Are you looking for a full list of manufacturer-specific OBD2 codes for only BMW car?
Before reading this article, you may know that OBD2 has two types of codes: Generic and manufacturer-specific code. Generic code is standard and the same for all manufacturers, while the other is usually added by the car manufacturer. Hence, it is very important to get proper knowledge about both of them if you want to diagnose the code.
This article will show you a list of BMW manufacturer-specific OBD2 codes with meaning/fault location. Having more knowledge about the codes will be beneficial for you when you want to fix your car. Let’s start!
BMW Manufacturer-specific OBD2 Code
| Code | Meaning/Fault location |
|---|---|
| P1014 | Valvetronic Eccentric Shaft Sensor Reference |
| P1017 | Valvetronic Eccentric Shaft Sensor Plausibility |
| P1023 | Valvetronic Adjustment Range |
| P1030 | Valvetronic Monitoring Sluggish Movement |
| P1083 | Fuel Control Mixture Lean (Bank 1 Sensor 1) |
| P1084 | Fuel Control Mixture Rich (Bank 1 Sensor 1) |
| P1085 | Fuel Control Mixture Lean (Bank 2 Sensor 1) |
| P1086 | Fuel Control Mixture Rich (Bank 2 Sensor 1) |
| P1087 | O2 Sensor Circuit Slow Response in Lean Control Range (Bank 1 Sensor 1) |
| P1088 | O2 Sensor Circuit Slow Response in Rich Control Range (Bank 1 Sensor 1) |
| P1089 | O2 Sensor Circuit Slow Response in Lean Control Range (Bank 1 Sensor 2) |
| P1090 | Pre-Catalyst Fuel Trim Too Lean Bank 1 |
| P1091 | Pre-Catalyst Fuel Trim Too Rich Bank 1 |
| P1092 | Pre-Catalyst Fuel Trim Too Lean Bank 2 |
| P1093 | Pre-Catalyst Fuel Trim Too Rich Bank 2 |
| P1094 | O2 Sensor Circuit Slow Response in Rich Control Range (Bank 2 Sensor 1) |
| P1095 | O2 Sensor Circuit Slow Switching From Lean to Rich (Bank 1 Sensor 1) |
| P1096 | O2 Sensor Circuit Slow Switching From Lean to Rich (Bank 2 Sensor 1) |
| P1097 | O2 Sensor Circuit Slow Response after Coast Down Fuel Cutoff (Bank 1 Sensor 1) |
| P1098 | O2 Sensor Circuit Slow Response after Coast Down Fuel Cutoff (Bank 2 Sensor 2) |
| P1111 | Engine Coolant Temperature Radiator Outlet Sensor Low Input |
| P1112 | Engine Coolant Temperature Radiator Outlet Sensor High Input |
| P1115 | Coolant Temperature Sensor Plausibility |
| P1116 | Mass Or Volume Air Flow Circuit Range/Performance Problem (Bank 2) |
| P1117 | Mass Or Volume Air Flow Circuit Low Input (Bank 2) |
| P1118 | Mass Or Volume Air Flow Circuit High Input (Bank 2) |
| P1120 | Pedal Position Sensor Circuit |
| P1121 | Pedal Position 1 Range/Performance Problem |
| P1122 | Pedal Position 1 Low Input |
| P1123 | Pedal Position 1 High Input |
| P1132 | O2 Sensor Heater Control Circuit (Bank 1 Sensor 1) |
| P1133 | O2 Sensor Heater Control Circuit (Bank 2 Sensor 1) |
| P1134 | O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Signal Intermittent (Bank 1 Sensor 2) |
| P1135 | O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Low Voltage (Bank 1 Sensor 1) |
| P1136 | O2 Sensor Heater Circuit High Voltage (Bank 1 Sensor 1) |
| P1137 | O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Signal Intermittant (Bank 1 Sensor 2) |
| P1138 | O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Low Voltage (Bank 1 Sensor 2) |
| P1139 | O2 Sensor Heater Circuit High Voltage (Bank 1 Sensor 2) |
| P1140 | Mass or Volume Air Flow Circuit Range/Performance Problem |
| P1145 | Solenoid Valve Running Losses Control Circuit Electrical |
| P1151 | O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Signal Intermittant (Bank 2 Sensor 1) |
| P1152 | O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Low Voltage (Bank 2 Sensor 1) |
| P1153 | O2 Sensor Heater Circuit High Voltage (Bank 2 Sensor 1) |
