#common faults
6 posts in Car Diagnostics blog about "common faults" — OBD-II diagnostics, DTC codes, repair. ← All posts
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Jaguar XE and XF: OBD diagnostics and the JLR electrical reputation
The reputation for electrical gremlins is largely one root cause wearing many costumes. Fix the supply and a surprising number of unrelated-looking faults disappear together.
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Lada Vesta and Granta: OBD-II support and common codes
Modern Ladas are fully OBD-II compliant and read with any standard adapter. The engines are simple, which makes the recurring fault list short and mostly cheap.
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Mercedes GLA and GLC: OBD diagnostics on the compact SUVs
Two Mercedes SUVs on different platforms with different fault sets. The GLA borrows from the A-Class; the GLC from the C-Class — and that determines what goes wrong.
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MINI Cooper: common OBD faults on the BMW-based platform
A MINI is a BMW underneath, and it inherits the timing chain, carbon and cooling issues to match. The fault list is well documented — which means the warning signs are too.
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Suzuki: common OBD-II codes and where they come from
Suzuki engines are simple by modern standards, which makes their fault patterns predictable. Here are the codes that recur and what each usually turns out to be.
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Suzuki Swift and Vitara: the faults an OBD scan finds first
Two very different Suzukis sharing an engineering philosophy. The Swift fails predictably around ignition and idle; the Vitara adds a drivetrain worth checking separately.