An active road noise control system comprising: a sensor arrangement (201; 301) comprising a multiplicity of sensors (302, 303; 501, 502) and configured to generate a multiplicity of primary sense signals representative of at least one of accelerations, motions and vibrations that occur at a multiplicity of first positions on a vehicle body, the multiplicity of primary sense signals having magnitudes; an active road noise control module (204; 507) operatively coupled to the sensor arrangement (201; 301) and configured to provide a noise reducing signal by processing the primary sense signals according to an adaptive mode of operation or a non-adaptive mode of operation at one time; at least one loudspeaker operatively coupled to the active road noise control module (204; 507) and configured to generate noise reducing sound at a second position within the vehicle body from the noise reducing signals, the at least one loudspeaker being disposed at one or more third positions within the vehicle body; and an overload detection module (205; 306) operatively coupled to the sensor arrangement (201; 301) and to the active road noise control module (204; 507), wherein the overload detection module (205; 306) is configured to evaluate an overload status of the sensors by comparing each of the multiplicity of primary sense signals with a respective one of a multiplicity of first thresholds and with a respective one of a multiplicity of second thresholds, and the overload detection module (205; 306) is further configured to control the active road noise control module (204; 507) so that the active road noise control module (204; 507) operates in the adaptive mode of operation when the magnitudes of a first number of primary sense signals undercut the respective first thresholds and operates according to the non-adaptive mode of operation when the magnitudes of a second number of primary sense signals exceed the respective second thresholds, wherein, for each of the primary sense signals, the respective first threshold of the multiplicity of first thresholds is equal to or smaller than the respective second threshold of the multiplicity of second thresholds. a sensor arrangement (201; 301) comprising a multiplicity of sensors (302, 303; 501, 502) and configured to generate a multiplicity of primary sense signals representative of at least one of accelerations, motions and vibrations that occur at a multiplicity of first positions on a vehicle body, the multiplicity of primary sense signals having magnitudes; an active road noise control module (204; 507) operatively coupled to the sensor arrangement (201; 301) and configured to provide a noise reducing signal by processing the primary sense signals according to an adaptive mode of operation or a non-adaptive mode of operation at one time; at least one loudspeaker operatively coupled to the active road noise control module (204; 507) and configured to generate noise reducing sound at a second position within the vehicle body from the noise reducing signals, the at least one loudspeaker being disposed at one or more third positions within the vehicle body; and an overload detection module (205; 306) operatively coupled to the sensor arrangement (201; 301) and to the active road noise control module (204; 507), wherein the overload detection module (205; 306) is configured to evaluate an overload status of the sensors by comparing each of the multiplicity of primary sense signals with a respective one of a multiplicity of first thresholds and with a respective one of a multiplicity of second thresholds, and the overload detection module (205; 306) is further configured to control the active road noise control module (204; 507) so that the active road noise control module (204; 507) operates in the adaptive mode of operation when the magnitudes of a first number of primary sense signals undercut the respective first thresholds and operates according to the non-adaptive mode of operation when the magnitudes of a second number of primary sense signals exceed the respective second thresholds, wherein, for each of the primary sense signals, the respective first threshold of the multiplicity of first thresholds is equal to or smaller than the respective second threshold of the multiplicity of second thresholds. the overload detection module (205; 306) is configured to evaluate an overload status of the sensors by comparing each of the multiplicity of primary sense signals with a respective one of a multiplicity of first thresholds and with a respective one of a multiplicity of second thresholds, and the overload detection module (205; 306) is further configured to control the active road noise control module (204; 507) so that the active road noise control module (204; 507) operates in the adaptive mode of operation when the magnitudes of a first number of primary sense signals undercut the respective first thresholds and operates according to the non-adaptive mode of operation when the magnitudes of a second number of primary sense signals exceed the respective second thresholds, wherein, for each of the primary sense signals, the respective first threshold of the multiplicity of first thresholds is equal to or smaller than the respective second threshold of the multiplicity of second thresholds.