KPH to MPH Mileage Conversion Service
Have You Imported a Vehicle? Get it UK-Road-Ready.
Have You Imported a Vehicle? Get it UK-Road-Ready.
Importing a vehicle from Europe, Japan, or any other country that uses the metric system means its dashboard is set to Kilometres (KM) and Kilometres Per Hour (KPH).
This isn’t just an inconvenience; it’s a legal compliance issue. For a vehicle to be used on UK roads and pass its Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) or MOT test, it must clearly display the speed in Miles Per Hour (MPH).
While cheap “sticker” solutions exist, they are unsightly, often inaccurate, and dramatically reduce your vehicle’s resale value.
At Milesback, we offer a professional, permanent, software-based solution. We digitally convert your instrument cluster and all related modules to UK specifications, as if it were built for this country from the factory.
Our Mileage Conversion Service Explained
This is a comprehensive digital conversion, not just a simple sticker. Our service correctly recalibrates your vehicle’s electronic systems.
Our full conversion typically includes:
- Main Speedometer: The primary digital or analogue speedo is re-calibrated to read and display in MPH.
- Odometer Conversion: The vehicle’s total recorded mileage is mathematically converted from kilometres to miles. For example, a vehicle with 100,000km will be professionally converted to display its true mileage of 62,137 miles.
- Trip Computer: The trip meter is converted to record new journeys in miles, not kilometres.
- Cluster Display: All related readouts are changed, such as the KPH symbol being replaced with MPH.
Associated Systems (On request): Where possible, we can also update related systems like the Sat-Nav and climate control to UK settings.
Why Is a Professional Conversion Essential?
- IVA & MOT Compliance: A vehicle that only displays KPH can fail its IVA or MOT test. Our digital conversion ensures you are fully compliant.
- A Safer Drive: Driving in the UK means all road signs are in MPH. A professionally converted dashboard removes the guesswork and mental maths, allowing you to concentrate on the road.
- Protects Resale Value: When you come to sell your imported vehicle, a professional MPH conversion is a major selling point. It shows the car has been correctly prepared for the UK market, making it far more desirable than a car with stickers or a KPH-only dial.
- A Clean, Factory Finish: Our solution uses your vehicle’s original dashboard. There are no ugly add-ons, no replacement dials. It’s a clean, invisible, and permanent solution.
Our Conversion Process
Your vehicle’s data is managed by complex electronics. We use specialist programming tools to ensure this data is converted safely and accurately.
- Consultation & Vehicle ID: We first identify your vehicle’s make, model, and origin to determine the exact conversion process required.
- Secure Data Backup: We connect our genuine, advanced tools to your instrument cluster and/or ECU and take a full backup of the original data.
- Data Recalibration: Our technicians apply a precise mathematical conversion to the odometer’s data, changing its stored value from kilometres to the equivalent mileage.
- Software Reprogramming: We then update the cluster’s firmware to change its logic, telling it to measure and display speed and distance in miles from now on.
Final Test & Verification: We power up the cluster and perform a full test to ensure the speedometer, odometer, and trip computer are all functioning perfectly in MPH.
Important Legal Note
This is a mileage conversion service, not a mileage alteration service. The vehicle’s recorded distance of travel is not being “erased” or “clocked.” It is being mathematically converted from one unit of measurement to another.
For example: 100,000 Kilometres = 62,137 Miles.
The vehicle’s history remains intact. We strongly recommend that as the owner, you disclose to any future buyer that the vehicle is an import and that the odometer reading has been professionally converted from KPH to MPH to reflect its true mileage.
Why Choose Milesback?
- Import Specialists: We have extensive experience with a wide range of imported vehicles, from Japanese (JDM) legends to European and American models.
- Genuine, Safe Tools: We use advanced, dealer-level programming equipment, not cheap clones that can “brick” (permanently damage) your instrument cluster.
- A Permanent, OEM Solution: This is the same result you would get from the factory. It’s clean, permanent, and uses your vehicle’s original parts.
- Electronics Experts: This process requires a deep understanding of vehicle electronics, which is our core specialty.
Get Your Vehicle Ready for UK Roads
Contact us today to discuss your imported vehicle and get a quote for a professional KPH to MPH conversion.
