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Error codes list VAG
This error code list now has 12561 errors,
9737 of which have been translated into Dutch .
9211 have phenomena, causes, solutions.
00000 to 00499 00500 to 00999 01000 to 01499 01500 to 01999 02000 to 02499
16000 to 16999 18000 to 18999 19000 to 24099
02500 to 04120 17000 to 17999 P0616 to P1591
P0001 to P0615 P1592 to P2567 P2568 to P3497
28673 to 34000
65280 to 65535 B0001 to B30FF C0001 to C30FF decimal-hexadecimal
U0001 to U30FF

Note: The decimal VAG error codes (VAG dec) sometimes appear as hexadecimal (VAG hex). link
Please note that the hexadecimal OBD trouble codes (OBD hex) sometimes appear as a decimal value (OBD
dec). link

Tips and advice on troubleshooting error codes.

The jumble of error codes. An overview.

Note: if you hang a VAG car on a scanner, you never know which of the version error codes below will appear.
Version 1: the VAG codes 00000 to 04120.
The VAG group started introducing error codes in the early nineties. They assigned each error code a number, a 5-digit number, starting
at 00000 and ending at 04120 (?). There could be different things going on for each error code. Common ones are (see below under
'Additional Information - Extra code at end of error messages'): 'fault in circuit', 'unlikely signal', 'signal too low', 'signal too high',
'signal intermittent'.
Please note these error codes only apply to VAG cars.
Version 1a is the decimal representation, i.e. 00000 to 04120.
Version 1b is the hexadecimal representation, i.e. 0 to 1018.

Version 2: the VAG codes 16343 to 65535.

In the course of the nineties, the VAG group, most likely influenced by the SAE, which was developing an industry standard for OBD
codes, split the error codes 00000 to 04120. Eg. "00524 (Knock Sensor 1) - fault in circuit" became 16494; "00524 (Knock Sensor 1) -
unlikely signal" became 16495; "00524 (Knock sensor 1) - signal too weak" became 16496; "00524 (Knock sensor 1) - signal too
strong" became 16497. That became the error codes 16343 to 65535. And these error codes correspond, 1-to-1, to the EODB error
codes.
Please note these error codes only apply to VAG cars.
Version 2a is the decimal representation, so 16343 through 65535.
Version 2b is the hexadecimal representation, so 3FD8 through FFFF.

Version 3: The OBD Error Codes P/B/C/N 0xxx 1xxx 2xxx 3xxx
The SAE's (E)OBD-II fault codes, which were introduced sometime in the 1990s. Those EOBD numbers start with one letter (P, C, B
or U), followed by one (1) number, followed by three (3) hexadecimal numbers. These errors are ordered by type of error.
Note : there are 'Generic' error codes (which every manufacturer must adhere to) and 'Manufacturer Specific' error codes (specific per
car make).
Version 3a is the hexadecimal representation, so hexadecimal P0001 through P3FFF, B0001 through B3FFF, C0001 through C3FFF,
U0001 through U3FFF.
Version 3b is the decimal representation, so 0 to 4095.

Version 1 error codes have 'additional information' - Extra code at end of error messages:
01 Signal Shorted to B+
02 Signal Shorted to Ground
03 NoSignal

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04 Mechanical Malfunction
05 Input Open
06 Signal too high
07 Signal too low
08 Control Limit Surpassed
09 Adaptation Limit Surpassed
10 Adaption Limit not Reached
11 Control Limit not Reached
12 Adaption Limit (Mul) Surpassed
13 Adaption Limit (Mul) not Reached
14 Adaption Limit (Add) Surpassed
15 Adaption Limit (Add) not Reached
16 Signal Outside Specifications
17 Control Difference
18 Upper-stop spec
19 Lower stop spec
20 Malfunction in Basic settings
21 Front Pressure Build-up time too long
22 Front Pressure Reducing time too long
23 Rear Pressure Build-up time too long
24 Rear Pressure Reducing time too long
25 Unknown switch condition
26 Output Open
27 Incorrect Signal
28 Short to B+
29 Short to Ground
30 Open or Short to B+
31 Open or Short to Ground
32 Resistance too high
33 Resistance too low
34 No Malfunction
35 -
36 Open Circuit
37 Faulty
38 Out won't Switch or Short to B+
39 Out won't Switch or Short to Ground
40 Short to another output
41 Blocked or no Voltage
42 Speed Deviation too High
43 Closed
44 Short circuit
45 Connector
46 Leaking
47 No communication or incorrectly connected
48 voltage supply
49 No Communications
50 Setting (Early) not reached
51 Setting (Late) not reached
52 Voltage supply too high
53 Voltage supply too low
54 Incorrectly equipped
55 Adaptation not successful
56 In Limp-Home mode
57 Electrical circuit failure
58 Can't Lock
59 Can't Unlock
60 Won't Safe
61 Won't De-Safe
62 No or Incorrect Adjustment
63 Temperature Shut Down
64 Not Currently Testable
65 unauthorized
66 Not Matched
67 Set-Point not Reached
68 Cylinder 1
69 Cylinder 2
70 Cylinder 3

