P0087 Fuel rail pressure is below what the system commanded
106 owner reports and 1,277 manufacturer filings across 368 model years from Acura, Alfa Romeo, Audi, Chevrolet and others.
Where P0087 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsShowing the 25 model years where P0087 appears most; it is on file for 368 in total.
A model year appears here because the code is named in its record, not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are mentions in the federal files, not failure rates — nobody publishes the denominator.
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P0087 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name P0087 on that maker’s vehicles.
What it gets filed under
When owners report it
miles, typically
Half of the 18 owner reports naming P0087 that carry an odometer reading fall between 46,000 and 130,000 miles. A code that shows up at 30,000 miles is a different proposition from one that shows up at 130,000, and that difference is the single most useful thing in this record.
What owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, one per nameplate, scrubbed of anything identifying. These are unverified reports filed with NHTSA — they are what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The check engine light did come on steady and it has the following 3 codes when checked P008A low pressure fuel, P1463 gas and P0087 fuel rail system pressure low
Diagnostic code P0087 (Fuel Rail/System Pressure Too Low) was recorded multiple times, including at 70–74 mph
While fixing another problem, I pulled the codes from the ECM and found several P0087 (low fuel rail pressure)
A diagnostic scan performed immediately following the incident confirmed code P0087 (Fuel Rail/System Pressure - Too Low), along with cylinder misfire codes P030027 and P030100
The vehicle was taken back to the residence, and the contact used a diagnostic tool to retrieve DTC: P0087 (Fuel Rail/System Pressure was too Low)
1,277 manufacturer filings name P0087. Start with what the maker wrote down.
A code names the test that failed, not the part. A bulletin that names it is often a diagnosis someone has already written down — quote its number at the service desk.
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P0087.
- 09-123-24R Service bulletin2026-07-28 · Electrical System
- This bulletin announces the design change made to the high-pressure fuel pump developed to prevent DTC P0087 (Fuel Rail/System Pressure – Too Low Bank 1). (This is an revised version of the original bulletin.)
- ATI&04172026903 Other2026-04-17 · Fuel/Propulsion System
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025-2026 Civic 2.0Ls with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with DTC P0087 (Fuel Rail/System Pressure Too Low). Customers may also experience loss of power or engine stalling. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle befor
- ATI&04102026907 Other2026-04-10 · Engine
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025-2026 Civic 2.0Ls with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with DTC P0087 (Fuel Rail/System Pressure Too Low). Customers may also experience loss of power or engine stalling. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle befor
- ATI&03312026901 Other2026-03-31 · Fuel/Propulsion System
- Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025-2026 Civic 2.0Ls with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with DTC P0087 (Fuel Rail/System Pressure Too Low). Customers may also experience loss of power or engine stalling. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle befor
- TSB_2067757_4 Service bulletin2026-03-20 · Engine
- This bulletin provides information when there is a drive system fault/engine won't start; either no DTC, or DTC P0191, P0087.
- 09-123-24 Service bulletin2026-01-08 · Engine
- This bulletin announces the design change made to the high-pressure fuel pump developed to prevent DTC P0087 (Fuel Rail/System Pressure – Too Low Bank 1).
What P0087 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIFuel rail pressure is below what the system commanded.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. It is the starting point of a diagnosis, not its conclusion — the same code has several possible causes and the cheap one is not always right.
Common questions about P0087
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P0087 stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light means a fault was logged and the car should be checked soon; a flashing light means a severe misfire — slow down and get it seen as soon as possible, because severe misfire can quickly damage the catalytic converter. The safe read of this page is the mileage and the components, not permission.
Does a code mean the car is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN, and none of them are triggered by a scan tool. If you want to know whether an open recall applies to one specific vehicle, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — that is the only source that settles it.
Why do the counts here differ from other sites?
Because these are not estimates. Every number on this page is a count of documents in NHTSA's own files: manufacturer communications that name the code in their filed summary, and owner complaints that name it in the narrative. We do not model, weight or extrapolate them.
Will clearing the code fix it?
Clearing turns the light off and erases the freeze-frame data a technician would have used to work out what happened. If the condition is still there the code returns, usually within a few drive cycles, and the diagnosis now starts from less information than before.