Odometer discrepancies in Mygeotab and Vehicle Dashboard

Odometer discrepancies in MyGeotab and Vehicle Dashboard

This article explains the odometer discrepancies in MyGeotab and Vehicle Dashboard.
  1. It is common for odometers to be off by ±5%. Odometer errors are typically proportional to speedometer errors.
  2. Speedometers can have built-in tolerances up to ±10%, with many manufacturers deliberately calibrating speedometers to read high to account for eventual discrepancies and protect liability for speeding issues.
  3. Odometer discrepancies may begin to appear if tires are non-standard, worn or underinflated. 
  4.  Sources of error due to tire diameter variations are: wear, temperature, pressure, vehicle load, and nominal tire size.
You can update the vehicle odometer in MyGeotab so that it better matches the vehicle odometer.

More information can be found Here
 

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