Honda fault codes
22 distinct codes across 18 real diagnostics on Honda, including the Honda-specific ones no generic code list can decode.
Honda-specific codes
These are manufacturer-specific, which means the same code on another marque is a different fault. That is exactly why they have no page of their own here and no entry in any generic code list: a single description for one of these would be wrong more often than right. Below they are scoped to Honda, ranked by how often we have actually seen them, which is a claim we can stand behind.
| Code | Diagnostics on Honda |
|---|---|
| P16E2 | 2 |
| P1435 | 1 |
| P16E3 | 1 |
| P19FF | 1 |
To turn one of these into a cause you need the marque, the model and the engine, which is what the tool does. A code on its own is a starting point, not an answer.
Standard codes we see most on Honda
These are standardised, so they mean the same thing on every vehicle and each one has a page of its own. The counts are what we see on Honda specifically.
| Code | What it is | On Honda |
|---|---|---|
| P0302 | Cylinder 2 misfire detected | 2 |
| P0303 | Cylinder 3 misfire detected | 2 |
| P0325 | Knock sensor 1 circuit, bank 1 | 2 |
| U0401 | Invalid data received from ECM/PCM A | 2 |
| P0118 | Engine coolant temperature circuit high | 1 |
| P0130 | O2 sensor circuit, bank 1 sensor 1 | 1 |
| P0157 | O2 sensor circuit low voltage, bank 2 sensor 2 | 1 |
| P0300 | Random or multiple cylinder misfire detected | 1 |
| P0301 | Cylinder 1 misfire detected | 1 |
| P0304 | Cylinder 4 misfire detected | 1 |
| P0305 | Cylinder 5 misfire detected | 1 |
| P0306 | Cylinder 6 misfire detected | 1 |
| P0420 | Catalyst system efficiency below threshold, bank 1 | 1 |
| P0507 | Idle air control system RPM higher than expected | 1 |
| P0685 | ECM/PCM power relay control circuit open | 1 |
| P0810 | Clutch position control error | 1 |
| P2647 | A rocker arm actuator system performance or stuck off, bank 1 | 1 |
| U0416 | Invalid data received from vehicle dynamics control module | 1 |
What tends to go wrong on Honda
By share of the codes we have seen on this marque. A description of our own caseload, not a reliability ranking.
- Misfire · 9
- Powertrain, manufacturer-specific · 5
- Bus communication · 3
- Lambda and O2 sensors · 2
- Ignition and knock sensing · 2
- Idle and speed control · 1
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