Hardware
V015 Bluetooth adapter
Plugs into the OBD-II port under your dash and connects over Bluetooth. Works on 1996-and-newer US cars and light trucks. Ships with an activation code good for two devices.
Coming soon
V015 specs and detailsOBD-II hardware and software
Your car threw a code.
Here is what it means.
Plug in the V015 adapter, open DriveDecode, and read your engine and emissions codes in plain English — what the code means, what usually causes it, and what to check first.
Look up a trouble code
Already have a code? Start here.
What you need
Two pieces. The adapter reads the car, the app explains it.
Software
DriveDecode
Reads stored, pending and permanent codes, shows live sensor data, and tells you whether you will pass an emissions test. Every code comes with ranked likely causes and a place to start.
iOS and Android at launch, macOS to follow
How DriveDecode worksWhat OBD-II actually covers
Generic OBD-II gives every scanner access to engine and emissions systems. It does not cover ABS, airbags, TPMS or transmission-specific manufacturer codes — those need make-specific decoding. Any adapter at this price promising to read every system in your car is overselling it.
Why bother with the app
Plain language first
"P0301" tells you nothing. "Cylinder 1 is misfiring" tells you where to look. Every code carries its plain-English label everywhere it appears.
Causes ranked by likelihood
Not an alphabetical parts list. The causes that actually turn out to be the problem, in the order worth checking them.
Your vehicle, not a generic one
Around a fifth of trouble codes mean different things on different makes. DriveDecode decodes your VIN and shows the definition for the car in your driveway.
Emissions readiness
See which monitors have run and which have not, framed the way the test station sees it, before you drive across town.