P0130: O2 sensor circuit, bank 1 sensor 1
What the code tells you on its own
- System
- Powertrain
- Functional group
- Lambda and O2 sensors
- Subsystem
- Fuel and air metering
Engine, fuel, air, ignition, emissions and transmission. The overwhelming majority of what workshops bring to the AI.
Diagnostics
What we see when P0130 turns up
Measured across the diagnostics run through Wrenchlane, not taken from a reference table. Figures as of 2026-10-06.
- Diagnostics
- 7
- Separate workshops
- 7
- Arrived code only
- 29%
- Most common marque
- BMW
May 2026 to October 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.
Real cases
Real cases with P0130
Diagnoses of P0130 on real cars, written up: the car, the codes it came in with, the causes ranked and what to check first.
Lambda and O2 sensors
Other lambda and o2 sensors codes
- P0135 O2 sensor heater circuit, bank 1 sensor 1
- P2196 O2 sensor signal biased or stuck rich, bank 1 sensor 1
- P0141 O2 sensor heater circuit, bank 1 sensor 2
- P0134 O2 sensor circuit no activity detected, bank 1 sensor 1
- P0136 O2 sensor circuit, bank 1 sensor 2
- P0140 O2 sensor circuit no activity detected, bank 1 sensor 2
- P0031 O2 sensor heater control circuit low, bank 1 sensor 1
- P0030 O2 sensor heater control circuit, bank 1 sensor 1
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.
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 of the scan tool's screen; WrenchLane reads the codes and their descriptions into the form. You can also speak them with the microphone.
Are the public fault code pages built from my diagnostics?
They use diagnostics run in WrenchLane, with no workshop, customer, registration number or VIN shown. Each fault code page shows how often the code was seen and in how many workshops.
Run P0130 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.