P0442
8 owner reports and 2,962 manufacturer filings across 497 model years from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford and others.
Where P0442 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Volkswagen Atlas | Engine And Engine Cooling | 158 | — |
| 2023 Volkswagen Atlas | Unknown Or Other | 134 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan | Unknown Or Other | 92 | — |
| 2024 Volkswagen Atlas | Unknown Or Other | 90 | — |
| 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan | Unknown Or Other | 78 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Taos | Unknown Or Other | 77 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Jetta | Equipment | 73 | — |
| 2021 Volkswagen Atlas | Equipment | 69 | — |
| 2023 Volkswagen Taos | Engine And Engine Cooling | 57 | — |
| 2023 Volkswagen Jetta | Electrical System | 55 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Atlas | Equipment | 54 | — |
| 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 | Unknown Or Other | 54 | — |
| 2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Equipment | 51 | — |
| 2025 Volkswagen Atlas | Unknown Or Other | 44 | — |
| 2019 Volkswagen Jetta | Equipment | 43 | — |
| 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan | Unknown Or Other | 37 | — |
| 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan | Engine And Engine Cooling | 31 | — |
| 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 | Unknown Or Other | 30 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Equipment | 28 | — |
| 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan | Equipment | 28 | — |
| 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 | Unknown Or Other | 24 | — |
| 2025 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Unknown Or Other | 22 | — |
| 2024 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Unknown Or Other | 22 | — |
| 2018 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Equipment | 21 | — |
| 2026 Volkswagen Atlas | Unknown Or Other | 18 | — |
| 2024 Volkswagen Jetta | Unknown Or Other | 18 | — |
| 2024 Volkswagen Taos | Unknown Or Other | 18 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen ID.4 | Unknown Or Other | 15 | — |
| 2021 Chevrolet Silverado | Engine And Engine Cooling | 13 | — |
| 2019 Chevrolet Silverado | Engine And Engine Cooling | 13 | — |
| 2020 Chevrolet Silverado | Engine And Engine Cooling | 12 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Arteon | Equipment | 12 | — |
| 2022 Volkswagen Passat | Electrical System | 12 | — |
| 2019 GMC Sierra | Engine And Engine Cooling | 11 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Golf / GTI | Engine And Engine Cooling | 11 | — |
| 2016 Nissan NV | Fuel System, Gasoline | 10 | — |
| 2019 Volkswagen Atlas | Equipment | 10 | — |
| 2025 Volkswagen ID.4 | Unknown Or Other | 10 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Jetta | Equipment | 10 | — |
| 2023 Chevrolet Silverado | Engine And Engine Cooling | 9 | — |
| 2020 GMC Sierra | Engine And Engine Cooling | 9 | — |
| 2016 GMC Yukon | Fuel System, Gasoline | 9 | — |
| 2024 Volkswagen Arteon | Seat Belts | 9 | — |
| 2018 Volkswagen Atlas | Equipment | 9 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Passat | Engine And Engine Cooling | 9 | — |
| 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan | Engine And Engine Cooling | 9 | — |
| 2022 Chevrolet Silverado | Engine And Engine Cooling | 8 | — |
| 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD | Engine And Engine Cooling | 8 | — |
| 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD | Engine And Engine Cooling | 8 | — |
| 2021 GMC Sierra | Engine And Engine Cooling | 8 | — |
| 2021 GMC Sierra 2500HD | Engine And Engine Cooling | 8 | — |
| 2020 GMC Sierra 2500HD | Engine And Engine Cooling | 8 | — |
| 2017 Nissan NV | Fuel System, Gasoline | 8 | — |
| 2025 Volkswagen Jetta | Unknown Or Other | 8 | — |
| 2025 Volkswagen Taos | Unknown Or Other | 8 | — |
| 2021 Buick Encore | Engine And Engine Cooling | 7 | — |
| 2016 Chevrolet Spark | Fuel System, Gasoline | 7 | — |
| 2016 Chevrolet Volt | Engine And Engine Cooling | 7 | — |
| 2016 GMC Savana | Engine And Engine Cooling | 7 | — |
| 2019 GMC Yukon | Engine And Engine Cooling | 7 | — |
Showing the 60 model years where P0442 appears most; it is on file for 497 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.
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.
A diagnostic test showed it was code P0442 related to the canister purge valve /solenoid
Few days after they did the free recall fix I got the below error code 'P0442, Evaporative Emission system leak' that the dealership claims is not related to the recall fix that they did and wants to charge me $250 just to evaluate the…
Car has less that 1000 miles and the check engine light has been on 3 times with a P0442
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names P0442. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- VIN4APIN20251112 Other2025-11-12 · Unknown Or Other
- Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on, fault P2080 present; Customer states MIL-on; Customer states various error messages on the cluster; Customer states A/C Inop, no cooling; Customer states wind noise and or water ingress; Customer states front brake noise/premature uneven pad wear; Customer states there is
- VIN4APIN20251027 Other2025-10-27 · Unknown Or Other
- Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on; Customer states various error messages on the cluster; Customer states A/C Inop, no cooling; Customer states wind noise and or water ingress; Customer states front brake noise/premature uneven pad wear; Customer states there is a noise coming from the front strut arae; Cu
- VIN4APIN20251020 Other2025-10-20 · Unknown Or Other
- Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on; Coolant leak from the cylinder head gasket, low coolant level, visible coolant leak, coolant warning message in instrument cluster; Customer states Electrical System Error Message, U04A1 [42304], U04A5 [42336], and/or U04A9 [42444] stored in DA:008C; Customer states vario
- VIN4APIN20251008 Other2025-10-08 · Unknown Or Other
- Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on; Coolant leak from the cylinder head gasket, low coolant level, visible coolant leak, coolant warning message in instrument cluster; Customer states Electrical System Error Message, U04A1 [42304], U04A5 [42336], and/or U04A9 [42444] stored in DA:008C; Customer states vario
- VIN4APIN20251001 Other2025-10-01 · Unknown Or Other
- Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states Electrical System Error Message, U04A1 [42304], U04A5 [42336], and/or U04A9 [42444] stored in DA:008C; Customer states various error messages on the cluster; Customer states wind noise and or water ingress; Customer states front brake noise/premature uneven pad wear; Customer sta
- VIN4APIN20250910 Other2025-09-10 · Unknown Or Other
- Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states Electrical System Error Message, U04A1 [42304], U04A5 [42336], and/or U04A9 [42444] stored in DA:008C; Customer states wind noise and or water ingress; Customer states there is a noise coming from the front strut arae; Customer states there is a noise coming from the front strut
What P0442 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIA small leak in the evaporative emissions system.
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 P0442
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with P0442 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.