Powertrain Codes (P-Codes): Full List
Powertrain codes start with P and cover the engine, fuel and ignition systems, emission controls and the transmission. They are the codes that most often turn on the check engine light and the ones most relevant to a smog check or emissions test. The third character narrows it down: 1–2 fuel and air metering, 3 ignition and misfire, 4 emission controls, 5 speed and idle, 6 computer and outputs, 7–9 transmission, A hybrid.
539Codes
2.7Average severity
12%High or critical
20%DIY-friendly
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P0174
Powertrain
The cylinder bank without cylinder 1 is running lean even with the maximum fuel correction…
Moderate
P0420
Powertrain
The bank 1 catalytic converter no longer stores enough oxygen to clean the exhaust properly.
Low
P0101
Powertrain
The MAF sensor's airflow reading doesn't match what the engine computer expects…
Low
P0113
Powertrain
The intake air temperature signal is stuck at maximum voltage, which usually means an open…
Low
P0135
Powertrain
The heater inside the upstream oxygen sensor on bank 1 isn't working or its circuit is faulty.
Low
P0171
Powertrain
The engine computer is adding the maximum extra fuel it's allowed on bank 1 and still sees…
Moderate
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P0174
Powertrain
The cylinder bank without cylinder 1 is running lean even with the maximum fuel correction…
Moderate
P0175
Powertrain
Bank 2 is still running rich even though the PCM is already cutting fuel on that side as far as…
Moderate
P0181
Powertrain
The fuel temperature reading is electrically fine but doesn't match the engine's other…
Low
P0182
Powertrain
The fuel temperature signal is pulled close to 0 V, so the engine computer thinks the fuel…
Low
P0183
Powertrain
The fuel temperature signal sits near 5 V, as if the sensor were unplugged; the PCM reads…
Low
P0190
Powertrain
The signal from the fuel rail pressure sensor has dropped out or become unusable to the engine…
Moderate
P0191
Powertrain
The rail pressure reading is electrically valid but doesn't make sense for how the engine…
Moderate
P0192
Powertrain
The rail pressure sensor signal voltage has fallen below the lowest value a working sensor can…
Moderate
P0193
Powertrain
The rail pressure sensor signal is stuck near the 5-volt limit, above anything a working sensor…
Moderate
P0200
Powertrain
The ECU found a fault in the injector control circuits that it can't pin on one cylinder, often…
High
P0201
Powertrain
The ECU sees an open or faulty electrical circuit to injector 1, so cylinder 1 is probably…
Moderate
P0202
Powertrain
Injector 2's circuit is open or out of range; on an inline-four it's a middle cylinder under…
Moderate
P0203
Powertrain
The ECU sees no normal electrical response from injector 3: its coil, its wiring or its driver…
Moderate
P0204
Powertrain
The circuit to injector 4 is open or out of range; on most transverse engines that's…
Moderate
P0205
Powertrain
The ECU sees a broken or faulty electrical circuit to the cylinder 5 injector, so that cylinder…
Moderate
P0206
Powertrain
Injector 6's circuit is open or faulty. On an inline-six that's the rear cylinder, tucked under…
Moderate
P0207
Powertrain
The ECU lost normal control of injector 7, which only exists on V8 and larger engines.
Moderate
P0208
Powertrain
The circuit to injector 8, the rear cylinder on bank 2 of a V8, is open or doesn't respond…
Moderate
P0216
Powertrain
The ECU can't control or confirm injection timing, usually on a diesel with an electronic…
High
P0217
Powertrain
The engine overheated. Stop driving: continuing can warp the head, blow the head gasket…
Critical
P0218
Powertrain
The transmission fluid got hotter than the computer allows, from heavy load, low fluid…
High
P0219
Powertrain
The engine was spun faster than its maximum allowed rpm, usually by a missed shift or wheelspin.
Moderate
P0221
Powertrain
The second throttle angle signal leaves its window or stops following the plate, so power…
Moderate
P0230
Powertrain
The engine computer found a fault in the circuit it uses to switch the fuel pump relay or pump…
Moderate
P0231
Powertrain
Voltage on the wire feeding the fuel pump is too low while the pump is supposed to be running.
High
P0232
Powertrain
The fuel pump feed wire has voltage on it when the engine computer has switched the pump off.
Moderate
P0234
Powertrain
Boost rose above the safe limit the engine computer allows, so it may cut power to protect…
High
P0235
Powertrain
The engine computer found an electrical fault in the boost pressure sensor's wiring…
Moderate
P0236
Powertrain
The boost sensor's signal is electrically OK, but its readings don't make sense compared…
Moderate
P0237
Powertrain
The boost sensor signal has dropped near zero volts, reading less pressure than the atmosphere…
Moderate