Speedometer is not working properly

2008 HYUNDAI TIBURON
235,000 MILES • 2.0L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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AIRLION81
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My speedometer is reading higher than actual speed around 7 to 10 km. How can I recalibrate it?
Mar 22, 2022 at 8:27 AM
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SQM
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Hello,

Is this something just happened all of a sudden?
Have you changed the wheel/tire recently?

How did you check the speed for accuracy?

Generally speaking, there is typically 5-7% error in most speedometers. So, it might show 2-3 km over when you are traveling around 40 KPH etc.

Excessive speedometer error can be due to incorrect size wheels/tires or a faulty vehicle speed sensor. An out of calibration sensor can send incorrect signal to the ECM and that will display incorrect speed on the gauge.

I have attached a picture showing the speed sensor location below.

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you.
Mar 22, 2022 at 2:34 PM
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AIRLION81
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Just bought the vehicle, the factory correct tire size is on the car..I checked the vehicle speed with 2 different GPS apps and a Garmin GPS navigation system . Speedo reads 100kmph, actual speed is 90 to 93. Can I reset the speedo or calibrate it? Or do I have to replace the sensor?
Mar 22, 2022 at 3:36 PM
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Hyundai does not allow the speedometer to be reset or calibrated. It is a possibility that the issue could be with the gauge cluster itself as well.
But sensor might be the best place to start.
Mar 22, 2022 at 9:18 PM