OBDSA

Protocol List

This is a general reference list with regard to the compatibility of cars with OBD2 protocols. The fact that a certain vehicle is not listed does not mean it is not OBD-II compliant, or that it is not compatible with interfaces.

The list below is the general international list and may not apply to all South African cars as South African manufacturers do not have to comply with the OBD2 Standard (I've heard a rumour that compliance will be required from 2010). From experience with South African cars, we know that in general most Mercedes Benz, Ford , Volkswagen , Audi , Subaru , Mazda ,Jeep , Chrysler, Toyota (1998-2004) petrol BMW's are OBD2 compliant , whereas in general , South African diesel BMW's , Opel and Nissan are not OBD2 compliant. Also since 2004 some manufacturers have implemented non OBD2 Compliant implementations of the CAN System. So for some makes (like BMW and Toyota ) some models will be compatible and some not !

 So really the only way to know for sure if a car is

compatible is to plug it in and test it!!


  For non - obd2 compliant South African Cars we recommend

(click for more details)

for BMW - BMW INPA

for Opels (1997-2004) - Opel Tech 2

for OBD1 Opels and American GM - GM OBD1 Scantool

For OBD2 Compliant Cars refer to the list below

ISO - use ELM 323

VPW - use ELM 322

PWM - use ELM 320

ELM 327 is compatible with all protocols

List of OBD Vehicle Protocols

Vehicles tested with Elm family of OBD-II Interfaces:
Make	Model	Year	Protocol
Audi	A4	1998	ISO
Audi	A4	2001	ISO
Audi	A6	1998	ISO
Audi	Cabriolet	1997	ISO
BMW	316i	2003	ISO
BMW	318ti	1998	ISO
BMW	320	2002	ISO
BMW	323 Ci	2000	ISO
BMW	528i	1997	ISO
BMW	528i	1998	ISO
BMW	528iA (E39)	2000	ISO
Chrysler	Voyager	1995	ISO
Citroen	Hdi	2000	ISO
Citroen	Xantia Turbo CT	1997	ISO
Citroen	Xsara	1999	ISO
Citroen	Xsara Picasso	2000	ISO
Citroen	Xsara SX 1.6i	2002	ISO
Citroen	Xsara VRT	2000	ISO
Dodge	Neon	1995	ISO
Dodge	Neon	2002	VPW
Dodge	RAM 1500	1999	ISO
Dodge	RAM 2500	1999	ISO
Fiat	Punto	2000	ISO
Fiat	Punto	2002	ISO
Fiat	Stilo	2002	ISO
Ford	Mondeo	1999	PWM
Ford	E150	2000	PWM
Ford	Escort	1998	PWM
Ford	Expedition	1998	PWM
Ford	Explorer	1998	PWM
Ford	Explorer	2000	PWM
Ford	F150	1997	PWM
Ford	F150	2003	PWM
Ford	F150 (truck)	1999	PWM
Ford	F150 (van)	1999	PWM
Ford	F250	2000	PWM
Ford	F250 (Australian)	2002	PWM
Ford	Fiesta	1997	PWM
Ford	Focus	1999	PWM
Ford	Focus	2002	PWM
Ford	Focus (UK)	2001	PWM
Ford	Focus SVT	2002	PWM
Ford	Probe	1997	ISO
Honda	Accord	1998	ISO
Honda	Accord	2000	ISO
Honda	Accord	2002	ISO
Honda	Civic	1996	ISO
Honda	Civic	1997	ISO
Honda	Civic	2000	ISO
Honda	Civic	2001	ISO
Honda	Civic	2002	ISO
Honda	Civic Type R	2003	ISO
Honda	Odyssey	2002	ISO
Honda	S2000	2000	ISO
Hyundai	Accent	1998	ISO
Hyundai	Accent	2000	ISO
Hyundai	Elantra	1996	ISO
Hyundai	Elantra	2001	ISO
Hyundai	Matrix	2002	ISO
Hyundai	Tiburon	1997	ISO
Infiniti	Q45	1999	ISO
Isuzu	Trooper	1998	VPW
Jaguar	XJ6 (X300) *	1997	ISO
Jeep	Grand Cherokee	1996	ISO
Jeep	Grand Cherokee	1997	ISO