| P1155 | O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Intermittant (Bank 2 Sensor 2) |
| P1156 | O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Low Voltage (Bank 2 Sensor 2) |
| P1157 | O2 Sensor Heater Circuit High Voltage (Bank 2 Sensor 2) |
| P1158 | Fuel Trim Additve Bank 1 Low |
| P1159 | Fuel Trim Additve Bank 1 High |
| P1160 | Fuel Trim Additve Bank 2 Low |
| P1161 | Fuel Trim Additve Bank 2 High |
| P1162 | Fuel Trim Additve Per Ignition Bank 1 Low |
| P1163 | Fuel Trim Additve Per Ignition Bank 1 High |
| P1164 | Fuel Trim Additve Per Ignition Bank 2 Low |
| P1165 | Fuel Trim Additve Per Ignition Bank 2 High |
| P1174 | Fuel Trim Adaptation Additve Bank 1 Malfunction |
| P1175 | Fuel Trim Adaptation Additve Bank 2 Malfunction |
| P1176 | O2 Sensor Slow Response Bank 1 |
| P1177 | O2 Sensor Slow Response Bank 2 |
| P1178 | O2 Sensor Signal Circuit Slow Switching From Rich to Lean (Bank 1 Sensor 1) |
| P1179 | O2 Sensor Signal Circuit Slow Switching From Rich to Lean (Bank 2 Sensor 1) |
| P1180 | O2 Sensor Signal Circuit Slow Switching From Rich to Lean (Bank 1 Sensor 2) |
| P1181 | O2 Sensor Signal Circuit Slow Switching From Rich to Lean (Bank 2 Sensor 2) |
| P1182 | O2 Sensor (Bank 1 Sensor 2) Open Circuit During Coast Down Fuel Cut-off |
| P1183 | O2 Sensor (Bank 2 Sensor 2) Open Circuit During Coast Down Fuel Cut-off |
| P1186 | O2 Sensor Heater Control Circuit (Bank 1 Sensor 2) |
| P1187 | O2 Sensor Heater Control Circuit (Bank 2 Sensor 2) |
| P1188 | Fuel Control (Bank 1 Sensor 1) |
| P1189 | Fuel Control (Bank 2 Sensor 1) |
| P1190 | Pre-catalyst Fuel Trim System Bank 1 |
| P1191 | Pre-catalyst Fuel Trim System Bank 2 |
| P1192 | Post-catalyst Fuel Trim System Bank 1 |
| P1193 | Post-catalyst Fuel Trim System Bank 2 |
| P1221 | Pedal Position Sensor 2 Range/Performance Problem |
| P1222 | Pedal Position Sensor 2 Low Input |
| P1223 | Pedal Position Sensor 2 High Input |
| P1270 | Control Module Self-Test, Torque Monitoring |
| P1271 | P1271 - Ambient Air Pressure Sensor Electrical |
| P1283 | Switching Solenoid for Air Assisted Injection Valves Bank 1 Control Circuit Electrical |
| P1284 | Switching Solenoid for Air Assisted Injection Valves Bank 1 Control Circuit Signal Low |
| P1285 | Switching Solenoid for Air Assisted Injection Valves Bank 1 Control Circuit Signal High |
| P1287 | Switching Solenoid for Air Assisted Injection Valves Bank 2 Control Circuit Electrical |
| P1288 | Switching Solenoid for Air Assisted Injection Valves Bank 2 Control Circuit Signal Low |
| P1289 | Switching Solenoid for Air Assisted Injection Valves Bank 2 Control Circuit Signal High |
| P1313 | "A" Camshaft Position Plausibility |
| P1314 | "B" Camshaft Position Plausibility |
| P1327 | Knock Sensor 2 (Bank 1) Low Input |
| P1328 | Knock Sensor 2 (Bank 1) High Input |
| P1332 | Knock Sensor 4 Low Input |
| P1333 | Knock Sensor 4 High Input |
| P1340 | Multiple Cylinder Misfire During Start |
| P1341 | Multiple Cylinder Misfire With Fuel Cut-off |
| P1342 | Misfire During Start Cylinder 1 |
| P1343 | Misfire Cylinder 1 With Fuel Cut-off |
| P1344 | Misfire During Start Cylinder 2 |
| P1345 | Misfire Cylinder 2 With Fuel Cut-off |
| P1346 | Misfire During Start Cylinder 3 |
| P1347 | Misfire Cylinder 3 With Fuel Cut-off |
| P1348 | Misfire During Start Cylinder 4 |
| P1349 | Misfire Cylinder 4 With Fuel Cut-off |
| P1350 | Misfire During Start Cylinder 5 |
| P1351 | Misfire Cylinder 5 With Fuel Cut-off |
| P1352 | Misfire During Start Cylinder 6 |
| P1353 | Misfire Cylinder 6 With Fuel Cut-off |
| P1354 | Misfire During Start Cylinder 7 |
| P1355 | Misfire Cylinder 7 With Fuel Cut-off |
| P1356 | Misfire During Start Cylinder 8 |
