KIA fault codes

32 distinct codes across 39 real KIA diagnostics.

32 distinct codes across 39 real diagnostics on KIA, including the KIA-specific ones no generic code list can decode.

KIA-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 and no entry in any generic code list. Scoped to KIA and ranked by how often we have actually seen them, they are a claim we can stand behind.

  • C1620, seen in 2 KIA diagnostics
  • B1214, seen in 1 KIA diagnostic
  • B1215, seen in 1 KIA diagnostic
  • B1216, seen in 1 KIA diagnostic
  • B1217, seen in 1 KIA diagnostic
  • C1210, seen in 1 KIA diagnostic
  • C1260, seen in 1 KIA diagnostic
  • C1513, seen in 1 KIA diagnostic
  • P1111, seen in 1 KIA diagnostic

Standard codes we see most on KIA

These are standardised, so they mean the same thing on every vehicle. The counts are what we see on KIA specifically.

  • P0299, Turbocharger underboost condition
  • P2003, Diesel particulate filter efficiency below threshold, bank 2
  • P2196, O2 sensor signal biased or stuck rich, bank 1 sensor 1
  • P2563, Turbocharger boost control position sensor circuit range/performance
  • P0101, Mass or volume air flow circuit range/performance
  • P0300, Random or multiple cylinder misfire detected
  • P0303, Cylinder 3 misfire detected
  • P0404, Exhaust gas recirculation control circuit range/performance
  • P0030, O2 sensor heater control circuit, bank 1 sensor 1
  • P0170, Fuel trim, bank 1
  • P0335, Crankshaft position sensor A circuit
  • P0336, Crankshaft position sensor A circuit range/performance
  • P0403, Exhaust gas recirculation control circuit
  • P0606, ECM/PCM processor
  • P2B60, not individually documented

What tends to go wrong on KIA

By share of the codes we have seen on this marque. A description of our own caseload, not a reliability ranking.

  • Turbo and boost control, 10 code sightings
  • Body, manufacturer-specific, 8 code sightings
  • Chassis, manufacturer-specific, 6 code sightings
  • Diesel particulate filter, 5 code sightings
  • Lambda and O2 sensors, 4 code sightings
  • Misfire, 4 code sightings