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MOZA Racing direct drive wheels

The fastest-moving brand in direct drive - seven wheelbases from 5.5 Nm to 25 Nm, one slick app, and some of the lowest price-per-Nm numbers in the market.

7 live bases from MOZA Racing with real merchant pricing, normalised specs and the 7-axis consensus rubric.

3.7/5 ★★★★☆ 490 owner reviews on Trustpilot

Software: Pit House Telemetry FFB Firmware cadence: frequent

Bases live: 7
From: $299
Torque range: 5.5 - 25 Nm
Trustpilot: 3.7 /5

MOZA Racing launched its first direct drive wheelbase in 2021 and has since shipped more new bases than Fanatec has in eight years. The lineup runs from the 5.5 Nm R5, sold as a $399 / £315 bundle with an ES wheel and SR-P Lite pedals, through the $299 / £236 R9 V3, the 12 Nm R12 V2 that undercuts the Fanatec ClubSport DD by $300, the 16 Nm R16 V2 and the 21 Nm R21 pair, up to the 25 Nm R25 Ultra at $899 / £710. Pit House, MOZA's single Windows app, is the cleanest first-party tuning experience in the consumer DD market: every device on the bus auto-detects, firmware updates are one-click, per-game profiles are built in. The ecosystem catch is that MOZA wheels only fit MOZA bases (the MOZA QR is proprietary) and there's no first-party console licensing. If you race only on PC and you value app polish and torque for your money, MOZA is usually the price-performance winner. If you need Xbox or PlayStation support, you don't buy MOZA.

The MOZA Racing lineup

Entry · 5.5 Nm

MOZA R5 Bundle

Moza's cheapest direct drive bundle. 5.5 Nm of NexGen 4.0 FFB with the ES wheel and SR-P Lite pedals at the price most brands charge for a wheelbase alone.

$399 3.7/5 · 8 reviews
Entry · 9 Nm

MOZA R9 V3 Wheel Base

The base that proved 9 Nm and PC-only could compete with Fanatec on price and beat it on the upgrade ladder.

$299 3.9/5 · 8 reviews
Mid-tier · 12 Nm

MOZA R12 V2 Wheel Base

12Nm of well-engineered direct drive at the price of a base-tier wheelbase. The mid-tier value pick that made the rest of the market sit up.

$399 3.9/5 · 14 reviews
Upper mid · 16 Nm

MOZA R16 V2 Wheel Base

Sixteen Newton-metres of Moza torque at the price most brands charge for twelve. The upper-mid base that turned the R-range into a real ladder.

$699 3.9/5 · 8 reviews
Flagship · 21 Nm

MOZA R21 Ultra Wheel Base

Moza's new flagship motor architecture in a 21 Nm chassis. The Ultra refinements that turned the R-range from 'good for the price' into a genuine flagship.

$699 4.1/5 · 8 reviews
high · 21 Nm

MOZA R21 Wheel Base

21 Nm of Moza torque at the price most brands charge for 12. The base that proved Moza could compete at the high end before the Ultra line existed.

$899 4.0/5 · 8 reviews
ultra · 25 Nm

MOZA R25 Ultra Wheel Base

Moza's true-torque flagship. 25 Nm of new-generation direct drive at the price most rivals charge for 16-18, with the only Xbox story in the Moza catalogue.

$899 4.1/5 · 8 reviews

Which MOZA Racing base for me?

If

You are stepping up from a belt-drive wheel, you want a complete starter kit rather than a base alone, and you do not need console support.

Then

MOZA R5 Bundle →

The R5 is 5.5 Nm of genuine direct drive at the lowest tier MOZA sells - the $399 / £315 bundle ships with the base, an ES wheel, SR-P Lite pedals and a table clamp. The natural T300/G29 retirement target.
If

You want 9 Nm of torque for around $300 / £236 and a base you can build the rest of your MOZA kit around.

Then

MOZA R9 V3 Wheel Base →

R9 V3 is the 9 Nm middle of the entry tier at $299 / £236 direct from mozaracing.com - about $33 per newton metre, against roughly $60 per newton metre for a Fanatec CSL DD QR2 at $479.99 / £379.
If

You are an iRacing/ACC PC racer with a properly mounted rig, you want 12 Nm, and Pit House polish over Fanatec Control Panel matters to you.

Then

MOZA R12 V2 Wheel Base →

R12 V2 is the direct rival to the Fanatec ClubSport DD 12 and undercuts it hard - $399 / £315 direct against Fanatec's $699.99 / £553. MOZA wins on app and price; Fanatec wins on QR2 longevity and console options.
If

You want a proper step up to 16 Nm without paying flagship pricing.

