have to be calibrated perfectly to be right,

ligtmedia 5 months ago

ligtmedia

Just so they dont get sued

_fares_.77 5 months ago

_fares_.77

Depends on the car my work 2017 Dacia dokker shows more than the actual speed while my 2003 vw passat is accurate

cleanest_10 5 months ago

cleanest_10

I got bigger wheels and tires 👏

mihaitadrian 6 months ago

mihaitadrian

it's because you're using the recommended wheel size and not the largest

epuoc30 6 months ago

epuoc30

Right: some cars are dead accurate. I had a few dead accurate. Bikes can be a bit out, fitting a speedo healer solves those.Car tyres options will change speedo accuracy. Ie if 195 60 15 2 mph fast at 70. 215 45 17 dead accurate.

dadyar_19 6 months ago

dadyar_19

My car read’s 3 Km/h lesser than GPS 🦦

mokwtt 6 months ago

mokwtt

Yeah and the speed camera's don't capture unless your 135km in my country cause its a safety as well i tried that

its.tariqq 6 months ago

its.tariqq

Well EV cars are the problem

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