C053CWheel Speed Sensor Generic Range/Performance
- Generic OBD-II code · Chassis
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Can trigger limp mode
- Needs a drive cycle to confirm a fix
- How the car detects it
- A wheel speed signal is implausible, but the fault is reported generically rather than for one named wheel. Mitsubishi uses C106A-64 as C053C on the 2023 Outlander PHEV and runs four detection paths, one per sensor, each with a delay of at most 1 s; listed causes include the sensor, its rotor and a wrong tire size, and the code needs two trips before ASC, ABS, brake, parking brake and check-engine lamps light. Active Hall sensors, as Bosch describes them, read a rotating encoder and send pulses whose frequency follows wheel speed down to about 0.1 km/h, so mismatched tires or a damaged encoder ring distort the comparison. Wheel-specific circuit faults use C0500 ff., wrong parts C0555–C0558.
- What you may notice
- ABS, ESC and brake warning lamps on after two trips
- ABS, traction control and stability control switched off
- Speed-dependent assistance functions unavailable
- Likely causes
- LikelyMismatched tire sizes or a space-saver spare fitted
- PossibleDamaged or dirty encoder ring (sensor rotor)
- PossibleWheel speed sensor faulty or not seated correctly
- Repair
- Medium · Often possible to do yourself.Typical cost: €30 – €400
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.