Jeep	Grand Cherokee	1998	ISO
Jeep	Grand Cherokee	1999	ISO
Jeep	Liberty	2002	ISO
Jeep	Liberty	2003	VPW
Kia	Sephia	1999	ISO
Kia	Spectra	2001	ISO
Land Rover	Range Rover	1997	ISO
Mazda	B2300	2002	PWM
Mazda	B2500SE Pickup	2001	PWM
Mazda	B3000	2002	PWM
Mazda	MX-5 (Australian)	2003	ISO
Mazda	MX-5 (Miata)	2003	ISO
Mercedes-Benz	C (W203)	2002	ISO
Mercedes-Benz	C200 Kompressor	2003	ISO
Mercedes-Benz	C230	1998	ISO
Mercedes-Benz	C230	2000	ISO
Mercedes-Benz	Class A	2000	ISO
Mini	Cooper	2002	ISO
Mitsubishi	Eclipse	1997	ISO
Mitsubishi	Eclipse Spyder	2002	ISO
Mitsubishi	Galant	2003	ISO
Mitsubishi	Lancer	1999	ISO
Mitsubishi	Lancer Evolution	2003	ISO
Mitsubishi	Mirage	1999	ISO
Mitsubishi	Montero	1995	ISO
Nissan	240SX	1996	ISO
Nissan	Altima	1997	ISO
Nissan	Altima	1999	ISO
Nissan	Altima GXE	1997	ISO
Nissan	Frontier	1999	ISO
Nissan	Maxima	1996	ISO
Nissan	Maxima GLE	1999	ISO
Nissan	Micra	2003	ISO
Nissan	Pathfinder	2002	ISO
Nissan	Primera	1999	ISO
Nissan	Sentra	2001	ISO
Nissan	Sentra SE	2000	ISO
Nissan	Sentra SE-R	2002	ISO
Nissan	Sentra SpecV	2003	ISO
Nissan	Terrano	1997	ISO
Opel	Astra	2001	ISO
Opel	Frontera	1999	ISO
Opel	Omega	2001	ISO
Opel	Vectra	1998	ISO
Opel	Vectra	2001	ISO
Opel	Zafira (diesel)	2002	ISO
Peugeot	106	1998	ISO
Peugeot	106	2003	ISO
Peugeot	206	2003	ISO
Peugeot	206 GTi	2002	ISO
Peugeot	406	2001	ISO
Peugeot	406	2002	ISO
Peugeot	406 HDi	1999	ISO
Renault	Clio	2001	ISO
Renault	Kangoo	2003	ISO
Renault	Megane	2000	ISO
SAAB	9-3	1999	ISO
SAAB	9000	1998	ISO
SAAB	9000CDE	1996	ISO
Seat	Cordoba 1.4 SX	2000	ISO
Skoda	Octavia	2002	ISO
Subaru	Impreza WRX	2002	ISO
Subaru	Impreza WRX	2003	ISO
Subaru	Outback Wagon	2002	ISO
Suzuki	Grand Vitara	2000	ISO
Suzuki	Sidekick	1997	ISO
Suzuki	Vitara	1997	ISO
Toyota	Camry	2002	ISO
Toyota	Celica GT-S	2000	ISO
Toyota	Corolla	1997	VPW
Toyota	Corolla	1998	ISO
Toyota	Corolla	2002	ISO
Toyota	Corolla (European)	2002	ISO
Toyota	RAV4	2001	ISO
Toyota	Sienna LE	1999	ISO
Toyota	Solara	1999	ISO
Toyota	Solara LE	2000	ISO
Toyota	Tacoma	1995	VPW
Toyota	Tacoma	2000	ISO
Toyota	Tacoma	2002	ISO
Toyota	Tundra	2000	ISO
Toyota	Tundra	2001	ISO
Toyota	Tundra	2003	ISO
Toyota	Yaris	2000	ISO
Volkswagen	Beetle	2000	ISO
Volkswagen	Bora	1999	ISO
Volkswagen	Eurovan Camper	1997	ISO
Volkswagen	Golf	1997	ISO
Volkswagen	Golf	1998	ISO
Volkswagen	Golf	2001	ISO
Volkswagen	Golf GL	1996	ISO
Volkswagen	Jetta	1997	ISO
Volkswagen	Jetta	2002	ISO
Volkswagen	Jetta Wagon	2003	ISO
Volkswagen	Passat	1996	ISO
Volkswagen	Passat	1997	ISO
Volkswagen	Passat	1999	ISO
Volkswagen	Passat	2003	ISO
Volkswagen	Sharan	1998	ISO
Volvo	850 T5	1997	ISO
Volvo	850 Turbo	1996	ISO
Volvo	S40	2000	ISO
Volvo	S60	2001	ISO
Volvo	S70	1999	ISO
Volvo	S80 T6	1999	ISO
Volvo	V70	1998	ISO

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Protocol List

This is a general reference list with regard to the compatibility of cars with OBD2 protocols. The fact that a certain vehicle is not listed does not mean it is not OBD-II compliant, or that it is not compatible with interfaces.