Then

MOZA R16 V2 Wheel Base →

R16 V2 sits between the R12 and R21 at $699 / £552 (down from $799), with the 21-bit encoder the bigger bases carry. Useful if you want headroom for formula cars or heavier GT3 setups but do not need the Ultra-class platform.
If

You are building a serious enthusiast rig, you want 21 Nm and the option to push it harder, and the regular R21 is enough.

Then

MOZA R21 Wheel Base →

R21 is the 21 Nm flagship of the standard line. I run an R21 on my own rig and 21 Nm is more headroom than I use most days. One caveat at current prices: the standard R21 V2 is on pre-order at $899 / £710 through retail, while the R21 Ultra sells direct from mozaracing.com at $699 / £552.
If

You want the R21 chassis with the higher-spec motor and full Ultra ceiling.

Then

MOZA R21 Ultra Wheel Base →

R21 Ultra runs a zero-cogging flat-wire servo motor on the same 21 Nm platform, and at $699 / £552 direct it's currently cheaper than the standard R21. Check both prices before you order.
If

You want the highest-torque consumer MOZA on the market and a rig stiff enough to take it.

Then

MOZA R25 Ultra Wheel Base →

R25 Ultra is MOZA's pro-tier ceiling at 25 Nm - $899 / £710 direct from mozaracing.com, about $36 per newton metre. Overkill for almost everyone; the right choice for hill-climb cars and pro-tier formula setups.

Pit House

Pit House is MOZA's single Windows app and the strongest single argument for buying into MOZA hardware. Plug a base, pedals, shifter and handbrake into the same USB hub and Pit House detects all of them in one panel - no per-device driver downloads, no firmware-flash CLI tools, no separate companion app for telemetry FFB. It's the closest thing in the consumer DD market to a professional simulation software stack.

Per-game tuning slots work the way you'd hope: you save a profile per game (iRacing, ACC, LMU, F1) with separate FFB strength, damping, slew rate and road effects, and the active profile follows whichever game is in focus. Telemetry-driven FFB modulation is included - the same conceptual feature as Fanatec's, exposed in the same app rather than a separate companion.

Firmware lands on most bases every 2-3 months, sometimes with real improvements (the slew-rate ceiling on the R12 went up in firmware 1.4 in late 2024) and sometimes with cosmetic changes only. The update flow is one button in Pit House - none of the multi-stage base/motor/wheel sequencing that Fanatec Control Panel asks you to do.

MOZA Racing vs the rivals

MOZA Racing vs Fanatec

MOZA wins on Pit House polish and on raw torque per pound across the lineup. Fanatec wins on QR2 standardisation, on telemetry FFB integration with Fanalab/Control Panel, and on console licensing (MOZA has zero first-party Xbox or PlayStation support). A wheel bought for a MOZA R12 stays a MOZA wheel; a wheel bought for a Fanatec ClubSport DD fits every Fanatec base.
MOZA Racing vs Simagic

Simagic's Alpha Mini and Alpha Evo lineup overlaps tightly with MOZA's R12 and R16 on torque and price. The two apps (SimPro Manager vs Pit House) are roughly comparable in polish; MOZA wins on rim catalogue breadth and on the wider accessory range (handbrakes, shifters, button boxes). If you are choosing between R12 V2 and Alpha Evo Sport 9, it usually comes down to which app you prefer in person and which rims you want.
MOZA Racing vs Simucube

Simucube targets the leaderboard pro tier with the 2 Ultimate and the new 3-series. MOZA does not try to match the Simucube Ultimate ceiling on torque ramp characteristics; the R25 Ultra is its closest competitor and trades raw quality of the FFB signal for app polish, a full first-party hardware range and a lower price.
MOZA Racing vs Asetek

Asetek Forte and Invicta are credible 18-27 Nm rivals to MOZA's R21 and R25 Ultra. Asetek wins on premium build quality and Danish engineering provenance; MOZA wins on app, on rim catalogue, on the broader spread of shifters and handbrakes, and on price-per-Nm.

Warranty, QC and RMA

Two-year manufacturer warranty on every MOZA direct drive base sold through mozaracing.com or an authorised distributor. RMA goes through the MOZA support portal - you raise a ticket, MOZA either offers a remote firmware fix or issues a return label. Turnaround in the UK and EU in 2025-2026 has typically been 3-5 weeks; US owners report faster turnaround through the LA warehouse.

