The best Xbox steering wheels 2025: All the top picks to keep you in line

The best Xbox steering wheels are the number one way to amplify your racing sim experience. A wheel and pedal setup may seem like just another gaming hardware investment, but if you spend lots of time trying to whittle down your lap times in F1 games or even Forza, you're missing out on extra immersion and fun by not diving into the world of racing wheels. It looks like there are some new rivals joining the race this year, but they've got stern competition to compete with that'll prove tricky to get past.

We've spent a considerable amount of time behind each wheel, and just like with the best PC controllers, we've tested every one we can get our hands on. There are a few features you should keep your eyes peeled for since they might help to narrow down your search and keep the pricing as accurate as it can be to what you need. At the least, you'll get a wheel, and a set of pedals, but how fancy the wheel itself is might be the kicker. Do you want realistic feedback inside the wheel? Do you want a gear stick, too? These are good things to keep in the back of your mind when you peruse the list below.

Depending on the price you're willing to pay, there's quite a selection of wheels on offer. Thankfully, we've rounded up the very best Xbox steering wheels on the market to ensure you have all the knowledge and comparisons necessary to make a buying decision. So, on this list, you can find the top-tier models sitting next to the best-value entry-level devices so that you can find the right Xbox Series X accessories for your wallet.

The quick list

The best Xbox steering wheel overall

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If you want a high-quality and reliable Xbox steering wheel, Logitech is a good place to start. They've been creating racing accessories for decades now, and their tech has only gotten better with age. The Logitech G923 is one of their best creations yet; it's a real winner.

Steering wheels are typically aimed at either entry-level players looking to dip their toes in the water of sim racing, or hardcore racers who have been doing this for some time now, but the G923 caters for both brilliantly. The G923 also offers perhaps the most immersion you'll get from any wheel on the market thanks to the new TrueForce technology, while still keeping the price point below the upmarket costs.

A price of £350 / $400 is still steep if you're new to the scene, but it's less than its direct competitors and is one of the best when it comes to performance. It's well-built with premium stitching around the leather, looks sleek with your set-up, and is the closest you can get to experience what it's like to actually be behind the wheel of a supercar/F1 car/rally car without leaving the comfort of your desk - or forking out some serious money for a full sim-rig set-up. If you've got the cash, the G923 is a beautiful bit of kit, and a must-have if you don't already own a similar product.

• Read more: Logitech G923 review

The best premium Xbox steering wheel

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To borrow Max Verstappen’s trademark line, the Logitech G Pro Racing Wheel, and the matching G Pro Pedals are simply lovely. And much like Verstappen’s 2023 Red Bull F1 car, they’re a high-quality upgrade on a successful previous iteration that now delivers even better results. Not only are the 11nm strong force feedback wheel and 100kg load cell brake pedal an immersive joy to use, they actually made our reviewer a better sim racer and improved his lap times.

Of course, there is a rather large elephant in the passenger seat - its price. £999/$999 for the wheel plus a further £349/$349 for the pedals is an eye-twitch-inducing amount of money. While we'd say it offers better quality than almost any of the options on this list, we understand that that price makes it unattainable for most players - it's a shame because it might otherwise take the top spot on this list.

The G Pro racing wheel and pedals feel like a real step up from the G920, and besides the drastic increase in payment, they're all the better for it. Everything is a bit bigger, a bit smoother, and a bit more premium (and then some). It’s an improvement in every way. Mount this setup to something like the Playseat Trophy, and you've got just about the best Xbox steering wheel setup money can buy.

Stylized grilles cover the front and back of the Logitech G Pro base and add a touch of flair to an otherwise plain chassis. They serve a purpose beyond aesthetics though with active onboard cooling hidden inside. Around the back, a USB hub provides connection points for the G Pro Pedals (which you’ll need to buy separately) and other accessories like a gear shifter.

Under your fingertips, you’ll find magnetic gear shift paddles which feel wonderful in action. The movement is crisp and responsive with a soft clack giving nice audio feedback at the same time. Below them is a pair of dual-clutch paddles with smoother travel than their magnetic counterparts. These can be bound to a number of in-game actions using either Logitech’s G Hub software on PC or the onboard controls.

Despite its quite ludicrous price, the Logitech G Pro racing setup is very, very good.

