SpareRadar OBD-II Code Lookup

P1221

Set by the manufacturer, so it means different things on different makes. 17 makes in the table below.

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What P1221 means, by make 17 makes
  • Alfa Romeo Air Flow Meter Or Circuit
  • Audi Cylinder shut - off exhaust valves Short circuit to ground
  • BMW Pedal Position Sensor 2 Range/Performance Problem
  • Chevrolet Fuel Pump Secondary Circuit Low
  • Citroen Traction Control System Malfunction
  • Fiat Accelerator potent. track 1
  • Ford Traction Control System Malfunction
  • Jaguar Pedal Demand Sensor B Circuit Range/Performance
  • Kia Pedal Demand Sensor B Circuit Range/Performance
  • Lincoln Traction Control System Malfunction
  • Mercedes-Benz CAN communication,ETC or ETS interrupted
  • Mercury Traction Control System Malfunction
  • Nissan Throttle Actuator Circuit
  • Peugeot Traction Control System Malfunction
  • Toyota Venturi Control Circuit Malfunction
  • Volkswagen Cylinder shut - off exhaust valves Short circuit to ground
  • Volvo Cylinder shut - off exhaust valves Short circuit to ground

Each line is that manufacturer's own meaning for P1221. They are genuinely different faults, not rewordings of one, so a meaning listed against one make says nothing about the others. If your make is not listed, we do not hold it - your manufacturer's service information is the authority.

Code structure P1221
P
Powertrain
engine, transmission and emissions
1
Manufacturer-specific
Defined by the vehicle manufacturer, so the meaning varies between makes.
2
2
1
Fault index
identifies the specific fault
Powertrain Manufacturer-specific
Nearby codes in the P1 range

Manufacturer code meanings from kierandrewett/obd (b56a07a), used under the MIT licence. Copyright (c) Kieran Drewett. SpareRadar is not affiliated with the dataset's authors.