P0403: Exhaust gas recirculation control circuit
What the code tells you on its own
- System
- Powertrain
- Functional group
- EGR
- Subsystem
- Auxiliary emission controls
Engine, fuel, air, ignition, emissions and transmission. The overwhelming majority of what workshops bring to the AI.
What we see when P0403 turns up
Measured across the diagnostics run through Wrenchlane, not taken from a reference table. Figures as of 2026-10-06.
- Diagnostics
- 9
- Separate workshops
- 4
- Arrived code only
- 11%
- Most common marque
- Skoda
April 2026 to September 2026
Not one shop meeting it repeatedly
No symptom description entered at all
Where we have seen it most
These are counts from our own work, not a claim about how common the fault is across all vehicles. They describe what independent workshops brought to us, which is a narrower and more specific thing.
What P0403 usually turns up with
Measured across our own diagnostics. The multiplier is how much more often the two appear together than chance would predict, so a high number means the pair is telling you something a single code is not. Codes rarely arrive alone, and reading the set is usually faster than chasing the first one on the list.
| Code | What it is | Seen together | Versus chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1258 | Manufacturer-specific, meaning depends on the marque | 3 times | 213.4x |
| P1690 | Manufacturer-specific, meaning depends on the marque | 3 times | 213.4x |
| P1925 | Manufacturer-specific, meaning depends on the marque | 3 times | 213.4x |
| P1937 | Manufacturer-specific, meaning depends on the marque | 3 times | 213.4x |
| P3100 | Manufacturer-specific, meaning depends on the marque | 3 times | 213.4x |
| P0243 | Turbocharger wastegate solenoid A | 3 times | 160.1x |
Run P0403 against the car in front of you
Enter the code and the symptoms and get ranked probable causes for that specific vehicle, with the checks in the order worth doing them. Free account, no card.
Start freeOther egr codes
- P0401 Exhaust gas recirculation flow insufficient
- P0400 Exhaust gas recirculation flow
- P0402 Exhaust gas recirculation flow excessive
- P0404 Exhaust gas recirculation control circuit range/performance
- P0407 Exhaust gas recirculation sensor B circuit low
- P0409 Exhaust gas recirculation sensor A circuit
- P2413 Exhaust gas recirculation system performance
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How do I run a diagnosis?
Select the vehicle on Start, click the Diagnostic card and choose New diagnostic. Fill in the description, the error codes and the mileage, then click Analyze.
Learn more: Diagnostic (vehicle-first start), Diagnostic form: description, error codes and mileage
Do I have to type the codes from my scan tool?
No. Click the camera button next to Error codes and take or choose a photo (JPEG or PNG) of the scan tool's screen; WrenchLane reads the codes and their descriptions into the form. You can also speak them with the microphone.
Learn more: OBD reader photo scan (fault codes from a photo), Voice input for the problem description
Are the public fault code pages built from my diagnostics?
They are built from anonymised, aggregated diagnostics run in WrenchLane; no workshop, customer or vehicle can be identified. Each fault code page shows how often the code was seen across those diagnostics and in how many separate workshops.
Learn more: Fault code pages on wrenchlane.com (fault-code cluster)