Diagnostic trouble code · Volkswagen
P0441 on Volkswagen vehicles The evaporative purge is not flowing the way it should
P0441 is named on 23 Volkswagen model years (2016–2021): 180 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Golf / GTI, Jetta, Tiguan, Passat, Atlas and 1 more.
Powertrain 23 model years 180 manufacturer filings
Which Volkswagen model years name P0441
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Engine | 36 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Engine | 24 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Jetta | Engine | 13 | — |
| 2019 Volkswagen Jetta | Engine | 13 | — |
| 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan | Engine | 13 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Passat | Engine | 12 | — |
| 2019 Volkswagen Passat | Engine | 12 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan | Engine | 11 | — |
| 2021 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Equipment | 6 | — |
| 2018 Volkswagen Jetta | Not specified | 5 | — |
| 2017 Volkswagen Jetta | Not specified | 5 | — |
| 2016 Volkswagen Jetta | Not specified | 5 | — |
| 2016 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Visibility/Wiper | 4 | — |
| 2021 Volkswagen Jetta | Structure | 3 | — |
| 2018 Volkswagen Atlas | Equipment | 3 | — |
| 2018 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Engine | 3 | — |
| 2017 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Equipment | 3 | — |
| 2018 Volkswagen Beetle | Visibility/Wiper | 2 | — |
| 2017 Volkswagen Beetle | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2016 Volkswagen Beetle | Visibility/Wiper | 2 | — |
| 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan | Power Train | 1 | — |
| 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan | Power Train | 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.
Engine 59 Not specified 41 Equipment 27 Visibility/Wiper 8
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Volkswagen filings that name P0441
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Volkswagen filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0441. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- VIN4APIN20200207 Service bulletin2020-02-07 · Equipment
- Customer states MIL-on with P0133 No Crank/No Start with P06EF and/or P06E9 Customer states MIL-on with P0463 Customer states MIL-on with P04F0 P0441 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start
- VIN4APIN20200221 Service bulletin2020-02-21 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Customer states MIL-on with P0133 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, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start
- VIN4APIN20200226 Service bulletin2020-02-26 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Customer states MIL-on with P0133 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, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start
- VIN 4 A PIN-2018 Service bulletin2018-08-07 · Visibility — Rearview Mirrors/Devices — Exterior
- Water leaks from the sunroof/overhead light console area, sunshade is to blinding, MIL-on P0441 in the ECM, coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Side mirror glass cracked, cluctch pedal makes noise during operation, damed strut boots, remote key inopperative, car speaker is distorted.
- VIN4APIN20200916 Service bulletin2020-09-16 · Structure
- Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0556 MIL-on P04F0 and/or P0441 Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0111 "Customer states MIL-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states rattle noise from under vehicle Custom
- VIN4APIN20200921 Service bulletin2020-09-21 · Equipment
- Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0556 MIL-on P04F0 and/or P0441 Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0111 "Customer states MIL-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states rattle noise from under vehicle Customer states MIL-on with P0463 P2068
- VIN4APIN20201001 Service bulletin2020-10-01 · Fuel System, Other
- Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0556 MIL-on P04F0 and/or P0441 Customer states MIL-on with P0111 "Customer states MIL-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states rattle noise from under vehicle Customer states MIL-on with P0463 P2068 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolt
- VIN4APIN20200318 Service bulletin2020-03-18 · Unknown Or Other
- Customer states MIL-on with P0133 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, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken Customer states MIL-on with U019900 No crank, no start Customer states fuel leak / Smell from engine area
- VIN4APIN20200320 Service bulletin2020-03-20 · Unknown Or Other
- Customer states MIL-on with P0133 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, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start Customer states fuel leak / Smell from engine area
- V011706 2046514 Service bulletin2016-03-15 · Engine
- Software Version Management (SVM) update for too sensitive purge flow diagnostics which may cause DTC P0441 to set in Engine Control Module (ECM).
- 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
What P0441 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIThe evaporative purge is not flowing the way it should.
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.
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0441 a known problem on Volkswagen vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 180 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0441 on 23 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 P0441 appear on most?
2019 Golf / GTI (36 documents), 2020 Golf / GTI (24 documents), 2020 Jetta (13 documents).
Does P0441 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.