The best value Xbox steering wheel

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It can be very easy to overspend on a steering wheel setup in 2025, especially if you're relatively new to the scene or you're not interested in the high-end options. The Moza R3 is a great choice for Xbox players because you get the wheelbase, wheel, and pedals together, but also still get great features like Direct Drive.

What might surprise you about the R3 is that its wheelbase is unusually compact for one that packs this many features in. It's got all the same bells and whistles for connectivity as the pricey wheels on this list, and yet it keeps its footprint smaller. You'll only get two pedals in the starting bundle, but Moza does offer a clutch pedal separately that there's room to hook up.

For a mid-range wheel, the build quality here is excellent, and the aluminium combined with the modular build of Moza's wheels means you can upgrade the setup later on with different wheels (so long as you play on PC, or they have Xbox compatibility).

The ESX wheel you get bundled in though, has loads of perks to it. There are a total of 22 buttons at your fingertips, and some are programmable for you to assign to different functions in games that require a bit more control.

The build quality really sings in harmony with the direct drive wheelbase here to provide a premium experience that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. 3.9Nm might not seem like much compared to pricier options, but it's more than enough to provide strong, accurate feedback for most driving experiences. Moza really has made an excellent all-round racing bundle here, especially since its design means it's easy to mount to all sorts of cockpit chairs.

Annoyingly, those extra buttons on the wheel don't always register depending on the game you're playing, and the wheel itself can feel a tad small at times. Still, that doesn't detract from the excellent value for money the Moza R3 bundle provides.

The best Xbox steering wheel for beginners

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Not everyone’s ready to go full send with sim racing. The spend-ceiling increases basically exponentially - there’s a ‘beginner setup’ for every budget all the way up to ‘oil state prince’ and that makes buying a decent, inexpensive rig feel daunting. Thrustmaster’s thinking with the entry-level T128 is to keep costs down above all else, which means you’re sacrificing a lot of the premium features found on most force feedback wheels, but for a reasonable price, you’re getting the experience of racing using wheel and pedal inputs.

The wheel itself fares much better in race conditions. It’s complete with a console pad-style layout of secondary buttons laid out within easy reach of your thumbs, while the gear shift paddles give a satisfying click when you hit them. It’s lacking a grippy surface around the wheel, but we found using road bike bar tape does the job.

In some places, these compromises feel like they cross the line, though. The pedals, for example, are set on a strikingly small plastic base that doesn’t feature any kind of grip. The combination of lightness, narrow gap between the pedals, and the necessity of having to exert a lot of force on the top of them means they slide all over the place and have a tendency to lift up under use.

The force feedback’s much lighter than you’d find on a pricier servo further up Thrustmaster’s range, or on Logi’s G923. But it does give you enough information to keep the car on the black stuff - it’s a taster course in sim racing, at a low price. Since the wheel and pedals are both unusually small, it’s a decent shout for younger and smaller sim racers, too. Anyone with long-term aspirations or higher comfort requirements should invest a little more in sturdier equipment, though.

Read more: Thrustmaster T128 review

The best mid-range Xbox steering wheel

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Logitech G920

Logitech G920

Logitech G920

If you're after a slightly cheaper Logitech Xbox steering wheel, the G920 sees more regular discounts than its jacked up sibling. You're still getting force feedback driving, but without Logitech's patented TrueForce technology, dropping dual-clutch assistance, a progressive brake pedal, and certain dedicated selection and adjustment buttons. However, if you're looking for a great deal, the Logitech G920 has got it where it counts.

The Force Feedback offers strong, smooth forces pushing and pulling against your hands as you control the vehicle. It feels slightly smoother to use than the Thrustmaster TX, but also a little less realistic. It's very much a deluxe game controller rather than a replica of a real steering wheel setup. It's not so strong that you'll have to physically wrestle with the car like with the Fanatec servos, but you'll still feel the steering go light when you understeer, clatter across kerbs and feel cars rubbing against you in tight packs. Lovely stuff.

This is a very comfortable wheel to actually hold, but isn't interchangeable like other similarly-priced units, so you're stuck with the one in the box. That's really no bad thing, though - the paddle shifters feel nice, the fatter rim than other wheels feels really nice to hold and adds to the smooth sensation of driving, and the buttons' raised up profiling makes for a wheel that's both stylish and practical for gaming.