| P1357 | Misfire Cylinder 8 With Fuel Cut-off |
| P1358 | Misfire During Start Cylinder 9 |
| P1359 | Misfire Cylinder 9 With Fuel Cut-off |
| P1360 | Misfire During Start Cylinder 10 |
| P1361 | Misfire Cylinder 10 With Fuel Cut-off |
| P1362 | Misfire During Start Cylinder 11 |
| P1363 | Misfire Cylinder 11 With Fuel Cut-off |
| P1364 | Misfire During Start Cylinder 12 |
| P1365 | Misfire Cylinder 12 With Fuel Cut-off |
| P1384 | Knock Sensor 3 Circuit |
| P1385 | Knock Sensor 4 Circuit |
| P1386 | Control Module Self-test, Knock Control Baseline Test Bank 1 |
| P1396 | Crankshaft Position Sensor Segment Timing Plausibility |
| P1397 | P1397 - Camshaft Position Sensor "B" Circuit (Bank 1) |
| P1400 | Heated Catalyst Battery Voltage or Current too Low During Heating (Bank 1) |
| P1401 | Heated Catalyst Current too High During Heating (Bank 1) |
| P1402 | Heated Catalyst Power Switch Overtemperature Condition (Bank 1) |
| P1403 | Carbon Canister Shut Off valve Control Circuit Electrical |
| P1404 | Heated Catalyst Current too High During Heating (Bank 2) |
| P1405 | Heated Catalyst Power Switch Overtemperature Condition (Bank 2) |
| P1406 | Heated Catalyst Internal Control Module Checksum/ROM Error |
| P1413 | Secondary Air Injection Pump Relay Control Circuit Signal Low |
| P1414 | Secondary Air Injection System Monitor Circuit High |
| P1420 | Secondary Air Valve Control Circuit Electrical |
| P1421 | Secondary Air System Bank 1 |
| P1422 | Secondary Air System Bank 2 |
| P1432 | Secondary Air Injection System Incorrect Flow Detected |
| P1439 | Purge Control Valve Control Circuit Signal Low |
| P1440 | Purge Control Valve Control Circuit Signal High |
| P1441 | Leakage Diagnostic Pump Control Open Circuit |
| P1442 | Leakage Diagnostic Pump Control Circuit Signal Low |
| P1443 | Leakage Diagnostic Pump Control Circuit Signal High |
| P1444 | Diagnostic Module Tank Leakage (DM-TL) Pump Control Open Circuit |
| P1445 | Diagnostic Module Tank Leakage (DM-TL) Pump Control Circuit Signal Low |
| P1446 | Diagnostic Module Tank Leakage (DM-TL) Pump Control Circuit Signal High |
| P1447 | Diagnostic Module Tank Leakage (DM-TL) Pump Too High During Switching |
| P1448 | Diagnostic Module Tank Leakage (DM-TL) Pump Too Low During Switching |
| P1449 | Diagnostic Module Tank Leakage (DM-TL) Pump Too High |
| P1450 | Diagnostic Module Tank Leakage (DM-TL) Switching Solenoid Open Circuit |
| P1451 | Diagnostic Module Tank Leakage (DM-TL) Switching Solenoid Control Circuit Signal Low |
| P1452 | Diagnostic Module Tank Leakage (DM-TL) Switching Solenoid Control Circuit Signal High |
| P1453 | Secondary Air Injection Pump Relay Control Circuit Electrical |
| P1454 | Secondary Air Injection Pump With Series Resistor Control Circuit Electrical |
| P1456 | Heated Catalyst Heater Power Supply Open Circuit (Bank 1) |
| P1457 | Heated Catalyst Heater Power Switch Temperature Sensor Electrical (Bank 1) |
| P1459 | Heated Catalyst Heater Power Supply Open Circuit (Bank 2) |
| P1460 | Heated Catalyst Heater Power Switch Temperature Sensor Electrical (Bank 2) |
| P1461 | Heated Catalyst Gate Voltage Signal Low |
| P1462 | Heated Catalyst Internal Control Module Checksum/ROM Error |
| P1463 | Heated Catalyst Battery Temperature Sensor 1 Electrical |
| P1464 | Heated Catalyst Battery Temperature Sensor 2 Electrical |
| P1465 | Heated Catalyst Battery Temperature Sensor 1 or 2 Plausibility |
| P1466 | Heated Catalyst Power Switch Temperature Sensor Plausibility |
| P1467 | Heated Catalyst Comparison Battery Voltages of Power Switches Plausibility |
| P1468 | Heated Catalyst Battery Disconnecting Switch Plausibility |
