C0825Steering Effort Sensor Range/Performance
- Generic OBD-II code · Chassis
- Can trigger limp mode
- How the car detects it
- No public code list, bulletin or service manual assigns C0825, so its use by any carmaker cannot be shown. The title points at the torque sensor of electric power steering: a torsion bar in the column or pinion twists under the driver's hand force, and Hall elements read that twist as a torque value. A range or performance fault means the reading stays inside its electrical limits but does not make sense, for example when the main and backup channels disagree. A Mitsubishi Electric patent checks both channels against a torque estimated from the motor current and stops assistance when none of them agree. Makers that publish torque sensor faults use their own numbers, e.g. Honda C1423-14 for the sensor supply on the 2022 CR-V. Expect an EPS warning and heavier steering.
- What you may notice
- Power steering warning lamp or message
- Steering assist reduced or switched off, wheel feels heavy
- Uneven assistance between left and right turns
- Likely causes
- LikelyTorque sensor channel drifting or reading implausibly against the second channel
- PossibleUnstable sensor supply or internal short in the sensor (as in Honda bulletin 22-011)
- RarePoor contact at the sensor or steering module connector
- Repair
- Hard · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €300 – €1,800
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.