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71 Cylinder 4
72 Cylinder 5
73 Cylinder 6
74 Cylinder 7
75 Cylinder 8
76 Terminal 30 missing
77 Internal Voltage Supply
78 Missing Message
79 Please Check Fault Codes
80 Single Wire
81 Open
92 Unknown Error Elaboration. It means that the 'wonderful' Hitachi ECU is sending a value in the 'Fault Type' byte which is not defined.
Factory tools also don't know what to make of this. This is by far not the only 'unusual' thing which those particular ECUs do...

Version 3: The OBD error codes

The OBD error code covers five positions:
pos.1: a letter (B, C, P or U)
pos.2: a number (anno 2015 0, 1, 2 or 3)
pos.3, 4 and 5: numbers in the hexadecimal system
and is ordered by the type of error.
There are two categories:
Generic : every car manufacturer must adhere to the definitions of these error codes
Manufacturer specific : each car manufacturer can decide for itself what meaning it gives to this error code
Powertrain Codes
P0xxx Generic total: 16x16x16= 4096 dtcs
P00xx measurement of air and fuel and auxiliary emission controls
P01xx measurement of air and fuel
P02xx measurement of air and fuel
P03xx ignition system
P04xx additional emission control
P05xx speed and idle regulation
P06xx computer and output signals
P07xx transmission
P08xx transmission
P09xx control modules, input and output signals
P0Axx - P0Bxx - P0Cxx - P0Dxx - P0Exx - P0Fxx
P1xxx Manufacturer Specific total: 16x16x16= 4096 dtcs
P10xx measurement of air and fuel
P11xx measurement of air and fuel
P12xx measurement of air and fuel
P13xx ignition system
P14xx additional emission control
P15xx speed and idle regulation
P16xx computer and output signals
P17xx transmission
P18xx transmission
P19xx control modules, input and output signals
P1Axx - P1Bxx - P1Cxx - P1Dxx - P1Exx - P1Fxx
P2xxx Generic total: 16x16x16= 4096 dtcs
P20xx measurement of air and fuel
P21xx measurement of air and fuel
P22xx measurement of air and fuel
P23xx ignition system
P24xx - P25xx - P26xx - P27xx - P28xx - P29xx - P2Axx - P2Bxx - P2Cxx - P2Dxx - P2Exx - P2Fxx
P30xx - P33xx Manufacturer specific total: 4x16x16= 1024 dtcs
P30xx measurement of air and fuel
P31xx measurement of air and fuel
P32xx measurement of air and fuel
P33xx ignition system
P34xx - P3Fxx Generic total: 12x16x16= 3072 DTCs
P34xx - P35xx - P36xx - P37xx - P38xx - P39xx - P3Axx - P3Bxx - P3Cxx - P3Dxx - P3Exx - P3Fxx

body codes
B0xxx Generic 16x16x16= 4096 dtcs
B1xxx Manufacturer Specific 16x16x16= 4096 dtcs
B2xxx Manufacturer Specific 16x16x16= 4096 dtcs
B3xxx Generic 16x16x16= 4096 dtcs

Chassis codes

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C0xxx Generic 16x16x16= 4096 dtcs

C1xxx Manufacturer Specific 16x16x16= 4096 dtcs
C2xxx Manufacturer Specific 16x16x16= 4096 dtcs
C3xxx Generic 16x16x16= 4096 dtcs

Network Communication Codes

U0xxx Generic 16x16x16= 4096 dtcs
U1xxx Manufacturer Specific 16x16x16= 4096 dtcs
U2xxx Manufacturer Specific 16x16x16= 4096 dtcs
U3xxx Generic 16x16x16= 4096 dtcs

Total Generic : 35840

Total Manufacturer specific : 29696
16
Grand total: 65536 = 2
Autumn 2021: of those 65536 I know the meaning of 12659 (and are on my site).
Fall 2021: Of those 12659, the phenomena, causes and solutions of 9256 are known (and are on my site).

ISO/SAE
The SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) is the official body that determines which meaning is assigned to which error code.
The definitions (format) for those error codes are laid down in ISO standards. In the Netherlands, those ISO standards are managed by the
NEN (Dutch Standardization Institute) .
The SAE has defined the definitions (format) of those error codes in its standard J2012 . Known at ISO and NEN as ISO 15031-6:2010
(version 6 from the year 2010) .
The specific description of the error codes (which error code means what) is in J2012DA .

Version 1, 2 and 3: Corresponding error codes.

