Speed, fuel and status HUDs for QBCore, ESX and standalone

Best FiveM Car HUDs: Free & Paid Speedometer Scripts

Compare the best FiveM car HUDs — free options like vHud, ps-hud and DyzCarSystem plus paid picks like F4 XHUD and BazuFix HUD — with framework, install and resmon notes.

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Free car HUDs

vHud is the performance pick (standalone-first, 0.00ms idle) with optional QBCore/ESX modules. ps-hud (QBCore/Qbox) has per-player settings for moving and restyling elements. rs_hud auto-detects QBCore, ESX or standalone. DyzCarSystem is a simple open-source vehicle HUD with speed, fuel, health, cruise control and seatbelt.

Paid car HUDs

F4 XHUD adds a CarControl panel (doors, seats, windows, neons, autopilot) plus an in-game layout editor and needs xsound. BazuFix HUD auto-detects frameworks, saves per-player layouts to the database and supports LegacyFuel, ox_fuel and ps-fuel — it needs oxmysql. MS_Hud and BLVCK HUD V2 are cheaper Tebex options with fewer dependencies.

What to check before buying

Confirm your framework (QBCore, Qbox, ESX or standalone), the fuel script the HUD expects, resmon idle cost, and dependency list (xsound, oxmysql). HUD scripts break when the game or the framework updates — pick one with recent release activity.

Before you start

Make sure these basics are in place before following the workflow.

Confirm which framework your server runs — most HUDs are framework-specific.
Note which fuel script you use (LegacyFuel, ox_fuel, ps-fuel) if the HUD shows a fuel bar.
Have server console access ready to catch errors during the first restart.

Step-by-step workflow

Server owners want a car HUD that fits their framework, shows speed/fuel/health and stays light on resmon.

Confirm your framework: QBCore, Qbox, ESX or standalone.

Pick a HUD that lists your framework and check its dependencies (xsound, oxmysql, fuel script).

Download the resource and drop it into resources/[hud].

Add ensure <resource> to server.cfg and restart the server.

Open the in-game settings (usually /hud or /settings) and move the elements to taste.

Watch resmon idle for the first hour — a good car HUD stays near 0.00-0.05ms.

Common errors

Checklist of failure modes reported across forum threads and hosting knowledge bases.

HUD does not appear
the resource is not ensured, or the framework module was not enabled in the config.
Fuel bar always empty
the HUD is not pointed at the fuel script you actually use.
HUD elements reset after restart
per-player settings are stored locally or in the database; use the save/export option if the HUD provides one.
High resmon idle
a badly written NUI loop redraws every frame; measure the HUD alone before blaming the server.

FAQ

Short answers for the questions this guide keeps receiving.

Which free car HUD is lightest?

vHud reports 0.00ms idle and is standalone-first; ps-hud sits around 0.02-0.05ms on QBCore/Qbox.

Do car HUDs work with every car pack?

Yes — HUDs read vehicle state (speed, fuel, health) from the game, not from the car resource, so any pack works.

What does CarControl mean?

A HUD feature (F4 XHUD) that adds a driving panel for doors, seats, windows, neons and autopilot.

Can I run a paid HUD on a small server?

Yes, but check dependencies first — BazuFix HUD needs oxmysql, F4 XHUD needs xsound. Free HUDs avoid most of that.

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