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Originally Posted by zipstic
This is possibly the most common question asked on this forum. The speedo is set to read around 3% to 3 mph higher than your actual speed. Auto manufacturers, especially in Europe, can be legally liable if the the speedometer indicators a slower speed than you're traveling, so they intentionally set it to show slightly faster than you're traveling.
And yes, your odometer is accurate.
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As above. Friend had a Nissan Nevara and its speedo was fast by 10%. This was within the up to 10% acceptable over read for the uk when he took it to Nissan. I had a golf Gti which was around 3% out and with vag.com you could program the driver side climate screen to show the actual speed the car was travelling which was gps accurate and the speed it uses to record accurate distance.