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Diagnostic trouble code

P0111

1 owner report and 282 manufacturer filings across 19 model years from Jeep, Volkswagen.

PowertrainGeneric OBD-II code282 manufacturer filings1 owner report

Where P0111 shows up

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEquipment43—
2021 Volkswagen AtlasEquipment30—
2020 Volkswagen AtlasEquipment25—
2020 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEquipment22—
2019 Volkswagen AtlasEquipment15—
2021 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEquipment141
2020 Volkswagen JettaEquipment15—
2019 Volkswagen JettaEquipment15—
2019 Volkswagen TiguanEquipment15—
2020 Volkswagen PassatEquipment14—
2019 Volkswagen PassatEquipment14—
2020 Volkswagen TiguanEquipment14—
2018 Volkswagen JettaEquipment10—
2021 Volkswagen JettaEquipment8—
2018 Volkswagen PassatEquipment7—
2017 Volkswagen PassatEquipment7—
2016 Volkswagen PassatEquipment7—
2018 Volkswagen AtlasEquipment6—
2019 Jeep Grand CherokeeElectrical System1—

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.

What it gets filed under

Equipment 184Engine And Engine Cooling 43Electrical System 12Structure 10Power Train 4Fuel System, Other 1
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What owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ 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.

Diagnostic trouble code P0111 (intake air temperature plausibility) has been present along with other electrical and engine management faults
2021 Volkswagen Golf / GTIApr 27, 2026NHTSA owner report

Manufacturer filings that name it

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Service bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P0111. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.

What P0111 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

The intake air temperature sensor is reporting a temperature that does not fit the conditions.

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 P0111

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Can I keep driving with P0111 stored?

Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light generally means the fault was logged and the vehicle is in a reduced-risk mode; a flashing light means stop soon, because a misfiring engine can destroy a catalytic converter in minutes. 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.