A steering column for a motor vehicle, which steering column is adjustable in its longitudinal direction and/or in its vertical direction, comprising - a casing tube which serves for rotatably mounting a steering spindle, - a guide bracket which is directly or indirectly connectable to the body of the motor vehicle and which comprises two side cheeks (18, 19) between which the casing tube is arranged, - an electromechanical fixing device, in the release position of which the casing tube is adjustable relative to the guide bracket in the longitudinal direction and/or in the vertical direction of the steering column, and in the fixing position of which the set position of the casing tube is fixed relative to the guide bracket, wherein the fixing device comprises - a clamping bolt which extends through the side cheeks (18, 19) of the guide bracket and which, during the opening and closing of the fixing device, is rotatable about its axis by means of an electric motor, and - a stroke-generating mechanism and a support bearing, wherein the side cheeks (18, 19) of the guide bracket and the casing tube are arranged between the stroke-generating mechanism and the support bearing, wherein the electric motor acts via a pivotably mounted lever on the clamping bolt, characterized in that a sensor (28, 48) is provided which is designed to detect a position of the lever, wherein the sensor comprises a potentiometer as position sensor, which detects the position of the lever along a lever travel relative to a reference position and/or the sensor comprises at least one limit switch, which identifies when the lever as a moving object has reached a particular position. - a casing tube which serves for rotatably mounting a steering spindle, - a guide bracket which is directly or indirectly connectable to the body of the motor vehicle and which comprises two side cheeks (18, 19) between which the casing tube is arranged, - an electromechanical fixing device, in the release position of which the casing tube is adjustable relative to the guide bracket in the longitudinal direction and/or in the vertical direction of the steering column, and in the fixing position of which the set position of the casing tube is fixed relative to the guide bracket, wherein the fixing device comprises - a clamping bolt which extends through the side cheeks (18, 19) of the guide bracket and which, during the opening and closing of the fixing device, is rotatable about its axis by means of an electric motor, and - a stroke-generating mechanism and a support bearing, wherein the side cheeks (18, 19) of the guide bracket and the casing tube are arranged between the stroke-generating mechanism and the support bearing, wherein the electric motor acts via a pivotably mounted lever on the clamping bolt, characterized in that a sensor (28, 48) is provided which is designed to detect a position of the lever, wherein the sensor comprises a potentiometer as position sensor, which detects the position of the lever along a lever travel relative to a reference position and/or the sensor comprises at least one limit switch, which identifies when the lever as a moving object has reached a particular position.