There are probably many more than listed below.
old VAG code new VAG code and OBD-II (SAE) code
00258 17137=P0753
00260 17142=P0758
00262 17147=P0763
00264 17152=P0768
00266 17157=P0773
00270 18186=P1778
00283 18119=P1711
00285 18124=P1716
00287 18129=P1721
00290 18134=P1726
00293 17089=P0705
00296 18112=P1704, P278A, P278B, P278C, P278D, P278E
00297 17106=P0722
00300 17094=P0710, 17095=P0711, 17096=P0712, 17097=P0713, 17098=P0714, 18120=P1712, 18121=P1713
00438 18487=P2065, 18498=P2066, 18499=P2067, 18500=P2068, 18501=P2069
00513 16704=P0320, 16705=P0321, 16706=P0322, 16707=P0323
00515 16724=P0340, 16725=P0341, 16726=P0342, 16727=P0343, 16728=P0344
00518 16504=P0120, 16505=P0121, 16506=P0122, 16507=P0123, 16508=P01254
00519 16489=P0105, 16490=P0106, 16491=P0107, 16492=P0108, 17563=P1155, 17564=P1156, 17565=P1157, 17566=P1158
00522 16499=P0115, 16500=P0116, 16501=P0116, 16502=P0118, 16503=P0119, 17663=P1255, 17664=P1256
00523 16494=P0110, 16495=P0111, 16496=P0112, 16497=P0113, 16498=P0114
00524 16709=P0325, 16710=P0326, 17711=P0327, 16712=P0328, 16713=P0329
00525 16514=P0130, 16515=P0131, 16516=P0132, 16517=P0133, 16518=P0134, 16519=P0135, 16520=P0136
00526 16955=P0571, 16956=P0572, 16957=P0573
00527 17568=P1160, 17569=P1161
00528 17959=P1551, 17960=P1552
00529 17109=P0725, 17110=P0726, 17112=P0727, 17113=P0728
00532 16944=P0560, 16945=P0561, 16946=P0562, 16947=P0563, 18158=P1750, 18159=P1751, 18160=P1752
00533 17915=P1507, 17916=P1508
00534 16579=P0195, 16580=P0196, 16581=P0197, 16582=P0198, 16583=P0199
00539 17570=P1162, 17571=P1163, 17572=P1164
00540 16714=P0330, 16715=P0331, 16716=P0332, 16717=P0333, 16718=P0334
00542 17653=P1245, 17654=P1246, 17655=P1247
00550 17656=P1248
00553 16484=P0100, 16485=P0101, 16486=P0102, 16487=P0103, 16488=P0104
00558 16555=P0171
00560 16784=P0400, 16785=P0401, 16786=P0402, 17811=P1403
00575 17958=P1550
00577 18768=P2336
00578 18769=P2337

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00579 18770=P2338
00580 18771=P2339
00581 18772=P2340
00582 18773=P2341
00583 18774=P2342
00584 18775=P2343
00559 16556=P0172
00597 18136=P1728
00626 18024=P1616, 18025=P1617
00652 17114=P0730, 17115=P0731, 17116=P0732, 17117=P0733, 17118=P0734, 17119=P0735, 17120=P0736
00765 17762=P1354
00770 18614=P2182, 16615=P2183, 18616=P2184, 18617=P2185, 18618=P2186
00771 16844=P0461, 16845=P0462, 16846=P0463, 16847=P0464, 16848=P0465
00777 16609=P0225, 16610=P0226, 16611=P0227, 16612=P0228, 16613=P0229
00779 16454=P0070, 16455=P0071, 16456=P0072, 16457=P0073, 16458=P0074
00819 16914=P0530, 16915=P0531, 16916=P0532, 16917=P0533, 16918=P0534
01086 16884=P0500, 16885=P0501, 16886=P0502, 16887=P0503
01237 17945=P1537, 17946=P1538
01249 16585=P0201
01250 16586=P0202
01251 16587=P0203
01252 16588=P0204
01253 16589=P0205
01254 16590=P0206
01255 16591=P0207
01256 16592=P0208
01262 16627=P0243, 16628=P0244, 16629=P0245, 16630=P0246 / 17954=P1546, 17955=P1547, 17956=P1548, 17957=P1549
01265 17848=P1440, 17849=P1441
01266 18026=P1618, 18027=P1619, 19803=P3347
01268 17969=P1561, 17970=P1562, 17971=P1563
01269 17659=P1251, 17660=P1252
04120 P1018
17447 18579=P2147
17448 18578=P2146
17449 18582=P2150
17450 18581=P2149
17451 18585=P2153
17452 18584=P2152
17453 18588=P2156
17454 18587=P2155

This list of error codes is not 100% complete.

These error codes are part of the diagnosis system of the VAG concern. The VAG group has developed these codes exclusively for internal
use and does not make them available for 'public' use.
The American Uwe Ross has 'tried' a large part of those error codes, uses them in his VAG-COM program and he also does not make those
error codes publicly available.
The error codes on this website have been 'grabbed' together from dozens of internet sources and this list is therefore not complete.

This page was last updated on October 28, 2021.

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