182/Trophy cruise control speed wrong?

[Baylis]

Noticed whatever speed I set the cruise control at the speedo shows around 2-3mph more :S I've heard this is a common accorance for them, does anyone else have this same problem?

Bloody French cars :headno: lol

 

[Jack!]

Normal, as far as I'm aware. I think the speedo isn't completely accurate anyway, the set cruise speed may actually be more accurate, although I'm only guessing.

 

[sameshoz]

AFAIK it's normal. At least, mine is the same.

 

[Chi]

I always go by my sat nav, could be to do with wheel size?

 

[Baylis]

Hmmm thanks for your replies, well I've only got the standard 16" Turinis on it

 

[Beasley Clio182]

My 182 is the same and it's on standard 182 wheels !! Lol speedos are renown for being slightly inaccurate !

Best off using a sat nav for the most accurate !

 

[Tony Hunter]

You will find that this is correct. Cc is more accurate than your speedo.
So your 'bloody French car ' is doing you a favour every day, by helping you from getting caught for speeding

 

[Brett]

As above. Cruise control is the actual speed and the speedo deliberately over reads.

 

[Tunst]

Iv always wondered this my 182 over reads when cc is on.. Cruise at 60 and speedo at 65

 

[Munson]

In terms of accuracy.

GPS > cruise > speedo.

Perfectly normal.

 

[stokie4ker]

Funnily enough, when I first started using the CC on my Clio I was surprised at how closely it matches the speedo reading.

Then again I had been driving a Focus for a while. Cruise control set at 70 , speedo reads 76 :S.
They are just as bad at lower speeds too.

 

[Krys_23]

My cars the same must be common.

 

[Tony Hunter]

My cars the same must be common.

​It's normal, that's how they come.

 

[mjf93]

GPS / sat nav isn't that accurate for speeds in certain circumstances. Iirc it measures the speed by determining times point to point from satellites in the sky, so if your heading up/ down hill it will be inaccurate as the speed would be calculated for a level ground, and when on a slope your traveling further, thus faster. Rant over

 

[tomp2000]

It's normal and never bothered me...

 

[karol_SVK]

Out of curiosity...whats the max speed you can set on cruise control in mph? Dont have to reach it