| P1470 | Leakage Diagnostic Pump Control Circuit Electrical |
| P1472 | Diagnostic Module Tank leakage (DM-TL) Switching Solenoid Control Circuit Electrical |
| P1473 | Diagnostic Module Tank leakage (DM-TL) Pump Current Plausibility |
| P1475 | Leakage Diagnostic Pump Reed Switch Did Not Close |
| P1476 | Leakage Diagnostic Pump Clamped Tube |
| P1477 | Leakage Diagnostic Pump Reed Switch Did Not Open |
| P1500 | Idle Speed Control Valve Stuck Open |
| P1501 | Idle Speed Control Valve Stuck Closed |
| P1502 | Idle Speed Control Valve Closing Solenoid Control Circuit Signal High or Low |
| P1503 | Idle Speed Control Valve Closing Solenoid Control Circuit Signal Low |
| P1504 | Idle Speed Control Valve Closing Solenoid Control Open Circuit |
| P1505 | Idle Speed Control Valve Closing Solenoid Control Circuit Electrial |
| P1506 | Idle Speed Control Valve Open Solenoid Control Circuit Signal High |
| P1507 | Idle Speed Control Valve Open Solenoid Control Circuit Signal Low |
| P1508 | Idle Speed Control Valve Opening Solenoid Control Open Circuit |
| P1509 | Idle Speed Control Valve Opening Solenoid Control Circuit Electrial |
| P1510 | Idle Speed Control Valve Stuck |
| P1511 | DISA Control Circuit Electrical |
| P1512 | DISA Control Circuit Signal Low |
| P1513 | DISA Control Circuit Signal High |
| P1519 | "A" Camshaft Position Actuator Bank 1 |
| P1520 | "B" Camshaft Position Actuator Bank 1 |
| P1522 | "A" Camshaft Position Actuator Bank 2 |
| P1523 | "A" Camshaft Position Actuator Signal Low Bank 1 |
| P1524 | "A" Camshaft Position Actuator Signal High Bank 1 |
| P1525 | "A" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Open Circuit Bank 1 |
| P1526 | "A" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Open Circuit Bank 2 |
| P1527 | "A" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Circuit Signal Low Bank 1 |
| P1528 | "A" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Circuit Signal High Bank 1 |
| P1529 | "B" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Circuit Signal Low Bank 1 |
| P1530 | "B" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Circuit Signal High Bank 1 |
| P1531 | "B" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Open Circuit Bank 1 |
| P1532 | "B" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Open Circuit Bank 2 |
| P1533 | "B" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Circuit Signal Low Bank 2 |
| P1534 | "B" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Circuit Signal High Bank 2 |
| P1540 | Pedal Position Sensor |
| P1541 | Pedal Position Sensor Double Error |
| P1542 | Pedal Position Sensor Electrical |
| P1543 | Pedal Position Sensor |
| P1544 | Pedal Position Sensor |
| P1545 | Pedal Position Sensor |
| P1546 | Pedal Position Sensor |
| P1550 | Idle Speed Control valve Closing Solenoid Control Circuit Electrical |
| P1551 | "A" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Open Circuit Bank 1 |
| P1552 | "A" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Open Circuit Bank 1 |
| P1556 | "A" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Open Circuit Bank 1 |
| P1560 | "B" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Open Circuit Bank 1 |
| P1564 | Control Module Selection |
| P1565 | "B" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Open Circuit Bank 1 |
| P1569 | "A" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Open Circuit Bank 2 |
| P1580 | Throttle Valve Mechanically Stuck |
| P1581 | "B" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Open Circuit Bank 2 |
| P1589 | Control Module Self-Test, Knock Control Test Pulse Bank 1 |
| P1593 | DISA Control Circuit Electrical |
| P1594 | "B" Camshaft Position Actuator Control Open Circuit Bank 2 |
