Mercedes-Benz OBD Codes: Meaning & Fixes
Mercedes-Benz: 26 error codes with meaning, severity, likely causes and repair cost estimates.
20Codes
2.8Average severity
10%High or critical
10%DIY-friendly
Severity distribution
Generic codes with Mercedes-Benz data
Field data · Mercedes-Benz
Source: NHTSA Complaints API (US government open data), analyzed by DTC mention.
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P0171
Powertrain
The engine computer is adding the maximum extra fuel it's allowed on bank 1 and still sees…
Moderate
P0340
Powertrain
The computer lost the camshaft signal on bank 1. Expect long cranking, less power…
Moderate
P0456
Powertrain
The EVAP system has a tiny leak, about 0.020 inch — the hardest EVAP leak to find, and often…
Minor
P0010
Powertrain
The PCM found an electrical fault in the intake cam phaser solenoid circuit on bank 1, not…
Low
P0016
Powertrain
The bank 1 intake cam and the crankshaft are out of step, most often from a stretched or jumped…
High
P0017
Powertrain
The bank 1 exhaust cam signal doesn't line up with the crankshaft; think chain, exhaust phaser…
Moderate
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P0016
Powertrain
The bank 1 intake cam and the crankshaft are out of step, most often from a stretched or jumped…
High
P0017
Powertrain
The bank 1 exhaust cam signal doesn't line up with the crankshaft; think chain, exhaust phaser…
Moderate
P0019
Powertrain
The bank 2 exhaust cam signal doesn't match the crankshaft; chain, bank 2 exhaust phaser…
Moderate
P0170
Powertrain
Bank 1 fuel correction is far outside its normal window, lean or rich, and the ECU won't say…
Moderate
P0171
Powertrain
The engine computer is adding the maximum extra fuel it's allowed on bank 1 and still sees…
Moderate
P0173
Powertrain
Fuel correction on bank 2, the side without cylinder 1, is out of range or unstable, lean…
Moderate
P0275
Powertrain
The fuel correction for cylinder 5 is past its limit. Only engines with five or more cylinders…
Moderate
P0340
Powertrain
The computer lost the camshaft signal on bank 1. Expect long cranking, less power…
Moderate
P052E
Powertrain
The crankcase ventilation regulator isn't controlling crankcase pressure properly – often…
Moderate
P0717
Powertrain
The input speed sensor reports zero while the engine runs and the car moves – the signal…
Moderate
P0753
Powertrain
The control circuit for shift solenoid A reads open, shorted or out of range – an electrical…
Moderate
P2006
Powertrain
The intake swirl or runner flaps stay shut when the ECU wants them open, choking airflow…
Moderate
P2201
Powertrain
The upstream NOx sensor still communicates, but its readings don't match what the ECM expects.
Moderate
U0101
Network
The engine computer and other modules stopped hearing from the transmission control module.
High