This steering wheel test shows what your racing wheel and pedals send to the computer. The wheel on screen turns with yours and shows the angle in degrees for the rotation range you set, three bars show the throttle, brake and clutch travel, and the lists below show every button, paddle, shifter position and raw axis. It works with Logitech G29, G920 and G923, Thrustmaster, Fanatec, Moza and other USB wheels in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari on Windows, Mac and Linux, including pedal sets that plug in separately. Use it as a racing wheel test before blaming a game: if the wheel and pedals look right here, the problem is in the game's settings.
How to test a racing wheel on PC
- Connect the wheel's power and USB cable, and let it finish its startup turn. Keep your hands off it while it calibrates. If Windows reports a USB error, see usb not recognized first.
- Press any button on the wheel. The page shows its name and the wheel view.
- Pick the rotation range that matches your wheel software, for example 900 degrees.
- Turn the wheel slowly from full left to full right. The angle should run from minus half the range to plus half, and read close to 0 at center.
- Press each pedal fully. The page assigns pedals in the order you press them: throttle first, then brake, then clutch. Fix any mix-up in Wheel and pedal setup with Detect.
- Press every button, paddle and shifter position. Each turns green once it works.
- Open Center drift, let go of the wheel and press Start to measure how far from center it rests.
What the results mean
| Readout | What it shows | Normal result |
|---|---|---|
| Wheel angle | Rotation in degrees for the range you picked | 0° at center, half the range at each lock |
| Center offset | Average angle with your hands off | Under 1° |
| Throttle, brake, clutch | Pedal travel from 0 to 100% | 0% released, 100% fully pressed, smooth in between |
| Travel seen | How much of each pedal's range has moved | Full travel seen after one full press |
| Buttons tested | Wheel buttons, paddles and shifter | Every button you press turns green |
The wheel is off center
If the angle reads more than a degree or two with the wheel straight, it calibrated in the wrong place. Unplug the power, make sure nothing touches the wheel or the rim rests straight, and plug it back in so it calibrates again. On Logitech wheels, check the operating range and sensitivity in G HUB. Thrustmaster wheels have the Thrustmaster Control Panel, which opens from the Windows game controller settings after you install their drivers. If the game has its own wheel calibration step, run it again afterwards.
The rotation does not match the game
Your wheel software sets the physical rotation, for example 900 or 1080 degrees, and many games set a steering lock on top. If the car's wheel turns more or less than yours, match them: set the range in the wheel software, then in the game set the steering lock for each car or turn on the option that matches it automatically. Pick the same range on this page to check the angle you see.
A pedal does not reach 100 percent or spikes
- Recalibrate the pedals in the wheel software or with joy.cpl on Windows: press Windows key + R, type joy.cpl, choose the wheel, then Properties > Settings > Calibrate.
- Load cell brakes measure force, not travel, so they reach 100 percent only at a hard press. Lower the brake force setting in the software if you cannot reach it.
- Spikes: press a pedal halfway, hold it still and watch its bar. A bar that jumps means a dirty or worn potentiometer. Contact cleaner on the sensor often helps, and Hall effect sensor kits replace it for good on popular pedal sets.
- Combined pedals: some wheel software can merge throttle and brake into one axis for old games. Turn that off for modern games, which expect separate pedals.
Buttons, paddles or the shifter do not respond
Press each one and watch the button list. Paddle shifters that work only with a hard press have worn microswitches. An H-pattern shifter registers each gear as a button, so check that every gear lights its own button and nothing lights in neutral. If a whole group is dead, reseat the cable between the wheel rim and the base, and between the shifter and the base.
Logitech, Thrustmaster and Fanatec tips
- Logitech G29, G920 and G923: 900 degrees of rotation. They calibrate at power up, and G HUB sets operating range, sensitivity and the centering spring.
- Thrustmaster: install the drivers for the Thrustmaster Control Panel to set rotation and force feedback, and keep the base firmware up to date with their firmware tool.
- Fanatec: update the base and the wheel firmware with the Fanatec software, and set rotation in the tuning menu or the app.
For flight controls, use the joystick test, and for a gamepad, the gamepad tester. The controller latency test compares a wheel's update rate on different USB ports.
What this steering wheel test cannot check
- Force feedback. Browsers cannot drive wheel motors. Test it in the maker's software or a game.
- Pedal force on load cell brakes in kilograms, because the browser only receives a position value.
- Settings stored in the wheel base, such as the rotation range, which only the maker's software can read.
Steering wheel test questions
How do I test my steering wheel on PC?
Plug in the wheel and its power supply, wait for it to finish turning while it calibrates, open this page and press a button on the wheel. Turn it lock to lock, press each pedal and every button, then run Center drift with your hands off the wheel.
How do I calibrate a Logitech G29?
The G29, G920 and G923 calibrate themselves when they power up. Unplug the power, take your hands off the wheel, plug it back in and let it turn to both sides and back to center. In Logitech G HUB you can then set the operating range and sensitivity.
Why does the angle on this page not match my wheel?
The page turns the wheel's raw position into degrees using the rotation range you pick. Set the range to the same value as your wheel software, for example 900 degrees for a Logitech G29. Games often set their own steering lock as well.
Why does my brake pedal not reach 100 percent?
The pedal may be calibrated short, or it may be a load cell brake that measures force, so it only reaches 100 percent when you press very hard. Recalibrate it in the wheel software. A value that jumps while you hold the pedal still points to a worn sensor.
Can I test force feedback here?
No. Browsers cannot drive force feedback motors in wheels. Test force feedback in the maker's software, such as Logitech G HUB or the Thrustmaster Control Panel, or in a racing game.