| P1602 | Control Module Self-Test, Control Module Defective |
| P1603 | Control Module Self-Test, Torque Monitoring |
| P1604 | Control Module Self-Test, Speed Monitoring |
| P1607 | CAN Version |
| P1608 | Serial Communicating Link Control Module |
| P1609 | Serial Communicating Link EML |
| P1611 | Serial Communicating Link Transmission Control Module |
| P1619 | MAP Cooling Control Circuit Signal Low |
| P1620 | MAP Cooling Control Circuit Signal High |
| P1622 | MAP Cooling Control Circuit Electrical |
| P1623 | Pedal Position Sensor Potentiometer Supply |
| P1624 | Pedal Position Sensor Potentiometer Supply Channel 1 Electrical |
| P1625 | Pedal Position Sensor Potentiometer Supply Channel 2 Electrical |
| P1632 | Throttle Valve Adaptation; Adaptation Condition Not Met |
| P1633 | Throttle Valve Adaptation; Limp Home Position |
| P1634 | Throttle Valve Adaptation; Spring Test Failed |
| P1635 | Throttle Valve Adaptation; Lower Mechanical Stop Not Adapted |
| P1636 | Throttle Valve Control Circuit |
| P1637 | Throttle Valve Position Control; Control Deviation |
| P1638 | Throttle Valve Position Control; Throttle Stuck Temporarily |
| P1639 | Throttle Valve Position Control; Throttle Stuck Permanently |
| P1640 | Internal Control Module (ROM/RAM) Error |
| P1690 | Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Electrical |
| P1734 | Pressure Control Solenoid "B" Electrical |
| P1738 | Pressure Control Solenoid "C" Electrical |
| P1743 | Pressure Control Solenoid "E" Electrical |
| P1744 | Pressure Control Solenoid "A" Electrical |
| P1746 | Transmission Control Module Output Stage |
| P1747 | CAN Bus Monitoring |
| P1748 | Transmission Control Module Self-Test |
| P1749 | Secondary Pressure Solenoid Communication Error |
| P1750 | Secondary Pressure Solenoid Circuit Range/Performance |
| P1751 | Secondary Pressure Solenoid Open Circuit |
| P1761 | Shift Solenoid Malfunction |
| P1765 | CAN Throttle Valve |
| P1770 | CAN Torque Interface |
| P1780 | CAN Torque Reduction |
How To Check The Codes With Scan Tools
Before starting diagnosing your vehicle, the first thing that you need is a BMW scan tool or OBD2 scan tool. If you have other diagnostic equipment that usually works along with computers or laptops, please make sure that your personal computer has installed the correct software – The official BMW diagnostic software.
Here is a guide to check OBD2 codes in your BMW car
Step 1: Locate the diagnostic connector/16-pin data connector (DLC). This thing is usually installed under the dashboard/Steering column area.
Step 2: Take off the cover of the connector
Step 3: Plugin your scan tool to the connector
Step 4: Turn on your car ignition. If you are using a BMW tool, you need to select the model and chassis of your car after the scanner turns on.
Step 5: Usually, at this step, the OBD2 scanner will immediately diagnose your car to find if there is any fault and show you the code. But for BMW scan tools, you need to select the function from the main menu. After having the code, you can take note of them and solve the problem by yourself with the help of other online information source or ask an expert mechanic to fix your vehicle
Final Thoughts
After reading this article, you may get to know all the meanings of every code that you need. Please take note that this article is for information purposes only. To fix the problem, you ought to check the scanner’s official website or find some help from other mechanics.
Here are other lists of OBD2 manufacturer-specific code of other brands:
Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep OBD2 codes: Manufacturer-specific Code With Meaning/fault location.