The most-reported issues across the lineup are cogging on early R5 production runs (resolved by firmware update and an optional motor re-flash) and occasional slew-rate inconsistency on the original R9 (the V3 hardware revision corrected it). The R21 and R25 Ultra have an excellent reliability record so far - newer platforms with less in-the-wild time, but no notable failure patterns at the time of writing.

Buy direct from mozaracing.com or an authorised distributor only. Grey-market imports from Aliexpress or unauthorised third-party Amazon sellers void the warranty and ship with regional firmware that may not accept Pit House updates outside the region.

Owner reports

What owners say

3.7/5 ★★★★☆ from 490 reviews of mozaracing.com on Trustpilot

★☆☆☆☆ 2026-07-06

Customer support/service is terrible

Customer support/service is terrible. Had issues with my wheel and had to send videos back and forth just to get a new part sent out that I had to put on. In order to get the wheel replaced under warranty I would have to send the wheel back and wait for them to verify the problem and then replace. Wouldn't even let me pay for a new wheel and then refund it when I shipped the faulty one back. Took over a month to get this all worked out and then hours to take apart the wheel and put the replacement part on. If nothing goes wrong with the equipment then it's probably worth it. The best way to ev

Ken
★☆☆☆☆ 2026-07-03

Ovr a week now waiting for despatch

Ovr a week now waiting for despatch. No response to emails, no signs of life. Avoid, buy from a reseller or a different product from a better manufacturer.

Gavin Parker
★☆☆☆☆ 2026-06-25

Product not arrived, awful supoort

I ordered a steering wheel and base on 7/6. After waiting for delivery, after-sales advised they would send it out again. Today (18 days later) I recieved half the order (wheel base). I contacted them via online chat to be told I'd have to wait 24/48 hours to hear back from after sales support (again). They have no phone number or manager to speak to. They have my £650 and I have no idea when, or if, I will ever recieve this steering wheel.

Sue Morgan

Platform rating shown as published by Trustpilot, captured 2026-07-13. Our own score is the rubric above - the two measure different things.

MOZA Racing FAQ

What's the difference between the MOZA R12 V2 and the Fanatec ClubSport DD?

They're the closest head-to-head in the consumer DD market: both 12 Nm, both aimed at the iRacing/ACC PC enthusiast tier. The pricing has split, though - the R12 V2 sells for $399 / £315 direct from mozaracing.com while the ClubSport DD holds at $699.99 / £553. MOZA wins on the app experience (Pit House is one click cleaner than Fanatec Control Panel for almost every workflow) and now clearly on price. Fanatec wins on QR2 standardisation (a Fanatec wheel fits every Fanatec base including Podium), on telemetry FFB integration, on the option of console licensing if you later add an Xbox, and on rim catalogue depth.

Does MOZA support Xbox or PlayStation?

No. MOZA has no first-party console licensing on any of its direct drive bases. The R5, R9, R12, R16, R21, R21 Ultra and R25 Ultra are all PC-only. If you race on Xbox or PlayStation, you buy Fanatec.

Is the MOZA QR really proprietary, or is there an adapter to other wheels?

The MOZA QR is proprietary and there's no first-party adapter to Fanatec QR2, Simucube SQR or any other standard. Third-party adapters exist but they add stack height (which moves the wheel forward toward your chest) and you lose any wheel-side feature that depends on the MOZA wheel-side electronics (button box, paddle shifters wired through the QR). Buy into MOZA on the assumption that your rims are MOZA-only.

How does Pit House compare to Fanatec Control Panel and Simucube Tuner?

Pit House is the cleanest consumer DD app on the market. The auto-detect-everything workflow, one-click firmware updates, and per-game profile slots that follow whichever game is in focus are all better than Fanatec Control Panel and at parity with Simucube Tuner. Simucube Tuner exposes lower-level filter controls (slew rate, reconstruction filter, FFB filter, damper) that hardcore iRacing tuners care about; Pit House exposes a friendlier subset.

Should I wait for the next MOZA generation or buy now?

MOZA's update cadence is fast - new bases roughly every 12-18 months, V2 and V3 hardware revisions even faster. Any current MOZA base will be useful and tunable for 4-6 years, and if you wait for the next R-series refresh you'll start the cycle again. Buy the right Nm tier for your current rig and current games; don't buy a 21 Nm base to mount on a flexible cockpit because you might want it later.

How long is the MOZA warranty and how is RMA?

Two years on every direct drive base bought from mozaracing.com or an authorised distributor. RMA goes through the MOZA support portal; turnaround in the UK and EU has been 3-5 weeks in 2025-2026, with the US warehouse faster. Buy direct only - grey-market units void the warranty and may ship with regional firmware that Pit House cannot update.

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