P0148
3 owner reports and 125 manufacturer filings across 24 model years from Audi, Volkswagen.
Where P0148 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Volkswagen Atlas | Equipment | 16 | — |
| 2018 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Equipment | 12 | — |
| 2017 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Equipment | 12 | — |
| 2019 Volkswagen Jetta | Equipment | 10 | — |
| 2023 Volkswagen Atlas | Engine And Engine Cooling | 8 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Atlas | Engine And Engine Cooling | 8 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Atlas | Equipment | 8 | — |
| 2019 Volkswagen Atlas | Equipment | 7 | — |
| 2018 Volkswagen Jetta | Equipment | 6 | — |
| 2017 Volkswagen Jetta | Equipment | 6 | — |
| 2023 Volkswagen Jetta | Engine And Engine Cooling | 4 | — |
| 2021 Volkswagen Jetta | Suspension | 4 | — |
| 2023 Volkswagen Taos | Engine And Engine Cooling | 4 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Taos | Engine And Engine Cooling | 4 | — |
| 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan | Engine And Engine Cooling | 4 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan | Engine And Engine Cooling | 4 | — |
| 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan | Suspension | 3 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Air Bags | 2 | — |
| 2019 Audi A3 | Fuel/Propulsion System | — | 1 |
| 2019 Audi Q7 | Fuel/Propulsion System | — | 1 |
| 2022 Volkswagen Arteon | Seat Belts | 1 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Jetta | Air Bags | 1 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Passat | Air Bags | 1 | — |
| 2025 Volkswagen Taos | Fuel/Propulsion System | — | 1 |
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
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.
Fuel Pump and Fuel Pump Module Codes reported in diagnostics check: codes P3044, P1158, and P0148
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P0148. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- VIN4APIN202303152023-03-15 · Seat Belts
- Customer states MIL-on, fault P0456 and/or P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states MIL-on, fault P2402 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle from beneath the vehicle Customer states MIL-on with P0087, P1020, P053F and/or P0148 Customer states MIL-on, fault P0456 and/or P0442 stored in ECM memory Noise from front end while driving Customer states MIL-on/Airbag light, fault U019900 an
- VIN4APIN202303132023-03-06 · Seat Belts
- Customer states MIL-on, fault P0456 and/or P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle from beneath the vehicle Customer states MIL-on with P0087, P1020, P053F and/or P0148 Customer states MIL-on, fault P0456 and/or P0442 stored in ECM memory Noise from front end while driving Customer states MIL-on/Airbag light, fault U019900 and/or B101715 stored in ECM/Airbag memory Customer states
- VIN4APIN202303062023-03-06 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm)
- Customer states MIL-on, fault P0456 and/or P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle from beneath the vehicle Customer states MIL-on with P0087, P1020, P053F and/or P0148 Customer states MIL-on, fault P0456 and/or P0442 stored in ECM memory Noise from front end while driving Customer states MIL-on/Airbag light, fault U019900 and/or B101715 stored in ECM/Airbag memory Customer states
- VIN4APIN202303012023-03-01 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm)
- Customer states MIL-on, fault P0456 and/or P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states rattle from beneath the vehicle Customer states MIL-on with P0087, P1020, P053F and/or P0148 Customer states MIL-on, fault P0456 and/or P0442 stored in ECM memory Noise from front end while driving Customer states MIL-on/Airbag light, fault U019900 and/or B101715 stored in ECM/Airbag memory Customer states
- VIN4APIN202104052021-04-05 · Electrical System
- Customer states MIL-on P0087, P0148 and/or P053F Customer states front suspension noise while driving Rear tailgate strut broken/loose/detached
- VIN4APIN202103292021-03-29 · Suspension
- Customer states MIL-on P0087, P0148 and/or P053F Customer states front suspension noise while driving MFI in cluster warning U0199 Rear tailgate strut broken/loose/detached
What P0148 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0148 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
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 P0148
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P0148 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.