This is the only real downside to the unit. The unit we tested had a very stiff brake pedal from new, which meant that applying 100% braking was tough without standing on the pedal with all your weight. The problem apparently lies with the rubber stopper that is intended to give you a realistic feel of resistance, but it seems that some units' rubber is too hard. It can be modified, and will get better over time, but the fact remains that other units offer more playable experience straight out of the box. Still, assuming you can get the brakes working well, the rest of the unit is a bargain at this price, considering the product you're getting.

Read more: Logitech G920 review

The best modular steering wheel for Xbox

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The Logitech G RS Wheel Hub finally delivers on the promise of the excellent G Pro's modular design. This is the beginning of an ecosystem being built out by the brand, and besides some really bizarre compatibility choices, it's one of the best modular racing setups you can invest in in 2025.

This takes a bit of explaining, so bear with me for a moment. The RS Wheel Hub is the star of the show here. It attaches to a G Pro wheelbase (although not the one you may have bought already if you already have the original version). It adds extra buttons and some clever rev lights, as well as the ability to bolt on some separate wheel choices. The full range includes an RS track wheel, an RS round wheel, pedals, the Wheel Hub, a gear shifter/hand brake, and the wheelbase.

If you thought that was a tad confusing to get to grips with, you might need some water and a painkiller for the headache that is the compatibility logic grid this bundle has. Essentially, there is compatibility for Xbox, PS5, and PC, but for Xbox, you need to make sure you get the right pieces of gear for your platform because not all are as compatible as you might think. We lay out all of the details in our review, so read that if you want to ensure you get the right equipment for your setup.

The RS Track Wheel might be the biggest draw here thanks to its excellent material and build quality that prevents sweat from being the annoyance it can be on leather options. It also allows you to specify in a certain niche of virtual racing that not all round wheels accommodate for.

All of its confusing compatibility woes aside, this is a modular setup that shows so much promise and unleashes the power of the G Pro wheelbase into a setup you can tailor to your racing needs. It's a shame there isn't more of an upgrade path for folks who invested in a G20 series wheel, but then again, this may cater to more of an enthusiast driver.

The best Xbox controller for racing

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If a full racing wheel setup seems like too much of a faff, the Thrustmaster eSwap XR Pro Controller might be just the thing you need. In the box of this modular Thrustmaster gamepad, there lies a nifty little attachment that lets you get the kind of racing wheel enjoyment you would from a proper wheel and pedals, from the comfort of something you can hold in your hand. The eSwap X Pro is one of the most versatile and best all-round controllers we've had the joy of testing. The XR is essentially that same gamepad, albeit with some flashy Forza-inspired aesthetics.

The additional mini racing wheel attachment slots right into place thanks to small magnets in the controller's body, and it can be swapped in and out for a normal thumbstick in seconds. When installed, the racing wheel allows you to zoom around the map of games like Forza Horizon 5 while controlling your vehicle like you would an old RC car back in the day. Whether you use it with your index finger and thumb, or like you would a normal thumbstick, is up to you. Either way, this is a new way to play with a gamepad in hand that provides so much fun, and that's never a bad thing. it might take some relearning and clever back button mapping, but this is a great piece of innovation from Thrustmaster, and we think it's more than worthy of a place on this list.

Elsewhere, this is just such a comfortable controller to use in driving games, particularly thanks to the tapered shapes of the triggers that make them nice and easy to hold down for long periods of time. If you have larger hands and like the feel of a taller controller with longer grips, this is for you. Being able to swap out modules mid-game is fantastic, and the controller is only really let down by the fact it's still wired-only.

Best Xbox steering wheel: FAQs

How we test Xbox steering wheels

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In brief, every steering wheel that we have had our hands on is used in a series of different video games to accommodate for most genres. This means that we'll test the responsiveness of the sticks, face buttons, bumpers, triggers, pedals, and any other additional features found on the unit. If a wheel is wired or relies on rechargeable batteries, then the duration of the lifespan is tested, too. The same can be said for any specialist software, such as drivers, that may be included with the steering wheel as well.

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Of course, we're also rounding up all the best PS4 steering wheels on the market, and the best racing wheels for PC. Or, if you're going old-school, check out the best cheap Xbox controllers available now. You'll find plenty more discounts in our guide to the best Xbox Series X deals and Xbox Series S prices on the web - and check out our Xbox Series X restock guide for more tips on grabbing the console.