P02CE on Volkswagen vehicles
P02CE is named on 14 Volkswagen model years (2016–2021): 128 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Golf / GTI, Atlas, Jetta, Passat, Tiguan.
Which Volkswagen model years name P02CE
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Engine | 25 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Engine | 11 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Jetta | Engine | 10 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Passat | Engine | 10 | — |
| 2019 Volkswagen Jetta | Equipment | 10 | — |
| 2019 Volkswagen Passat | Engine | 10 | — |
| 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan | Equipment | 10 | — |
| 2018 Volkswagen Atlas | Engine | 10 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan | Engine | 9 | — |
| 2019 Volkswagen Atlas | Equipment | 9 | — |
| 2021 Volkswagen Atlas | Equipment | 6 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Atlas | Engine | 6 | — |
| 2017 Volkswagen Jetta | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2016 Volkswagen Jetta | Engine | 1 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
Volkswagen filings that name P02CE
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Volkswagen filed with NHTSA whose summary names P02CE. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- VIN4APIN20200401 Service bulletin2020-04-01 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- No Crank/No Start with P06EF and/or P06E9 Customer states MIL-on with P0463 Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P04F0 P0441 Customer states MIL-on with P2440 Customer states MIL-on with U0284 Customer states MIL-on with P02CC, P02CE, P02D0, P02D2, P02D4, and P02D6 P02D7 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start Customer states bo
- VIN4APIN20200413 Service bulletin2020-04-13 · Exterior Lighting
- No Crank/No Start with P06EF and/or P06E9 Customer states MIL-on with P0463 Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P04F0 P0441 Customer states MIL-on with P2440 Customer states MIL-on with U0284 Customer states MIL-on with P02CC, P02CE, P02D0, P02D2, P02D4, and P02D6 P02D7 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start Customer states bo
- VIN4APIN20200527 Service bulletin2020-05-27 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P2440 Customer states MIL-on with U0284 Customer states MIL-on with P02CC, P02CE, P02D0, P02D2, P02D4, and P02D6 P02D7 Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0442 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start Customer states both headlights are cracked
- VIN4APIN20200428 Service bulletin2020-04-28 · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P2440 Customer states MIL-on with U0284 Customer states MIL-on with P02CC, P02CE, P02D0, P02D2, P02D4, and P02D6 P02D7 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start Customer states both headlights are cracked
- VIN4APIN20200514 Service bulletin2020-05-14 · Electrical System
- Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P2440 Customer states MIL-on with U0284 Customer states MIL-on with P02CC, P02CE, P02D0, P02D2, P02D4, and P02D6 P02D7 Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start Customer states both headlights are cracked
- VIN4APIN20200608 Service bulletin2020-06-08 · Engine And Engine Cooling — Engine — Gasoline
- Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P2440 Customer states MIL-on with U0284 Customer states MIL-on with P02CC, P02CE, P02D0, P02D2, P02D4, and P02D6 P02D7 Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0442 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start Customer states both headlights are cracked Customer states
What P02CE means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP02CE 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. The record above is what Volkswagen and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P02CE a known problem on Volkswagen vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 128 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P02CE on 14 Volkswagen model years (2016–2021). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Volkswagen models does P02CE appear on most?
2019 Golf / GTI (25 documents), 2020 Golf / GTI (11 documents), 2018 Atlas (10 documents).
Does P02CE on a Volkswagen mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.